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24 alternatives to Readbug

Spotify for indie magazines

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

1. 1
   Readbug 2.0▲101

   Spotify for indie magazines

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Safari ▲97

   Spotify for Ebooks

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Spotify Connect▲94

   A better way to listen at home

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Spotify▲142

   Any song. One tap away.

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Spotify Out Of Office▲83

   Jetting off? Tell everyone with a playlist.

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Hearo▲68

   The global music marketplace for independent artists

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   SoundHop▲112

   Throwback with a Spotify playlist of hits 🎧⏰

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   trending.fm▲67

   social music

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Random▲76

   Run out of Internet to read? Random app's here to help

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Indie Shuffle▲69

    Music discovery and exploration on web, iOS and Android

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Swarm.fm▲69

    New albums & concerts from favorite artists (Spotify Login)

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Topsify▲85

    Spotify playlists, delivered by Drone

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    SVBTLE▲90

    A New Kind of Magazine

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Merchbar▲182

    Discover and Buy Music Merch

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    TechSpiked▲151

    Entertainment for Techies

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Audioknot▲114

    A curated audio feed for entrepreneurs

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Tastebuds▲72

    Meet people through music

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    SoundGecko▲76

    Listen to news, websites, and documents

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Indiethink▲85

    Thought provoking articles from independent bloggers

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Bandcamp▲95

    Publishing platform for musicians

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Songdrop▲69

    Pinterest for music

    2013 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Spotify Business▲88

    Sound Track Your Brand

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Forgotify▲99

    Listen to the 4m songs on Spotify that are never played.

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    NOISESUPPLY▲125

    Pandora for SoundCloud

    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 →