Work · 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. Launching my very first product, The Calendar Reinvented on KickStarter launched in 2012; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1IB
   I built an e-paper based calendar▲8

   2014 · alexharford.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Product People - Tracy Osborn▲56

   Launching a Kickstarter, a book, a SaaS!

   2015 · productpeople.tv · its alternatives →

3. 3
   My First Startup▲63

   Comic book to teach entrepreneurship to kids

   2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Product Hunt Community Stories: Ep 1▲91

   What's the first thing you built?

   2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Starter for kickstarter▲66

   An unofficial android app for kickstarter

   2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

6. 6OS
   Our startup just launched on Kickstarter▲6

   2011 · kck.st · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Thoroughly Considered - 2: Launching▲70

   What does it sound like to launch a Kickstarter project?

   2015 · relay.fm · its alternatives →

8. 8
   I Published a Book “Choose Your First Product”▲9

   2018 · yourfirstproduct.com · its alternatives →

9. 9BA
   Built a simple landing page waitlist widget to help kickstart projects▲9

   2020 · makebuildy.com · its alternatives →

10. 10PF
    Python for Entrepreneurs launches on Kickstarter▲8

    2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

11. 11MF
    My first Kickstarter – Home automation for products you already own▲12

    2014 · gohabitat.com · its alternatives →

12. 12MS
    My startup for book collectors▲7

    2012 · shelfproud.com · its alternatives →

13. 13IM
    I Made a Family Calendar▲5

    2021 · drodil.medium.com · its alternatives →

14. 14MN
    My new project – Startupconfessions.io▲6

    2013 · startupconfessions.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Kicked▲5

    Celebrate a Kickstarter campaign in style.

    2015 · kicked.io · its alternatives →

16. 16LM
    Landr – My First Indie Startup▲7

    2020 · landr.page · its alternatives →

17. 17IV
    I've built a course platform over the weekend▲7

    Hey my name is Ivo and I'm a developer and a startup entusiast. My girlfriend was out of the coutry for the weekend and I decided to do something cool like building a startup. I've done a few startups over the years but that's the first I actually released, I would love to hear your feedback on it.

    2024 · craftlynow.com · its alternatives →

18. 18IB
    I built a web app to aggregate new startups and related discussions▲7

    2016 · startupdigger.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Freelancer Planner (Kickstarter)▲6

    Get your business back in order. Earn more, stress less.

    2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Happy Mitten - 51: Board Games, Business, and Kickstarter Launch▲3

    The team reflects on the launch of their first Kickstarter

    2016 · happymittengames.com · its alternatives →

21. 21IM
    I made a product discovery platform▲5

    2020 · prodafy.com · its alternatives →

22. 22JR
    Just released the Beta of CraftStudio, my coop game-making platform▲9

    2013 · craftstud.io · its alternatives →

23. 23TS
    The second month building a tiny product in public▲5

    2022 · tinysnap.app · its alternatives →

24. 24SN
    Starting new businesses with ready-to-launch templates▲6

    2021 · tinybuilds.co · its alternatives →

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