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. Hook.js Pull to refresh. For the web. launched in 2013; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   PullToRefresh.js▲119

   A small, but powerful JavaScript library crafted to power your webapp

   2016 · boxfactura.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hooks Data▲305

   Real World Data in Real-time API

   2018 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Refresh (web app)▲178

   Insights on people you meet (now on the web)

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Reapp▲89

   A new way to build hybrid apps with React, Webpack, and JS.

   2015 · reapp.io · its alternatives →

5. 5HD
   Hooks Data API – Realtime Data about Thousands of Topics Over Webhooks▲145

   2018 · data.hooks.co · its alternatives →

6. 6
   useHooks(🐠)▲96

   One new React Hook recipe every day

   2018 · usehooks.com · its alternatives →

7. 7RB
   Reusing browser JavaScript code on server▲7

   2012 · blog.elastic.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   FetchTheChange▲9

   A reliable website change-monitoring tool.

   Jan 2026 · ftc.bd73.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   fetching.io▲83

   Never lose track of a website again.

   2014 · fetching.io · its alternatives →

10. 10AS
    A Simple LocalStorage Hook in React▲35

    2019 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Payload Peek▲61

    Catch Webhooks. Inspect Payloads. Generate TypeScript.

    9d ago · payload-peek-793163573178.us-central1.run.app · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Retab▲66

    Reopen Closed Tabs in Safari (Like Chrome does).

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    PageCrawl.io▲92

    Track Website Changes

    2019 · pagecrawl.io · its alternatives →

14. 14HA
    Hooks API – get real-time content for your site or app▲10

    2015 · earlybird.gethooksapp.com · its alternatives →

15. 15AS
    A simple extension to auto refresh HN via AJAX▲5

    2013 · blog.johnnygannon.net · its alternatives →

16. 16TO
    Tutorial on React Hooks and HTML Canvas▲6

    2019 · blog.koenvangilst.nl · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Cross-browser asynchronous JS script loader w/callbacks▲45

    2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Hookbin▲7

    Capture and Inspect HTTP Requests with Ease

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Rehooks▲9

    Streamline Your React Hooks, One Command at a Time

    2024 · its alternatives →

20. 20FW
    Free webtool to understand & review pull requests faster▲8

    2023 · codelantis.com · its alternatives →

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    Refresh Crawler - website refresh tool▲3

    Crawls and indexes a site then refresh all its pages

    2019 · its alternatives →

22. 22HC
    Hookbin – Capture and Inspect HTTP Requests▲6

    2016 · hookbin.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Remind Me Later▲16

    Set Reminders to Websites You Wish to Revisit

    2024 · remind-me-later.carrd.co · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Refresh▲5

    A fresh approach to the web browser

    2018 · refresh.study · its alternatives →

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