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24 alternatives to Genius

Annotate the world

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Genius launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Genius▲11

   Annotating the world

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Genius▲1

   Annotate the world

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Annopad▲64

   Annotate and bookmark the Internet

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Jerry's Brain▲72

   Curated knowledge at its finest

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Owl▲85

   Learn something new everyday

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Word Lens▲83

   See the world in your language

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   IdeaSparked▲68

   Simplify and Spark Your Idea Muscle

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Recite▲85

   Turn a Quote into a Masterpiece

   2013 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Memrise▲85

   Learn Anything

   2013 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    iQ▲68

    Intel's online tech and innovation magazine

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Sidenotes▲125

    Annotate the web.

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Listicle▲61

    A place where you can organize your world through lists

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Word Perhect▲59

    the artistic online word processor

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Word of the day ▲93

    Learn one new word, every day

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    News Genius▲66

    Make sense of the news

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Penflip▲119

    A social writing platform

    2013 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Hugg▲66

    Make your texts beautiful

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Innoz▲88

    Connecting the unconnected

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Onword▲158

    Just Write

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    SpecOut▲151

    Tech research engine

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Kindling▲67

    Idea management

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Nomad▲97

    Mark the places you discover

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    LocalWiki▲65

    Collect, share & open the world's local knowledge

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Somewhere▲101

    See how the world works.

    2014 · 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 →