Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to VicinityX

Curious about neighborhoods? Discover their secrets

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   Good Neighbour▲98

   Learn about your future home from the neighbours.

   2021 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   A game that tests how well you know your local area▲654

   How well do you know your area? Test your knowledge by locating streets on a map.

   2022 · backofyourhand.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Whichdoor▲79

   Get the full story about the next place you want to live

   2018 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   A website that heatmaps your city based on your housing preferences▲321

   For the past few months, I've been working on a website that answers two different questions: - Where in my city have the best travel times to all the things and people I care about? - Given a listing, how far is it from all the things and people I care about? Personally this was fueled by my own frustrations when I was apartment hunting in NYC. I was frustrating to have to juggle so many Google Maps tabs when I was evaluating a listing, and it was also annoying to not have full confidence that I was even searching in the right places. I wanted to be close to work, a Trader Joe's, and a…

   2025 · theretowhere.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Views▲118

   Discover spots by locals

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Neighborhoods.nyc▲85

   Hyper-local alerts targeted by NYC neighborhood

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Better Know Your Area▲131

   Explore social, housing, and economic data across the U.S.

   2018 · betterknowyourarea.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   NeighborScope▲3

   Scope out any neighborhood - Know before you go...

   May 2026 · neighborscope.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Map My Market▲101

   Discover local marketplaces wherever you go

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Neighbors▲110

    Neighborhood watch as an app, by Ring

    2018 · ring.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    SixDoors▲77

    Curated local shopping from neighborhood boutiques (SF)

    2014 · sixdoors.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Nextdoor Now▲85

    Get the help you need from neighbors you trust

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    What the Street▲61

    Visualize the distribution of mobility spaces in cities

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Airbnb Neighbors▲91

    Complain about your neighbors who rent out their apartment

    2016 · airbnb.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    smove▲79

    Rate property listings on the things that matter to you

    2021 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    99% Invisible - The SoHo Effect▲57

    What do you call your neighborhood?

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Finagle▲69

    Learn about any location

    2022 · finagle.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    RentHackr▲116

    Hacking a better way to find apartments

    2014 · renthackr.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    WhereToShare▲80

    Discover personalized places to share your content

    2021 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Curiosity▲96

    Discover hidden treasures next door or across the globe

    2015 · tamper.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    What's My Hood▲67

    App to tell you the neighborhood in which you currently are

    2021 · whatsmyhood.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    ShareWhere▲72

    Anonymous local interaction about the places in your city

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    People. Places. Things.▲97

    A smarter neighborhood - one sticker at a time.

    2019 · ewoudnet.nl · its alternatives →

24. 24
    askaround.me - Local questions▲5

    Ask anything about the neighbourhood

    2011 · askaround.me · its alternatives →

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