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24 alternatives to Hooked

Build Habit-Forming Products by Nir Eyal & Ryan Hoover

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

1. 1
   User Defenders: Hooked: How To Build Habit-Forming Products with Nir Eyal▲58

   Learn how to design habit-forming products for good.

   2016 · userdefenders.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hooked: The Course▲158

   A course on building habit-forming technology by Nir Eyal

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   "Hooked" Book▲55

   How to Build Habit-Forming Products

   2014 · nirandfar.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hooked▲69

   A guide to building habit-forming technology.

   2015 · nirandfar.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   AuthorMBA▲69

   Hoover and Eyal share 'Hooked' insights for products + books

   2014 · winningedits.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Hooked▲836

   A book on how to build habit-forming products

   2014 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Science of Habit-Forming Products▲166

   (and how to build them)

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   a16z - Trigger, action, reward, investment - 4 steps for habit-forming products▲81

   Nir Eyal and Ryan Hoover on product design

   2015 · feeds.soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Growth Show By HubSpot: Nir Eyal▲79

   The psychology behind your favorite habit-forming products

   2016 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Hooked▲5

    How to Build Habit-Forming Products

    2016 · nirandfar.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Twenty Minute VC - Founders Friday with Ryan Hoover, Founder & CEO @ ProductHunt▲103

    Relationship building, habits and the future for PH

    2015 · content.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Hooked▲3

    How to Build Habit-Forming Products

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Wolf Den - 90: Ryan Hoover of Product Hunt▲83

    Ryan joins Adam Sachs to talk about the podcast industry

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    NTMY - 4: Ryan Hoover▲138

    A chat about how Product Hunt started, VR and "hooverboards"

    2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Feed - 21: Product Hunt founder Ryan Hoover▲79

    Tesla X, Money Saving & Tech Discovery w/ Ryan Hoover

    2015 · podbean.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Product Psychology▲348

    This Explains Everything: A Course on User Behavior

    2014 · nirandfar.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Open Habits▲287

    An app to help you build new habits

    2018 · openhabits.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    This is PM - User Engagement is Product Management▲67

    Classic episode w/ Nir Eyal on creating powerful hooks into…

    2015 · thisisproductmanagement.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Triangulation - 188: Ryan Hoover▲99

    Leo Laporte interviews Product Hunt Founder, Ryan Hoover

    2015 · twit.tv · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Y Combinator Startup School Radio - Ep. 15: Ryan Hoover & Harry Zhang▲121

    YC partner, Aaron Harris, chats with Product Hunt's Ryan Ho…

    2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Sessions▲99

    Make a pledge. Create a habit.

    2015 · sessionsapp.co.uk · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Product People ▲239

    Podcast focused on great products and their makers

    2014 · productpeople.tv · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Daydeed▲103

    Build habits that stick

    2015 · daydeed.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Habitloop▲88

    Ready to design your lifestyle?

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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