I build a cheap Skype Clone
Details
- External ID
- 45771884
- Source
- HN
- Company
- —
- Product
- I build a cheap Skype Clone
- Website domain
- bubblyphone.com
- Launched
- Oct. 31, 2025
- Cohort
- —
- Upvotes
- 15
- Upvotes percentile
- 0.6886792452830188
- Tags
- —
- Fetched at
- Sept. 7, 2026, 9:25 p.m.
- Updated at
- Sept. 7, 2026, 9:25 p.m.
Description
I build a skype clone, where you can make international calls via browser.Skype was my go to app for that, but since they shut it down, decided to build my own. Its perfect for calling international customer support, or any other gov numbers.Its pay-as-you-go - so no subscription charges, very transparent pricing. You can just top up $5 and see pricing in real time during the call.
Enrichment
- Theme
- ai translation and localization tools
- Vertical
- Horizontal
- Function
- Communication
- Audience
- B2C
- AI stance
- Not AI
- Project type
- Hobby / open-source project
- Normalized one-liner
- cheap skype alternative
- Manually corrected
- False
Could you build this?
Yes This is a web dialer built on standard WebRTC telephony APIs (like Twilio, Telnyx, or Agora) combined with an off-the-shelf speech-to-text/translation pipeline and standard billing.
Discussion
4 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: Yadaphone, WhatsApp, Google Meet, Skype, mobile VoIP apps
Concerns raised: market saturation from WhatsApp, Google Meet alternatives, declining VoIP usage
Competitors
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Attention rank: #23 of 62 (itself plus its competitors, highest first — normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Looks like the first mover among its competitors.
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Other launches for this product
- No other launches for this product.