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24 alternatives to The Darwin Tank

An original jellyfish aquarium

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Darwin Tank launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Jellyfish Aquarium▲99

   Live jellyfish give your eyes a break from the screen

   2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Darwin’s On the Origin of Species▲61

   A Picture Book Adaptation

   2016 · sabinaradeva.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   ecobud▲80

   A portable water filter and bottle

   2015 · ecobudusa.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Darwin▲133

   Uber-minimal active learning tool for you and your friends.

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Surfkoll▲88

   Insights into your browsing history

   2014 · surfkoll.se · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Gum▲123

   The social network of things

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Mini Mammoth▲87

   Powerful research companion from Mammoth

   2015 · mammothhq.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Quadski▲67

   Amphibious Quad

   2014 · gibbssports.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   FishBit▲2

   Your aquarium made simple

   2015 · getfishbit.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Seahorse▲83

    Document Life Together

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Swarmize▲82

    Data journalism platform from The Guardian

    2014 · alpha.swarmize.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    JellyTank▲9

    The Ultimate Jellyfish Aquarium

    2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Pakyak▲78

    The portable compactable kayak

    2017 · pakayak.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Apitronics▲75

    Nest for Farming

    2014 · apitronics.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Gauzy▲78

    Technnologically Advanced Glass

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Appcrawlr.com▲70

    The App Discovery Engine

    2014 · en.softonic.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Dino Pet▲68

    Your living bioluminescent desk mate

    2015 · biopop.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Tinybop▲59

    Toys for Tomorrow

    2013 · tinybop.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Evolving Corals with Neuroevolution and Novelty Search▲64

    A research project simulating the evolution of virtual corals - 2018.

    2018 · joelsimon.net · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Barnacle▲61

    Vehicle immobilizer

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    PDFy▲84

    Imgur for PDF

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Doubleblinded▲93

    Subscription based self-experimentation

    2015 · doubleblinded.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Fluky▲105

    A friendly randomiser

    2014 · fluky.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Polymer▲65

    Building blocks for the web

    2014 · polymer-library.polymer-project.org · 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 →