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24 alternatives to Arcadia

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Arcadia launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Booklights▲169

   Make America Read Again 📖

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Bookup▲76

   Hookups for books!

   2017 · bookupapp.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   We Read Too▲98

   Increase the diversity of your reading with this simple app

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Librify▲76

   Reading with friends

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   New Readability▲75

   Read Comfortably— Anytime, Anywhere

   2013 · readability.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Inkling▲80

   Interactive books for ipad, iphone, and web

   2014 · inkling.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Ulysses for iPhone▲165

   Write. Anything. Anywhere.

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Goodreads 3.0 for iOS▲107

   Drastic redesign of popular social network for book lovers

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Unread for iPad▲68

   A clean, distraction-free reading experience, now on iPad

   2014 · jaredsinclair.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Addr▲98

    A collective and annotation-focus ePub reader

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Ulysses for iPad▲96

    Desktop-class writing on the go

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Page00▲65

    Publishing platform for the new age

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    We Need Diverse Books▲87

    Advocating and supporting non-majority narratives

    2014 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Hooked▲173

    Fiction in the form of text messages

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Readmill▲69

    A beautiful e-book reader for iPhone, iPad and Android

    2013 · readmill.com · its alternatives →

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    LIbby▲30

    An app for library ebooks and audiobooks

    2017 · overdrive.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Marvin▲63

    eBook reader for iOS. Your books, everywhere.

    2014 · appstafarian.com · its alternatives →

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    LIT▲93

    The pop culture keyboard platform

    2016 · itslit.com · its alternatives →

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    Curator▲95

    A visual notes app for iPad

    2014 · curator.co · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Prism▲155

    All of your bills in one place

    2014 · wearetrieve.com · its alternatives →

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    Booktrope▲81

    Reinventing the way books are published

    2015 · booktrope.com · its alternatives →

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    Accelerator▲119

    Read faster, one word at a time

    2015 · acceleratorapp.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    SE eBook▲152

    SE eBook

    2014 · gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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    Pointer▲95

    A reading club for developers

    2015 · pointer.io · 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 →