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24 alternatives to Caat

The cutest silicone skin for Google Home Mini

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Caat launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Google Home▲669

   Google's Alexa competitor, an in-home voice assistant

   2016 · home.google.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Google Home Mini▲217

   Small and mighty smart speaker, only $49

   2017 · store.google.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   ZOE by Protonet▲121

   Smart home device that connects and gives some privacy

   2016 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Google Home Mini▲68

   Small and mighty smart speaker, only $49

   2018 · store.google.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Jelly on Google Home▲248

   A search engine for busy people.

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Galaxy Home Mini▲87

   Samsungs newest home assistant, in mini form.

   2019 · samsung.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Locket Widget▲219

   Live pics from friends in a Home Screen widget

   2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   TabTimer▲195

   The world's tiniest timer. Built for your browser.

   2024 · tabtimer.net · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Google Home Mini Donut Shop▲96

   11 pop-up donut shops to win a Google Home Mini or 2 donuts

   2017 · donuts.withgoogle.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    PixelClaw▲162

    A tiny pixel crab that lives on your Dock

    Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    GPT Micro Products▲89

    The GPT powered products you should bookmark

    2023 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    HomePod Mini (2021)▲105

    A new smaller version of the smart speaker with new colors

    2021 · apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Samsung Ballie▲149

    A cute, personal robot from Samsung

    2024 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Nest Mini▲96

    A new tiny nest speaker from Google

    2019 · blog.google · its alternatives →

15. 15
    ROOME Mini▲74

    A smart night light with gesture controls

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Cocoon▲84

    The smart little device that protects your whole home

    2014 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Google Home▲55

    Google's Alexa competitor, an in-home voice assistant

    2018 · home.google.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Pup•eeze▲72

    Smart Home-Connected Dog Collar

    2018 · pup-alert.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Smart Home Show: Hey Sonos, Meet Apple▲75

    A peanut butter and chocolate combo if there ever was one

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    SOMA Smart Shades▲4

    Use Google Home to Control Your Existing Window Shades

    2018 · somasmarthome.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Control IKEA Lights Using Google Home and IFTTT▲71

    Backend to control Ikea TRADFRI from IFTTT. Contribute to valenting/node_tradfri_ifttt development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Cute Animal Tab▲72

    The cutest animals every time you open your browser

    2018 · cuteanimaltab.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Toggol▲92

    All your smart home devices within a single app on desktop.

    2020 · toggol.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Bubblet▲92

    One snippet to rule them all: make your websites alive

    2025 · 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 →