Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Indie Watch

Apps, developers, and their stories.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Indie Watch launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   IndieWatch – a weekly newsletter showcasing the best indie iOS apps▲10

   2022 · indie.watch · its alternatives →

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   StartupWatching▲233

   Curated startup knowledge, inspiration & background stories

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   IndieMailer▲251

   Community of paid newsletter creators 💌

   2019 · indiemailer.com · its alternatives →

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   Indiegogo iOS app▲90

   Discover/ fund projects and causes you love on Indiegogo.

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   RankWatch▲105

   Developers! Follow your app's App Store ranking on Watch

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Indie News▲408

   Official indie newspaper

   2023 · its alternatives →

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   Indie Worldwide▲397

   Virtual events with indie founders from around the world

   2021 · ramenclub.com · its alternatives →

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   Indiegogo iOS App▲45

   Explore new campaigns with the new Indiegogo app for iPhone.

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   AppHunt▲128

   A weekly newsletter with new App Store apps to discover

   2022 · apphunt.org · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Indie.Deals▲275

    Curated savvy savings on Indie products

    2023 · indie.deals · its alternatives →

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    OSwatch – A News Aggregation Site for Open-Source Software▲150

    2016 · oswatch.net · its alternatives →

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    Indie Letters▲393

    Not a marketing but "growth" marketing newsletter for makers

    2020 · indieletters.com · its alternatives →

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    Pocket Bandit▲60

    Game for Apple Watch

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    ActivityWatch▲130

    Track how you spend your time. Privacy-focused & open source

    2019 · activitywatch.net · its alternatives →

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    TodoMovies 4▲89

    The iPhone/Apple watch app every movie lover needs

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    WatchApps▲131

    Interactive previews of upcoming Apple Watch Apps

    2015 · watchaware.com · its alternatives →

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    Readbug 2.0▲101

    Spotify for indie magazines

    2016 · readbug.com · its alternatives →

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    Buildwatch for Xcode▲86

    Track your builds. Reclaim your time.

    2020 · buildwatch.app · its alternatives →

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    Indie App Makers▲7

    A marketplace of apps from Indie Makers

    2023 · indieappmakers.com · its alternatives →

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    Discover the IndieWeb, one blog post at a time▲241

    Inspired by the "Ask HN: Share your personal site" last week, I finally came around and built a thing I wanted for a long time: a simple website to randomly explore all the awesome personal blogs without having to subscribe to them all. So this is what I built over the weekend. You click a button and indieblog.page will redirect you to a random page from a personal page... I'm happy to answer any questions you might have.

    2022 · indieblog.page · its alternatives →

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    Indie App Santa▲134

    The indie app advent calendar 🗓🎄

    2020 · appcraftstudio.com · its alternatives →

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    IPO Watch▲86

    Track upcoming IPOs

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Indie Match▲125

    Get introduced to a new maker each month to stay accountable

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Indie Dev Monday▲7

    Bite sized newsletter spotlighting indie devs every Monday

    2021 · indiedevmonday.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 →