#Alternatives
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro Alternatives: For Camera, Gaming, and UI Lovers
Published: March 4, 2025
Has the new Nothing Phone (3a) Pro managed to grab your attention? With its polarizing yet unique design, the Nothing Phone (3a) Pro is a lucrative offering. Despite Nothing claiming that its camera can rival the iPhone 16 Pro Max, the Nothing Phone (3a) Pro isn’t the best phone out there. Whether you want a […]
2 Sidecar Alternatives to Use iPad as Second Screen for Mac
Updated: November 6, 2023
To use the iPad as a second screen on Mac, there is a native feature called Sidecar on both iPad and Mac. Though it works seamlessly, it only works if both iPad and Mac are logged in with the same Apple ID. But there is no touch support. Moreover, it does not work on some […]
5 Best Microsoft Outlook Alternatives for iPhone
Published: September 16, 2022
Microsoft Outlook has become a fan favorite among iPhone and Android users, with a focused inbox, holiday calendar, support for multiple email providers, and excellent theming options. Though lately, Microsoft has started injecting ads in Outlook mobile apps for personal accounts. If you noticed the same and want to ditch Microsoft’s solution, check out our […]
5 Best VLC Alternatives for Windows Users
Published: August 16, 2022
You may be looking for VLC alternatives for your Windows computer if you want advanced features, more control, and better UI than what VLC carries. Others may be looking for a video player for Windows that’s lightweight or supports lesser-known video formats. Either way, you want an alternative to VLC and here they are in […]
6 Best Alfred App Alternatives for Windows to Be More Productive
Updated: January 6, 2022
Alfred app is like the swiss army knife for the macOS ecosystem. But what about Windows? Well, there is Windows Search but it’s not good enough. There are, however, a few Windows apps that can help ease your day-to-day workflows. Let’s see if we can replace Alfred on Windows using a combination of apps. Presenting […]
5 Best Life360 Alternatives for Location Sharing
Updated: December 20, 2021
Life360 – a popular location-sharing app used by over 33M users is in news for all the wrong reasons. The company was caught selling user location data to dozens of data brokers in the industry. Life360 CEO’s sugar-coated comment further strengthens the authenticity of the report. If you are looking to get out of Life360’s […]
Audacity Alternatives: It’s Time to Get a Better Audio Editor
Updated: October 10, 2021
Recently, Audacity, a popular open-source audio-editing desktop software, has received a lot of criticism from users on Github, Reddit, and Twitter over its new controversial privacy policy. Acquired by Muse Group in May, Audacity’s new privacy policy is questionable and against the spirit of the open-source ecosystem. Audacity’s privacy policy page was updated on June 2, […]
6 Best Weather Apps for Samsung Galaxy Devices
Updated: November 8, 2021
Samsung is on roll with a successful launch of the Galaxy S21 series worldwide. The company also got a big thumbs up from the critics for its Android skin – OneUI 3. However, one con remained the same among all the reviews – An excessive number of ads from Samsung’s default apps. Users can always opt-out of the […]
6 Best Microsoft Clipboard Alternatives
Updated: October 16, 2021
One of the most common and frequently used apps on the Windows 10 platform is the clipboard. Yet, most users take it for granted or never use it to its full capacity. Pressing the Windows key+V button on your keyboard launches Microsoft Clipboard where you will find all previous clips. These include text, links, and […]
4 Zencastr Alternatives for Podcasts Listeners
Updated: October 16, 2021
Zencastr is a popular podcast recorder and editor app but it is far from perfect. Podcasters have reported facing issues with Zencastr for one reason or another for some time now. It has gotten better over the years but still not there yet. That’s one reason why so many podcasters are looking for Zencastr alternatives. […]
5 Best TikTok Alternatives That You Must Consider Seriously
Updated: October 16, 2021
One of the primary reasons why you must consider TikTok alternatives is security and privacy. Apple recently unveiled iOS 14 and with it came a new feature where users are warned when app steals clipboard data. In fact, it does so every 2-3 keystrokes. This is not the first time that Bytedance, Chinese giant owned […]
UC Browser Banned, Try These Better Alternatives for Android (2020)
Updated: October 10, 2021
UC Browser may offer you better speeds, download manager, data saving, or even ad-block. However, it does more harm than good — as far as your privacy is concerned. UC Browser was caught stealing private & personally-identifiable data to an unknown server in China. Now, the Government of India has banned it along with 59 […]
Best Popular Chinese Apps Alternatives For Better Privacy
Published: June 2, 2020
There is no denying that if you’re using technology, you’re using Chinese. The “Made in China” tag isn’t just restricted to the hardware. Most apps we use are also Chinese. Whether it’s the content creation app TikTok, file sharing app Shareit or the infamous UC Browser which has been found to bypass Google security norms. […]
