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24 alternatives to Medium Battle

See who's better at writing on Medium

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Medium Battle launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Help Me Write▲94

   Get your audience to help you decide what to write about.

   2013 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Story Wars▲83

   Writing stories together

   2014 · storywars.net · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Medium 2.0▲1,131

   A new look, app, and features to move thinking forward

   2015 · medium.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Medium for iOS▲137

   Everyone’s stories and ideas. Anywhere, anytime

   2014 · medium.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Orton▲122

   Discovering the next generation of writers

   2017 · orton.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Random Medium▲82

   View a random day's top Medium post

   2016 · random-medium.xyz · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Typewrite▲103

   Real-time collaborative writing

   2014 · typewrite.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Hi▲62

   A real-time writing community.

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Penflip▲119

   A social writing platform

   2013 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Typewriter▲248

    Your on-demand editor

    2016 · typewriter.plus · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Only Rough Drafts▲139

    A community to share rough drafts & improve your writing

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Prompts▲109

    Build a better writing habit

    2014 · getprompts.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Writer▲111

    Clean, crisp space to write and discuss.

    2016 · zoho.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Analyze My Writing▲160

    Text content and readability analyzer

    2015 · analyzemywriting.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Onword▲158

    Just Write

    2014 · onword.co · its alternatives →

16. 16
    TapeWrite▲123

    Medium for your ears

    2016 · wiredclip.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Writepls▲97

    A curated list of articles to help you write

    2015 · writepls.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Tech Fights▲136

    Rating of the best technology companies and startups

    2016 · techfights.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Hawkee▲73

    A writing platform for web developers

    2014 · hawkee.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Marked 2▲105

    Smarter tools for smarter writers

    2014 · marked2app.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Writrsbloc▲64

    A curated newsletter with the week's best writing

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    WriteRoom▲67

    Distraction Free Writing

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Tiny Docs▲121

    Simple place to write

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Easy Write▲198

    Write clearly using only 1,000 commonly used words

    2016 · easywrite.parishod.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 →