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Sgrouples, Inc.
mewe pitches itself as the antidote to algorithmic social media: no targeted ads, no reordered newsfeed, and a privacy-f...
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Sgrouples, Inc.
mewe pitches itself as the antidote to algorithmic social media: no targeted ads, no reordered newsfeed, and a privacy-f...
WishRoll Inc.
oc social network, or ocsn, from WishRoll Inc., is the newest and strangest entry here, launched in September 2025. Its ...
Bluesky PBLLC
Bluesky, from the public-benefit Bluesky PBLLC, is the most ambitious idea in this group: a social app built on an open ...
9 Count, Inc.
Wink leans hard into the idea that artificial intelligence can do the heavy lifting of dating for you. The pitch from 9 ...
Clockout INC.
Clockout positions itself as a curated professional social network with a local, event-driven focus, targeting ambitious...
T Media Tech LLC
Truth Social is the social network spun out of Trump Media, and it makes no secret of its audience. The app frames itsel...
Another Network GmbH
Another Social Network arrives in mid-2025 with a deliberately narrow premise: a private circle capped at roughly 50 peo...
Instagram, Inc.
Threads arrived in July 2023 as Instagram's answer to the text-first social space, and three years of updates have shape...
Twelve APP
Yubo has been connecting teenagers and young adults since 2015, and its core loop is straightforward: swipe through near...
CLAPPER MEDIA GROUP INC.
Clapper positions itself as a no-ads, anti-shadowban alternative to mainstream short-video platforms, built around real ...
Merkle Manufactory
Farcaster is a decentralized social network from Merkle Manufactory that positions your account and identity as somethin...
Wavera Dijital Hizmetler A.S.
Fomo is a social networking app with a deliberate twist: there are zero real users on the platform. Every follower, comm...
Meetup LLC
Meetup has been connecting people around shared interests since 2010, and with over 60 million members and 100,000 weekl...
REDDIT, INC.
Reddit's official iOS app puts over 100,000 subreddit communities in your pocket, covering everything from breaking news...
FERRAHUB (PTY) LTD
Bio Social Network launched in April 2025 and positions itself as an algorithm-free alternative to mainstream social pla...
X Corp.
X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, has been a real-time public conversation hub since 2009 and remains one of th...
QUANG VU MINH
EZMatch is a free adult dating app from solo developer Quang Vu Minh, live since mid-2019 and still receiving updates in...
Hyperconnect LLC
Azar has been connecting strangers since 2015, and version 7.6.0 reflects a clear pivot away from raw random video chat ...
WriterBabu Online Services Private Limited
Humannnn is a free social networking app from WriterBabu Online Services, a developer with roots in Indian content platf...
Damus Nostr, Inc
Damus is a free iOS client for the Nostr protocol, a decentralized open network where your identity is a cryptographic k...
Arch Platforms, Inc
Aspect flips the social media premise entirely: you are the sole human on a platform populated by AI characters, each ca...
LinkedIn Corporation
LinkedIn is the dominant professional networking app, letting users build a profile that doubles as a resume, connect wi...
Posh Enterprise INC
WN Social, built by Posh Enterprise INC, is a free social networking app that has been around since mid-2020 and pitches...
Connected2.me is a free messaging and social networking app that has been quietly running since 2014. Its core hook is a...
Fiber.al SH.P.K
Fiber AL is a free Albanian-market social networking app that blends familiar feed-based posting with a built-in Pay-Per...
GETTR USA, Inc
GETTR launched in mid-2021 as an alternative social networking platform positioning itself around minimal content modera...
Patricia Khokhar
Mygoo is a brand-new social networking app from solo developer Patricia Khokhar, released in October 2025 with version 1...
Howly, Inc.
2nd1st positions itself as a free-speech social platform with a news angle, leaning on human moderators and community re...
Chatter Social Inc
Chatter Social is a group-first social networking app that launched in mid-2024 and positions groups as the organizing p...
Meta Platforms, Inc.
Messenger has been around since 2011 and at 235 MB it carries the weight of that history. Meta's standalone chat app let...
Tumblr, Inc.
Tumblr has been around since 2009 and, against most predictions, it is still standing. The app supports images, text, vi...
Steve Elliott
Blazot is a free social networking app from solo developer Steve Elliott, first released in early 2023 and still activel...
Myseum, Inc.
DatChat pitches itself as a privacy-first social network where messages self-destruct, screenshots get blocked, and you ...
Social Concepts Inc.
fubar has been around since 2011 and bills itself as a social game built around a virtual bar concept. You earn levels b...
Badoo Software Ltd
Badoo has been in the dating app space long enough to know what it is doing, and its 146K ratings with a 4.57 average su...
Company Shabakah Link for trading & marketing
Link Social app arrives from Company Shabakah Link for trading and marketing as a free, 129 MB platform billing itself a...
Anthony Bertolo
Slyde Social is a small-team indie social networking app from developer Anthony Bertolo, released in late 2020 and last ...
Cheeky Monkey Network
CasualMeet positions itself as a proximity-based dating app for mature singles, built by Cheeky Monkey Network and runni...
IceBrekr Inc
IceBrekr targets a genuinely awkward real-world problem: spotting someone worth meeting in a crowded conference hall or ...
