Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

Pipeable is an open-source iOS SDK that enables developers to programmatically control webviews within mobile applications. Similar to Puppeteer or Playwright for web browsers, it provides granular control over… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Control webviews programmatically with the Pipeable iOS SDK launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Early-stage Yahoo Pipes spiritual successor▲280

   Get and manipulate data with a visual programming interface.

   2017 · pipes.digital · its alternatives →

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   Arc for iOS▲825

   Meet the internet again

   2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Bardeen▲1,286

   One-click automations for your repetitive tasks

   2022 · bardeen.ai · its alternatives →

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   Trible▲328

   AI-powered, no-code app & web builder

   2023 · its alternatives →

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   FlutterFlow 2.0▲600

   Build beautiful and functional native apps online

   2021 · ph.flutterflow.io · its alternatives →

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   Scriptable▲171

   Automate iOS using JavaScript

   2018 · scriptable.app · its alternatives →

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   Dubble▲572

   Documentation done while you work

   2024 · dubble.so · its alternatives →

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   Pipefy▲258

   Workflows & process management for startups

   2015 · pipefy.com · its alternatives →

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   Make an app by adding JSON to this app▲648

   📡 Native App over HTTP, on iOS. Contribute to Jasonette/JASONETTE-iOS development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Thunkable▲317

    A drag and drop tool for anyone to build native mobile apps

    2016 · thunkable.com · its alternatives →

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    Flutter - Control Spotify or iTunes Using Gestures thru Webcam▲239

    Flutter transforms the entire app development process. Build, test, and deploy beautiful mobile, web, desktop, and embedded apps from a single codebase.

    2012 · flutter.io · its alternatives →

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    Render▲318

    Hey HN, I'm Anurag, founder and CEO of Render, a cloud for application developers. We've just launched Render Workflows, a way to define durable tasks by decorating plain TypeScript or Python functions and running them on Render without operating queues, worker pools, retry logic, and state management. Code example below [1]. The use cases we have in mind include agent loops, ETL/data pipelines, billing flows, and other long-running jobs. The model is simple: mark an existing function as a Task, deploy the repo as a Workflow, then trigger runs from your application code or via our API.…

    2019 · render.com · its alternatives →

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    Embeddable▲446

    Hi HN, I’m a co‑founder of Embeddable AI. After struggling to add interactive AI experiences to Wix, Shopify, Webflow, WordPress sites, I built this tool to let marketers build chatbots, quizzes or assistants and embed them anywhere with a snippet. Built in React/TypeScript front end and Node.js logic engine. It loads fast and works across CMS platforms. I’d love feedback from builders and marketers on use cases, missing features, or integration ideas.

    2025 · embeddable.co · its alternatives →

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    FlutterFlow 3.0▲438

    Build beautiful, modern apps for mobile and web

    2022 · flutterflow.io · its alternatives →

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    Planable▲404

    The command center for your social media team

    2017 · planable.io · its alternatives →

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    Snappykit 1.0▲401

    Create a stunning website for your mobile app

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Leaflet.pub – a web app for creating and sharing rich documents▲170

    Hi HN! For the last 8 months we've been working on leaflet.pub, a web app for making delightful documents. We're trying to strike a balance between Notion and Google Docs — very fast, ultralight and easy to share, but also supporting rich blocks and multiple pages. Weirdly, none of the many notetaking/document apps that we could find hit this combination, so we made Leaflet. With it you can: - Instantly create a doc, without an account - Share read and edit links - Sign-in with email to sync your docs to different devices - Add rich blocks, like canvases, subpages, rsvps, and polls It's…

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    Dreamflow 2.0▲267

    Build production-ready mobile apps with AI speed, visual clarity, and code control. Deploy to iOS, Android & Web. From the team behind FlutterFlow.

    2025 · dreamflow.app · its alternatives →

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    Pipedream. Develop any workflow, on any trigger, with auth and no infra▲245

    Managed auth and 10,000+ tools across 3,000+ APIs for the agents you’re building — and a secure gateway for the AI tools your company uses.

    2019 · pipedream.com · its alternatives →

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    Guidable▲122

    Create and sell guided programs to your followers.

    2018 · guidable.org · its alternatives →

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    A2UI▲250

    A safe way for AI to build UIs your app can render

    Dec 2025 · a2ui.org · its alternatives →

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    Listables▲122

    A collaborative checklist app built on community

    2016 · listables.com · its alternatives →

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    buildpipe▲116

    Compose, run and automate multi step AI developer workflows

    May 2026 · buildpipe.com · its alternatives →

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    Open-source app builder for comfy workflows▲59

    Hey, we’ve been working on an open-source project built on top of Comfy for the last few weeks. It is still very much a work in progress, but I think it is at a place where it could start to be useful. The idea is that you can turn a workflow into a web app with an easy-to-use UI. Currently, it should work with any workflows that take images and text as input and return images. We are aiming to add video support over the next few days. Feedback and contributions are more than welcome!

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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