🕸️ network effects
90 appsIt's better because other people are already on it: graphs, communities, audiences.
appcategorypriceverdictreplaced it
#1
ActiveCampaignRun a small email list and a handful of transparent automations
$15/mo$180/yr
NOT REALLY
#2
Alfred PowerpackBuild a local launcher with search, snippets, clipboard history, and workflows
one-time pricing
YES
#3
AllTrails PlusOrganize user-imported GPX routes and offline trip notes without copying trail data
$3/mo$36/yr
NOT REALLY
#4
ApolloRun permissioned outbound sequences from an uploaded list without supplying contact data
$59/mo per seat$708/yr
NOT REALLY
#5
AudiencefulNewsletter publishing, audience CRM, segmentation, forms, and automations
varies
KINDA
#6
AureliusOrganize interview notes, code excerpts, and synthesize themes into findings
$49/mo$588/yr
KINDA
#7
BabbelBuild a personal lesson and review tool from user-supplied material
$8.95/mo per seat$107.4/yr
NOT REALLY
#8
BazzlyAI tool that hunts Reddit for conversations where your product is relevant and drafts the reply, with aged posting accounts attached.
$99/mo$1,188/yr
KINDA
#9
beehiivNewsletter publishing, growth, monetization, and email platform
$49/mo$588/yr
KINDA
#10
BentoEmail marketing, behavioral tracking, segmentation, and automation
varies
KINDA
#11
BettermodePublish a branded community portal with spaces, posts, and member profiles
$49/mo$588/yr
KINDA
#12
BetterTouchToolMap trackpad, mouse, keyboard, and window gestures to explicit local actions
one-time pricing
YES
#13
BrevoSend a low-volume newsletter and transactional messages with clear consent records
$9/mo$108/yr
KINDA
#14
BrilliantBuild interactive practice around user-authored math and science lessons
$30/mo per seat$360/yr
NOT REALLY
#15
Busuu PremiumBuild a personal language practice system with user-authored lessons and review
$13.95/mo$167.4/yr
NOT REALLY
#16
Buy Me a CoffeeOne-off support, memberships, posts, shop items, and commissions
varies
NOT REALLY
#17
CareerflowOrganize applications and create evidence-grounded resume and LinkedIn improvement checklists
$23.99/mo$287.88/yr
YES
#18
CircleCommunity platform for memberships, courses, live events, and payments
$89/mo$1,068/yr
KINDA
#19
ClayOrchestrate enrichment calls over a user-owned list and inspect every transformation
varies
NOT REALLY
#20
Discord NitroHost a private text community on a self-owned server without recreating Discord's public network
$9.99/mo$119.88/yr
NOT REALLY
#21
DoodleRun group availability polls and convert the selected option into a calendar event
$15/mo per seat$180/yr
KINDA
#22
DovetailStore research notes, tag evidence, and create themes without recreating Dovetail's enterprise repos
$39/mo per seat$468/yr
NOT REALLY
#23
Duolingo SuperBuild a small user-authored language practice deck with spaced repetition and pronunciation recordin
$12.99/mo$155.88/yr
NOT REALLY
#24
Europe-CamionsA European classifieds marketplace for used trucks, tractor units, trailers and commercial vehicles, mostly listed by dealers.
varies
NOT REALLY
#25
FareHarborBooking, availability and payment software for tour, activity and rental operators, with distribution out to the big OTAs.
