Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Glose

A next-generation social reading platform for ebooks

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

1. 1
   Glose for Mobile▲255

   A social reader for ebooks, now on Android

   2015 · glose.com · its alternatives →

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   Glose, a next-generation social reading platform for ebooks▲24

   2014 · glose.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Bookself▲361

   The social reading app 📚💬

   2019 · bookself.app · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Folio▲98

   A read-later app sending a typeset digest to your e-reader

   Aug 2026 · myfolio.so · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Kooba▲141

   An interactive graph for finding new books

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Tablo▲115

   Medium for ebooks.

   2014 · tablo.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Rocket Reads▲147

   A simpler alternative to Goodreads

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Glose▲4

   Reading platform for inspired readers

   2014 · glose.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Booklights▲169

   Make America Read Again 📖

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Addr▲98

    A collective and annotation-focus ePub reader

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Shelf Joy▲126

    A Facebook bot to deliver hand-curated book suggestions

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Librify▲76

    Reading with friends

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Edgee▲119

    A new medium to transcend tweeting, blogging and pinning

    2015 · edgee.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Readder▲152

    A Reddit client with advanced features

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Goodreads 3.0 for iOS▲107

    Drastic redesign of popular social network for book lovers

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Liberio▲144

    Simple eBook creation and publishing right from Google Drive

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Vellum▲63

    A reading layer for your Twitter feed

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Node: Up and Running▲72

    Ebook for building scalable apps with Node

    2016 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Kindle Scout▲75

    Amazon’s Crowdsourced Publishing Platform

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Happy Friends▲57

    A mailbox-type reader for Twitter.

    2014 · happyfriends.camp · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Wattpad v6.0 (iOS)▲99

    Read books and stories you can't find anywhere else.

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Liberio▲86

    One click eBook publishing from Google Drive (pre-launch)

    2013 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    ParrotRead▲89

    Book recommendations from people you follow on Twitter.

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Geofeedia▲80

    Location-based social media monitoring

    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 →