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. I made a faster way to pick 30k+ Unicodes launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1IM
   I made a better search for Unicode characters▲9

   2020 · glyphfinder.com · its alternatives →

2. 2IM
   I Made a Simple Tool to Get English IPA Pronunciation Fast▲5

   2025 · phonetic-spelling.com · its alternatives →

3. 3AS
   A simple hack to highlight questionable unicode▲5

   2015 · unicode-highlight.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

4. 4TT
   Translate text through random languages, 35 times▲9

   2015 · dfkoz.com · its alternatives →

5. 5UO
   UnicodeForUs, open-source repository of fun unicode characters▲5

   2012 · unicodefor.us · its alternatives →

6. 6
   I made a tool that lets you collect large amounts of human inputs fast▲5

   2024 · app.rapidata.ai · its alternatives →

7. 7TT
   Translate the entire app to 103 languages: A DIY tutorial▲6

   2019 · about.saltar.co · its alternatives →

8. 8RT
   “rich text” for Twitter via unicode▲5

   2015 · bedazzle.gordn.org · its alternatives →

9. 9DA
   Diffboard, a pastebin alternative with diffs▲5

   2012 · diffboard.com · its alternatives →

10. 10ML
    My Leeds Hack Day project, a language detection API▲9

    2010 · polyglossy.com · its alternatives →

11. 11BT
    Byte – the game. How quickly can you translate 8-bit binary in 30s?▲6

    2015 · ghostsnstuff.github.io · its alternatives →

12. 12IB
    I built a tool to design logos faster▲6

    2024 · staticninja.com · its alternatives →

13. 13TP
    The Polyglot Bible Typography Project▲9

    2016 · dodecaglotta.com · its alternatives →

14. 14PF
    Picsee. Faster than Words▲6

    2014 · picsee.cc · its alternatives →

15. 15AF
    A free spellchecker web service supporting 90 languages▲6

    2020 · spell.toolforge.org · its alternatives →

16. 16IM
    I made a Typeform alternative▲5

    2024 · formlick.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Random Access Character▲4

    A procedural character generator

    2017 · glkitty.itch.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    I Made a Chrome Extension for Vocabulary Building▲6

    2023 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

19. 19EC
    Extract clean text and translate into 50 languages with a GET request▲7

    2020 · extractorapi.com · its alternatives →

20. 20IM
    I made an AI tool to auto-translate and dub YouTube videos▲7

    2025 · vdspeak.com · its alternatives →

21. 21FL
    Fast, Local, Linked Notes▲7

    2020 · jottt.xyz · its alternatives →

22. 22FC
    Font Combiner Unicode Kickstarter▲6

    2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

23. 23AU
    An URL shortening experiment▲7

    2014 · kq.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    FreeWWW Unicode Character Picker▲2

    Find and copy 5,000+ symbols, emojis, and characters

    Jul 2026 · freewww.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →