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. Gurgee 2.0 – the first app built for the FIRE movement launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   deepstreamHub▲87

   A faster Firebase with an open source core

   2017 · deepstreamhub.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Flux▲70

   Design and generate iOS transitions

   2014 · nthstate.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Firestarter▲7

   Real time UI building, on iOS and Android

   2014 · devpost.com · its alternatives →

4. 4AA
   AppsCanvas, a drag and drop app builder with integrated back end▲6

   2019 · appscanvas.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Slapp▲28

   An open-source node.js library for creating Slack Apps

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Blaze▲3

   Powerful Miniature Dev Platform

   2016 · getblaze.co.uk · its alternatives →

7. 7FI
   Fireballs in the Sky – Meteor sightings app▲5

   2015 · fireballsinthesky.com.au · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Blackfire▲4

   Fire up your App Performance.

   2015 · blackfire.io · its alternatives →

9. 9GM
   Gifft, My first app. Built with Phonegap and AngularJS▲5

   2013 · gifft.co · its alternatives →

10. 10FA
    Furnace App▲7

    2013 · furnaceapp.com · its alternatives →

11. 11VE
    Ventee. Event discovery and management platform▲5

    2018 · ventee.city · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Firestorm Forum▲7

    An OSS Elixir Forum engine with an Elm UI

    2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Razorframe▲5

    a Node.js library for kickstarting real-time apps at scale

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14JL
    Just launched Crikkket, an iOS/Android web app for following The Ashes▲9

    2010 · crikkket.com · its alternatives →

15. 15FC
    FocusBit – cross-platform pomodoro timer and todo app▲5

    2019 · focusbitapp.com · its alternatives →

16. 16WA
    WebGL app that shows 9,100+ storms from 1850 to today▲6

    2015 · callumprentice.github.io · its alternatives →

17. 17WA
    Whistle, a different way to build interactive web apps in Elixir▲7

    2018 · moboudra.com · its alternatives →

18. 18PA
    PyTill: A Python Package for Till Mobile▲9

    2018 · blog.manifold.co · its alternatives →

19. 19DI
    Devmag.io – A community for developers and technologists▲6

    2015 · devmag.io · its alternatives →

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    FireHydrant▲3

    Keep your cool

    2018 · firehydrant.com · its alternatives →

21. 21BS
    BlueLight – Smarter mobile emergency response▲8

    2015 · getbluelight.com · its alternatives →

22. 22PW
    Progressive Web App “An Easy Programming Language”▲5

    2018 · easyprog.app · its alternatives →

23. 23BR
    Beta release of open-source alerts platform for developers▲5

    2023 · emitbase.github.io · its alternatives →

24. 24WA
    WIP App that provides actionable tips to reduce carbon footprint▲8

    2019 · carbonzero.today · 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 →