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24 alternatives to Ponder

Invite-only text threads that anyone can read & subscribe to

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

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    Threads▲274

    Share ideas & trends with text

    2023 · its alternatives →

  3. 3
    Ponder▲134

    AI-Powered Journal for Self-Reflection

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    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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    Posts 2.0▲240

    Glorious paragraph creator from Slack

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Thread▲85

    Group chats, stories, and curated content discovery app

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    The all-in-one reading app for power readers

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    A place to discover and join private Slack groups

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Free▲446

    Share your availability and get more time with friends

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Thready▲103

    Simple like texting. Organized like Slack.

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Jotdown▲141

    Slack for social

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Invite-only social media for the startup community

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Beacon▲204

    Signal your availability and hang with friends

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    News. Not noise.

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Ponder▲129

    Daily journal from your new tab

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    The first social network for podcast listeners

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Readup▲118

    A social platform that incentivizes deep, focused reading

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Spiral▲73

    Your expandable community -- Join the conversation

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    threads▲83

    Read the best of twitter threads without the noise

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Thyself▲89

    Daily chat journal

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Compose▲159

    A tiny app that lets you send email distraction free.

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Beer?!▲207

    A straightforward app to invite friends for a beer.

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Threads▲138

    Share, discuss, and make decisions—no matter where you are.

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Location-based social media

    2018 · its alternatives →

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