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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. 1
   Octagon▲71

   A colorful minimalist endless runner

   2015 · octagongame.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   OctoPie▲67

   A game shakers app

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Almost Impossible!▲111

   A side-scrolling atmospheric puzzle platformer

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Game About Squares (iOS)▲85

   Sorry in advance for the lost productivity… Again !

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Swipe XL▲99

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

   2014 · apps.apple.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
   Hot Shots 2▲67

   A Mac OS X Dribbble Client

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Sensorize▲71

   An insanely hard memory game.

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Octobox▲85

    Organization for busy minds with the power of Dropbox

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Musio▲72

    A new take on the iOS music player

    2013 · musioapp.co · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Octo.ai▲172

    The open source analytics hypervisor

    2016 · nvidia.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Expand Board for macOS▲132

    Expand ideas, concepts, and plans across limitless boards

    Sep 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Wordbreeze▲73

    A beautiful and addictive word game for iOS

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Octobot▲68

    Your friendly GitHub status app.

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Auxy 2.0▲98

    A music studio in your pocket

    2016 · auxy.co · its alternatives →

17. 17
    DiscoRunner▲71

    Programming the oldschool way! Hack 1000+ Apple II apps!

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Tung▲96

    A social podcast player

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    ESCapey▲84

    An ESC key solution for new Apple Laptops

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Inky Blocks▲95

    A colorful reimagining of Tetris

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    LOWRES CODER▲56

    Retrogames programming on iPad/iPhone

    2016 · lowres.inutilis.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Shades▲72

    A zen like game of colors

    2015 · uovo.dk · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Hum▲84

    Songwriting for iPhone

    2014 · justhum.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Futuriana▲65

    Pentix-like puzzle on a glitchy vintage computer

    2016 · apps.apple.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 →