Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

hack:now is an online hackathon that runs for 36 hours and focuses on solving problems created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Designed for developers and creators interested in rapid prototyping, the event provides a… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. hack:now – 36-hour online hackathon tackling issues caused by COVID-19 launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Coronathon.in▲18

   🇮🇳 India's COVID-19 Online Hackathon

   2020 · its alternatives →

2. 2WB
   We buit this in 4 hours on the local hackathon▲30

   2012 · sieve.hacks.priceflurry.com · its alternatives →

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   Hack Anywhere▲6

   A fully remote hackathon to combat the COVID-19 virus.

   2020 · hackanywhere.com · its alternatives →

4. 4CH
   Covid – How long did you make it?▲28

   2022 · michaelboerman.shinyapps.io · its alternatives →

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   Hackathon Match▲223

   Find collaborators for the Product Hunt Global Hackathon

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   Hacker News archive (47M+ items, 11.6GB) as Parquet, updated every 5m▲408

   We’re on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science.

   Mar 2026 · huggingface.co · its alternatives →

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   COVID-19 Demo Day by XX▲154

   Invest in startups that are fighting COVID-19

   2020 · its alternatives →

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   Hack Cancer▲8

   24 hour cancer hackathon

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9CH
   Code.hackmit.org – Software for Hackathons▲140

   2016 · code.hackmit.org · its alternatives →

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    The Climate Fixathon▲65

    An online hackathon for makers to help fix the climate 🛠🌎

    2019 · fixathon.io · its alternatives →

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    HackHub▲139

    Host tech events and hackathons with ease 👨‍💻🛠

    2018 · hackhub.com · its alternatives →

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    Ha.ckathon▲170

    Find the right Hackathons for you!

    2016 · ha.ckathon.com · its alternatives →

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    Foundler 2.0▲144

    Online hackathon weekends. Attend every other week.

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14HN
    Hacker News Instant (3 hour project)▲91

    2011 · hninstant.com · its alternatives →

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    Hackathon Camp▲102

    All-in-one platform for organizing and running hackathons

    2023 · hackathon.camp · its alternatives →

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    HackathonParty▲22

    Realtime hackathon team facilitation

    2025 · hackathonparty.com · its alternatives →

17. 17HN
    Hacker News implemented using the new API▲90

    2014 · realtimehackernews.firebaseapp.com · its alternatives →

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    HCKTN 2019▲3

    An online hackathon centered around health apps

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Hacker News historic upvote and score data▲78

    Hi yall! I've been using hacker news for a while but one of the things I started wanting recently was the ability to have alerts for any stories I post. The thing that pushed me over the edge was Hackclub's shipwrecked https://shipwrecked.hackclub.com/ (hackathon in the boston bay for anyone that can make 4 projects over the summer and get at least one of them to go viral). One of the options for "going viral" was to get to the front page of hacker news but I was constantly scared that I would miss it getting on there lol so I whipped up a quick slackbot to send alerts to a…

    2025 · hn.dunkirk.sh · its alternatives →

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    Wiki of COVID19 open-source projects,trackers,hackathons,guides,masks▲5

    2020 · act4corona.com · its alternatives →

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    Hacker Experience▲96

    Online hacking simulation game

    2014 · hackerexperience.com · its alternatives →

22. 22H1
    H4ck 1t, multiplayer hacking game▲110

    2016 · gateway.h4ck1t.com · its alternatives →

23. 23HN
    Hacker News Git Blame▲66

    One night I was deep in a rabbit hole, reading old HN comments. I eventually ended up scraping a bunch of usernames and building a game! Please suggest any other users who you'd want to see/upstanding members of the community who deserve to be featured.

    2023 · hngitblame.com · its alternatives →

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    Codevid-19, a Global and Distributed Covid-19 Hackathon▲9

    Hemat daya baterai iPhone Anda dengan tips-tips cerdas yang akan membantu Anda mengoptimalkan penggunaan daya sehingga dapat menikmati lebih banyak waktu berselancar di ponsel Anda.

    2020 · codevid19.com · its alternatives →

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