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24 alternatives to Virtual Airwaves

Just Talk To People Near You.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Virtual Airwaves launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Chatterbeak Virtual Airwaves▲80

   Group talk that's just like 2-way radio. No signup.

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Airchat▲848

   A social walkie-talkie

   2024 · air.chat · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Virtual Airwaves - (Web Client)▲3

   Push The Button to Talk To People Near You

   2019 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Virtual Airwaves▲2

   Talk to people near you. Just push and talk.

   2018 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Aircall for Mobile▲290

   The best phone system for modern business

   2016 · aircall.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Overtalk▲269

   A free walkie-talkie for the web

   2024 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   wave▲93

   Spontaneous video chat

   2023 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Wave▲163

   Instantly chat with anyone with an email address

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   I made crowdwave – imagine Twitter/Reddit but every post is a voicemail▲217

   Hey it's Andrew - author of https://www.crowdwave.com here! - crowdwave works best on your phone - unless you've got your headset and microphone plugged in to your desktop, in which case desktop works great too. Here's the story: So about six months ago I saw this post on HN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39910119 https://afterthebeep.tel is really cool - it's an anonymous voicemail box - you call the provided phone the number and leave a message. Blaine - the guy who runs the site (eventually) listens to and approves your message and writes a…

   2024 · crowdwave.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Connect.Club▲328

    Real networking in a virtual world

    2020 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Surf▲81

    Make new friends through real-time video chat

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Wave▲113

    Join people around you doing cool things in real-time

    2020 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Talk – A free group video call app with screen sharing▲310

    Free group video call for the web. No signups. No downloads. - vasanthv/ahey

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Talkshow▲297

    Texting in public

    2016 · talkshow.im · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Wave (^‿^)ﾉ▲72

    Screenshot Friendly

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    telbee▲182

    Voice messaging for your website, podcasts & social media

    2020 · telbee.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Soundwave▲194

    Tap the mic and speak your mind w/ async short social audio

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Mywave▲77

    Social audio network • Personal growth focus

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Airy▲158

    Open source conversational platform & unified messaging APIs

    2021 · web.airy.co · its alternatives →

20. 20
    AirConnect▲98

    Whitelabel video-meeting portal for your customers & clients

    2020 · airconnect.tech · its alternatives →

21. 21
    shortwave▲106

    Short-range anonymous messaging (Secret meets Firechat)

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Airchat▲72

    Location-based chatting with group controls

    2013 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Open-source conversational platform and unified messaging APIs▲103

    Open Source Conversational platform to store, structure and utilize conversational data.

    2021 · airy.co · its alternatives →

24. 24
    AirConsole 2.0▲157

    A new way to play games together with friends.

    2017 · airconsole.com · its alternatives →

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