Tangle
Tangle is a virtual communications space for remote teams, organized around a 2D canvas.
What Tangle is
Tangle is a virtual communications space for remote teams, organized around a 2D canvas. Teams can create rooms for meetings, planning, socializing, and other activities, with doors set open or closed. Spatial audio lets members adjust nearby conversation volume and how much team chatter they hear. Customizable animated avatars let people appear with their cameras off; the FAQ lists more than 500 customization options. For collaboration, members can use real-time stickies and link previews, including for Figma and Google Docs. They can also raise hands, send hearts, or use celebratory effects such as confetti and an air horn. The free plan is free and includes up to 50 team members per server and 25 per room, with unlimited rooms and images, screen sharing, on-camera video, avatars, and customer support. Tangle is available for macOS and Windows and says it is available worldwide; in-app text is currently only in English. The company says network connections are encrypted end to end and audio and video streams use 256-bit AES encryption.
Good
- Creates rooms for different team activities.
- Spatial audio adjusts nearby conversation volume.
- Avatars work with cameras off.
- Includes screen sharing and on-camera video.
- Free plan offers unlimited rooms and images.
Watch out
- Rooms are limited to 25 team members.
- In-app text is currently only in English.
- Available for macOS and Windows.
Who it suits
Tangle suits remote-first teams that want a shared space for conversation, meetings, planning, and socializing. Its stated audience spans creative, development, sales, and other industries.
Verdict
Tangle combines team rooms, spatial audio, and lightweight collaboration features in a virtual shared space. Consider the room capacity and English-only in-app text when assessing fit.
Plans and prices
From Tangle's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 50 team members per server · 25 team members per room · unlimited rooms and images · screensharing · customizable avatars · on-camera video · customer support |
The facts
Each one read from Tangle's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Availability
- Tangle says it is available worldwide, while in-app text is currently only available in English.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Avatars
- Customizable animated avatars let users appear in Tangle with their camera off, and the FAQ says there are over 500 customization options.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Collaboration tools
- Tangle supports real-time stickies and link previews, including links to Figma and Google Docs.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Downloads
- The download page provides macOS DMG and ZIP downloads and Windows EXE and ZIP downloads, and lists version 13.0.3 dated 01/31/25.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Engagement features
- Users can raise hands, send hearts, and celebrate with effects such as confetti and an air horn.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Intended users
- Tangle says its 2D canvas interface supports remote-first teams across creative, development, sales, and other industries.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Product
- Tangle is a virtual space for teams to connect, collaborate, and have fun, designed as a central communications hub for remote teams.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Rooms
- Teams can create rooms for meetings, planning, socializing, and other purposes, with doors that can be open or closed.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Security
- Tangle states that all network connections are encrypted end to end and that audio and video streams use 256-bit AES encryption.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Spatial audio
- Spatial audio lets users adjust the volume of nearby conversations and choose how much team chatter they hear.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Support
- The pricing page includes customer support in the listed Tangle offering, and the contact page provides a form for reaching the company.checked 7 Oct 2001
Money
- Free plan limits
- The pricing page lists 50 team members per server and 25 per room, with unlimited rooms and images.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Trial and future pricing
- The pricing FAQ says Tangle Pro free trials are offered and that the company will announce the paid Pro price before charging; it does not specify trial length.checked 7 Oct 2001
The company
- Maker origin
- The company says Tangle began as internal tools created by its remote team to boost morale and grew into a product for other teams.checked 7 Oct 2001
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