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. An interactive guide on building a tiny van home launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Build a van▲6

   An Illustrated Guide to Building a Tiny (Van) Home

   2021 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Beaver Builder▲233

   A drag and drop design system for WordPress

   2017 · wpbeaverbuilder.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Tinycon▲197

   A small library for manipulating the favicon

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Grid▲218

   An iPad dashboard for families

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Ori▲240

   Effortless transformation of interior spaces

   2016 · oriliving.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Start Small, Stay Small▲66

   A developer's guide to launching a startup

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Monocle Guide to Cosy Homes▲67

   A practical guide on turning a house into a home

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Motion Design for iOS▲188

   A book about designing animations for iOS

   2014 · designthencode.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   First Build▲66

   Crowdsourced Home Appliance Innovation

   2014 · firstbuild.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Auto Layout Fundamentals▲57

    A practical guide to help you get started with Auto Layout

    2015 · jurezove.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Apple HomeView▲209

    A new way to stay connected, and manage the home

    9d ago · apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Complete Front-end Handbook▲63

    A broad outline of the practice of front-end engineering

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Demonstrate▲187

    Idea to mobile prototypes in minutes. Zero coding required.

    2016 · nfnlabs.in · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Redfin 3D Walkthrough▲71

    An immersive new way to virtually tour homes for sale.

    2014 · redfin.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    AniJS▲87

    UI Interaction Library for Web Designers in Plain English

    2014 · anijs.github.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Communicating Design▲68

    Developing web site documentation for design and planning

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Intern Beds▲118

    A solution for the intern summer housing crunch

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Real-Life UX Processes▲85

    Peek inside design at Slack, Autodesk, and others.

    2016 · uxpin.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Mitya▲87

    Prototyping for Interaction Designers

    2014 · mitya-app.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Building Digital Products▲60

    The ultimate handbook for product owners

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    GrabCAD▲99

    Helping mechanical engineers build great products faster

    2014 · grabcad.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Internet of Things Business Primer▲91

    A product manager's how-to guide to build an IoT Business

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Designing for Touch▲88

    A guide for designing touch interfaces

    2015 · abookapart.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Designing Virtual Worlds▲61

    The most comprehensive treatment of virtual world design

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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