Alternatives to Path
The 150-friends social network
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The 150-friends social network. Path has been discontinued; the active alternatives listed here are maintained products you can switch to.
People who wanted to share personal moments, photos, and updates with a small, curated circle of close friends and family rather than a broad public audience.
A private social network capped at a limited number of connections (initially 150, later raised to 500), a personal timeline for photos, thoughts, and daily moments like sleeping, waking, and listening to music. It included private messaging and reactions from your close network, with an emphasis on intimate sharing over public broadcast. The app was known for its distinctive, gesture-based mobile interface.
Users built a small, mutually-approved network of close contacts, then posted photos, status updates, and life moments to their personal timeline for that network to see and respond to via likes, comments, or private messages. Path shut down in October 2018 after being acquired by Daum Kakao.
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FAQ
Yes. Beeper, Delta Chat and Jami have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.
Delta Chat, Jami and Session — every license claim links its source.