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Upbeat is a music discovery platform built with Node, Redis, and Angular that integrates with SoundCloud. It operates similarly to Hacker News but focuses on music content, allowing users to browse and vote on tracks… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Upbeat, HN for music - Node + Redis + Angular + Soundcloud launched in 2013; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   SoundNode▲315

   SoundCloud desktop app (OS X, Windows, Linux)

   2016 · soundnodeapp.com · its alternatives →

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   Upbeat▲517

   On-demand PR campaigns

   2016 · flow.club · its alternatives →

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   Upbeat▲62

   The Reddit of music.

   2013 · its alternatives →

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   Harmony 0.7▲234

   A lightweight music player for SoundCloud, Spotify and more

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   Angular 2 HN – A progressive Hacker News client that works offline▲134

   :boom: Progressive Hacker News client built with Angular - housseindjirdeh/angular2-hn

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Harmony▲193

   Lightweight music player for SoundCloud, Spotify and more

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Sound.xyz▲205

   A web3 music platform

   2023 · sound.xyz · its alternatives →

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   SoundMoose – open source music discovery app based on Angular 2, Redux▲45

   2017 · soundmoose.com · its alternatives →

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   BentenSound▲287

   Free stock music for your videos. Unsplash for music.

   2019 · bentensound.com · its alternatives →

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    iShuffle▲103

    Listen to your favorite music, in perfect harmony.

    2019 · i-shuffle.netlify.com · its alternatives →

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    Rocksky – Music scrobbling and discovery on the AT Protocol▲117

    The next-generation social coding platform.

    May 2026 · tangled.org · its alternatives →

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    Nuage▲142

    A native SoundCloud app for macOS written in SwiftUI

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Joyn'it▲77

    Beautiful social media platform dedicated solely to events

    2018 · app.joynit.io · its alternatives →

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    A Customizable SoundCloud Player Built on the Web Audio API and d3▲93

    2014 · toneden.io · its alternatives →

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    Soundnode▲12

    A Beautiful Open-Source Desktop App for Soundcloud (alpha)

    2015 · soundnodeapp.com · its alternatives →

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    CloudTunes▲307

    Web-based music player for the cloud :cloud: :notes: Play music from YouTube, Dropbox, etc. - GitHub - jkbrzt/cloudtunes: Web-based music player for the cloud :notes: Play music from YouTube, Dropbox, etc.

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Soundbar▲213

    A lightweight SoundCloud player for Mac

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Wonder.fm▲162

    Discover new music. New site by We Are Hunted co-founder.

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    RISE by Spotify▲255

    Discover emerging artists, curated by Spotify

    2017 · open.spotify.com · its alternatives →

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    ToneDen▲108

    A fresh new customizable SoundCloud player.

    2014 · toneden.io · its alternatives →

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    Musicord Cloud▲66

    Music sharing platform to find musicians, share tracks, loop

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Hey Papaya▲150

    AI-Powered Networking Platform (The LinkedIn for Musicians)

    2024 · heypapaya.com · its alternatives →

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    Angular 2 HN – A responsive Hacker News client built with Angular 2▲40

    A Hacker News client built with Angular CLI, RxJS and Webpack

    2016 · angular2-hn.firebaseapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Resounden – Soundcloud App Coded in Go and React▲9

    Simple web application to list and play the favorite tracks of any Soundcloud user. Coded in Golang and React. - beeker1121/resounden

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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