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24 alternatives to The Social App

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Social App launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Nas.io for WhatsApp groups▲61
Make money from your WhatsApp chat groups and communities
2023 · nas.com · its alternatives →
2
Bunches▲89
Start and discover free or paid group chats about anything
2021 · bunches.chat · its alternatives →
3
Know Your Group▲411
Turn your WhatsApp group chat in to a brand
2025 · gokyg.com · its alternatives →
4
Quorum▲317
Community chat with subscriptions built in
2020 · its alternatives →
5
#Launch▲250
The 9-year-old secret community of makers, relaunching today
2015 · launch-chat.com · its alternatives →
6
Group Chats in ChatGPT▲468
Collaborate with others & ChatGPT in the same conversation
Nov 2025 · openai.com · its alternatives →
7
Talkchain▲99
Add a chat community to any app + make money
2015 · its alternatives →
8
ChatGroup.io▲5
The best way to monetize your Chat Group
2018 · chatgroup.io · its alternatives →
9
Ensemble Chat▲97
Turn your fans into recurring customers
2021 · ensemble.chat · its alternatives →
10
SocialChat by Buffer▲214
Start conversations on your site. Keep them going on social.
2018 · buffer.com · its alternatives →
11
A weekendproject, disposable web chats▲74
Create a chat, copy the URL, paste it wherever you want. Perfect for those that would like to continue a discussion on a social network without having to sign up for anything. http://beta.mss.gs/#!/page/home
2012 · beta.mss.gs · its alternatives →
12
HipChat 2.0▲120
Group chat and IM built for teams.
2014 · its alternatives →
13
I built a fun video meeting app with 2D physics and proximity chat▲166
Hi HN! https://flat.social is a web video meeting app for organising fun online meetings & social events. Each participant can move around and talk with others in their proximity. Here is a quick demo if you wanna see it in action: https://youtu.be/Y2yH3twjrx4 I’ve been on it solo for around a year right now. Tech used is Next.js, Typescript, PIXI.js on the front-end and Node, Mediasoup, Socket.io and Matter.js (physics engine) on the backend. Feel free to jump in into the demo room (https://flat.social/f/Flat.Social-Demo) to say hi, I’ll be…
2022 · flat.social · its alternatives →
14
Nowtalk▲74
Embed social group chat onto your website in seconds,Free!
2014 · its alternatives →
15
KoiHi▲97
Make your own WhatsApp with E2EE self hosted chat solution
2023 · koihi.com · its alternatives →
16
StartADAM Connect▲86
Create cross-platform communication groups
2023 · startadam.com · its alternatives →
17
Bunch▲204
Group video chat for live mobile games
2018 · mini.party · its alternatives →
18
Public▲205
Group chats. Great conversations. 💬
2016 · public.chat · its alternatives →
19
Everchat (Beta)▲69
Build your community in the fastest way ever
2020 · everchat.co · its alternatives →
20
Gaming Chat SDK by CometChat▲98
Chat drops into Unreal like it was always there
Jul 2026 · cometchat.com · its alternatives →
21
Tidy for Group Chats▲100
Share personal assistant w/ friends in iMessage group chats
Apr 2026 · tidy.chat · its alternatives →
22
Hipchat▲35
Group chat and IM built for teams.
2014 · its alternatives →
23
Push Chat▲113
Your decentralized, uncensorable & web3-native chat solution
2023 · app.push.org · its alternatives →
24
Cusp▲106
Anonymous, temporary group texts that you can paywall.
2019 · its alternatives →

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