Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to ORBneXt

An an always-on, realtime desktop data display device.

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

1. 1
   The Orb▲116

   Intelligent lighting that adjusts to your needs + home

   2017 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Orble▲60

   Put your reflexes to the ultimate test!

   2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Orbt▲72

   A simple, addictive gravity defying arcade game!

   2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Coherent UI▲89

   HTML5 GUI designed for real-time applications and games

   2015 · coherent-labs.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   uxtoast▲339

   An app to help you become familiar with UX design principles

   2020 · uxtoast.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   OrbStack▲170

   Fast, light, simple Docker & Linux on macOS

   2023 · orbstack.dev · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Nuxt UI▲316

   Nuxt UI is a free, open source Vue component library: 125+ accessible, TypeScript components built on Reka UI and Tailwind CSS, for Nuxt and any Vue app.

   2023 · ui.nuxt.com · its alternatives →

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   I built a real-time OSINT dashboard pulling 15 live global feeds▲312

   Sup HN, So I got tired of bouncing between Flightradar, MarineTraffic, and Twitter every time something kicked off globally, so I wrote a dashboard to aggregate it all locally. It’s called Shadowbroker. I’ll admit I leaned way too hard into the "movie hacker" aesthetic for the UI, but the actual pipeline underneath is real. It pulls commercial/military ADS-B, the AIS WebSocket stream (about 25,000+ ships), N2YO satellite telemetry, and GDELT conflict data into a single MapLibre instance. Getting this to run without melting my browser was the hardest part. I'm running this on a laptop…

   Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   UXTesting▲311

   Discover how your mobile users feel

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Orb▲6

    The quiet observer of your digital life

    Jan 2026 · orbwith.me · its alternatives →

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    Simperium, a realtime data layer▲208

    Simperium is a cross-platform data sync service.

    2012 · simperium.com · its alternatives →

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    Proto.io▲135

    Fast, fully-interactive, high-fidelity mobile prototypes

    2014 · proto.io · its alternatives →

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    Zirtual▲103

    Virtual assistants for busy people.

    2014 · zirtual.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Paperspace for Teams▲135

    Desktops in the cloud, now launched and great for teams

    2016 · paperspace.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Cedexis▲60

    Real time data for real time decisions

    2014 · cedexis.com · its alternatives →

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    Nuxt.js▲21

    The Intuitive Vue Framework

    2017 · nuxt.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Layout – I'm a Sucker for Updates▲63

    Desktop Neo, rethinking the desktop UI and Dribble Playbook

    2016 · layout.fm · its alternatives →

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    Simperium▲93

    Service for developers to move data everywhere it's needed

    2014 · simperium.com · its alternatives →

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    Orb▲80

    Track your mind-body connection.

    2020 · orbmindbody.com · its alternatives →

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    Ship▲76

    Continuous integration for iOS & Android

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Beaker Notebook▲93

    The polyglot’s universal translator for data science

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    UXtweak▲90

    Online user testing and usability platform

    2019 · uxtweak.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Citus Cloud▲89

    A database for building real-time apps on billions of events

    2016 · citusdata.com · its alternatives →

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    Sceelix▲87

    Create 3D scenes faster and with less hassle.

    2016 · sceelix.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 →