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24 alternatives to Mycroft

Siri but for things

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

1. 1
   Sirius▲111

   An open-source clone of Siri from UMICH

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Humin▲225

   A smart(er) phonebook

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Social Speaker▲98

   Siri reads tweets

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Shortcut▲15

   Siri for the Internet of Things

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Gum▲123

   The social network of things

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   everything.io▲59

   The Operating System for Your Stuff

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Data Monkey▲244

   Codeacademy for data

   2014 · datamonkey.pro · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Goji▲227

   The Keyboard for Fun

   2014 · goji.me · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Scoop▲96

   The New York Times' CMS

   2014 · archive.nytimes.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    GoPyng▲84

    A bulletin board of requests for help

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Cortana▲89

    Microsoft Research's answer to Siri and Google Now

    2014 · engadget.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Bytes - "Hey Siri, what's the Amazon Echo?"▲58

    Chatting AI in the home, FB at work & Snap IPO

    2016 · media.fireside.fm · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Quixey▲74

    The Search Engine For Apps

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Topwick▲74

    Curated Reading and Products for Modern Men

    2014 · topwick.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Jelly▲140

    Let's help eachother

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Yourbot▲87

    Preserving your past to chat with your future

    2014 · yourbot.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Riffle by CrowdRiff▲136

    Rapportive for Twitter

    2014 · crowdriff.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Thinga.Me by Microsoft▲95

    Make virtual collections of your real stuff

    2016 · microsoft.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    IoUT▲74

    The Internet of Useless Things

    2015 · internetofuselessthings.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Fluky▲105

    A friendly randomiser

    2014 · fluky.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Kindling▲67

    Idea management

    2014 · kindlingapp.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Shakd▲65

    A hilarious text-to-siri voice messenger

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Crisply▲74

    Machine Learning Time Card

    2014 · crisply.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    NerdyData▲93

    A Search Engine for Source Code

    2014 · nerdydata.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 →