Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

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

1. 1
   Whip▲99

   Youtube for interactive web experiences

   Sep 2026 · whip.run · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Impulse▲84

   Dynamic JS Animations for the Mobile Web

   2014 · impulse.luster.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Squints▲81

   Design tools for the live web

   27d ago · squints.app · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Designeer▲150

   Bringing the best of the internet together

   Sep 2026 · designeer.xyz · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Implementing the pull-and-zoom effect on mobile browsers▲8

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6SA
   Sitestencil, a new way of building websites with flexbox and gutters▲9

   2016 · sitestencil.com · its alternatives →

7. 7TW
   The Web Synthetizer from Space▲8

   2017 · synthfrom.space · its alternatives →

8. 8TV
   Traverse, visually intuitive web commenting/discussion▲9

   2013 · 74.207.237.99 · its alternatives →

9. 9CA
   Cash – An absurdly small jQuery alternative for modern browsers▲9

   2014 · kenwheeler.github.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Sonar▲14

    A linting tool for the web

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11AU
    An URL shortening experiment▲7

    2014 · kq.io · its alternatives →

12. 12EA
    Epiverse – a comment system for all webpages▲9

    2016 · epiverse.co · its alternatives →

13. 13FA
    Flow, a WebRTC/Web Audio HTML5 experiment.▲6

    2012 · trypwire.flow.jit.su · its alternatives →

14. 14WJ
    Waves.js – Text animation in JavaScript▲6

    2014 · mateogianolio.github.io · its alternatives →

15. 15AU
    Animated users session heatmaps of your website▲7

    2018 · witness.ly · its alternatives →

16. 16DS
    Dovetail, Spectral Subtraction Mixing in the Browser▲6

    2019 · dsp.audio · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Matt's DOM Utils—a modular HTML DOM library with wide browser support▲6

    2012 · fortybelow.ca · its alternatives →

18. 18AL
    A Living Neural Web in HTML5 Canvas▲7

    Jun 2026 · techoreon.github.io · its alternatives →

19. 19AA
    Almost-a-CMS an in browser visual HTML editor for live static websites▲5

    2020 · softaccel.net · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Current State of Web Design▲5

    2018 · fczbkk.com · its alternatives →

21. 21AV
    A vanilla JavaScript alternative to the buggy vh/vw CSS units▲8

    2015 · joaocunha.github.io · its alternatives →

22. 22FF
    From Figma to Site with one click. Fully responsive▲8

    2022 · makers.so · its alternatives →

23. 23AL
    A link aggregator without dark patterns▲6

    2021 · 20-things.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    HTML themes made easier than ever▲6

    2020 · buildfaster.co · 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 →