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24 alternatives to Pocket Sword

Hear a sword unsheathing sound when you take out your phone

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Pocket Sword launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   SwordSoundApp▲1

   Plays a sword unsheathing sound when you take out your phone

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Pocket Listen▲425

   Reading is hard. Listen to articles instead.

   2015 · getpocket.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Pocket Operator: Metal Series▲100

   A wall of sound in your pocket

   2018 · teenage.engineering · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Pocket Sprite▲77

   World’s smallest portable gaming device

   2018 · pocketsprite.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Pocket Casts▲202

   Powerful podcast manager for iOS & Android. New v.5 release.

   2014 · pocketcasts.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   tinyPod▲333

   Reinventing the wheel... a tiny bit

   2024 · thetinypod.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Brick 1100▲215

   Transform your smartphone into a classic brick phone

   2025 · visnalize.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Playdate▲588

   A new handheld gaming system from Panic

   2019 · play.date · its alternatives →

9. 9
   NoPhone▲178

   This thing won't let you use your phone.

   2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Feather▲70

    Blow to your phone!! ... play without touching the screen!

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Web app that blows water out of your phone's speakers (warning: loud)▲148

    Remove water and dust from your phone's speakers for FREE! It works by playing a specific tone that generates sound waves which causes the water to be ejected.

    2021 · fixmyspeakers.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Pocket Sense▲79

    An app to protect your Android from pickpocketers

    2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Pocket 7.0▲295

    Save and read news, articles, & videos that fuel your mind

    2018 · getpocket.com · its alternatives →

14. 14UA
    Unclack – a macOS app that mutes your microphone while you type▲279

    Unclack is the small but mighty Mac utility that mutes your keyboard while you type!

    2021 · unclack.app · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Pocket Casts 7▲257

    The world's most powerful podcast platform, now updated

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Pocket Coin Stack▲75

    Throw money down the drain in this game.

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Pocket Bonsai▲113

    A peaceful real-time bonsai growing game for mobile.

    2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    UltraPod▲103

    Turn your old iPhone into a music-first dumbphone

    Jul 2026 · ultrapod.gigassbox.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Marco Polo▲169

    Find your phone by shouting MARCO!

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    RingIt▲182

    Never lose your phone again

    Nov 2025 · ringit.app · its alternatives →

21. 21
    TAISO▲112

    Throw your iPhone in the air as high you can!

    2015 · zacotozaco.com · its alternatives →

22. 22DT
    Dumbphone – Turn your smartphone into a dumbphone▲82

    2014 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Pocket Rumble▲69

    A retro, beginner-friendly 2D fighting game

    2018 · nintendo.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Barephone▲100

    A minimal zero-clutter Android launcher

    2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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