Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Wavechat

Record and share micro podcasts w/ your friends

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Wavechat launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Airchat▲848

   A social walkie-talkie

   2024 · air.chat · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Roads Audio▲161

   After college, my friends scattered across time zones. We tried starting a podcast to stay in touch, everyone would record updates, uploads them to Google Drive, and we planned to eventually publish episodes. We never published one. Turns out we didn't want a public podcast, but "the podcast" gave us a reason to keep in touch and share stories/thoughts. Google Drive was terrible for our needs. Record in one app, then upload. No notifications, bad organization. The worst part was when responding to something specific, I'd have to manually timestamp it and repeat their point before…

   2024 · roadsaudio.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Beams▲125

   A social podcasting app to collaborate with your voice

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Listen App▲293

   The first social network for podcast listeners

   2020 · listenapp.co · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Snapchat Custom Stories▲293

   Capture group moments with friends

   2017 · snap.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Snapchat Chat 2.0▲445

   All-new Chat with stickers, audio, video notes and more

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Breaker▲676

   The social podcast app 🎧

   2017 · player.fm · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Anchor▲746

   Record bite-sized podcasts that anyone can join ⚓

   2016 · creators.spotify.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   wave▲93

   Spontaneous video chat

   2023 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Poddy▲479

    Social podcasting app

    2023 · poddy.co · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Beep▲157

    Giphy for sound bites

    2018 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    MyPodium▲183

    Share your voice and be prepared to get booed or cheered!

    2019 · mypodium.net · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Currently▲83

    An audio only social network

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Cappuccino▲418

    A daily personal audio show featuring your friends

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Podcast Audiogram Creator by Milk Video▲269

    Share clips from your podcast with animated captions

    2021 · app.milkvideo.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Brb▲131

    Voice Messaging for Friends

    2019 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Snapchat Live▲284

    Snapchat stories, now on the web 👻 💻

    2016 · snapchat.com · its alternatives →

18. 18PA
    Podcast Audiograms – Make clips with captions, title and audio waves▲164

    2021 · app.milkvideo.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Snappables, by Snapchat▲160

    Bringing AR games to Snapchat

    2018 · snap.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Airbabble▲66

    Share your voice with the world with one tap

    2022 · airbabble.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Bullet▲227

    Share captioned video snippets of podcasts from any app

    2019 · bullet.audio · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Record with Friends 2.0▲119

    Easy remote podcasting for a distributed world, by Anchor

    2020 · medium.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Chorus▲116

    Get amazing podcast recommendations from interesting people

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Swell ▲186

    Your voice matters - Podcasting for Everyone

    2024 · its alternatives →

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