Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Fireballs in the Sky – Meteor sightings app launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   my Mac app just got fireballed▲436

   Link to: http://shinyplasticbag.com/dragondrop/

   2012 · daringfireball.net · its alternatives →

2. 2AA
   Astro App▲291

   I really like Stellarium and SkySafari but I felt like these are primarily geared towards exploring the sky but not so much "here are the long list of things I want to see, when can I see them tonight and where". There's also not really a great option I've found that combines sky object planning + location weather details while still being free so I built this. The UI's heavily inspired by NINAs sky atlas + Robinhood. Right now you can: View the altitude chart of objects and 3D view Create lists of objects of interest View the annual max/min daily altitude of an object to find the best…

   2024 · astro.sshh.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Telescope▲147

   Open-source HN clone built with Meteor

   2013 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Kadira▲80

   What's happening in your Meteor app in realtime

   2014 · kadira.io · its alternatives →

5. 5HI
   How I found the 1740 Meteor apps (thx Fast Render)▲8

   2014 · medium.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Discover Meteor - 5: Collections▲65

   Understanding Meteor Collections

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Meteor 1.0▲226

   Build apps faster than you ever thought possible

   2014 · meteor.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Meteor Hunt▲56

   Swipe, match, fire, and destroy!

   2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Magic Sky Camera▲160

   Remix the sky in your pictures with millions of gifs

   2020 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Twinkle Ball •▲59

    Reach the sky in amazing adventure

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Discover Meteor - 4: Reactivity▲81

    Learn all about reactivity inside Meteor apps

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Radar by Particle▲145

    The Podcast Search Engine

    Aug 2026 · radar.particle.pro · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Meteor▲107

    Platform for building web apps in a fraction of the time

    2014 · meteor.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Sky Chasers▲85

    Explore a magical world designed in beautiful pixel art

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15RR
    Realtime Reddit, with Meteor▲9

    2012 · reddit.meteor.com · its alternatives →

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    Gathering Sky▲61

    Guide a flock of birds on a playful journey across the sky

    2015 · gathering-sky.com · its alternatives →

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    Sparky▲69

    A fireworks-themed mobile game... capture the sparks!

    2016 · sparkygame.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Rolling Sky▲69

    Addictive ball rolling avoidance game

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Crater Podcast - 79: Javascript news with a Meteor twist▲65

    Josh Owens and Ben Strahan talk about news on Crater.io

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Wizard Fireball Defence▲66

    Do you have great balls of fire? It’s time to show them

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    I’m working on a book about Meteor. You can read it online for free.▲9

    2014 · leanpub.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Planetarium▲61

    An 8-bit planet generator

    2015 · managore.itch.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Discover Meteor SE▲86

    A free Starter Edition of Discover Meteor

    2014 · book.discovermeteor.com · its alternatives →

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    Skyview▲68

    Explore the universe.

    2014 · terminaleleven.com · its alternatives →

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