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24 alternatives to Mr. Knocky

A fun new way to make music

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Mr. Knocky launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Auxy▲192

   Modern beat making for the iPad

   2014 · auxy.co · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Soundation▲76

   Fun electronica creation for everyone

   2014 · soundation.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Drop by Jawbone▲197

   Your personal DJ for every moment

   2014 · jawbone.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Artist Hunt▲108

   An intuitive way to discover music

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Elly▲66

   The new way to shuffle music

   2015 · ellybi.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Beatwave▲95

   Create great music simply by tapping

   2014 · beatwave.co · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Cone▲61

   a "thinking" music speaker

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   allihoopa▲88

   Music in the making

   2017 · allihoopa.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Loopy▲62

   Create music with recordings of beatboxing, singing, or more

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    MTME▲102

    A new way to discover music

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    nwplying▲62

    Sharing music has never been so easy & fun

    2014 · nwplyng.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Makey Makey▲75

    Ever played piano on bananas? An invention kit for everyone

    2014 · makeymakey.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Playy▲75

    Music discovery through video

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    BeatsBot▲82

    Pipes Beats 1 song into a Slack channel for discussion

    2015 · beatsbot.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    TunePics▲71

    Music and Images Together

    2014 · tunepics.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Tastebuds▲72

    Meet people through music

    2015 · tastebuds.fm · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Ultimate Music Toy▲56

    A simple, fun tool for musical experimentation

    2014 · ultimatemusictoy.org · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Hickery▲14

    Pocket + Youtube for Music

    2014 · hickery.net · its alternatives →

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    SoundBrush▲73

    Turn drawings into music

    2014 · getsoundbrush.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Beep▲73

    Bringing Music To Every Room

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Play It▲85

    A better music app

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    trending.fm▲67

    social music

    2014 · trending.fm · its alternatives →

23. 23
    #MusicTech▲69

    Data science, music discovery, and lots of fun use-cases!

    2015 · leanpub.com · its alternatives →

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    Soundsnap▲114

    Shutterstock for sound effects

    2015 · soundsnap.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 →