Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Strings

Use emojis to create and discover mood-based playlists

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

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   Emojinary▲96

   Play pictionary with emoji, right in Slack

   2015 · emojinary.releasable.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Emogify▲123

   Create GIFs with emojis

   2015 · emogify.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Emojicode▲213

   An emoji based programming language

   2016 · emojicode.org · its alternatives →

4. 4
   EmojiStone▲117

   Practice language through playing with emoji

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   Emojidex▲74

   Emojis-as-a-service

   2015 · emojidex.com · its alternatives →

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   Emojifi▲86

   Suggests emoji as you type

   2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Emojiary▲113

   Tap into your feelings - using emoji

   2014 · emojiary.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Emoj▲165

   Find relevant emojis from text on the command-line

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   emoji.ink▲76

   Draw with emojis

   2015 · emoji.ink · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Steven▲167

    Your Emoji Life

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Active Emoji▲102

    You can now code in emojis (finally…)

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Emojili▲152

    The emoji-only network (pre-launch)

    2014 · emoj.li · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Bitmoji for Slack▲95

    Bring office chat to life with your own personal emoji

    2016 · bitmoji.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Emoj▲160

    Add emotional intelligence to your bot

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Noice▲109

    Emoji Your Friends Can Hear (😃 + 🔊)

    2014 · noice.me · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Emoji Brush▲104

    Draw with emoji

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Emojimo▲130

    Turn your text messages into emojis, automatically

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Sentiments▲120

    Mobile First, Swipe and Emoji based feedback

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Emojily▲80

    Create your own emojis

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Emoji Engine▲122

    A search engine for emoji 🔎

    2016 · emojiengine.com · its alternatives →

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    Keymoji▲102

    Emoji Autocomplete Keyboard

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Feedback Emoji▲135

    Capture user feedback with emojis

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Real Emoji▲56

    Bringing life to emoticons!

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Firesong▲90

    Giphy for Music in Slack w/ Emoji Search

    2017 · 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 →