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24 alternatives to Singular

Mapping the World's Sounds

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

1. 1
   Soundation▲76

   Fun electronica creation for everyone

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   MTME▲102

   A new way to discover music

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Hear▲234

   Unlimited control over real-world sounds

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Gsound▲77

   The engine for identifying your entertainment

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Soundsnap▲114

   Shutterstock for sound effects

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   AudioSet by Google▲156

   A massive dataset of manually annotated audio events

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   hearthis.at▲75

   A serious SoundCloud alternative

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   TunePics▲71

   Music and Images Together

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Timbre▲78

   The simple way to find live music

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    OverHeard▲75

    Share Your Sounds

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Artist Hunt▲108

    An intuitive way to discover music

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Endangered Sounds Museum▲129

    Nostalgic sounds from the past

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Soundtrap▲86

    Jam with friends

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Next Big Sound▲80

    Analytics & Insights for the Music Industry

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Cone▲61

    a "thinking" music speaker

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Sound City Project▲134

    Listen to cities around the globe

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Inside Podcasting▲126

    Curating the resurgence of the spoken word

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Genius▲56

    Annotate the world

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Cities and Memory▲11

    a global field recording sound map with remixes

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    ROAM▲87

    A new standard in earphones

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Radiotopia▲112

    A podcasting revolution: remaking public radio

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    SoundBrush▲73

    Turn drawings into music

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Sample Focus▲101

    The easiest way to find the perfect audio sample

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Sounds of Street View▲98

    Google Street View with sounds

    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 →