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24 alternatives to Joel

The Internet in Real Time

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Joel launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   reddit Live▲96

   reddit for real-time updates

   2014 · reddit.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Built With▲95

   See Technologies Behind Websites in Real-Time

   2014 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Relevnt▲114

   Real-time media browser curated by your interests

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Web in Real-Time▲71

   See How Quickly Data is Generated

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   TweetPing▲69

   Tweets in real time.

   2014 · tweetping.net · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Showyou▲71

   Your Internet TV

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   ..▲106

   ..

   2017 · airtape.net · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Inside 2.0▲194

   Curating the best journalism in real-time

   2014 · inside.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   HackerBracket▲219

   A community for sharing hacks

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    BetaPage 2.0▲224

    Community of Hackers and Makers

    2017 · pitchwall.co · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Mixely▲69

    An offline social network

    2014 · mixely.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    ClickHole by The Onion▲173

    The most irresistibly shareable content on the internet

    2014 · clickhole.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    TechWatching▲71

    Personalized technology news aggregator

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Real Time▲6

    Real-time Social Networking

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Indiloop▲71

    Remix the Internet

    2015 · indiloop.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Feedworthy▲72

    A beautiful way to experience Reddit

    2014 · yapstudios.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Hacker News Search▲92

    a faster hnsearch

    2014 · hn.algolia.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    N3TWORK 2.0▲85

    Internet TV Network

    2014 · n3twork.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Sam▲112

    The internet of everything, for everyone.

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Flawk▲69

    Host Twitter Q&As in real time.

    2014 · flawk.to · its alternatives →

21. 21
    CrowdHall▲55

    An online town hall

    2014 · views4you.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Tlk ▲95

    A simple web chat

    2013 · tlk.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Unread▲68

    An RSS Reader

    2014 · jaredsinclair.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Kiwi IRC▲73

    The open source web IRC client

    2014 · kiwiirc.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 →