Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Phone Stories

Call to hear a short story for a specific moment in life.

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

1. 1
   60dB▲104

   Today's best short audio stories

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   60dB▲94

   Brings you today's best short audio stories

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   StoryTime.us▲87

   Create stories told one line at a time

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Moment▲87

   A fun way to share stories with friends

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   few minutes▲70

   Popular stories, sorted for your available time

   2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   20lines▲83

   Sharable user-gen short stories

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Writing Prompts Reader▲65

   Bite-sized short stories

   2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Shout▲106

   Share stories, using your voice

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Sense▲65

   Tell your story with photos

   2013 · senseapp.co · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Sstories▲92

    Short-fiction stories for busy people

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Unexpected▲93

    Share a random moment of your day

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Knock▲119

    Between a call and a text!

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Tenreads▲66

    The ten best stories on the things you care about. Everyday!

    2014 · shoutbox.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Morning Short▲173

    One amazing short story, every morning, in your inbox

    2015 · morningshort.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Readwave▲69

    Share 3-minute stories

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    StoryFeed▲67

    Share your stories with the entire world

    2016 · storyfeed.co · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Humin▲225

    A smart(er) phonebook

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Storyline▲81

    Where moments become stories.

    2017 · withstoryline.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Taptalk▲133

    Personal video and photo messaging

    2014 · taptalk.me · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Tattle▲122

    Listen to your news stories, narrated by humans

    2016 · trytattle.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Heychat▲80

    Create a storyboard of your life

    2015 · heychatapp.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    OverHeard▲75

    Share Your Sounds

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Tell the Turtle▲80

    Tell strangers stories

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    What'd You Do Yesterday?▲110

    Stories of what people did yesterday

    2015 · 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 →