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24 alternatives to MAKERphone

Educational DIY mobile phone 📱🛠

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. MAKERphone launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Kite▲163

   Make your own Smartphone

   2018 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Makeroid▲101

   A modern app builder without coding

   2017 · kodular.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Makerpad▲663

   Develop skills, build things and get hired - without code

   2019 · makerpad.co · its alternatives →

4. 4DT
   Dumbphone – Turn your smartphone into a dumbphone▲82

   2014 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   An old rotary phone converted into a mobile phone▲222

   2015 · stavros.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Make▲566

   Visualize all of your Make automations and AI solutions

   2022 · make.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   OLO▲165

   The first ever smartphone 3D printer

   2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   CREATE▲291

   The Most Useful Creative Tool for Graphic Design and Drawing

   2016 · create.mobi · its alternatives →

9. 9
   MakerWidget▲359

   An embeddable portfolio for your (side) projects

   2018 · makerwidget.com · its alternatives →

10. 10FM
    FounderPhone – make customer support personal with SMS▲106

    Hi HN! We're Parthi and Kunal from FounderPhone (https://founderphone.com). FounderPhone is a shared customer support inbox for SMS and calls in Slack. We've built and shipped 7 products recently and if there's one thing we've learned, it's that your personal relationship with your customer is your secret weapon as a startup. Having customers email [email protected] or message a bot via Intercom doesn't feel personal. People are skeptical they will ever get a response. We've had a lot of success giving out our phone number to the top customers we really care about and telling…

    2020 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    OpenPhone for Teams▲129

    The all-in-one business phone, now made collaborative

    2021 · quo.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Py▲386

    Learn anything on your phone 📱 from Swift to Astrophysics 🚀

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    PaperProto▲79

    3D printed phone for paper prototyping

    2016 · letsrockwedding.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Paxo▲117

    The DIY phone that takes care of the planet

    2023 · paxo.fr · its alternatives →

15. 15
    CircuitMess Batmobile™▲75

    A DIY AI powered smart robot car, learn about STEM education

    2021 · circuitmess.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    HONOR Robot Phone▲104

    The phone that literally has a gimbal built in

    Sep 2026 · honor.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    YotaPhone 2▲89

    Android smartphone with a LCD and an E-Ink display

    2014 · yotaphone.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    MockuPhone▲153

    Easily wrap app screenshots in devices

    2014 · mockuphone.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Pocket Programming▲94

    Learn to code with your smartphone

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Brick 1100▲215

    Transform your smartphone into a classic brick phone

    2025 · visnalize.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Mobile Mockup Maker▲199

    The simplest way to create a beautiful mobile mockup

    2018 · kapwing.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    MakersTower▲147

    I built a site for micro SaaS makers. Its called MakersTower. Its a place for micro SaaS founders. They can show their products, they can share their storis in MakersTower.

    2024 · makerstower.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    MP01 Mobile Phone▲111

    A simple, distraction-free phone for calling & texting

    2015 · punkt.ch · its alternatives →

24. 24
    MakersKit▲65

    DIY kits and entertaining how-to videos.

    2014 · 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 →