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24 alternatives to Web App Success

Creating web apps? This is for you.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Web App Success launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Getting Real▲234

   The smarter way to build web apps. A free book by 37signals.

   2015 · basecamp.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Starting + Sustaining▲92

   A guide to plan, launch and run a web app

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   App Making▲114

   A Step-By-Step Guide To Crafting Successful Apps

   2014 · tapity.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Designing Mobile Apps▲68

   Learn the basics to design your mobile app.

   2015 · appdesignbook.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Pressbooks▲108

   Create books: print and ebooks

   2015 · pressbooks.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Starting▲68

   Starting & Sustaining: How to build & launch a web app

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Starting & Sustaining: Second Edition▲118

   Build and launch a web app with less pain and fewer mistakes

   2018 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Designing Web Apps▲145

   Learn to design experiences your users will love (2nd ed.)

   2015 · nathanbarry.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Your First Web App▲96

   Build your first web app. No prior knowledge required.

   2014 · yourfirst.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    "Web App Success" is published today (w/ case study of patio11's BCC)▲11

    If you’re thinking about creating a web app, have already started to build one, or want to improve an existing app, this is the book for you.

    2011 · fivesimplesteps.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    How I Learned to Code▲65

    Lessons From Teaching Myself Web Development

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Making Money With HTML5▲58

    How to find financial success with HTML5 web technology

    2016 · google.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Managing Web Projects▲61

    Learn to manage web projects with ease.

    2015 · fivesimplesteps.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Designing for the Web▲71

    Great free ebook about web design

    2016 · designingfortheweb.co.uk · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Resilient Web Design▲66

    Learn from the past, build for the future

    2016 · resilientwebdesign.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    How To Present Web Design & Get Better Client Feedback▲63

    A practical guide for web designers & web devs

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Web Design 101▲90

    The future of the web is in your hands.

    2016 · webflow.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Design for Business▲147

    User-friendly way to generate profits

    2016 · blog.tubikstudio.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Designing the Invisible▲69

    Create great web experiences

    2015 · fivesimplesteps.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Storyboard That▲173

    Hone your startup idea w/ the web's best storyboard creator

    2014 · storyboardthat.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Beginner’s Guide to Faster Websites▲166

    Free ebook on how to optimize your websites

    2017 · git-tower.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Learning Web Design▲69

    A Beginner's Guide to HTML, CSS, JavaScript, & Graphics

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Hello Web App: Intermediate Concepts▲63

    Intermediate tutorials and concepts for Django web apps

    2016 · hellowebbooks.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    You Got This! Zine by Glitch▲176

    A zine all about making web apps

    2018 · blog.glitch.com · its alternatives →

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