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24 alternatives to Novel Reader

Free Novel and Fiction Stories

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Novel Reader launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Novelette▲99
Platform for people to read and write short stories for free
2023 · its alternatives →
2MR
Manabi Reader – Learn Japanese by Reading on iOS and macOS (SwiftUI)▲105
I quit my job last year and worked mostly on this full SwiftUI rewrite of my Japanese reading app, Manabi Reader. The rewrite gave me the opportunity to expand to macOS (and without Catalyst so it feels extra native) and redo the data layer to be offline-first via Realm with iCloud sync. The biggest differentiators compared with other language study apps are that it tracks every word/kanji you read so that you can see how much of a given webpage/article you're already familiar with and other features/analytics built on that foundation; it automatically builds a personal corpus…
2023 · reader.manabi.io · its alternatives →
3
Novel Effect▲83
Music and sounds follow along as you read aloud together.
2018 · its alternatives →
4
Readwise Reader▲382
The all-in-one reading app for power readers
2022 · its alternatives →
5IM
I made an open-source Notion-style WYSYWIG editor▲370
2023 · novel.sh · its alternatives →
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Wisebits▲425
Meet your favorite book characters
2024 · wisebits.app · its alternatives →
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BookRead▲419
AI-powered E-Reader that makes reading effortless
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
8RR
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 →
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Toku Reader▲111
Read & listen to native Japanese and Chinese, tap any word
Jul 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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5 Minute Reader▲97
A simple app to read a different short story everyday.
2019 · its alternatives →
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Katalog▲420
Talk to your reading list
2025 · usekatalog.com · its alternatives →
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Novelo▲71
Write online with your friends and read exciting stories
2023 · its alternatives →
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novelistAI▲92
Create your own novels and gamebooks with AI
2023 · its alternatives →
14
KanaSensei▲106
Read Japanese kana in two weeks
19d ago · kanasensei.dev · its alternatives →
15
Bookov▲126
A platform for book lovers who value their collections
2025 · bookov.app · its alternatives →
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Manga Train▲86
First Manga Reader app for macOS
2018 · its alternatives →
17
Quiet Reader (Mac)▲83
Read articles + text blocks (any app) distraction free.
2022 · its alternatives →
18
Novelzy▲1
Read free novels online — Romance, Fantasy, Thriller & more
Apr 2026 · novelzy.com · its alternatives →
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ReadHero▲149
The All in One Reading App
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Neetoo▲7
Stealthy Workday Novel Reader
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
21MA
Made a web app to read a book carefully, paragraph by paragraph▲137
2021 · readwok.com · its alternatives →
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Novellic▲91
App for discovering, joining, and managing book clubs
2018 · its alternatives →
23
WebNR - Web Novel Reader▲8
A modern cross-platform web novel reader in browser
2025 · webnovel.win · its alternatives →
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eBooksHub▲17
authors,readers
2025 · its alternatives →

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