Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Square

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Square launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   100 Free User Pics▲280

   Free avatars created for design projects

   2021 · userpics.craftwork.design · its alternatives →

2. 2
   SquareDude▲135

   A square sized photo editor

   2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Penpot▲478

   Design freedom for teams

   2021 · penpot.app · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Square▲71

   A minimalistic and addicting HTML5 game

   2016 · lessmilk.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Blenderfree▲309

   Creative Freedom Starts Here

   2017 · blender.org · its alternatives →

6. 6
   uEye▲129

   A free & fun game to learn UI design

   2021 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   UI Faces with AI▲118

   Free AI-generated avatars for your creative projects

   2023 · uifaces.co · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Noodle▲80

   Doodle for Notation

   2019 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   UI Design▲210

   UI Design is crafted with love by design lovers

   2022 · uidesign.to · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Design Battle▲3

    Real-time design battles — same brief, vote to win

    Jun 2026 · designbattle.hubmonster.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Game About Squares (iOS)▲85

    Sorry in advance for the lost productivity… Again !

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Shapefest▲175

    A massive library of free 3D shapes

    2022 · shapefest.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Dots: Make a Square▲60

    Classic and funny Dots & Square arcade game.

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Scribble To Art▲149

    Turn your sketches into art with AI magic

    2023 · sketchtoimage.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Squares by SkillGamesBoard▲60

    Unusual 2-player logic game testing your spatial thinking

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Squarespace Logo▲145

    A do-it-yourself logo builder

    2014 · squarespace.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Squared▲69

    A new puzzle game for iPhone

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18SG
    Square Game▲60

    2019 · smitop.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Goods & Hands▲46

    AI-free marketplace where people interact with creators

    2024 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    DesignArena – crowdsourced benchmark for AI-generated UI/UX▲89

    I’ve been using AI to generate some repetitive frontend (guilty), and while most outputs felt vibe-coded, some results were surprisingly good. So I cleaned it up and made a ranking game out of it with friends, and you can check it out here: https://www.designarena.ai/vote /vote: Your prompt will be answered by four random, anonymous models. You pick the one you prefer and crown the winner, tournament-style. /leaderboard: See the current winning models, as dictated by voter preferences. /play: Iterate quickly by seeing four models respond to the same input and…

    2025 · designarena.ai · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Word Square▲69

    Sudoku, but with letters and words.

    2017 · word-square.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Squared▲70

    Puzzle game that puts your mind to the test

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    SquareKicker: Squarespace Extension▲70

    A no-code Squarespace design and animation extension

    2021 · squarekicker.com · its alternatives →

24. 24GM
    Grid – Multiplayer Creative Workspace▲43

    2016 · buildwithgrid.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 →