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24 alternatives to The Octalyzer

An Apple II emulator for fun and education

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Octalyzer launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1KA
   Kitty – A modern, hackable, featureful, OpenGL based terminal emulator▲192

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Almost Impossible!▲111

   A side-scrolling atmospheric puzzle platformer

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3CP
   Cross-Platform Apple IIe Emulator Written in Go▲103

   2017 · octalyzer.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Swipe XL▲99

   New iOS game with the same level of anger as Flappy Bird :)

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5EA
   Ejecta, A Fast, Open Source JavaScript, Canvas Implementation for iOS▲190

   2012 · impactjs.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Gymnastick▲67

   A falling stick simulator for iPhone

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Eggggg▲69

   The platform puker

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Musio▲72

   A new take on the iOS music player

   2013 · its alternatives →

9. 9GJ
   GBA.js, a Game Boy Advance emulator written in JavaScript▲76

   2012 · jpfau.github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10OD
    Octaspire Dern – Programming language▲47

    2017 · octaspire.com · its alternatives →

11. 11MA
    Making an open-source 2D physics iOS game in 2 weeks▲50

    2015 · sparepartsapp.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Osmo Coding Jam▲89

    Coding and music: Twice the fun!

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Auxy 2.0▲98

    A music studio in your pocket

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14NM
    nyan-mode.el - Nyan Cat for Emacs (my first real Emacs minor mode)▲71

    2011 · nyan-mode.buildsomethingamazing.com · its alternatives →

15. 15IM
    I made an easy-to-understand 6502 emulator in pure C▲88

    2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Tung▲96

    A social podcast player

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    LOWRES CODER▲56

    Retrogames programming on iPad/iPhone

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18AU
    A UIKit Game Engine▲33

    2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19OY
    Octobot – Your Friendly GitHub Status App▲37

    2015 · octobotapp.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Hum▲84

    Songwriting for iPhone

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21AJ
    A JavaScript emulator of the Synthi A synthesizer▲68

    2016 · alexnisnevich.github.io · its alternatives →

22. 22MA
    Mjolnir, an automation/productivity app for OS X▲43

    2014 · mjolnir.io · its alternatives →

23. 23DA
    DomTerm – a web-based rich terminal emulator and console▲78

    2018 · domterm.org · its alternatives →

24. 24GB
    Game Boy on the Beam – A DMG Emulator in Pure Elixir▲6

    Jul 2026 · gb-dmg.live · its alternatives →

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