Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to ReadabilityKit

Preview extractor for news, articles and full-texts in Swift

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

1. 1
   FolioReaderKit▲70

   A Swift ePub reader and parser framework for iOS.

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   SetNeedsReadable▲86

   Extensions for CGFloat and UIView to improve readability

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Swift AI▲243

   A.I. and machine learning library written in Swift

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Advanced Swift▲97

   From low-level programming to high-level abstractions

   2015 · objc.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Pipes▲96

   Personalised news reader

   2015 · pipesapp.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   SwiftLinkPreview▲75

   It makes a preview from an url grabbing all the information

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   SwiftHub▲86

   Learn, build & share about all things Swift

   2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Techie News▲72

   A new simple and fast HN Reader for iOS

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   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 →

10. 10
    NewsPeek App▲89

    Read the Top Headlines at a Glance!

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Newsify▲72

    Great, visual iOS RSS feed reader (syncs with Feedly)

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Readwise Reader▲380

    The all-in-one reading app for power readers

    2022 · readwise.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    FiveThirtyEight App▲119

    iOS reader for FiveThirtyEight

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Reeder 3▲203

    The best feed reader just got better

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Wildcard 2.0▲239

    Beautifully designed and curated news

    2015 · forsale.godaddy.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Blendle for iOS▲196

    One app to discover the world’s best journalism

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Highlightly▲77

    Redefining reading, making it faster and more accessible

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Macaw▲90

    A simple code editor for Swift

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Extractor API▲68

    Extract boilerplate-free text from news links at scale

    2021 · extractorapi.com · its alternatives →

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    The News (iOS)▲232

    Product Hunt, Designer News, & Hacker News on iOS

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Liquid Text 2.0▲157

    A better way to understand text - across multiple documents

    2016 · liquidtext.net · its alternatives →

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    Ahoy News▲82

    A new and better way to read news on the Mac

    2016 · ahoynews.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Readit▲100

    Organize your content. Save, read and share articles

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Swift Publisher▲161

    Desktop publisher for Mac

    2017 · swiftpublisher.com · its alternatives →

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