varies
KINDA
#26
FeedBlitzEmail newsletters, RSS-to-email, automations, and monetization tools
varies
KINDA
#27
FigmaCollaborative browser-based design and prototyping tool
$20/mo per seat$240/yr
NOT REALLY
#28
Flickr ProHost a personal photo gallery and metadata archive on user-owned storage
$11/mo$132/yr
NOT REALLY
#29
FlodeskDesign-led email, forms, automation, checkout, and digital products
$25/mo$300/yr
NOT REALLY
#30
FocusmateScheduled one-to-one virtual coworking sessions for accountability
$8/mo$96/yr
NOT REALLY
#31
FrillPublish feedback, roadmap, and announcements for one product
$25/mo$300/yr
YES
#32
GatherBuild a small spatial web room with basic movement and text presence
$12/mo per seat$144/yr
NOT REALLY
#33
GenevaHost a small private community without recreating Geneva's mobile network and member identity
varies
NOT REALLY
#34
HeartbeatRun a private community with channels, events, courses, and lightweight workflows
$49/mo$588/yr
KINDA
#35
Hevy ProLog workouts and routines locally with neutral progress charts
$2.99/mo$35.88/yr
YES
#36
HunterManage domain-based contact research notes and a small compliant campaign
$49/mo$588/yr
NOT REALLY
#37
InstantlySend low-volume sequences through user-owned inboxes with strict safety limits
$47/mo$564/yr
NOT REALLY
#38
JobscanCompare a resume with a user-supplied job description using transparent term and structure checks
$49.95/mo$599.4/yr
KINDA
#39
KFA MarketplaceRun a small used-keyboard market for a community you already have
varies
NOT REALLY
#40
KitEmail marketing and automation platform for creators
$39/mo$468/yr
KINDA
#41
KlaviyoEmail, SMS, customer data, automation, analytics, and personalization
varies
NOT REALLY
#42
Ko-fiTips, memberships, commissions, shop sales, and crowdfunding pages
varies
NOT REALLY
#43
Komoot PremiumPlan routes from open map data and export GPX files with clear data sources
$5/mo$60/yr
NOT REALLY
#44
KumospaceHost a lightweight spatial room for a small team without production media guarantees
$16/mo per seat$192/yr
NOT REALLY
#45
LANDR StudioAssemble a local release workflow with loudness checks and user-controlled exports
$12/mo per seat$144/yr
NOT REALLY
#46
LearnWorldsOnline courses, interactive video, communities, websites, and mobile apps
$29 reference price
NOT REALLY
#47
LeetCodeA graded problem bank and judge for practicing coding interviews, plus company-tagged questions and editorials behind a paid tier.
$35/mo$420/yr
NOT REALLY
#48
LemlistSend a modest compliant sequence from an authenticated domain and stop on replies
$69/mo per seat$828/yr
NOT REALLY
#49
LetterboxdA social diary for films: log what you watch, rate it, review it, and read everyone else's takes.
$1.58/mo$18.96/yr
NOT REALLY
#50
LetterdropContent planning, writing, SEO, newsletters, and social distribution
varies
KINDA
#51
LingQ PremiumImport permitted text and audio, mark known words, and review vocabulary in context
$14.99/mo$179.88/yr
KINDA
#52
LoopsMarketing and lifecycle email for software companies with simple automation
$49/mo$588/yr
KINDA
#53
Mailcoach CloudHosted newsletters, campaigns, automations, transactional mail, and analytics
varies
KINDA
#54
MailerLiteSend newsletters, build forms, and run a small welcome sequence
$12/mo$144/yr
KINDA
#55
MazeRun small unmoderated prototype tasks with consent and basic completion analytics
$99/mo$1,188/yr
NOT REALLY
#56
MidjourneyText-to-image generation service known for high-quality aesthetic output
$10/mo$120/yr
NOT REALLY
#57
Mighty NetworksCommunity, course, membership, and event platform for creators
$95/mo$1,140/yr
KINDA
#58
NightCafeCommunity AI art generation using multiple models and credit plans
varies
NOT REALLY
#59
PatreonPaid memberships, posts, chats, community, and creator discovery
varies
NOT REALLY
#60
