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24 alternatives to Build Apps Not Walls

A subtle jab at the current political climate we're in. :)

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Build Apps Not Walls launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    T-shirts & posters celebrating the absurdity of startup life

    2015 · startupdrugz.com · its alternatives →

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    It's grey and it always will be.

    2017 · vresh-clothing.com · its alternatives →

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    Developer T-Shirts

    2014 · techthreads.co · its alternatives →

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    #RAPSHIRTSFORWHITEPEOPLE

    2014 · rapshirtsforwhitepeople.com · its alternatives →

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    Replace all instances of "Trump" with "Drumpf."

    2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

  6. 6IM

    I had this idea rolling around in my head for the last couple of years, and I finally decided to build the damned thing just to get idea relief. The backend is a typical LAMP stack with the Symfony2 framework backing the P. Varnish sits in front of all the Chef managed Linode boxes. The site will work without Javascript (up until the checkout), and the style degrades really nicely depending on your viewport (try it out by resizing your browser). I'm open to all comments and critiques, so let me hear them. And if you are into graphic t-shirts, here is a code for a Hacker News 20% discount:…

    2012 · getnifty.com · its alternatives →

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    Crowdsourced a tee w/ my Reddit fam to raise awareness [10}!

    2014 · tilt.com · its alternatives →

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    Earth’s #1 memegen and collage maker

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Easiest way to learn to build Tumble themes

    2014 · dash.generalassemb.ly · its alternatives →

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    Hipster-as-f*** perspectives for your designs

    2014 · vexus.digital · its alternatives →

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    Curating the resources of the #resistance

    2017 · resistancetoolkit.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Mindfulness background music for feeling the Bern properly

    2016 · dowefeelthebern.com · its alternatives →

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    T-shirt designed by Alexis Ohanian + /u/Blo0p

    2014 · teespring.com · its alternatives →

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    Be the change with crowdsourced progressive actions.

    2017 · sidetrain.com · its alternatives →

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    I used to be just a blogger. Now I build internet products, still without code, using AI, design, and taste. I was building in public on X for last 2 months. And honestly, I got tired of how it became performative and started to feel fake. I shipped 2 products. Both failed to get any real traction. I kept sneaking into popular builders’ profiles, hoping to learn how they do it. One thing I kept seeing everywhere, product launch directories. I thought here is the scope. So I started building one. Same UI like the rest. Nothing special. Suddenly one day when it was half built, I realized…

    2025 · founderswall.com · its alternatives →

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    Create t-shirt designs on iPad (uses new Adobe Creative SDK)

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Take your favorite meme wherever you go.

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Original startup t-shirt designs

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    100% donated to Fight For the Future

    2014 · teespring.com · its alternatives →

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    Drape▲88

    A fabric design and simulation tool

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Put *any* tweet onto Bernie's Senate floor poster

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Make politicians pretty!

    2014 · prettypoli.com · its alternatives →

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    An awesome tee from the people that made it

    2014 · teespring.com · its alternatives →

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    Better shirts. Built just for you.

    2014 · trumaker.com · its alternatives →

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