Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Codebreaker - The Augmented Self

The man who collected too much data

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

1. 1
   Re/code Decode - Y Combinator's Sam Altman▲92

   and the internet of things and Google

   2015 · serve.castfire.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Note to Self - The Case for Infomagical▲62

   A campaign to end information overload

   2016 · waaa.wnyc.org · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Codebreaker - Is It Evil? Data Tracking▲61

   Listen, decode, and decide: Is data tracking evil?

   2015 · marketplace.org · its alternatives →

4. 4
   TheFamily: Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator▲146

   Sam Altman on Y Combinator and importance of AI

   2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Dremio▲67

   The missing link in modern data

   2017 · dremio.com · its alternatives →

6. 6AI
   “Anguish”: Invisible Programming Language and Invisible Data Theft▲8

   2016 · blogs.perl.org · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Hacking UI Podcast #15 - Tal Perry (Citi)▲61

   The goat-herding, algorithm-cracking, autodidact

   2016 · hackingui.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   99% Invisible - The Magic Bureaucrat▲62

   How overgeneralized correlational data influenced US welfare

   2016 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Hacked - The Problem with Passwords▲65

   Human stories to explain complex security problems

   2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Man Who Lied to His Laptop▲66

    What we can learn about ourselves from our machines

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Social Engineering▲62

    The Art of Human Hacking

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    BlockScore▲106

    The intelligent ID verification system

    2014 · plaid.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Data Engineering Podcast- 1: Pachyderm w David Whitenack▲60

    The show about modern data management

    2017 · dataengineeringpodcast.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    DataMan▲76

    Your superweapon against overage.

    2014 · xvision.me · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Revision Path Ep. 110 - Saron Yitbarek▲60

    An in-depth interview with the founder of CodeNewbie

    2015 · revisionpath.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Bits▲85

    An open-source personal agent that gets you things done

    6d ago · bits.interfacesforhuman.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Soft Control: Leaks from an Information Broker▲61

    A new book on surviving the knowledge economy

    2016 · softcontrol.us · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Curious Minds - Stuxnet: a 3-Parts Series▲55

    In-depth exploration of the first cyber-weapon

    2016 · cmpod.net · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Cut and Hack▲55

    The worlds first choice-driven abstract hacking simulator

    2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Framed Data▲22

    User retention analytics.

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Retention▲18

    Powerful Uninstall Intelligence

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Dataproofer▲17

    A proofreader for your data

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23SD
    Secure Digital Archive for the Paranoid▲6

    2014 · goryachev.com · its alternatives →

24. 24TM
    Time machine for HackerNews▲9

    2014 · tthn.wenbin.org · 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 →