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24 alternatives to Subspotting

Visualizing available cell phone coverage on the NYC subway

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Subspotting launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   What the Street▲61

   Visualize the distribution of mobility spaces in cities

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Slack for Mobile 2.0▲310

   Rebuilt from the ground up

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Talko▲265

   Live & asynchronous voice communications on mobile

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   VentureMap ​NYC▲123

   A network visualization of all startup investments in NYC

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Mobile Flow▲101

   Eliminate digital distractions

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Geofeedia▲80

   Location-based social media monitoring

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Smarking▲111

   Data Analytics for Parking

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Tackle▲102

   The phone system for nomadic entrepreneurs

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Apptopia▲76

   Competitive intelligence for the mobile app economy

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Analyse Asia 135: The Apple iPhone 7 Event with Sameer Singh▲61

    The impact of Apple iPhone 7 across Asia

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Babble▲92

    A more personalized social network

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Grid▲218

    An iPad dashboard for families

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Mobile Patterns▲111

    UI examples for common Mobile features/interactions

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Lattice Engagement▲143

    Engagement surveys combined with performance data

    2018 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Doodle mobile▲82

    Simplified group scheduling

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Shuffle▲112

    Serendipitious scheduling over Twitter.

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17MA
    MapChat – A simple location based chat in 300 lines of code▲205

    2015 · idoco.github.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Swurveys▲173

    Swipe based Surveys for the distracted mobile generation.

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Flux▲70

    Design and generate iOS transitions

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Beacon▲204

    Signal your availability and hang with friends

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Google Hangouts for iOS▲106

    Updated w/ location sharing, stickers and material design

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Priori Data▲83

    Bloomberg For App Data.

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    ThinkUp▲166

    Powerful social network analytics

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Pocket Dial▲100

    An iPhone case and pocket square in one

    2015 · 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 →