Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Waving

Gamified social network

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Waving launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Wave▲113

   Join people around you doing cool things in real-time

   2020 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   wave▲93

   Spontaneous video chat

   2023 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Shout▲248

   Create GIF slides for social media in seconds

   2018 · shoutgif.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Beam.gg▲234

   Gamifying the online community experience

   2021 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Wave (^‿^)ﾉ▲72

   Screenshot Friendly

   2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Wave▲73

   A fast, minimalistic gesture-based music player app

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   TaskTree▲285

   A gamified todo list app especially for people with ADHD

   2025 · tasktree.org · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Waves▲133

   Choose matches based on your sexual fantasies & fetishes

   2019 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Wave.video▲28

   The most powerful online social video maker

   2018 · wave.video · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Trophy 1.0▲356

    Hey HN! I'm Charlie, one of the co-founders of Trophy. Trophy is a platform for developers to build and ship gamification experiences for any web or mobile app without having to roll any of the backend yourself. We provide APIs and SDKs to shortcut a lot of the legwork building features like Achievements and Streaks, and a dashboard where you can tweak the experience without having to make any code changes. My co-founder Jason runs campfirewriting.com and always wanted to build a gamification system to boost retention, but always pushed it back in favour of other core features. So we decided…

    Jan 2026 · trophy.so · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Supersonic▲176

    A game-like social fitness app to help you get moving

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Waves Insights▲148

    Consumer Insights SDK for Messaging Platforms

    2018 · waves.ai · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Google Wave▲30

    Web based work collaboration

    2015 · en.wikipedia.org · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Wave▲163

    Instantly chat with anyone with an email address

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    GIPHY ❤ Vine▲315

    Convert all your Vines into GIFs!

    2016 · giphy.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Gizmo▲290

    Make, share, swipe

    2025 · atmasciences.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Gamify List▲312

    Discover gamification apps for any given task

    2023 · gamifylist.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Wavedash▲215

    Play the latest games in your web browser

    2025 · wavedash.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Mywave▲77

    Social audio network • Personal growth focus

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Gamize▲85

    SaaS Gamification Solution to Acquire, Engage & Retain Users

    2023 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Ripple▲276

    A new professional network from the creators of Tinder

    2018 · rippleapp.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Wave X — Reactions & New Stories▲134

    The fastest way to send content and react to it

    2017 · x.wave.tech · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Winday▲178

    All-in-one SaaS to make gamification accessible to everyone

    2024 · winday.co · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Bubble▲62

    Connect through activity

    2022 · bubble-social.com · its alternatives →

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