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24 alternatives to Hardbound

Stories for curious minds

Hardbound is an iOS app that delivers stories on various topics for people interested in learning about new subjects. Designed as an educational tool with a focus on engaging content, it presents information in an… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hardbound launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Hardbound 3.0▲739
Illustrated summaries of bestselling nonfiction books
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
2
Wisebits▲425
Meet your favorite book characters
2024 · wisebits.app · its alternatives →
3
Tales Untold▲128
Smart stories for smart kids (and smart parents, too).
2015 · talesuntold.com · its alternatives →
4
Hardbound Writer's Program▲297
YC for writers: experiment in a new media format
2016 · medium.com · its alternatives →
5
Storyly▲332
Bring superb stories to your app
2020 · storyly.io · its alternatives →
6
Stories▲169
Master complex materials through short daily stories.
2018 · its alternatives →
7
Once▲595
Create interactive stories on the web
2020 · once.app · its alternatives →
8
Storyly 2.0▲330
Engage users with interactive storytelling inside your app
2020 · storyly.io · its alternatives →
9
Tome 1.0 + iOS app▲345
The new storytelling format for work and important ideas
2022 · tome.app · its alternatives →
10
Bedtime Stories 2.0▲251
The Swiss Army Knife for storytelling
2018 · getbedtimestories.com · its alternatives →
11
How-To Story Creator▲267
The simple creator tool for ‘how-to’ stories
2019 · its alternatives →
12
Smart Tales▲134
Fun STEM & reading learning for kids aged 2-11
2023 · smarttales.app · its alternatives →
13
Story!▲64
Community Driven Story Writing
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
14
Adventure Stories▲78
Collaborative AI choose-your-own-adventure stories for kids
2023 · adventurestories.ai · its alternatives →
15
Storybound▲6
Interactive studio where kids learn by creating stories
Jan 2026 · storybound.kids · its alternatives →
16
StoryFork▲76
A social story writing application
2023 · its alternatives →
17
Wistory▲127
Embed stories in your app or website
2020 · wistory.io · its alternatives →
18
DataMaid▲143
Storytelling for busy people.
2016 · its alternatives →
19
Storyboarder▲76
An app to help you plan and create illustrated stories
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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storychat.app▲168
AI-driven conversational platform in a feed format.
2024 · storychat.app · its alternatives →
21
Wonderscope▲73
AR app for kids to transform the world into stories.
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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StoryMaze▲111
A library of interactive sensual audio stories
2021 · wonders.digital · its alternatives →
23
Storytailor.ai▲121
Create personalized stories with magic, laughter, and AI.
2024 · its alternatives →
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TaleAStory▲69
Create short stories with friends, one sentence at a time
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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