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24 alternatives to Dark Reads - Horror Stories

Short horror stories, written by indie creators.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1
Dark Reader▲295
Dark theme for every website, care for your eyes
2018 · darkreader.org · its alternatives →
2
5 Minute Reader▲97
A simple app to read a different short story everyday.
2019 · its alternatives →
3
Dark Reader extension – Dark mode for every website▲369
Enable dark mode (night mode) on all websites
2018 · darkreader.org · its alternatives →
4
Stories▲169
Master complex materials through short daily stories.
2018 · its alternatives →
5
TaleHunt▲113
Start reading tiny tales on your mobile
2016 · talehunt.com · its alternatives →
6
Pocket Listen▲425
Reading is hard. Listen to articles instead.
2015 · getpocket.com · its alternatives →
7
Medium Audio Stories▲381
Listen to your favorite Medium stories
2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →
8
Darker Medium▲285
Read Medium stories with happy eyes
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
9
Sleepless▲8
The new way to read and write stories on your phone
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
10
Medium Series▲507
A new type of story on Medium
2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →
11
Shortly▲150
Short stories from reddit based on how much time you have
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
12
Readwise Reader, an all-in-one reading app▲326
Hey HN, cofounder of Readwise here. We've been working on this cross-platform reader app for about 2 years, excited to finally share it in public beta. Probably the most notable thing that makes Reader unique is that it supports almost any content type you could want to save/read/highlight: * web pages * emails/newsletters * PDFs * ePubs * twitter threads * youtube videos (with transcripts) * RSS feeds With all of your knowledge content in one place, we built powerful reading and highlighting, as well as a bunch of novel triage/organization features, so you can actually…
2022 · readwise.io · its alternatives →
13
Readwise Reader▲380
The all-in-one reading app for power readers
2022 · readwise.io · its alternatives →
14
Wisebits▲425
Meet your favorite book characters
2024 · wisebits.app · its alternatives →
15
Short▲359
The reading list for busy people
2015 · short.cool · its alternatives →
16
Writing Prompts Reader▲65
Bite-sized short stories
2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
17
Bedtime Stories 2.0▲251
The Swiss Army Knife for storytelling
2018 · getbedtimestories.com · its alternatives →
18
Dark Mode List▲252
A list of apps that support 🌃 dark mode
2017 · darkmodelist.com · its alternatives →
19
Readstack▲145
Zero-stress app to save the articles you want to read later
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
20
Horror Chat Stories▲4
Horror Chat Stories: Interactive Scary Text Adventures
Aug 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
21
Dark Hacker News▲69
A Dark-themed Hacker News App
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
22
Articled▲66
Write where your words matter | Read & write short stories.
2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
23
Dark Reader for iOS▲116
Enjoy dark mode on all Apple devices
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Chunks▲138
A new way to write a whole bunch of stuff
2018 · chunks.app · its alternatives →

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