AppStellix
Social Network Analyzer, from AppStellix, has been around since 2014 and recently received a late 2025 update. It target...
Meta Platforms, Inc.
Facebook remains one of the most downloaded apps on the planet, and at 461 MB it carries serious weight on your device. ...
EQUALS pitches itself as a social layer built specifically around music taste, letting users post opinions, join live ch...
Fizz Social Corp.
Fizz positions itself as an anonymous-leaning, campus-first social network where posts live or die by community upvotes ...
Open Internet Foundation
distrikt social pitches itself as a privacy-first professional network built entirely on the Internet Computer blockchai...
Friendly, Inc.
Friendly Social Browser wraps Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, Reddit, TikTok, LinkedIn, Snapchat, and more into a single...
GymBros Inc.
Liftoff pitches itself squarely at the competitive lifter, wrapping a workout logger around a ranking and leaderboard sy...
Letterboxd
Letterboxd has quietly become the go-to social layer for serious film watchers, and the iOS app largely delivers on that...
Snap, Inc.
Snapchat has been around since 2011 and still opens directly to the camera, which remains its sharpest design instinct. ...
Arc Social Inc.
Arc Social is a lightweight social app built around one core idea: logging real-world, in-person meetings as verified 't...
Mastodon gGmbH
Mastodon's official iOS app brings the decentralized fediverse to your pocket without asking you to pay or sit through a...
Nextdoor
Nextdoor has been connecting neighbors since 2013 and now claims over 100 million verified users. The free app bundles l...
BeReal strips social photo sharing down to a single daily prompt: when a random notification fires, you have two minutes...
FOLLOW-MEE, INC.
Blue Social pitches itself as a proximity-based networking tool built for real-world encounters rather than endless scro...
SocialChain
Pi Network lets users mine a cryptocurrency called Pi by tapping a button once every 24 hours inside the app. Developed ...
Sprout Social, Inc.
Sprout Social's mobile app is a companion piece to its web platform, not a standalone tool. If your team already pays fo...
Syed Arsalan Hussain Shah
Social Network Lite is a mobile client built specifically for communities running on OSSN, the open-source social networ...
Mighty Networks
Mighty Networks is a platform app that lets creators, coaches, and community builders host groups, courses, events, and ...
Tibush GmbH
SpaceHey Mobile brings the nostalgia-driven, privacy-respecting social network to your pocket, letting you browse a chro...
Linkme positions itself as a full growth hub rather than a simple link aggregator, and at 200 million monthly users it c...
Dag Agren
Toot! is a paid Mastodon client from solo developer Dag Agren, sitting at $3.99 on the App Store. Now at version 26.0 af...
Austin Munday
Munday is a location-based media sharing app built around a simple premise: ditch the follower count and let geography d...
Flipboard Inc.
Flipboard has been around since 2010 and still earns its keep as a content aggregator that lets you follow topics, publi...
Medialab - Kik
Kik has been around since 2010, which makes it practically ancient in messaging app years. Its core identity is username...
Fishbowl Media LLC
Fishbowl pitches itself as a place where verified professionals talk candidly, away from the performative polish of Link...
Hootsuite Inc.
Hootsuite has been in the app store since 2009, and version 11.5.1 shows a platform that has genuinely grown up. At 102 ...
If Tech
JIKE is a Chinese-origin social discovery app from If Tech that has been running since 2015 and recently pushed a March ...
Foundermark, Inc.
Friended has been connecting people since 2016 and now carries over 43,000 ratings averaging 4.39 stars, which is a genu...
EP & IT SOLUTION COMPANY LIMITED
aChatSocial pitches itself as a lightweight, build-your-own social layer where users spin up private networks for friend...
GIONY B ORTIZ-MEJIA
NXQ Social is a brand-new social networking app from solo developer Giony B Ortiz-Mejia, pitching itself around trust an...
SHAPE GmbH
IM+ Instant Messenger from SHAPE GmbH pitches itself as a single home for your scattered social life, pulling together s...
Sovren Technologies, Inc.
Parler has been through a turbulent history since its 2018 launch, and version 4.0.236 represents the platform under Sov...
Magnus Sveinbjornsson
Circles pitches itself as a private, ad-free gathering place for small groups, families, or friend squads. Built by solo...
Sociallite LLC
SocialLite takes a scalpel rather than a sledgehammer to social media. Instead of blocking platforms outright, it strips...
Steve Bah Blesson
MyOpinion is a free social networking app from solo developer Steve Bah Blesson that pitches itself as a content-monetiz...
Third Space Limited
Three positions itself as a social playground aimed squarely at Gen Z, bundling a messaging layer with a built-in icebre...
Hoop pitches itself as a friend-finding layer on top of apps like Snapchat and Instagram, letting users browse profiles ...
WeChat is a free all-in-one platform that combines messaging, voice and video calls, a social feed called Moments, mini ...
Collective Theory Corp
Rabbithole is a brand-new social networking app from Collective Theory Corp, sitting in the App Store lifestyle category...
Vero Labs Inc
Vero has been quietly running since 2015, pitching itself as a cleaner alternative to algorithm-driven feeds. At 384 MB ...
Factory Universe Company
Factory Universe pitches itself as an all-in-one hub that merges social media, content creation, and online selling into...