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24 alternatives to Hykoo

Short stories told in 12-second videos with text

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hykoo launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Clipter▲93

   8 Second Video stories, together

   2015 · clipter.ai · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Storybird▲77

   Visual storytelling and poetry writing

   2014 · storybird.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   20lines▲83

   Sharable user-gen short stories

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Interlude▲81

   "New world of storytelling" - with interactive videos

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Retelly ▲64

   A video magazine

   2016 · retelly.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Oddysey▲81

   A simple way to weave interactive stories

   2014 · cartodb.github.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   60dB▲104

   Today's best short audio stories

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Hullabalu▲89

   Interactive stories for kids

   2014 · alltexseed.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Vidja▲62

   Share your stories and thoughts with short video

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    LingoBites▲89

    Learn languages through stories

    2017 · lingobites.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    StoryTime.us▲87

    Create stories told one line at a time

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Adobe Voice ▲92

    Tell better stories with animated videos

    2014 · adobe.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Wheel▲108

    Themed video stories with the world

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    WeWrite▲90

    Crowdsourced Storytelling

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Bitwig▲66

    Sketch for Audio

    2014 · bitwig.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Clippet▲78

    One-minute audio clips to keep you interested & interesting

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Random Tiny Stories▲81

    Collaborative story telling on twitter

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    60dB▲94

    Brings you today's best short audio stories

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Snippt▲72

    News in 4 second video stories plus short summaries

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Sstories▲92

    Short-fiction stories for busy people

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Ukky▲70

    Helping parents tell stories

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Storypress▲95

    Turn photos, videos, and personal narration into a story

    2015 · storypress.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    WriteTheScene▲67

    Realtime storytelling with strangers

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Rhinobird▲65

    Collaborative, hashtag-based livestreaming

    2015 · 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 →