Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. TON Chat – First social news platform for the Telegram Open Network launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Swelly 3.0▲160

   A social voting app fully integrated in Messenger 🐳

   2017 · messenger.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Metachat▲76

   A news feed for unread Slack messages

   2016 · metachat.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Honey▲72

   Enterprise social network for news sharing

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Slack▲128

   A platform for team communication

   2014 · slack.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Slack▲93

   Platform for team communication

   2015 · slack.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Total.js Messenger▲181

   A small, open-source alternative to Slack

   2017 · totaljs.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Node.js Messenger▲140

   A small alternative to Slack

   2017 · totaljs.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Inline▲99

   A thread-based chat app for work with your team and agents

   Sep 2026 · inline.chat · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Slack▲31

   Platform for team communication

   2015 · slack.com · its alternatives →

10. 10CN
    Crypto news aggregator and live chat▲6

    2017 · crypto.metachat.com · its alternatives →

11. 11OS
    Open-source customer support on Telegram▲5

    2021 · telebooth.kanthi.io · its alternatives →

12. 12SS
    Suprsede – Social news and discussion with realtime websockets chat▲5

    2014 · suprsede.com · its alternatives →

13. 13AD
    Afari – decentralized social media app▲8

    2018 · app.afari.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Slack▲16

    Real time messaging for teams.

    2014 · slack.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Telepath▲13

    A new social network

    2020 · telepath.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Tontext▲2

    Random users can chat no login needed

    2024 · its alternatives →

17. 17S2
    Spiral 2.0 – A Reddit-inspired local message board app▲5

    2014 · sprlr.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Ring▲6

    Decentralized Chat

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Chatty▲7

    a lightweight, fully functional app for chatting

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Scuttlebutt▲9

    A a decent(ralised) secure gossip platform

    2017 · scuttlebutt.nz · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Telegram X▲5

    Progress through Competition

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22JT
    Journalist – Telegram bot for creating real-time broadcasts▲5

    2016 · journali.st · its alternatives →

23. 23NF
    Newsfeed for Twitter▲5

    2017 · flockpath.niceasthis.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Spiral▲4

    A Reddit-inspired local message board app

    2014 · getspiralapp.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 →