Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Readup, a social reading platform. Like HN but you must read to comment
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Readup, a social reading platform. Like HN but you must read to comment launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Readup▲118A social platform that incentivizes deep, focused reading
2020 · readup.org · 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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Readr▲113A free reader that answers your questions and reads aloud
Sep 2026 · readr-ai.github.io · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, maker here. It was a serious 4-6 months of effort to build this. I have never poured as much love, attention and detail into a project before. So I really appreciate you having a looksie! The homepage has a fresh list of articles every hour and is open to all. Still, I recommend signing up so you can add stuff to your reading list and follow blogs. My initial plan was to monetize this with subtle ads, but that didn't work out as the traffic to the site isn't nearly enough for that. That said, I have a fair bit invested in this and I need your help figuring out a way to make this…
2023 · boredreading.com · its alternatives →
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Stack 2.0▲145The social network of reading - powered by AI
2017 · getstack.co.uk · its alternatives →
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Drastic redesign of popular social network for book lovers
2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Likers, haters, and manipulators at the bottom of the web
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Something Good▲151A realtime reading list powered by your Twitter stream
2015 · something.gd · its alternatives →
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The Book Seer▲100Enter a recently read book & the seer gives recommendations
2015 · its alternatives →
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Folio▲98A read-later app sending a typeset digest to your e-reader
Aug 2026 · myfolio.so · its alternatives →
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make readers pass a quiz before they can comment / share an article - nealrs/readsure
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Kadaxis▲61Machine learning technology to increase visibility of books
2016 · kadaxis.com · its alternatives →
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