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24 alternatives to 01

A smart pen and ruler

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. 01 launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Adobe Ink & Slide▲77

   Touch Screen Pen and Digital Ruler

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Pen Type-A▲58

   A minimal pen and ruler sleeve

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Penflip▲119

   A social writing platform

   2013 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Everlast Notebook▲137

   Smart paper-and-pen notebook

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Bezier Game▲106

   Beautiful game to master the Pen Tool

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Humin▲225

   A smart(er) phonebook

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Marked 2▲105

   Smarter tools for smarter writers

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Red Pen▲120

   Effing Fast Feedback

   2013 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Noted▲63

   Gesture Driven Notetaking

   2013 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Minuum▲72

    The little keyboard for big fingers

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    8pen▲84

    Writing made fast, natural and fun.

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Universal Typeface▲100

    Unifying the world’s handwriting

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Line-us▲146

    A small robot arm that draws with a pen on paper

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Loose Leaf▲92

    Gesture based brainstorming

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Squire▲130

    The pen is a mighty sword

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    5iler▲81

    A notepad for the rhythm of your mind

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Fancy Hands▲118

    Assistants for Everyone

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Deck▲84

    One-touch presentations

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Prompts▲109

    Build a better writing habit

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Bullet Journal▲86

    An analog note-taking system for the digital age

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Ulysses for iPad▲96

    Desktop-class writing on the go

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Crisply▲74

    Machine Learning Time Card

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Sketchbook Project▲87

    A crowd-sourced library of Sketchbooks

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Smarty Pins▲96

    Putting trivia on the map

    2014 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →