By Watchly Team  ·  Updated October 9, 2026  ·  12 min read
Apps like Rave · 2026

10 Best Apps Like Rave in 2026 for iPhone, Android, PC & Mac

Rave made watch parties feel like a group call: synced Netflix and YouTube, voice chat, and a room anyone could drop into from a phone. Since Apple removed it from the App Store in August 2025, millions of iPhone users have been searching for apps like Rave, and Android and PC users want to know what else is out there. These are the ten we would actually use, ranked by platform coverage, services and price.

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Updated 2026-10-09 · Rave's status and every app's platforms and prices verified on that date

Quick answer: The best app like Rave in 2026 is Watchly. It mirrors Rave's formula (synced Netflix, YouTube and Prime Video with free voice chat in a shareable room) and improves on it with native apps for iPhone, Android and Mac plus a Chrome extension for any PC, so one room covers every device. It is free for Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video, Hulu and SoundCloud; Pro ($4.99 a month) adds Disney+, HBO Max, Crunchyroll and more.

Where Rave stands today: Rave is still available on Android and Windows, but it has been off the iPhone App Store since August 2025, and its May 2026 lawsuits against Apple have not restored it. If you are on Android or Windows you can keep using Rave; if your group includes anyone on an iPhone, you need one of the apps below.

Best apps like Rave by platform:

  • iPhone and iPad: Watchly, Hearo, Teleparty's iOS app, SharePlay.
  • Android: Watchly, Hearo, Teleparty, Rave itself.
  • PC (Windows): Watchly's Chrome extension, Teleparty, Scener, Metastream, Kosmi, Rave's Windows app.
  • Mac: Watchly's Mac App Store app, Metastream, twoseven, Teleparty in Chrome.
  • Your own video files: Syncplay, or Google Drive video in Watchly Pro.

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10 apps like Rave, ranked for 2026

Published by Watchly, maker of the app ranked first. Editorial ranking; platforms and prices checked on 2026-10-09 against each app's official site or store listing. External links are references, not endorsements.

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Watchly Our pick

Rave's formula on every platform: voice rooms, synced Netflix and YouTube, one link

Best for: Mixed groups on iPhone, Android, Mac and PC who want Rave-style rooms that still exist on iOSiPhone · iPad · Android · Mac · Chrome (Windows, Linux, ChromeOS)Free · Pro $4.99/mo or $29.99/yr (3-day trial)

Watchly is the app most former Rave users land on because it keeps the parts that mattered. Rooms are a single link. Playback is locked together: play, pause and seek once and everyone follows. Push-to-talk voice chat, text and reactions are built in and free, so the group can talk over the show the way Rave let them. And the service list covers what Rave covered: Netflix, YouTube and Prime Video are free, with Hulu and SoundCloud also on the free tier.

Where it goes further is platforms. Watchly is on the App Store (iOS 15 or later), Google Play, the Mac App Store and the Chrome Web Store, and all four join the same room. Rave never had a browser extension, so a friend on a work laptop was stuck; in Watchly they open the Chrome extension or just the room link.

Watchly Pro ($4.99 a month or $29.99 a year, 3-day free trial) unlocks Disney+, HBO Max, Crunchyroll, Peacock, Paramount+, Apple TV+, Plex, Tubi, Pluto TV, Twitch, Dailymotion and Google Drive video, removes ads and lifts the room-size cap. Rooms are private and invite-only; there is no public lobby, which is a deliberate difference from Rave.

Pros

  • Native iPhone, Android and Mac apps plus a Chrome extension
  • Voice chat, text and reactions free, like Rave
  • Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video, Hulu, SoundCloud free
  • One room across phones, Mac and any PC browser
  • Still on the iOS App Store

Cons

  • Disney+, HBO Max and Crunchyroll need Pro
  • No public rooms or built-in free movie library
  • Each viewer needs their own subscriptions
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Teleparty

The most-installed watch party extension, now with mobile apps

Best for: Desktop-first groups on Chrome, Edge or OperaChrome, Edge, Opera extension · Safari extension on Mac · Android · iPhone (iOS 17.6+)Free · Premium $6.59/mo or $47.88/yr

Teleparty (formerly Netflix Party) is the best-known app like Rave for PC users. Its free tier syncs Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Prime Video, YouTube and HBO Max with text chat. Premium adds voice and video chat plus Crunchyroll, Paramount+ and ESPN+, at $6.59 a month or $47.88 a year according to its support page.

