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24 alternatives to El Capitan and iOS 9 Public Betas

OS X and iOS betas for everyone!

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. El Capitan and iOS 9 Public Betas launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan▲10

   Public beta of Apple new OS

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   iOS 11▲360

   The latest operating system from Apple

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   iOS 8▲183

   The new iOS—Huge for developers. Massive for everyone else.

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   PublicBetas▲162

   The best public betas, curated daily! 📲

   2018 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Apple Support▲225

   Support for Apple now on iOS

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   TestFlight (iOS app)▲309

   Beta testing is easier than ever

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Xcode▲49

   all the tools you need to create iOS and Mac apps

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Beta Page▲243

   Be the first to know about the next big app

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   iOS Developer Blog▲55

   All things iOS - curated articles, libraries & a newsletter

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Xcode 7.0▲280

    Swift 2 and SDKs for iOS 9, watchOS 2, and OS X 10.11

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    New iOS App Store▲258

    Redesigned, all-new today, games and apps tabs

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Public Feed, by Pocket (Beta)▲329

    Share your favorite items to your public profile

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Safari Technology Preview▲157

    Preview Apple's latest web technologies.

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Rick and Jenna's iOS9 Adventure▲104

    Learn to make your own iOS9 apps using Swift 2 and XCode 7

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Optimizely for iOS▲175

    Fast and scalable A/B testing for iOS apps (public beta)

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Mattermark for iOS (pre-release beta)▲236

    Research, prospect, and track the fastest growing companies

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    iOS 11 Developer Beta▲8

    Developers: Install the iOS Developer Beta on your device

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    iOS Dev Weekly▲157

    The best iOS development news delivered weekly

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    El Capitan▲7

    the new mac OS

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    iOS Arsenal▲123

    The ultimate iOS developer newsletter.

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    OS X El Capitan▲8

    The latest version of the Mac operating system

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Swift▲271

    Apple's innovative new programming language

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Apple Beta Software Program▲5

    Help make the next releases of iOS and OS X our best

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Need A Beta Tester?▲77

    A place to get a great beta tester

    2017 · its alternatives →

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