# Teenage Engineering PO-33

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Teenage Engineering PO-33 and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A pocket synth that people find fun and easy to play, and one that can boost creativity despite its limits.

## Why people recommend it

- Fun and easy to play with (3 comments): "They are fun, definitely toyish, but you can get good results" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45955288)) "it is fun and easy to play with" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45953826)) "The POs are fun to play with" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45954408))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [M-VAVE FM-1](https://hackerapproved.com/p/m-vave-fm-1-pocket-synthesizer.md): 14 recommend
- [Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator](https://hackerapproved.com/p/teenage-engineering-pocket-operator.md): 11 recommend
- [Teenage Engineering OP-1](https://hackerapproved.com/p/teenage-engineering-op-1.md): 8 recommend
- [CHOMPI portable sampler](https://hackerapproved.com/p/chompi-portable-sampler.md): 5 recommend
- [Dato Duo](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dato-duo.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Teenage+Engineering+PO-33+K.O%21+Pocket+Operator&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://teenage.engineering/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Teenage Engineering PO-33", https://hackerapproved.com/p/teenage-engineering-po-33/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).