9 Best Wireshark Alternatives for Android
Updated: November 22, 2021
Wireshark is the most popular, free, and open-source packet analyzer. It can see all the network communication going in and out of all the computers in the network. It means someone who uses Wireshark can see anything on your network that’s not encrypted. But unfortunately, it is not available for Android. That doesn’t mean you […]
8 Best Blinklist Alternatives to Supercharge Your Reading This Year
Updated: January 6, 2020
Blinklist made a big splash on the corporate scene a few years ago by condensing popular nonfiction and business books into 15-minute summaries. It enabled busy professionals to extract key value out of dozens of useful and inspiring titles. Blinkist isn’t free of issues though. For starters, pricing is inflexible and though there’s a discounted […]
9 Best Procreate Alternatives for Windows and Android
Updated: December 30, 2019
iPad Pro has often been hailed as a laptop alternative and while I do question this claim, the iPad Pro does offer amazing possibilities. Procreate is probably the most powerful and overall best drawing app for the iPad. It offers an exhaustive set of brushes, advanced layer blending, amazing filters, 100 undo/redo strokes, auto-saving while […]
4 Best Free Microsoft SharePoint Alternatives You Should Try
Updated: October 16, 2021
Microsoft SharePoint is a complicated and extremely versatile software that is mostly used by companies and businesses around the world. You may find occasional instances of SharePoint being used by an individual, but they are far and wide. The only problem with SharePoint is that its expensive as hell and comes with a steep learning […]
Top 7 CamScanner Alternatives You Should Try to Avoid Malware
Updated: May 18, 2020
Russian Antivirus giant, Kaspersky recently released a blog post discussing their discovery of a Trojan malware injector found in various versions of CamScanner. While Google was quick to boot the app from the Play Store, CamScanner released an official statement claiming that necessary actions have been taken and the fixed, updated version can be downloaded […]
There Is No Microsoft Paint App for Android, Try These 6 Alternatives
Updated: October 16, 2021
MS Paint is an iconic Windows app that simply refuses to die. In the age of Photoshop and Canva, MS Paint continues to win hearts for its simplicity and ease of use. You won’t believe it but I still use it to resize images. Why? Because I am done by the time Photoshop is ready […]
Best Airtable Alternatives For Collaboration and Project Management
Published: August 10, 2019
Airtable is an incredibly flexible tool that lets you take advantage of the power of relational databases and cloud collaboration to help you better organize your business processes. However, it can be cumbersome to set up and sometimes, specialized tools–especially in areas like project management–can do a better job than Airtable while requiring less setup […]
Best Kubernetes Alternatives for Microservice Orchestration
Published: August 8, 2019
Cloud hosting, music, and video streaming, and messaging services mean that everything is right at your fingertips. You can watch the shows you want, when you want, listen to your favorite music, or message your friends whenever. The cloud makes things so much easier for users. But developing for a cloud-centric world can be a […]
Best Alternatives to DS4Windows to Use Your PS4 Controller on PC
Updated: August 5, 2019
The Dualshock 4 controller is a great way to experience games on PC. It’s been rated the best PC controller by none other than PC Gamer even though it wasn’t designed with PC gaming in mind. DS4Windows is the default tool many people use to connect their DS4 controller with a PC. It’s a great, […]
Best Duolingo Alternatives to Learn a New Language
Published: August 2, 2019
Duolingo, used by over 300 million people, is a free app that has made language learning easier, especially Spanish and French. However, it’s not without its weaknesses. Duolingo is great for starting out, but if you’re a year or two into it, you need more resources to go with it. It’s not that great for […]
Truecaller Alternatives: When You Are Forced into Subscription
Updated: October 16, 2021
Google Phone app Truecaller has become a behemoth. It has more than 100 million active, daily, users, and continues to help identify callers around the world. However, other than its shady privacy policy, and banned in Russia, their recent update in India automatically registered some existing users to its payments service Truecaller Pay without their […]
Best Garageband Alternatives on Windows to Produce Music
Updated: July 22, 2019
Missing Garageband? If you’ve moved to Windows from macOS, you’ll miss out on one of the most popular music production software suites. Garageband is a great option on macOS for budding musicians not only because it’s free but also how easy it’s to use. However, once you start using music production software on Windows, there’s […]