Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to The School of Life

Meet and chat with like-minded people from around the world.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. The School of Life launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
The School of Life App▲8
Have deeper, more meaningful connections.
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
2
The School of Life▲12
The first platonic social network geared towards intellect
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
3
Meetup for iOS and Androidfree tier▲343
Discover groups that are all about the things you love
2016 · meetup.com · its alternatives →
4
SchoolDiary▲67
An application designed as a school diary shared with class
2022 · school-diary-app.netlify.app · its alternatives →
5
The Breakfast▲252
Bring new awesome people to your life
2020 · thebreakfast.app · its alternatives →
6
School Buddy for Schools▲70
The connection and engagement platform made for schools
2021 · schoolbuddy.app · its alternatives →
7
Helpingo▲89
The app for college life.
2016 · its alternatives →
8
Class Chat app▲76
Select your classes & message anonymously, group video call
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
9
SchoolDiary▲78
Collaborate with yours companions to never miss any deadline
2023 · schooldiary.it · its alternatives →
10
hello▲157
Connect with people who share your interests
2016 · hello.com · its alternatives →
11
Backpack▲101
Discover and interact with like-minded people on campus.
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
12
Pangea.app▲178
We turn college students into freelancers
2021 · pangea.app · its alternatives →
13
Space▲122
Interactive audio conversations with others
2020 · its alternatives →
14
Friendship Project▲90
Friend-finding app based on thought-provoking questions
2021 · its alternatives →
15
School For Me▲5
App for Android and iOS which makes finding a school easy
2016 · its alternatives →
16
6People▲78
App to meet 5 new people every day, now on Android and iOS
2022 · its alternatives →
17
ChatMe▲62
Chat with people on your school campus
2014 · gochatme.com · its alternatives →
18
Attend It▲66
Cross platform app to track your attendance
2019 · attendit.firebaseapp.com · its alternatives →
19
People-App▲10
Connecting The World
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
20
App▲78
Connect with others
2016 · its alternatives →
21
Alive With Me▲81
Chat with strangers when you have more than 95% battery
2018 · its alternatives →
22
OpenMat▲78
Open your world, talk & meetup with nearby people
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Meet people, have more conversations about what truly interests you▲23
Hi all, Andrew here. I hate smalltalk[1] but love deep conversations and want more of them, for myself and for others. This is why I made pairup.social. It's a conversation-finding and friend-finding app based on the things you'd most like to talk about. Sure, you have your friends, colleagues and family you can talk to, but it can be hard to go deep on your unique interests. Finding and reaching out to people on the internet is possible, but in practice I find I don’t really do it that much. It’s a bit awkward. If I found them on a single-topic discussion group, I don’t know much else about…
2024 · pairup.social · its alternatives →
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Engrami▲73
Mobile app that helps you engage with your classmates
2015 · its alternatives →

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