Alternatives

Products that do what Try Ion before you buy – uses BluetoothLE, Node.js, websockets, jsmpeg does

1. 1
   Ionic Platform▲288

   Build, deploy, and scale hybrid apps, the easy way

   2016

2. 2WB
   Web Bluetooth▲92

   2016 · webbluetoothcg.github.io

3. 3
   Firebase 3 Tinder for X Starter▲102

   Super awesome starter for a Tinder for X App w/ Ionic

   2016

4. 4
   Puck.js▲103

   The ground-breaking bluetooth beacon

   2016

5. 5
   Node.js Messenger▲140

   A small alternative to Slack

   2017

6. 6AM
   A minimal and idiomatic WebSocket library for Go▲99

   2019 · github.com

7. 7B5
   Bluetooth 5 and Bluetooth Low Energy – A Developer's Guide▲97

   2018 · novelbits.io

8. 8
   Creator▲114

   Free live prototyping tool to build better ionic apps

   2014

9. 9SF
   Servus for Mac and Dropbox▲95

   I've built a thing! A few months back someone (not me) posted my Mac app Droplings to HN. It was incredibly rough around the edges back then, and in alpha. Well, it's finished now and sparkles like crazy. Please take a look! :)

   2012 · servus.io

10. 10
    teleconsole▲218

    Share your terminal in seconds

    2016

11. 11ET
    End-to-end LTE example with Docker and emulated radio▲210

    2018 · github.com

12. 12
    Authentication for wearables and sensors▲148

    Widget/UI to connect your app to all wearables

    2022

13. 13TI
    Taps.io is bit.ly for apps▲27

    2013 · blog.tapstream.com

14. 14V1
    Version 1.1 of our $99 hackable Bluetooth smartwatch▲139

    2011 · wwww.getinpulse.com

15. 15WF
    WebSocket-first development▲120

    2017 · github.com

16. 16RY
    Route Your Bluetooth Low Energy Hardware out to the Internet▲26

    2015 · nodule.io

17. 17
    Chipolo▲123

    World's loudest bluetooth tracker with replaceable batteries

    2016

18. 18JA
    JanOS – A new OS that turns your smartphone into an IoT board▲123

    2015 · janos.io

19. 19WA
    Wsta – a CLI for working with WebSockets written in Rust▲85

    2016 · github.com

20. 20
    Ionic Framework▲109

    Framework for developing hybrid mobile apps with HTML5

    2014

21. 21
    Nexmo▲100

    API's for SMS, voice, and phone verification

    2015

22. 22
    WebsocketD▲82

    WebSockets are easy now

    2015

23. 23AG
    A golang websocket server you can pipe to▲45

    2013 · github.com

24. 24WU
    WebSocket.us - an informational website about WebSocket▲42

    2012 · websockets.us

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