Life & fun · 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. My latest Y Combinator application launched in 2011; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Y Combinator Startups▲159

   An Interactive Database

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2TY
   The Y Combinator Codex▲8

   2021 · phoe.github.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   A Y Combinator for Objective-C▲97

   A Y-Combinator for Objective-C. Contribute to jballanc/objc-ycomb development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2011 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4IW
   I wrote a guidebook on everything I know about applying to Y Combinator▲177

   2012 · guidetoyc.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Dorm Room Tycoon - Sam Altman▲73

   Sam outlines the future of Y Combinator

   2015 · feedproxy.google.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Macro Y Combinator - Michael Moritz▲104

   How Sequoia excelled for 40 years

   2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

7. 7VA
   Visions – An Idea Log Based on Y Combinator▲7

   2016 · getvisionsapp.com · its alternatives →

8. 8BC
   Binary Counting▲8

   2022 · bits.kodare.com · its alternatives →

9. 9CR
   Chance – Random generator library for JS – my weekend project▲5

   2013 · chancejs.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Visions▲4

    An Idea Log Based on Y Combinator

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Webflow's Y Combinator Story (video)▲1

    A rollercoaster of a journey.

    2015 · techcrunch.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    I Created a Rust Crate to Handle KMP (Knuth-Morris-Pratt Algorithm)▲9

    Please tell me your opinion

    2024 · crates.io · its alternatives →

13. 13TO
    Too old to apply to YC but I made this anyway▲9

    LégalEd for the Masses Title links to actual app Here is the demo video to show you around the interface Self funded on scraps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIwsPz0mKAU

    2025 · labs.sunami.ai · its alternatives →

14. 14CN
    Crush notifier, a weekend project▲9

    2011 · iheartyou.net · its alternatives →

15. 15M3
    My 3 hour project, FriendGrid: mosaic of friends' pics▲6

    2012 · friendgrid.heroku.com · its alternatives →

16. 16AC
    A collection of tiny web tools and calculators▲5

    2022 · thetinytools.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Y Combinator Research Lab▲9

    A non-profit research institution developed by YC

    2015 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →

18. 18IM
    I made a site and repo for sharing algorithm implementations▲6

    2014 · dry-sea-7022.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

19. 19AT
    A Tic Tac Toe “AI” Built with Only HTML and CSS▲9

    2018 · css-ttt.netlify.com · its alternatives →

20. 20MF
    My first Canvas project (node graph)▲8

    2013 · atthepool.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Simplest ML API▲7

    2021 · doc.clickup.com · its alternatives →

22. 22IM
    Instasaver- My latest weekend project▲7

    2011 · crgwbr.com · its alternatives →

23. 23AG
    A game I made to explain binary search to non programmers▲7

    2019 · treasure.surge.sh · its alternatives →

24. 24CO
    Collection of YC Demo Day Pitches▲7

    I've been collecting demo day pitches. Hope you guys enjoy.

    2024 · video.heystartup.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 →