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24 alternatives to Glose for Mobile

A social reader for ebooks, now on Android

Glose for Mobile is an ebook reader application available on Android that emphasizes social features alongside reading. It allows users to read ebooks while connecting with other readers, making it suitable for people… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Glose for Mobile launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Glose▲241
A next-generation social reading platform for ebooks
2014 · glose.com · its alternatives →
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Glose, a next-generation social reading platform for ebooks▲24
2014 · glose.com · its alternatives →
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Bookself▲361
The social reading app 📚💬
2019 · bookself.app · its alternatives →
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Readwise Reader▲380
The all-in-one reading app for power readers
2022 · readwise.io · its alternatives →
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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 →
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BookRead▲415
AI-powered E-Reader that makes reading effortless
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Omnivore▲238
Read it later app with an outstanding reading experience
2023 · omnivore.app · its alternatives →
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Reader Mode 2.0▲332
Read, highlight and annotate the web without distractions
2025 · readermode.io · its alternatives →
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Literal 2.0▲380
Discover, organise & discuss books
2022 · literal.club · its alternatives →
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Hardcover▲307
Discover, track and read life-changing books
2023 · hardcover.app · its alternatives →
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Juno▲97
The social reading app for desktop and mobile
2020 · its alternatives →
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Amazon Kindle Lite▲104
2MB app from Amazon to read millions of eBooks
2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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BookSlice▲330
Gamified book reader for busy people
2024 · bookslice.app · its alternatives →
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ReadHere▲146
Lightweight PDF & EPUB reader in your browser
Jun 2026 · readhere.app · its alternatives →
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2Read ▲267
AI Kindle Reading Buddy
2025 · 2read.app · its alternatives →
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SimplePDFReader▲36
Conveniently find, navigate and read PDFs on your phone
2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Push to Kindle▲100
Read web articles on your Kindle
2022 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Folio▲98
A read-later app sending a typeset digest to your e-reader
Aug 2026 · myfolio.so · its alternatives →
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Fileloom▲82
A free, ad-free Android viewer for all your files
May 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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5 Minute Reader▲97
A simple app to read a different short story everyday.
2019 · its alternatives →
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BookNotion▲108
Easily save Kindle highlights in Notion for free
2023 · en.booknotion.site · its alternatives →
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BeeLine Reader App▲88
Speed reading for mobile
2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Hyphen – A beautiful, powerful, and robust eBook Reader for iOS▲34
Hyphen is an ePub Reader for iOS
2015 · hyphenreader.com · its alternatives →
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Papyr▲93
Twitter for reading
2022 · its alternatives →

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