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24 alternatives to 20lines

Sharable user-gen short stories

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. 20lines launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Yo Stories▲290

   Stories with absolutely no content

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   StoryTime.us▲87

   Create stories told one line at a time

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   60dB▲104

   Today's best short audio stories

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Storybird▲77

   Visual storytelling and poetry writing

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Maker Stories▲303

   Discover the stories behind products

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Writing Prompts Reader▲65

   Bite-sized short stories

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Penflip▲119

   A social writing platform

   2013 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   60dB▲94

   Brings you today's best short audio stories

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Readwave▲69

   Share 3-minute stories

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Oddysey▲81

    A simple way to weave interactive stories

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    WeWrite▲90

    Crowdsourced Storytelling

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Onword▲158

    Just Write

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Random Tiny Stories▲81

    Collaborative story telling on twitter

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Hullabalu▲89

    Interactive stories for kids

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Humin▲225

    A smart(er) phonebook

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Pocket▲61

    Save great stories from all over

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Sstories▲92

    Short-fiction stories for busy people

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Phone Stories▲73

    Call to hear a short story for a specific moment in life.

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Fluky▲105

    A friendly randomiser

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Yarn▲97

    Addicting short stories

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    WriteTheScene▲67

    Realtime storytelling with strangers

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    TechSpiked▲151

    Entertainment for Techies

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Hugg▲66

    Make your texts beautiful

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Mic▲75

    The stories that matter to our generation. (Relaunch)

    2014 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →