Alternatives · Giggl
Missing Giggl? Watch together here
Giggl let friends watch and browse the web together in shared portals, and its site no longer loads. Waku keeps the watch-together part: open or join a Portal with a synced player, room chat and reactions, for movies, shows, YouTube and music. You can also meet new people in it. No email needed.
About Giggl
Giggl was a London startup that let people watch and browse the web together in real time in shared rooms it called portals. As of November 2026, giggl.app no longer loads.
Waku vs Giggl
| Waku | Giggl | |
|---|---|---|
| To sign up | A nickname and a picture. No email, no real photos | An account |
| Meeting people | Random strangers in seconds, or swipe and chat once they accept | Friends you invite to your portal |
| Watch together | Portals: movies, shows, YouTube and music, synced | A shared browser in a portal |
| Where it runs | In the browser, installable; no app store needed | In the browser and a desktop app |
Why people switch
- It's live and free.
- Public Portals by category and country, not just friends.
- Swipe, Random and Chats for meeting people first.
Where Giggl is better
Giggl shared a whole browser, so you could browse any site together, not just watch.
Questions
Other alternatives
Waku isn’t affiliated with Giggl. Names belong to their owners. Facts checked November 2026.