Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to The School of Life

The first platonic social network geared towards intellect

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The School of Life launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The School of Life▲75

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

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Friendster▲21

   The first 'social network'

   2015 · en.wikipedia.org · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Babble▲92

   A more personalized social network

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The School of Life App▲8

   Have deeper, more meaningful connections.

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Stack 2.0▲145

   The social network of reading - powered by AI

   2017 · getstack.co.uk · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Academia.edu▲72

   A Social Network to Share and Follow Research.

   2014 · academia.edu · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Sphere▲176

   The social network for meditators

   2016 · joinsphere.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Public▲205

   Group chats. Great conversations. 💬

   2016 · public.chat · its alternatives →

9. 9
   TicTalking▲74

   Connecting interesting people everywhere

   2016 · tictalking.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    University of Reddit▲155

    Learn 1,000's of new things, from reddit

    2014 · ureddit.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Chalk▲130

    Spontaneous group chat

    2016 · heychalk.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Robin, by Reddit▲118

    Humans make connections. Sometimes they grow, stay, collapse

    2016 · reddit.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Sublevel▲59

    Interesting new social network that 'puts people first'

    2014 · sublevel.net · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Treatings 2.0▲143

    The first reputation-based professional network

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Parlor▲63

    The first social talking network

    2014 · parlor.me · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Neighbor▲100

    A Social Network For Parents

    2017 · callneighbor.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Plane▲227

    The social icebreaker. Connect with new people in new places

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Tagboard▲99

    The cross-network, hashtag-powered social hub

    2014 · tagboard.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Hive▲195

    Yik Yak's new secret app, a social network for your campus

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Reveal▲72

    First social network to give users a stake in its success

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Gum▲123

    The social network of things

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Board▲89

    Community of Everything

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Be▲120

    Tinder for career discovery

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Next Society▲73

    Network Smarter

    2014 · nextsociety.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →