Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Read articles with context, wikipedia snippets of people or interests launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Wikipedia for Android▲61

   Read articles, highlight text & share as a fact card

   2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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   Using Wikipedia as a dictionary▲8

   2015 · wikitranslateitfor.me · its alternatives →

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   Wikero▲71

   Reimagines how Wikipedia content is discovered and consumed

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   The Reader View of Wikipedia▲50

   The Reader Wiki, Reader View of Wikipedia

   2018 · thereaderwiki.com · its alternatives →

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   Founch▲95

   A new way to explore the web (an advanced Wikipedia)

   2015 · founch.com · its alternatives →

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   ReadThisThing▲88

   Find, share, and discuss great journalism

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   A fresh take on Wikipedia▲8

   2012 · lolcat.biz · its alternatives →

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   WikiMentions▲69

   Discover people, books and videos based on mentions.

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   A searchable archive of Wikipedia's “Current Events” portal▲9

   2022 · pastevents.org · its alternatives →

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    Readonomy▲81

    Shared reading list and bookmarks for teams.

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Infobitt▲62

    For The News What Wikipedia Did for Encyclopedias

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Distracted Reader▲5

    Select to get lost

    2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    WikiScroll (TikTok-Style Wikipedia)▲7

    2025 · wiki-scroll-blush.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    Turn articles to read into podcasts to listen▲9

    2020 · remarkboard.com · its alternatives →

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    Machine learning enhanced Wikipedia browsing (Chrome extension)▲5

    2016 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Article Bay, for collecting articles and sharing them with your team▲5

    2014 · articlebay.co.uk · its alternatives →

17. 17GW
    Get Wikipedia's featured article on your Kindle daily▲6

    2014 · sendy.showmetheco.de · its alternatives →

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    Wiki Explore – Discover Wikipedia Articles on an Interactive Map▲8

    Explore Wikipedia articles geospatially on an interactive map. Discover historical sites, landmarks, and interesting places around the world through Wikipedia

    2025 · wikiexplore.org · its alternatives →

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    Readup, a social reading platform. Like HN but you must read to comment▲7

    2020 · readup.com · its alternatives →

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    Wikivon▲7

    Tiktok style wikipedia

    2025 · wikivon.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    WikiSpead▲1

    Allows you to speed read Wikipedia articles

    2015 · wesselwessels.github.io · its alternatives →

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    reddit Reads▲3

    Browse the top books on various sub-reddits

    2018 · redditreads.com · its alternatives →

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    V for Wikipedia▲6

    Wikipedia, better than ever

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Bookmarq▲14

    The best way to read with friends.

    2015 · bookmarq.io · 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 →