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24 alternatives to Wheel

A minimal record player that's just a wheel.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites. Wheel launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   I made a tiny device for automatically recording digital pianosfrom $185/mo▲590

   Hey HN! A few years ago, I left my cushy big tech job to make hardware. And made the device I always wanted - an automatic piano recorder! I usually play piano improvisationally, and manually hitting record never meshed well with that. But there are always moments I wish I recorded, and now they are! Hopefully it scratches a similar itch for some of you as well! A few of the tech details: * built on an esp32-s3 * custom injection molded enclosure * BLE comms, sd card storage, DS1302 RTC * android & ios apps with Flutter * Shadertoy vfx support for video sharing - Chip

   2024 · jamcorder.com · its alternatives →

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   Harmony▲193

   Lightweight music player for SoundCloud, Spotify and more

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Plexamp▲147

   A small music player with a number of unique features

   2017 · forums.plex.tv · its alternatives →

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   Tiny Player for Mac▲86

   Minimalistic music player with clean UI & quick search

   2021 · catnapgames.com · its alternatives →

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   Ultimate Music Toy▲56

   A simple, fun tool for musical experimentation

   2014 · ultimatemusictoy.org · its alternatives →

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   Floating Record™ Vertical Turntable▲208

   Vinyl gone vertical.

   2015 · 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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   A tiny portable MIDI looper▲35

   A tiny portable music looper that gets you jamming immediately.

   2020 · beeplab.one · its alternatives →

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   Jamcorder▲124

   World's first automatic piano recorder

   2024 · jamcorder.com · its alternatives →

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    Ramsophone▲140

    A generative art/music machine

    2016 · robertvinluan.com · its alternatives →

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    Soundbar▲213

    A lightweight SoundCloud player for Mac

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Figure▲92

    A simple, fast, and beautiful music creation app

    2014 · reasonstudios.com · its alternatives →

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    TP–7▲94

    the ultra-portable audio recorder

    2023 · teenage.engineering · its alternatives →

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    Player▲73

    iOS app that re-imagines your music collection

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    RecordGram▲97

    A studio and production marketplace in the palm of your hand

    2017 · recordgram.com · its alternatives →

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    Musikcube▲107

    A fully functional terminal-based music player

    2017 · musikcube.com · its alternatives →

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    108▲111

    A minimal beat machine played in the browser

    2016 · martinwecke.de · its alternatives →

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    Loop for VOX▲105

    Unlimited cloud storage for Music 🎶

    2015 · my.vox.rocks · its alternatives →

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    Headset▲187

    Personal music player for Youtube and Reddit

    2017 · headsetapp.co · its alternatives →

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    Cymbal Universal Player▲105

    Share songs so everyone can listen in their own way

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Minimal native MP3 player for Mac▲156

    2018 · catnapgames.com · its alternatives →

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    ARIIA▲149

    A gestural-based music player for listening on the road

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Wave▲73

    A fast, minimalistic gesture-based music player app

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Jam-Pod▲114

    A player for people who keep their own music collection

    Jul 2026 · testflight.apple.com · its alternatives →

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