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24 alternatives to Pointer

A reading club for developers

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Pointer launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Programmar▲88

   A place for developers to read and write

   2015 · programmar.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Penflip▲119

   A social writing platform

   2013 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Developer Ipsum▲110

   Lorem for nerds

   2021 · developer-ipsum.netlify.app · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Librify▲76

   Reading with friends

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Addr▲98

   A collective and annotation-focus ePub reader

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Developer Handbook▲80

   Online handbook for the software engineering community

   2014 · toptal.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   BetaPage 2.0▲224

   Community of Hackers and Makers

   2017 · pitchwall.co · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Teamstory▲103

   A Community for Startups & Entrepreneurs

   2014 · teamstoryapp.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Innoz▲88

   Connecting the unconnected

   2014 · offlineinternet.org · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Peggsite▲103

    A one-page board to express yourself

    2014 · peggsite.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    ReadMe.io▲39

    A Developer Hub for your open source software

    2014 · readme.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Thinkful▲194

    Learn to code with a mentor.

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Codecrap▲93

    Where developers go to laugh and cry

    2014 · codecrap.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Owl▲85

    Learn something new everyday

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Frontends▲93

    A community for front-end developers

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    30/30▲76

    An Interesting Approach to Time & Task Mgmt

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Tech Threads▲80

    Developer T-Shirts

    2014 · techthreads.co · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Coursebirdie▲74

    Learn from industry professionals for free

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Unread▲68

    An RSS Reader

    2014 · jaredsinclair.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Kindling▲67

    Idea management

    2014 · kindlingapp.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Tilde Club▲108

    Not a social network

    2014 · tilde.club · its alternatives →

22. 22
    DevChat.tv▲89

    The ultimate content and learning network for programmers

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Knowall▲88

    Book Recommendations from Friends

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Stack▲88

    A task manager for Devs & Designers

    2015 · macropod.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 →