Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to MissingTools
Share the app you wish existed. Let builders find it.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Submit app ideas. We choose one idea per month and build it.
2018 · its alternatives →
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Retool▲640Hi all, founder @ Retool here. We initially launched Retool on HN five years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14515494. The feedback was extraordinarily helpful then (e.g. we launched source control, on-prem, etc. based on HN comments), and we’re grateful for all of it. Today, we’re excited to get HN’s thoughts on one of our new products: Retool Mobile. It lets you build and deploy mobile apps in minutes, not days. The idea is there is a large class of line-of-business mobile apps, and the process of getting a simple form + button on a mobile device, in a native app,…
2018 · retool.com · its alternatives →
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Build Check▲493Is your app idea actually worth building?
Apr 2026 · build-check.com · its alternatives →
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The missing guide for building large apps
2021 · mobileatscale.com · its alternatives →
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Buildstash▲168Hey HN! We just launched open sign up on Buildstash. It's a platform for managing and sharing software binaries. I'd worked across game dev, mobile apps, and agencies - and found every team had no real system for managing their built binaries. Often just dumped in a shared folder (if someone remembered!). No system for versioning, keeping track of who'd signed off what when, or what exact build had gone to a client, etc. Existing tools out there for managing build artifacts are really focused on package repository management. But miss all the other types of software not being deployed that…
2025 · buildstash.com · its alternatives →
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AppsBuilder▲128The power to design a professional app at your fingertips
2016 · appypie.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I made a really quick web app to help people validate their ideas. The app is a simple landing page builder, but every page includes a really simple Yes/No "Are You Interested?" poll. Every vote is recorded and tracked, and if they click yes they are brought to a page where they can submit an email. This makes validating ideas super easy because you can post your link to different communities and get statistically significant results as well as build an email list. Given an hour, you could easily create 50 different landing pages and be able to validate your ideas in bulk. The…
2020 · its alternatives →
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Build an app without writing any code
2016 · softwareengineeringdaily.com · its alternatives →
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FoundersWall▲35I used to be just a blogger. Now I build internet products, still without code, using AI, design, and taste. I was building in public on X for last 2 months. And honestly, I got tired of how it became performative and started to feel fake. I shipped 2 products. Both failed to get any real traction. I kept sneaking into popular builders’ profiles, hoping to learn how they do it. One thing I kept seeing everywhere, product launch directories. I thought here is the scope. So I started building one. Same UI like the rest. Nothing special. Suddenly one day when it was half built, I realized…
2025 · founderswall.com · its alternatives →
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Spaces to share knowledge on Showwcase
2021 · showwcase.com · its alternatives →
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I made this for people like myself who keep a list of ideas for apps / startups. I also made it for people who are curious to see what projects others have "in their drawer"... and who may want to have a say in which idea should see the light of day. https://ideas.dynamate.io/ The site allows creators to anonymously showcase their idea: Title. Description text. Maybe some mockups... I've tried to make it so that it's quick and easy to just dump an idea in there that's been sitting on some list of yours for months - and hopefully get some feedback on it. If someone else on…
2022 · ideas.dynamate.io · its alternatives →
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The simple, intuitive, and powerful builder to create apps
2021 · androidbuilder.in · its alternatives →
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Find missing app features from real user reviews in mins
2025 · gapifyai.com · its alternatives →
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Stop researching. Start building. 130,000+ validated ideas.
Jan 2026 · proventools.net · its alternatives →
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Successful entrepreneurs always say that the most profitable tools are the ones that help you solve the issues you’re facing. The problem is, I apparently have no issues. So instead, I built a PoC of a minimalistic ideas directory focused on issues others are facing. Feedback is welcome
Dec 2025 · whatshouldibuild.online · its alternatives →
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Me and some friends just released a new app. It is matchmaking tool for thinkers and makers. It's a MVP(Native iOS - https://itunes.apple.com/app/id883667173) We would love some feedback on the app before launching and going into the growth state. You can also read more about our vision here: http://www.makemove.se/ Have a nice one!
2014 · its alternatives →
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Just like Show HN, you showcase your projects with other builders, but your work actually lives forever in a portfolio-like profile. Plus lots of other features like for-you feed, curated collections of projects - private and public, followers and following, threaded posts for showcasing updates to your projects, collaborations and many more.
Jun 2026 · kritive.com · its alternatives →
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Where 'someone should build this' ideas find their builders
2025 · greatwallofideas.xyz · its alternatives →
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orignally shared this on startup school... i thought id' share it here. i'm using a `nocode communication tool` (a web-based interface... a single browser tab!) for all of these things: 1. landing page — the landing page is the product and i wanted for folks to feel "transported" right into the app without having to walk through a shitty b2b marketing-style content. this is akin to my experience back in the `BBS` days of the mid-90's where you were immediately into the app, community, and tool. no terms of service, no privacy policy. just pure, immediate value. 2. building community — we…
2021 · its alternatives →
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