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24 alternatives to Prose

the worlds first gesture-to-speech app

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

1. 1
   Noted▲63

   Gesture Driven Notetaking

   2013 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Penflip▲119

   A social writing platform

   2013 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   gesture.ai▲116

   Easy to use gesture recognition technology and SDK

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   :prose▲75

   Turn thoughts/gestures to messages and speech.

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Waved▲108

   Voxer meets TapTalk: the fastest way to say a lot

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Veer 2▲95

   The ultimate gesture challenge game

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Transcense▲127

   Converse w/ the deaf, w/o sign language (pre-launch)

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Curator▲95

   A visual notes app for iPad

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Swoosh▲94

   Control your presentation with hand gestures

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Bear▲38

    Beautiful writing app for notes and prose

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Talkshow▲299

    Texting in public

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Paragraphs▲272

    A minimalist writing app for Mac

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    WriteTheScene▲67

    Realtime storytelling with strangers

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    WeWrite▲90

    Crowdsourced Storytelling

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Studio▲124

    Roleplaying based messaging app

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Textcast▲128

    Messaging meets blogging

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Inside Podcasting▲126

    Curating the resurgence of the spoken word

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    ZingTouch▲178

    A JavaScript gesture detection library

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Universal Typeface▲100

    Unifying the world’s handwriting

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Recorder▲142

    Voice journaling made easy

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Wish Dish▲68

    Authentic community-driven writing platform

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Designing Conversational Interfaces▲86

    An introduction to creating compelling chat applications

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Slated▲114

    Translates your texts to other languages in real time

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    MotionSavvy▲75

    You sign, it speaks. Translating sign language to speech.

    2014 · 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 →