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24 alternatives to Duckie

A Tool for One Person Pair Programming

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Duckie launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Duck Programming Language▲64

   A simple scripting language based on the idea of duck-typing

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Remote Duck▲136

   Stranger on the Internet that can help you debug your code

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Loopy▲255

   A tool for thinking in systems

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hackpad▲114

   The simplest way to organize and share knowledge

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Buddy▲125

   A personal digital assistant to handle simple tasks

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Fluky▲105

   A friendly randomiser

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Couple▲86

   An app for two

   2013 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Quip 5.0▲225

   Now with project management and a new design

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Penflip▲119

   A social writing platform

   2013 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Floobits▲69

    Code together, apart

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Kano▲159

    A computer and coding kit for all ages

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Quackpad▲139

    Collaborative docs for teams using Slack

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Goji▲227

    The Keyboard for Fun

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Limitless▲90

    A productivity companion for Chrome

    2013 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Codie (pre-launch)▲91

    A robot that helps kids learn coding

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Developer Ipsum▲110

    Lorem for nerds

    2021 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Loose Leaf▲92

    Gesture based brainstorming

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Programmar▲88

    A place for developers to read and write

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Littlebits▲93

    Programmable modules that snap together

    2013 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Hinter▲65

    Making comedy interactive

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Akinator▲78

    A Genie App

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Hopscotch▲94

    Coding for kids: an iPad programming language

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    One Thing Well▲95

    A weblog about simple, useful software

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    CloudMatch▲62

    Technology for multi-platform gesture interactions

    2014 · 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 →