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24 alternatives to Wave (^‿^)ﾉ
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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Wave (^‿^)ﾉ launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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shortwave▲106Short-range anonymous messaging (Secret meets Firechat)
2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Wave▲298Turn your voice into text — local or cloud, your choice
Jun 2026 · wave.mxv.sh · its alternatives →
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The fastest way to send content and react to it
2017 · x.wave.tech · its alternatives →
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Transcribe + summarize audio and phone calls in any language
2024 · its alternatives →
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Wave▲73A fast, minimalistic gesture-based music player app
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Text▲168Push notification messaging with friends (WUT w/o anonymity)
2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I’m Mike, the founder and creator of Wave, a cross-platform open-source terminal that supports inline rendering, modern UI, and persistent sessions. I love the command line; I’ve been using it for over 25 years, starting with a Linux box I made with spare parts in my college dorm room. But while other devtools have been modernized, the terminal has been stuck, with the same basic functionality for over 40-years. What if your command line terminal could display more than just text? That’s crazy right (I can hear the screams of thousands of graybeard sysadmins). Not all the time, but…
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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The anonymous social network. Now more personalized.
2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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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 →