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24 alternatives to Connu

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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. Connu launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Librify▲76

   Reading with friends

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Booklights▲169

   Make America Read Again 📖

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Book Recommendations▲72

   Find Yourself Something New to Read.

   2015 · olmenta.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   New Readability▲75

   Read Comfortably— Anytime, Anywhere

   2013 · readability.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Random▲76

   Run out of Internet to read? Random app's here to help

   2014 · random.co · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Hooked▲173

   Fiction in the form of text messages

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   One Random Book▲90

   Why not let us choose your next read?

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Writing Prompts Reader▲65

   Bite-sized short stories

   2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Fillerati▲100

   Ditch your 'Lorem ipsum' and use real text from authors

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Estimote Nearables▲186

    iBeacons just got smaller

    2014 · blog.estimote.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    20lines▲83

    Sharable user-gen short stories

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Writer's BLAHk▲89

    You talk, we write (love letters, sassy tweets, apologies..)

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    TechSpiked▲151

    Entertainment for Techies

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Bookup▲76

    Hookups for books!

    2017 · bookupapp.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Booklaunch▲107

    Beautiful, professional book pages in less than 10 minutes

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    WriteRoom▲67

    Distraction Free Writing

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Thwipster▲94

    The marketplace for nerds

    2015 · thwipster.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Booktrope▲81

    Reinventing the way books are published

    2015 · booktrope.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Irregardless.ly▲85

    A crowdsourced style guide for writers

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    We Need Diverse Books▲87

    Advocating and supporting non-majority narratives

    2014 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Onword▲158

    Just Write

    2014 · onword.co · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Booktrack▲79

    Read with a soundtrack

    2014 · booktrack.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Hen▲86

    Snooze that article for reading later, offline

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Sstories▲92

    Short-fiction stories for busy people

    2017 · 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 →