Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A simple music maker using Roland TR-808 sounds launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   KRFT 1.5.0▲110

   A modular instrument for music production

   2017 · studioamplify.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Musikcube▲107

   A fully functional terminal-based music player

   2017 · musikcube.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   PO-16 ▲114

   A quick new way to create amazing melodies.

   2015 · teenage.engineering · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Roland 808303.studio▲89

   TR-808 drum machine and TB-303 bass synthesizer emulator

   2020 · roland50.studio · its alternatives →

5. 5
   io808▲122

   The classic drum machine synthesizer brought to the web.

   2016 · io808.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Music Dawn▲91

   A recorder for musicians. Every idea sounds finished.

   11d ago · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   An open source music grid you can play around and create short music▲9

   2020 · music-grid.surge.sh · its alternatives →

8. 8SD
   Simple DAW-Like Beat Maker Using React+WebAudio▲5

   2016 · mixerjs.staging-samlau.us · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Ultimate Music Toy▲56

   A simple, fun tool for musical experimentation

   2014 · ultimatemusictoy.org · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Musicon▲73

    An interactive music-making machine for children

    2017 · musiconclub.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Teclo▲79

    Mechanical keyboard sounds and a keycap pet for your Mac

    2d ago · teclo.app · its alternatives →

12. 12AE
    An experimental music player built with ReactJS+MobX+Premiere▲8

    2017 · premiere-player.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    AUM▲7

    A flexible audio mixer & recorder

    2017 · kymatica.com · its alternatives →

14. 14WA
    (Web App) Simple Melody Loop Maker▲5

    2024 · lab.aizastudio.com · its alternatives →

15. 15OS
    Open-Source Music Streams Made with Loops and Randomness▲9

    2020 · celody.com · its alternatives →

16. 16QM
    QWERTY MIDI – Isomorphic Layout MIDI Controller▲6

    Aug 2026 · beijaflor.io · its alternatives →

17. 17MC
    Modmusicgen.com – generating piano music from tracker music▲6

    2021 · modmusicgen.com · its alternatives →

18. 18JC
    Jukebox – Collaborative music player▲5

    2016 · jukebox.today · its alternatives →

19. 19QA
    Qwerkey, a better way to play chords▲8

    2016 · some1else.github.io · its alternatives →

20. 20MA
    Mune, a New Kind of Electronic Instrument▲7

    2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

21. 21BA
    BandFu, an experimental audio playground▲5

    2013 · bandfu.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Tone.js▲7

    A framework for creating interactive music in the browser

    2017 · tonejs.github.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Dodeka▲7

    An alternative music notation and newly designed instruments

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    I made a music player inspired by late 90s peer-to-peer sharing▲5

    Aug 2026 · jdanwire.jordanscales.com · 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 →