It has an Android app and, since 2025, an iPhone app, but the iOS version averaged 2.8 out of 5 from 817 ratings when we checked and voice chat is paid, so it does not replace Rave's free voice rooms on phones. Our Teleparty alternative comparison covers the details.

Pros

  • Huge user base
  • Netflix and Disney+ free
  • Works on Chrome, Edge, Opera and Safari on Mac

Cons

  • Voice chat requires Premium
  • Weak iOS reviews
  • Extension breaks after streaming-site updates
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Hearo

Phone-only app with voice chat, closest to Rave's mobile feel

Best for: All-phone groups on iPhone and AndroidiPhone · iPad · AndroidFree with ads · in-app purchases

Hearo is the app Apple suggests next to watch party listings, and it feels the most like Rave on a phone: a party link, voice and text chat, and support for Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Prime Video, HBO Max and YouTube per its App Store listing (iOS 16.4 or later).

It has no PC or Mac version, so a laptop friend cannot join, and the free tier is ad-supported.

Pros

  • Native iOS and Android
  • Voice chat free
  • Simple invites

Cons

  • No PC, Mac or browser option
  • Ads on free tier
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4

Kosmi

Drop-in browser rooms with video chat and games

Best for: Hangout-style nights where nobody installs anythingAny browser on PC, Mac, iPhone and AndroidFree · Pro tier

Kosmi is the closest thing to Rave's social, drop-in rooms in a browser: share a link and friends arrive with video chat, voice, a synced YouTube player, file playback and party games. It runs on every platform because it is a website.

Subscription services go through a shared virtual browser or screen share, which trips DRM and lowers quality, so it is best for YouTube nights and hangouts rather than Netflix premieres.

Pros

  • No install on any device
  • Video chat and games
  • Free tier

Cons

  • DRM limits on Netflix and Disney+
  • Not a native app
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5

Watch2Gether

Persistent rooms with a shared YouTube and music queue

Best for: YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion and SoundCloud sessionsAny browser · optional extensionFree · Plus tier

Watch2Gether is what many people used before Rave for YouTube: a permanent room link and a shared playlist, with text chat and no account needed to join. It is reliable, simple and works in any browser including phones.

It is not built for Netflix or Disney+ and has no voice chat on the free plan.

Pros

  • No install or account
  • Persistent rooms
  • Great for music

Cons

  • No Netflix or Disney+
  • No free voice chat
  • Ads
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Hyperbeam

Shared cloud browser for sites nothing else supports

Best for: Niche sites and anything without a watch party integrationAny browser (desktop best)Free · paid tiers

Hyperbeam streams one virtual browser to the whole room with shared control and voice chat, so any site becomes a watch party. It works on PC and Mac and opens on phones, though it is clumsy on a small screen.

Picture quality is re-encoded and premium services frequently block DRM playback inside a virtual browser.

Pros

  • Works with almost any site
  • No install

Cons

  • DRM blocks many premium services
  • Lower quality
  • Session limits on free
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7

Apple SharePlay

Free co-watching inside FaceTime for Apple devices

Best for: All-Apple groups watching Disney+, Max, Hulu or Apple TV+iPhone · iPad · Mac · Apple TVFree

SharePlay is the Apple feature Rave accuses of being protected by its removal. For groups entirely on Apple hardware it is a real option: FaceTime call, open Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, Paramount+ or Apple TV+, and playback syncs with video and audio chat.

Netflix does not support SharePlay, and Android or Windows users cannot join, which rules it out for most former Rave groups.

Pros

  • Free and preinstalled
  • FaceTime chat built in

Cons

  • No Netflix
  • Apple only
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8

Scener

Free Chrome extension with video-chat panels

Best for: PC and Mac movie nights where faces matterChrome extensionFree · Premium page listed

Scener wraps synced streaming in a virtual-theater layout with video chat tiles, all in a free Chrome extension. It is a solid app like Rave for people on a PC or Mac who do not need a phone app.

Extension-only, so no mobile, and its supported-service list has changed over the years.

Pros

  • Free video chat
  • Virtual-theater layout

Cons

  • No phone app
  • Service list changes
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twoseven

Browser sync with a broad service list and video chat

Best for: Couples and small groups on laptopsWeb + Chrome extensionFree · paid tiers

twoseven syncs a wide set of streaming services plus YouTube and uploaded video in the browser, with video and text chat. It is one of the more capable extension-style apps like Rave on desktop, with a free tier to start.

Per-service setup can feel fiddly and there is no native phone app.

Pros

  • Broad service support
  • Video and text chat
  • Free to start

Cons

  • Per-service setup
  • No mobile app
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10

Syncplay

Open-source sync for your own video files

Best for: Groups who share downloaded or home-server videoWindows · Mac · LinuxFree (open source)

Rave let friends watch Google Drive videos and local uploads together. Syncplay is the free, open-source way to do that on PC and Mac: everyone opens the same file in VLC or mpv and Syncplay keeps the players in sync with a chat. Watchly Pro's Google Drive support is the phone-friendly equivalent.

It does nothing for Netflix or YouTube and takes some technical setup.

Pros

  • Free and open source
  • Precise sync for local files

Cons

  • No streaming services
  • Technical setup
  • No phone app
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Rave vs the alternatives: platforms, Netflix and voice

Rave is included for reference; note that it is no longer on the iPhone App Store.

AppiPhoneAndroidPC / MacNetflixYouTubeFree voice chatPrice
Rave—✓✓✓✓✓Free · Premium
Watchly✓✓✓✓✓✓Free · Pro $4.99/mo
TelepartyPartial✓✓✓✓—Free · Premium $6.59/mo
Hearo✓✓—✓✓✓Free with ads
KosmiPartialPartialPartialPartial✓✓Free · Pro
Watch2GetherPartialPartialPartial—✓—Free · Plus
HyperbeamPartialPartialPartialPartial✓✓Free · paid
SharePlay✓—Partial——✓Free
Scener——✓✓✓✓Free
twoseven——✓✓✓✓Free · paid
Syncplay——✓———Free

What made Rave different, and what to look for in a replacement

Rave was not the first watch party app, but it was the first one that felt native on a phone. Four things defined it: a mobile-first app on iPhone and Android, free voice chat in every room, support for the services people actually pay for (Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video, Disney+ and HBO Max), and public rooms you could drop into. Judge apps like Rave on the first three. The fourth, public lobbies, is also what reporting around its removal pointed at, so a private, invite-only room model is a feature rather than a loss for most friend groups.

What happened to Rave on iPhone: the timeline

  • August 2025: Apple removed Rave from the App Store. Rave says Apple cited "unspecified allegations of fraud and vague concerns about content moderation". Existing installs kept working but stopped receiving updates.
  • Late 2025: Rave's website added a banner reading "Apple removed Rave from the App Store" and launched saverave.com to rally users. The Android, Windows and Mac downloads stayed up, and Rave says Apple also flagged its Mac build as malware.
  • May 7, 2026: Rave filed antitrust lawsuits against Apple in the United States, Canada, Brazil, the Netherlands and Russia, arguing the removal protected Apple's own SharePlay feature. Apple called the allegations baseless (MacRumors report).
  • October 2026 (now): Rave is still not on the iPhone App Store. The lawsuits are at the complaint stage, so there is no date for a return. Rave remains available on Android and Windows.

Apps like Rave for Netflix

Netflix is the strictest service: it does not support SharePlay and it blocks DRM playback in screen share and most virtual browsers. The apps that sync Netflix properly, with each viewer logged into their own account, are Watchly (free), Teleparty (free tier), Hearo, Scener and twoseven. See our best apps to watch Netflix together ranking for a Netflix-only comparison.

