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24 alternatives to Twas the Night Before Launching

A Parody Holiday Poem for Makers

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Twas the Night Before Launching launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Pilot - Morning Program▲69

   A satirical public radio take on Christmas

   2015 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Greetings▲96

   Make beautiful holiday cards

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Morning Short: "In The Home Stretch" By Robert Frost▲53

   An amazing narrative poem about the relativity of time

   2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Scarecrone▲62

   Poems by the creator of @sosadtoday

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Letters to a Young Poet▲68

   Rilke’s meditations on the creative process

   2015 · goodreads.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Funder▲183

   Create your own parody slogans for "world-changing" startups

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Silly Start▲64

   Start your day off with a big laugh.

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   TrapCrunch▲126

   "Someone Made A TechCrunch Parody Site And It’s Hilarious"

   2014 · hobokencityfc.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Art Before Breakfast ▲72

   A zillion ways to be more creative

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Meme Maker▲90

    Create your best memes within seconds

    2021 · meme.town · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Quarter Life Poetry▲64

    Poems for the Young, Broke and Hangry

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Letters to a Young Poet▲60

    A collection of letters on art, love and solitude

    2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Quo - Moment Poetry▲86

    A simple and minimal app to share poems

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Daylight▲60

    Stories told through art

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    #Laugh▲69

    Create Art in Space

    2016 · laugh.ai · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Cannonball▲56

    Magnetic Poetry Game from Twitter

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Code Poetry▲5

    Poems written in valid image-generating programs

    2017 · code-poetry.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Pun Off▲59

    ProducHunt for puns.

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Morning Short: "The Little Violinist" by Thomas Bailey Aldrich▲52

    The perfect short story to start (or end) your leap day!

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

20. 20BH
    Buzzwork Haikus▲6

    2020 · buzz-haiku.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

21. 21PT
    Poemr: The Imgur of Poetry▲5

    2013 · poemr.com · its alternatives →

22. 22LS
    Latest side project, a poetry app that suggests rhymes as you type▲8

    2013 · poetreatapp.com · its alternatives →

23. 23MW
    My Weekend Fun Project - Pure-CSS Emoticons▲5

    2010 · alfajango.com · its alternatives →

24. 24SP
    Swagsy Pre-launch Blog▲6

    2012 · blog.swagsy.com · its alternatives →

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