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24 alternatives to My WHOOP has no screen. My Kindle had no job. So I put them together

I run a lot, so every morning I check my recovery and decide whether to run or take a rest day. I wanted an always-on screen that would let me see everything at a glance. Then I remembered the old Kindle collecting dust in the corner. So I built this: WHOOP API → a server on my Mac mini → grayscale PNG → Kindle screensaver. It’s now open source, including the full setup guide.

Kindle for WHOOP transforms an old Kindle e-reader into a low-power health dashboard for WHOOP fitness trackers. The open-source project pulls data from the WHOOP API, processes it on a Mac mini, and displays recovery… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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   Low-power Kindle-based dashboard▲284

   Power efficient dashboard for Kindle 4 NT devices. Contribute to pascalw/kindle-dash development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   I built a tool to help you read Hacker News on Kindle▲393

   Hi HN, I'm Daniel Nguyen. In June, I quit my job to start indie hacking full-time. The idea of KTool first came to my mind when I was reading "Ask HN: I'm a software engineer going blind, how should I prepare?"[0] I've been wearing glasses since I was 5. My right eye is basically blind. Doctors said there is no chance to cure it. I was genuinely scared. Like holy shit, if my left eye stops working, my life is done. Since then I've been very conscious about time spent on computer screens. That's when I started using Kindle-related products: to offload as many reading materials as possible to…

   2022 · ktool.io · its alternatives →

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   2Read ▲267

   AI Kindle Reading Buddy

   2025 · 2read.app · its alternatives →

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   fitIQ▲104

   The ultimate WHOOP® data analysis and visualization platform

   2023 · fitiq.io · its alternatives →

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   Readwise Beta▲251

   Effortlessly rediscover and organize your Kindle highlights

   2017 · readwise.io · its alternatives →

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   E-Ink Day Schedule▲294

   Low power, E-Ink dashboard for every day life running on a hacked Kindle. - davidhampgonsalves/Life-Dashboard

   2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   KDPulse▲76

   The Kindle Dashboard that Amazon forgot to give to authors

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Save My Wordle▲60

   Save scores, track your stats, and compete with friends

   2022 · savemywordle.com · its alternatives →

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   Push to Kindle▲100

   Read web articles on your Kindle

   2022 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Readwise▲376

    The best way to remember your ebooks & articles

    2018 · readwise.io · its alternatives →

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    Wellput▲95

    Export your Kindle highlights into a personalized library

    2021 · getwellput.com · its alternatives →

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    Nerdle▲60

    The Wordle companion app

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Kindle2Notion▲137

    Export your Kindle clippings to a Notion database

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Push to Kindle for iOS▲82

    Send web articles to your Kindle

    2023 · pushtokindle.com · its alternatives →

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    Readsmart▲103

    Turn your Kindle highlights into a knowledge base

    2019 · readsmart.co · its alternatives →

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    Listle▲192

    Daily news and top stories, turned into podcasts

    2019 · listle.io · its alternatives →

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    Wordle Stats▲109

    View, compare and share your Wordle performance and streak

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Amazon Kindle Lite▲104

    2MB app from Amazon to read millions of eBooks

    2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    DroidDock – A sleek macOS app for browsing Android device files via ADB▲78

    Hi HN, I’m Rajiv, a software engineer turned Math teacher living in the mountains, where I like to slow down life while still building useful software. I recently built DroidDock, a lightweight and modern macOS desktop app that lets you browse and manage files on your Android device via ADB. After 12 years in software development, I wanted a free, clean, and efficient tool because existing solutions were either paid, clunky, or bloated. Features include multiple view modes, thumbnail previews for images/videos, intuitive file search, file upload/download, and keyboard shortcuts.…

    Nov 2025 · rajivm1991.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Shelvy Books▲52

    Hey HN! I built a little side project I wanted to share. Shelvy is a free, visual bookshelf app where you can organize books you're reading, want to read, or have finished. Sign in to save your own collection. Not monetized, no ads, no tracking beyond basic auth. Just a fun weekend project that grew a bit. Live: https://shelvybooks.com Would love any feedback on the UX or feature ideas!

    Jan 2026 · shelvybooks.com · its alternatives →

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    The Book Bot▲77

    Create a Twitter bot from your Kindle highlights

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    WHOOP 4.0▲71

    Unlock Your Potential

    2023 · join.whoop.com · its alternatives →

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    Whodis▲99

    Create notes & tags for X profiles right from your timeline

    2017 · whodis.xyz · its alternatives →

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    Doc Genie▲92

    Doc Genie links Kindle Scribe with Google Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox so you can email notebooks to cloud storage and schedule syncs back to your device.

    2023 · docgenie.co.uk · its alternatives →

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