Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Horace and Pete

A new web series from Louis C.K.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Horace and Pete launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Fountain Greetings▲142

   Effortless handwritten letters as a service

   2014 · fountaingreetings.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Louis CK▲121

   Watch Louis CK's shows and standup comedy wherever you are

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Kooba▲141

   An interactive graph for finding new books

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Tung▲96

   A social podcast player

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   The Web Platform Podcast - 67: Keeping Fluent with Web Technology▲59

   A podcast that dives deep into ‘all things’ web

   2015 · thewebplatform.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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   a16z - A podcast about podcasts▲140

   Discussing podcast discovery & community w/ PH & Roman Mars

   2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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   eex▲138

   A collection of web experiments

   2016 · tofuness.github.io · its alternatives →

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   Hack To Start: Chris Messina [Ep #118]▲97

   Talking about the hashtag, Product Hunt, and MessinaBot

   2016 · hacktostart.com · its alternatives →

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   Penflip▲119

   A social writing platform

   2013 · its alternatives →

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    Alice by Couple▲57

    An AI companion from the folks who built Couple

    2014 · couple.me · its alternatives →

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    ZenPen▲125

    The minimal writing tool of web

    2014 · zenpen.io · its alternatives →

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    The Podcast Universe▲111

    Visualization of podcast networks

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Hi▲62

    A real-time writing community.

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Sketchbook Project▲87

    A crowd-sourced library of Sketchbooks

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Shelf Joy▲126

    A Facebook bot to deliver hand-curated book suggestions

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    TIL Reddit Recap - Thu. Jan 28▲80

    A podcast created entirely by a computer program

    2016 · sleepybandit.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Out of the Office▲116

    Tech comics on stuff! Makes a great gift.

    2015 · shop.fosslien.com · its alternatives →

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    Does Not Compute - 16: Hello World Superheroes▲62

    Paul & Sean discuss the current state of JavaScript

    2016 · spec.fm · its alternatives →

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    Digital Good Times - Mario Taylor Of Monsieur #ATLStartups – The Automated/Robotic Bartender▲53

    The Robots are taking over your Spirits! #ATLStartups

    2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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    Sketch Talk▲88

    A community for Sketch users of all skill levels

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    The Hustle Episode 60: Imagine an Army of Friend Bots (with Chris Messina)▲20

    Open source, conversational UI and contextual design

    2017 · funsize.co · its alternatives →

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    Cursive▲101

    Build your website with a human

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The Podglomerate▲70

    A hybrid podcast network and production house

    2017 · thepodglomerate.com · its alternatives →

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    Couple▲86

    An app for two

    2013 · couple.me · its alternatives →

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