Work · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to New Syntopicon

A better way to read books, built on top of Obsidian

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

1
BookGraph▲126
Visualize your reading network
Oct 2025 · bookgraph.lovable.app · its alternatives →
2
Summarize▲256
Remember the books you read through organized notes 📚
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Stack – Save and explore books and book lists▲156
2019 · stack.app · its alternatives →
4
Literal 2.0▲380
Discover, organise & discuss books
2022 · literal.club · its alternatives →
5
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 →
6
Read Between The Lines▲82
Train to read faster by using your peripheral vision
2018 · its alternatives →
7
ReadHero▲149
ReadHero 2.0: New Look, Smarter AI, Widgets & Book Search!
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
8
Which Book Should I Read?▲104
A recommendation tool to find your next book
2017 · whichbookshouldiread.com · its alternatives →
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The Book Seer▲100
Enter a recently read book & the seer gives recommendations
2015 · its alternatives →
10
Every great read I've come across, compiled into a knowledge graph▲153
The network graph that holds all the wonderful reads I've ever found on the internet.
2022 · prashantbarahi.com.np · its alternatives →
11
Executive Reads▲90
Revolutionizing how book summaries are consumed
2023 · grand-trader.com · its alternatives →
12
Stack 2.0▲145
The social network of reading - powered by AI
2017 · getstack.co.uk · its alternatives →
13
We Read Too▲98
Increase the diversity of your reading with this simple app
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
14
How Long to Read▲134
Find out how long will it take you to read that book
2015 · its alternatives →
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Threadable▲90
Read great books with your friends, family, or colleagues
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Booky▲115
Organize notes from books you read
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
17
Goodreads 3.0 for iOS▲107
Drastic redesign of popular social network for book lovers
2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
18
Readstats▲83
Analyze your Goodreads and discover trends and patterns!
2023 · readstats.com · its alternatives →
19
Bookpin▲73
You see a book you would like to remember? Bookpin it
2019 · its alternatives →
20
Chapter▲77
Use AI to find your next favorite book
2021 · its alternatives →
21
WikiMentions▲69
Discover people, books and videos based on mentions.
2016 · its alternatives →
22
bookpo.st▲64
Swap books with like minded readers
2020 · its alternatives →
23
Book Series Recommendations App▲61
Looking for new book series to read?
2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Bookworm Reads▲83
Track, recommend, and discuss your books
2022 · bookwormreads.co · its alternatives →

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