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24 alternatives to LongShorts Stories

Long fictional stories told in short tweets on Twitter

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. LongShorts Stories launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Medium Series▲507

   A new type of story on Medium

   2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Twitter Thread Summarizer▲103

   Compress long Twitter threads into a short story

   2021 · twitter.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Random Tiny Stories▲81

   Collaborative story telling on twitter

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Character Count▲110

   A weekly podcast from Twitter about businesses 🎙️🐣

   2019 · business.x.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Twitter Threads▲517

   Twitter introduces a built-in Tweetstorm feature ⚡️

   2017 · blog.x.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Shortly▲150

   Short stories from reddit based on how much time you have

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   YARN Stories▲68

   String YARNS together to tell a story

   2016 · getyarn.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Tall Tweets▲83

   Tall Tweets, now with support for 280 characters

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Really Long Tweets▲147

   Hack Twitter's 140 char limit. Disguise tweets as links.

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Top Medium Stories▲431

    The top stories on Medium, updated daily 🏆

    2017 · topmediumstories.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Tweelog▲91

    A twitter analytics and content creation platform

    2022 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    CrowdTales▲85

    A continue-the-story online real time multiplayer game

    2024 · crowdtales.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Mapme Stories▲320

    Tell stunning stories through maps

    2016 · mapme.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    ThreadMaker▲111

    Create Twitter threads with long text, even blog posts 🧵

    2021 · threadmaker.co · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Web Stories by Google▲317

    The visual storytelling format, now for your website.

    2020 · amp.dev · its alternatives →

16. 16
    MyTweetAlerts.com▲104

    Like Google Alerts for Twitter

    2017 · mytweetalerts.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Growth Tweets▲249

    Weekly-updated repository of tweets that matter

    2021 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    StoryThreader▲131

    Create and format Twitter threads in one click

    2022 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Stories▲169

    Master complex materials through short daily stories.

    2018 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Twitter Even More in 140 Characters▲206

    Express even more with a Tweet

    2016 · blog.x.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Twitris▲91

    Twitter plays Tetris

    2022 · twitter.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    TweetyPad▲138

    Tweet an Unlimited Tweet beyond the 140 Character limit

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Social Pros Podcast - How to Tell Compelling Stories One Tweet at a Time▲61

    Use storytelling to cut through the technological clutter

    2016 · convinceandconvert.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Threader▲145

    Read the best stories and knowledge from Twitter

    2018 · apps.apple.com · 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 →