Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

A Place for Stories is a platform for sharing and discovering personal narratives. Launched in 2012, it provides a space where users can post their own stories and read those from others. The service caters to people… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A place for stories launched in 2012; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Yo Stories▲290

   Stories with absolutely no content

   2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   ShareAStory▲74

   Read somebody's story or share your own story to the world

   2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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   Moment – A Fun Way to Share Stories▲10

   2014 · moment.rocks · its alternatives →

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   Medium▲409

   Everyone's stories, now w/ an inline editor, tags & stream

   2015 · medium.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Hardbound▲771

   Stories for curious minds

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Remote Stories▲387

   Anonymous stories from remote workers

   2016 · remotestories.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Stories as a Service▲345

   Add stories to your website with 1 line of code

   2017 · storiesasaservice.com · its alternatives →

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   Story Patch▲142

   Contribute to stories, one patch at a time

   2024 · story-patch.vercel.app · its alternatives →

9. 9
   EmbedStories▲217

   The world’s #1 Instagram stories platform

   2018 · embedsocial.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Story.com▲176

    Storytelling meets AI

    2024 · story.com · its alternatives →

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    Narratives Project – A news product for a more peaceful internet▲91

    Hey HN! I’m Shaun, and I started the Narratives Project (https://www.narrativesproject.com/), a non-profit that presents divisive news events as contrasting narratives to show why people disagree. Our goal is to lower people’s distress about the news and animosity towards those they disagree with. Our current news media system incites instead of informs. On-the-ground reporting has been replaced by armchair journalism, most people are locked in viewpoint silos that are occasionally penetrated by the worst of the other side, and the entire system is in an escalating panic about…

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Storybook (Beta)▲99

    Write and publish stories, poems & more for free

    2023 · storybook.app · its alternatives →

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    Bedtime Stories 2.0▲251

    The Swiss Army Knife for storytelling

    2018 · getbedtimestories.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Nomad Stories▲113

    Anonymous stories from digital nomads

    2021 · nomadstories.xyz · its alternatives →

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    Novelette▲99

    Platform for people to read and write short stories for free

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Stories▲169

    Master complex materials through short daily stories.

    2018 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    StoryMap.site▲217

    Effortless user story mapping

    2023 · storymap.site · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Learning Story▲114

    Community of people who learn in public

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Truth or Truth▲120

    Spark conversations, share stories, embrace anonymity

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Maptia 2.0▲177

    Explore and contribute to a world of stories

    2014 · maptia.com · its alternatives →

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    Niopub▲87

    Explore posts from others or quickly publish your own ideas

    2023 · niopub.com · its alternatives →

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    Get Stories▲117

    All your user data in one place

    2020 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Articled▲66

    Write where your words matter | Read & write short stories.

    2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    StoryFork▲76

    A social story writing application

    2023 · its alternatives →

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