Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Playify

The pocket-sized gamification toolkit

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Playify launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Developer Ipsum▲110

   Lorem for nerds

   2021 · developer-ipsum.netlify.app · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Actionable Gamification▲72

   Beyond points, badges and leaderboards

   2017 · amazon.de · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Gamewheel▲73

   Empowering creators in the digital world

   2015 · gamewheel.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Getbadges▲124

   Gamification for your team's projects

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Play Embedded Player▲169

   A handy tool to narrate your Medium articles

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Precursor▲227

   A real-time collaborative prototyping tool

   2014 · prcrsr.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   User Flow Patterns▲203

   Collection of short user-flow videos for mobile apps

   2015 · userflowpatterns.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Games on GitHub▲72

   A list of popular/awesome videos games, add-ons, maps, etc.

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   GameDevMap▲81

   A map and catalog of game development organizations.

   2017 · gamedevmap.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    CrowdChunk▲105

    Deep insight into what consumers really think of mobile apps

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Tung▲96

    A social podcast player

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Fanify▲116

    The virtual stage letting musicians livestream and monetize

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Gametize▲6

    World's simplest gamification platform

    2016 · start.gametize.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    App Developer Atlas▲89

    Helping developers make the right tool choices

    2014 · appdeveloperatlas.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Mobile Playbook▲143

    Explains all the reasons to create a mobile-first experience

    2014 · themobileplaybook.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Vote!▲123

    Predict news outcomes

    2016 · thevoteapp.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Sprites▲105

    Infographic creation tool

    2014 · spritesapp.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Leet▲113

    Share and discover the best gameplay highlights

    2016 · exhaustsystems.co · its alternatives →

19. 19
    EP.25 How to Effectively Deploy Gamification into a Company's Products and Processes⎜#MakerZone▲52

    " How do we learn? By playing!" -Arlette Pond

    2017 · podbean.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Contentify▲70

    a real-time collaborative content manager on top of Github

    2014 · thyb.github.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Rethinking Gamification▲66

    It is time to rethink gamification!

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Candidate Crunch▲67

    Voter engagement through a mobile game

    2016 · urthworx.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Gamify: How Gamification Motivates People to Do Extraordinary Things▲110

    Gamify shows gamification in action

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    GetIncredibles▲102

    A curated marketplace of games/AR/VR talent

    2017 · getincredibles.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 →