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24 alternatives to TouchFish

Inspired by the Chinese slang '摸鱼' (slacking off)

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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    Made this website as an exercise in vibe-coding and GCP. It was posted about a few times around the internet, on sites like Morning Brew (https://www.morningbrew.com/issues/business-buzzkill), MetaFilter (https://www.metafilter.com/209703/Draw-A-Fish), boingboing.net, etc. I think it's cute! I built a basic CNN trained against penises and swastikas, and then anything that doesn't hit the 63% confidence score gets sent to a mod queue, a vibe-coded fish-tinder…

    2025 · drawafish.com · its alternatives →

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    A koi pond to stare at. A place to do nothing.

    28d ago · koi.rest · its alternatives →

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    MOAI▲77

    Robot that keeps your aquarium connected & clean

    2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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    Goldfish▲958

    Press Option. It knows your work and replies like you

    Jun 2026 · goldfish.sh · its alternatives →

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    Reef▲259

    Spreadsheet hack for the busy you

    2025 · app.reef.lat · its alternatives →

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    Your pocket aquarium for a relaxing iOS widget

    Jan 2026 · aquariumwidgets.app · its alternatives →

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    Tap your stress away, the digital wooden fish for your soul.

    2025 · woodenfish.online · its alternatives →

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    Dipsea▲169

    Short, erotic stories made by women for women.

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Mochi▲212

    Take notes in markdown, review them with spaced repetition

    2019 · mochi.cards · its alternatives →

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    Donut Dog▲127

    Feed your focus, starve distractions!

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Breathhh▲204

    Personal mental shield against stress and anxiety

    2022 · breathhh.app · its alternatives →

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    摸鱼小游戏

    2025 · touchfish.click · its alternatives →

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    Calmaria▲178

    Breathing exercise for you to relax during this rough time

    2020 · calmaria.app · its alternatives →

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    PixelClaw▲162

    A tiny pixel crab that lives on your Dock

    Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Take notes in markdown, study them with spaced repetition

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Cuely 2.0▲113

    Optimize your workdays, drink water & stretch in the browser

    2022 · cuely.ai · its alternatives →

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    Mochi▲104

    A tiny animated cat for every browser tab.

    Aug 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Sail, meditate and relax with a cat fisherman

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, Just wanted to share a tool i've been working on to help with my own study routine. It’s a browser extension called Lingoku. The idea is simple: we spend hours browsing the web in English every day. This tool replaces some of the english words with Japanese vocabulary based on your japanese level (Similar to Toucan, but with a better user experience). It’s basically an attempt to make the "i+1" method actually passive, you understand the sentence because it's mostly english, but you pick up Japanese words naturally from the context. It uses an LLM in the backend to make sure the…

    Dec 2025 · lingoku.ai · its alternatives →

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    Eat smaller fish to get bigger and rule the ocean!

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Live jellyfish give your eyes a break from the screen

    2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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    uLuup▲96

    Mindful habits building for imperfect progress

    Oct 2025 · uluup.com · its alternatives →

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    Free online wooden fish — tap for calm, focus, and merit +1

    May 2026 · tapwoodenfish.com · its alternatives →

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