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24 alternatives to Placed

iBeacon Based app shortcuts.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Placed launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Estimote Nearables▲186

   iBeacons just got smaller

   2014 · blog.estimote.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Beaconstac▲68

   iBeacon proximity platform for developers

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Live Beacon▲122

   The world's simplest iBeacon

   2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Shortcuts▲415

   Do more with your apps. Made by Apple. ✨

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Shortcut 2.0▲92

   On-demand haircuts

   2016 · getshortcut.co · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Rover▲116

   iBeacon platform and open source SDK

   2014 · dev.roverlabs.co · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Shortcut▲112

   Uber for Haircuts

   2014 · getshortcut.co · its alternatives →

8. 8
   ..▲106

   ..

   2017 · airtape.net · its alternatives →

9. 9
   IBAnimatable▲125

   Design and prototype UI, interaction, navigation, transition

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Tinycon▲197

    A small library for manipulating the favicon

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Apptivate▲126

    Launch Mac apps with custom keyboard shortcuts

    2016 · apptivateapp.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    TermHere▲147

    “Open Terminal Here” shortcut for Finder

    2016 · hashbang.productions · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Appcues▲140

    Build beautiful and simple user onboarding experiences.

    2014 · appcues.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Keybloc▲75

    Schedule quick and easy hangouts.

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Path Talk Places▲159

    Message People and Places in One App

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    BeHere (iOS)▲67

    iBeacon-based attendance app.

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Notify Nearby▲89

    iBeacon based shopping app. Get the inside scoop on brands.

    2016 · notifynearby.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Shortcuts for iOS▲147

    Use 3D Touch to open up apps

    2016 · andrewbfang.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    AppStories▲147

    A weekly podcast exploring of the world of apps.

    2017 · macstories.net · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Workflow Gallery▲151

    A collection of automated iOS Workflows

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Spiral 3.0▲81

    Proximity-based community forum

    2014 · getspiralapp.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Minutes.io▲78

    Minute your meetings

    2014 · minutes.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Shortcut Foo▲74

    Learn shortcuts. Work faster.

    2014 · shortcutfoo.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Frontends▲93

    A community for front-end developers

    2014 · its alternatives →

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