Apps like Rave for Android

Android users have the most choice because Rave itself is still on Google Play. Watchly and Hearo are the native alternatives with free voice chat, and Teleparty's Android app covers Netflix, Disney+, Hulu and HBO Max. If your group also has iPhone users, Watchly or Hearo is the only way to keep everyone in one native app.

Apps like Rave for PC

On Windows, Rave's desktop app still works, but it only connects to other Rave users, which now excludes iPhones. Watchly's Chrome extension puts a PC user in the same room as iPhone, Android and Mac friends. Teleparty, Scener and twoseven are strong extension options for all-desktop groups, Metastream is the open-source choice, and Kosmi needs no install at all.

Apps like Rave for Mac

Rave says Apple flagged its Mac build as malware, so many Mac users never got it running. Watchly ships a native Mac App Store app for Apple-silicon Macs; Metastream and Syncplay run on macOS; Teleparty works through its Safari extension or Chrome. Our Rave alternative for Mac guide goes deeper.

Free apps like Rave

Watchly is free for Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video, Hulu and SoundCloud with voice chat. Hearo is free with ads. Kosmi, Watch2Gether, Scener, Metastream and Syncplay are free for what they support, and SharePlay is free for Apple households. Every one of them, like Rave, still requires each viewer's own subscription to paid services.

Moving a Rave group to Watchly

  1. Everyone installs Watchly: App Store, Google Play, Mac App Store or the Chrome extension from the download page.
  2. The host opens a service (Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video, Hulu or SoundCloud are free), picks the title and taps Share.
  3. Friends open the link. App users land in the room; browser guests join without an account.
  4. Press play. Hold to talk, or use reactions and text, exactly like a Rave room.

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Apps like Rave FAQ

What app is similar to Rave?
Watchly is the most similar: synced Netflix, YouTube and Prime Video with free voice chat in a shareable room, as a native app on iPhone, Android and Mac plus a Chrome extension. Hearo is similar on phones only, Teleparty is the desktop-extension equivalent, and Kosmi recreates Rave's drop-in social rooms in a browser.
Is Rave no longer available?
Rave is still available on Android and Windows. It has been unavailable on the iPhone App Store since Apple removed it in August 2025, and as of October 2026 it has not returned despite Rave's lawsuits against Apple in five countries.
Is Rave or Teleparty better?
Rave was better on phones and included free voice chat; Teleparty is better on desktop and has a larger user base. Since Rave is off iOS, iPhone users cannot choose it. Watchly combines the two strengths: native phone apps with free voice plus a Chrome extension for desktop.
What are apps like Rave for Netflix?
Watchly, Teleparty, Hearo, Scener and twoseven all sync Netflix with each viewer logged into their own account. Apple SharePlay does not support Netflix, and virtual-browser tools such as Hyperbeam and Kosmi usually hit DRM limits on it.
What are apps like Rave for Android?
Watchly and Hearo are native Android apps with free voice chat, Teleparty has an Android app, and Rave itself remains on Google Play. Choose Watchly if some friends use iPhones, Macs or PCs, because all of them join the same room.
What are apps like Rave for PC?
Watchly's Chrome extension, Teleparty, Scener, twoseven and the open-source Metastream all work on Windows. Kosmi and Hyperbeam run in any browser with no install. Rave's own Windows app still works but only with other Rave users.
Are there free apps like Rave?
Yes. Watchly is free for Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video, Hulu and SoundCloud with voice chat. Hearo is free with ads, Kosmi, Watch2Gether, Scener, Metastream and Syncplay are free for what they support, and SharePlay is free on Apple devices. Paid streaming services still need each viewer's own subscription.
Can an app like Rave work on iPhone and Android at the same time?
Watchly and Hearo both have native apps on iOS and Android that share one room, and Watchly also includes Mac and Chrome users. Teleparty covers both phones but charges for voice chat. SharePlay is Apple-only.
Do these apps let me share my subscription?
No. Like Rave, every legitimate watch party app only synchronizes playback. Each person streams from their own account and needs access to the title in their own region.

The app like Rave that works on every device

Watchly keeps Rave's voice rooms and synced Netflix and YouTube, and adds iPhone, Android, Mac and Chrome in one room. Free to start.

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