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24 alternatives to iRead

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. iRead launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Instaread▲299
Read or hear key takeaways of any book in minutes
2016 · instaread.co · its alternatives →
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Medium▲409
Everyone's stories, now w/ an inline editor, tags & stream
2015 · medium.com · its alternatives →
3
IO▲633
A light-weight and powerful editor for authentic writing
2016 · its alternatives →
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pipeRead▲102
Hi HN, Piperead is a free web tool that uses AI to act as a personalized librarian. Instead of just genre tags, we use specific "personas" to generate recommendations. The goal was to make something simple, fast, and free. Because we achieved to keep minimum cost. The site is live at https://piperead.com We are trying to fine-tune the recommendation quality. Feedback on the UX and the recommendation relevance is very welcome.
Dec 2025 · piperead.com · its alternatives →
5
Readup▲118
A social platform that incentivizes deep, focused reading
2020 · readup.org · its alternatives →
6
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 →
7
Refind for Writers▲260
Reach a community of hipsters, hackers, and hustlers
2017 · refind.com · its alternatives →
8
Niopub▲87
Explore posts from others or quickly publish your own ideas
2023 · niopub.com · its alternatives →
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Reader - Uniting Writers and Readers▲96
The complete blogging ecosystem for readers and writers
2023 · its alternatives →
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Readory▲176
The platform for online written content 📝
2018 · readory.com · its alternatives →
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Stack – Save and explore books and book lists▲156
2019 · stack.app · its alternatives →
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BrowseRead – Challenge every article ▲28
Uncover hidden narratives in every article you read
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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TLDRead▲132
SparkNotes for research articles - a COVID initiative.
2020 · tldread.org · its alternatives →
14
Pondr▲112
Discover & share bite-sized ideas on personal growth.
2020 · its alternatives →
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Pearead▲13
AI-powered summaries for articles, PDFs, and web content.
2025 · pearead.com · its alternatives →
16
Stack 2.0▲145
The social network of reading - powered by AI
2017 · getstack.co.uk · its alternatives →
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Juno 2.0▲123
Find, share and read the best articles, blogs and essays.
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
18
Readwell▲153
Find books you’ll love with AI-powered recommendations.
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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StackifyMind▲105
Chat with documents
2024 · stackifymind.com · its alternatives →
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Scribbble.io▲82
An open source blogging platform
2020 · scribbble.io · its alternatives →
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Readaway 2.0▲97
Let your ears do the reading.
2019 · its alternatives →
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Inkspired▲94
Read, write and publish stories and book series
2022 · getinkspired.com · its alternatives →
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Readup▲80
Track and improve your online reading habits.
2019 · readup.org · its alternatives →
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Irregardless.ly▲85
A crowdsourced style guide for writers
2016 · its alternatives →

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