Alternatives

Products that do what I got tired of using whatsapp and Facebook Messenger, so I wrote my own does

1. 1AS
   A simple blogging platform I built out of frustration with other tools▲210

   2021 · dynablogger.com

2. 2IM
   I made an alternative to Google Alerts that listens to social media▲261

   2020 · pmalerts.com

3. 3IB
   I built a web-based iMessage interface▲45

   2015 · github.com

4. 4IM
   I made an app to draw stickers for iMessage, Discord, and Slack▲185

   2021 · stickerdoodle.app

5. 5IM
   I made a privacy-focused online journal▲100

   2019 · gekri.com

6. 6IM
   I’m an introvert – made an app to help maintain connections with people▲169

   2021 · cq.mtc.dev

7. 7TF
   Turned Facebook Messenger into a JavaScript REPL▲171

   2016 · github.com

8. 8IM
   I made a command-line iMessage interface▲130

   2015 · github.com

9. 9IM
   I Made an iMessaging API▲15

   2020 · sendblue.co

10. 10IM
    I made a free blogging/bookmarking platform with discussions/discovery▲51

    2021 · wndr.xyz

11. 11MN
    My New Years hack, a virtual happiness jar that you can text▲49

    2013 · happinessjar.com

12. 12DF
    Distraction Free Facebook Messenger, a Chrome Extension▲28

    2014 · chrome.google.com

13. 13IG
    I got tired of stressing about my karma, so I wrote this.▲46

    2012 · bitbucket.org

14. 14MA
    My Anti-Boredom App Project▲27

    2013 · alexiscreuzot.com

15. 15IJ
    I just launched a new blogging platform▲43

    2012 · blog.brytter.com

16. 16IM
    I Made a Chat Server▲20

    2021 · github.com

17. 17TO
    Tired of ghosting on language apps. I made this to schedule real talks▲9

    2025 · meetapart.com

18. 18IW
    I wrote Getting Started with ownCloud▲33

    2013 · owncloudbook.com

19. 19IM
    I made “Wind of change”, a social note-taking app with threads▲5

    2021 · windofchange.me

20. 20IM
    I made a decentralized Push To Talk (walkie talkie) web app▲21

    2019 · qvdev.github.io

21. 21RO
    Realness online – I made a social network for intimate friend groups▲18

    2021 · github.com

22. 22IB
    I built a todo-list/messaging hybrid▲5

    2019 · stamp.to

23. 23IB
    I build free anonymous chat app▲6

    Sep 2025 · apps.apple.com

24. 24IM
    I made a journal app for Founders and Makers▲20

    2020 · mindwave.app

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