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24 alternatives to Ensembles

Objective-C synchronization framework for apps

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

1. 1AD
   Appbase – Data synchronization library for writing 100% clientside apps▲19

   2014 · beta.appbase.io · its alternatives →

2. 2DA
   DatabaseKit — A kit for working with Databases in Objective-C▲23

   2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Composé▲91

   An editor for creating interactive iOS prototypes and apps

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4TF
   Timely for iPhone – Scheduling and Time Tracking, Simultaneously▲78

   2014 · timelyapp.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Code Podcast 3: Concurrency – Event Loop & Coroutines▲54

   Concurrency in UIKits, browsers and web servers

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6AY
   A Y Combinator for Objective-C▲97

   2011 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7VA
   Vector: a Matrix-powered open-source collaboration Web/Android/iOS app▲186

   2016 · vector.im · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Timekit▲97

   A comprehensive scheduling API (pre-launch)

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Stack▲120

   A beautiful and smart key-value based writing app

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10BA
    Binary, a cloud development environment on the iPad▲78

    2013 · thebinaryapp.com · its alternatives →

11. 11SI
    Spark Inspector, a run-time debugging tool for iOS apps▲73

    2013 · static.sparkinspector.com · its alternatives →

12. 12TR
    TouchBase (re-imagining the iPhone calendar)▲102

    2011 · touchbasecal.com · its alternatives →

13. 13CJ
    Cupertino.js – A JavaScript to Cocoa compiler and runtime▲77

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14HS
    Hyper Sync – The Simplest Way to Sync JSON to Core Data▲11

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15TA
    Terminal, a sandboxed command-line interface for iOS▲62

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Stackables▲70

    Advanced and comprehensive effects layering and blending app

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17CA
    Continuo, a simple activity tracker for iPhone▲60

    2015 · continuoapp.com · its alternatives →

18. 18IM
    iOS Mix - a list of useful iOS projects▲37

    2012 · iosmix.com · its alternatives →

19. 19TA
    Truck.app – an rsync client for Mac▲33

    2018 · bonhardcomputing.com · its alternatives →

20. 20SK
    Stacker – Kickstart development of hybrid iOS apps▲32

    2014 · lokimeyburg.com · its alternatives →

21. 21SE
    Stack-Ed for iPhone▲6

    2013 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22CP
    Cross-platform Objective-C, now with IDE and dependency management▲7

    2018 · mulle-kybernetik.com · its alternatives →

23. 23ES
    EteSync – Secure and journaled sync for Android▲41

    2017 · etesync.com · its alternatives →

24. 24CA
    Criollo, an Obj-C and Swift web server framework for OS X and iOS▲17

    2016 · criollo.io · its alternatives →

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