Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to GemReader
The private study reader for Android
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Readwise Reader▲380The all-in-one reading app for power readers
2022 · readwise.io · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I built an Android file viewer that opens PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, images, video, audio, Markdown and code, and asks for no permissions at all. I have always been uneasy about opening files people send me. On Android you either install a 400 MB office suite and sign in or use a small free viewer that wants storage access and ends up uploading your file to a server to render it. Also the hassle of having to download different apps for different file formats was really annoying. Gander holds no permissions, not even INTERNET so the OS itself guarantees the file cannot leave the…
Jul 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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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 →
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Hello HN, this has been my personal project for quite some time now. It has been a slowly evolving project over the years and its core function is for users to expose themselves to progressively more difficult lessons of music notes. NOTE: It is free and there are no ads. There is an in app purchase but most of the app doesn't require it.
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Conveniently find, navigate and read PDFs on your phone
2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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ReadHere▲146Lightweight PDF & EPUB reader in your browser
Jun 2026 · readhere.app · its alternatives →
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Decks▲182I’m building Decks, an application where you create study decks that consists of notes, flashcards, YouTube videos, and ChatGPT conversations. Notes and flashcards can be attached to YouTube videos. And your ChatGPT conversations are searchable and organizable through tags and folders. The concept is that this is study application where you can keep all your materials related to a subject in one place. Would appreciate any feedback you might have. Thanks!
2024 · decksapp.com · its alternatives →
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Highlight & make notes from the books you are reading
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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iChatBook▲91Binge books, boost reading & accelerate learning
2023 · ichatbook.com · its alternatives →
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2021 · alfreadapp.com · its alternatives →
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Shelvy Books▲52Hey HN! I built a little side project I wanted to share. Shelvy is a free, visual bookshelf app where you can organize books you're reading, want to read, or have finished. Sign in to save your own collection. Not monetized, no ads, no tracking beyond basic auth. Just a fun weekend project that grew a bit. Live: https://shelvybooks.com Would love any feedback on the UX or feature ideas!
Jan 2026 · shelvybooks.com · its alternatives →
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The all-in-one PDF reader, editor, file manager for Android
Nov 2025 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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I wanted to share a project that I've been working on designed to help young kids go from reading single words to reading whole books. My husband and I started spending a lot of time teaching our 5-year-old (Alex) to read because our school district is exclusively doing remote learning and I was skeptical that he could learn to read over Zoom. We used flashcards (which Alex found boring) and then combined them into sentences (which Alex found interesting). But the sentence approach requires a lot of arranging pieces of paper and remembering which words you are working on. So I developed…
2020 · its alternatives →
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Read, Edit, Convert,Fill, Sign& Organize PDFs-All for Free!
2024 · pdfgear.com · its alternatives →
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Read PDFs on your phone without pinching or zooming
Feb 2026 · slicereader.app · its alternatives →
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Your books, anywhere. Instantly.
Sep 2026 · lazyreader.lindocode.com · its alternatives →
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clean 、modern、material design news & RSS reader application
2020 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Fast PDF Reader for Android Phones & Tablets
Jul 2026 · deepakpk.com · its alternatives →
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Read thousands of bestselling books.
2022 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Photos and PDFs become Anki flashcards — fully on-device
Jun 2026 · mystudydeck.store · its alternatives →
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