PumbleRun straightforward team channels, direct messages, threads, and file sharing
$2.99/mo per seat$35.88/yr
KINDA
#61
QuickBooks OnlineSmall-business accounting, invoicing, expenses, payroll add-ons, and tax workflows
$38/mo$456/yr
NOT REALLY
#62
Reply.ioManage a short compliant sequence over one email provider and log replies
$89/mo per seat$1,068/yr
NOT REALLY
#63
Rosetta StoneBuild a picture-and-audio practice sequence from user-owned material
one-time pricing
NOT REALLY
#64
SaleshandySend a conservative email sequence with reply detection and team-safe limits
$36/mo$432/yr
NOT REALLY
#65
SendFoxSimple email broadcasts, automations, landing pages, and Smart campaigns
one-time pricing
KINDA
#66
SkillshareOrganize user-owned tutorial videos and learning projects in a private library
$13.99/mo$167.88/yr
NOT REALLY
#67
SkoolHosted communities, courses, events, gamification, and subscriptions
$9/mo$108/yr
NOT REALLY
#68
Slack ProRun a small private team chat with channels, threads, files, and search
$8.75/mo per seat$105/yr
NOT REALLY
#69
SmartleadRun small permission-based email sequences with reply and suppression handling
$39/mo$468/yr
NOT REALLY
#70
SnapchatCamera-first messenger where snaps, stories and streaks disappear · the app is the friend graph
$3.99/mo$47.88/yr
NOT REALLY
#71
Snov.ioSequence permissioned contacts and enrich only through user-supplied providers
$39/mo$468/yr
NOT REALLY
#72
SoundCloud Go PlusHost and stream user-owned creator audio with comments on a private server
$10.99/mo$131.88/yr
NOT REALLY
#73
SpeakBuild scripted language roleplay using a user-supplied model and clear lesson objectives
$7/mo per seat$84/yr
NOT REALLY
#74
SpliceCatalog user-owned samples, preview them in key and tempo, and organize collections
$12.99/mo$155.88/yr
NOT REALLY
#75
SplitwiseGroup expense tracker that splits bills and nags everyone until debts are settled.
$5/mo$60/yr
KINDA
#76
Spotify PremiumIndex and stream a legally owned personal music library with playlists and search
$12.99/mo per seat$155.88/yr
NOT REALLY
#77
Stan StoreMobile-first link-in-bio store for products, courses, bookings, and leads
$29/mo$348/yr
NOT REALLY
#78
StravaLog user-entered activities and map imported GPX files without recreating Strava's network
$11.99/mo$143.88/yr
NOT REALLY
#79
SubstackPublish posts and send email from a self-owned list without recreating discovery or payments
varies
NOT REALLY
#80
SurveyMonkeyRun a structured survey, calculate transparent summaries, and export responses
$39/mo$468/yr
KINDA
#81
tcgeventsFinds and lists trading card game tournaments and local store events so players know where to show up.
varies
NOT REALLY
#82
ThriveCartCheckout pages, funnels, subscriptions, affiliates, and course delivery
one-time pricing
NOT REALLY
#83
TradingViewBrowser based charting, screening and alerting across stocks, futures, forex and crypto, with a scripting language and a large community of published indicators.
$14.95/mo$179.4/yr
NOT REALLY
#84
UserVoiceRun a focused feedback portal and manual research repository
varies
NOT REALLY
#85
VerifiedDRSearch and AI visibility platform with TrueDR, monitoring, and verified partnerships
$39/mo$468/yr
KINDA
#86
VernigoFind outlier YouTube videos, unsaturated niches, and proven ideas from a continuously updated video database
$39/mo$468/yr
NOT REALLY
#87
WaalaxyManage a manual relationship workflow without automating protected-platform actions
$21.95/mo per seat$263.4/yr
NOT REALLY
#88
WoodpeckerSend a careful low-volume outbound sequence with bounces and replies handled
$29/mo$348/yr
NOT REALLY
#89
XeroCloud accounting, invoicing, bank reconciliation, payroll add-ons, and reporting
$25/mo$300/yr
NOT REALLY
#90
YouTube Music PremiumOrganize and stream user-owned audio without accessing YouTube's licensed catalog
$11.99/mo per seat$143.88/yr
NOT REALLY