Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Readup is a reading browser that removes ads and pays writers per-read

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Readup is a reading browser that removes ads and pays writers per-read launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Readup▲118
A social platform that incentivizes deep, focused reading
2020 · readup.org · its alternatives →
2
Readup▲80
Track and improve your online reading habits.
2019 · readup.org · its alternatives →
3
ScribeUp▲543
Find, control, and save on your subscriptions
2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
4RA
Readup, a social reading platform. Like HN but you must read to comment▲7
2020 · readup.com · its alternatives →
5
Text Fish▲139
Skip Paywalls, Read Peacefully
2020 · text.fish · its alternatives →
6
Reader Mode Premium▲314
Read, highlight and annotate the web without distractions
2020 · readermode.io · its alternatives →
7
Jiffy Reader▲509
Read anything on the internet faster and more clearly
2022 · jiffyreader.com · its alternatives →
8
Just Read▲213
Reader view for web browsers
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
9
Markup Extension By Kdan Mobile▲90
Read, highlight and share what matters
2021 · markups.kdanmobile.com · its alternatives →
10
Readsy▲77
The easiest way to speed-read, right in your browser
2014 · its alternatives →
11
Read 💩 Faster▲192
Speed read articles w/o compromising your comprehension
2019 · its alternatives →
12
Readsy▲155
Auto-highlighted text for faster reading
2022 · its alternatives →
13
123Read▲70
Distraction free reading for every website
2019 · its alternatives →
14
Clearly▲177
A simple, distraction free reader for Chrome
2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
15
Spreed▲66
Speed reading in Chrome
2014 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
16
ReadrBoard▲80
Capture reader reaction to content on your website or blog
2013 · readrboard.com · its alternatives →
17AP
A platform where you can read books for free and authors get rewarded▲6
2019 · odeenbooks.com · its alternatives →
18AB
A bookmarklet to remove clickgates on New York Times, Medium, etc.▲71
Recently i stumbled on too many clickgates on the Medium blog Towards Data science. Considering that most people publish to share knowledge on Medium and are driven into putting their content behind a paywall, without actually getting paid for it, including myself. I felt like Medium is running the academic publishing scheme. Get free content and get paid for it. So I decided to create a small script to bypass the paywall on Medium, it turns out it also works on other newssites. Heres the website: https://sugoidesune.github.io/readium/ For the curious I will explain the…
2019 · its alternatives →
19WC
Web0.cc – Generate clutter, ad and tracker free article pages to share▲136
I recently observed that majority of my family members and friends are not using ad blockers and reader mode for reasons suck as lack of knowledge about plugins & laziness. So their online reading experience is not pleasant as a result very less amount of them read anything including what i share. Its an attempt to give them clutter, tracker & ad free reading experience right off the bat.
2023 · web0.cc · its alternatives →
20
Bookup▲76
Hookups for books!
2017 · bookupapp.com · its alternatives →
21PA
Paste a link to an article, get a minimal version to read▲78
2014 · justread.mpgarate.com · its alternatives →
22
Brutal Reader▲98
Strips any webpage down to just the article
Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
23
Streamfully▲65
Roll over a hyperlink and surface novel content.
2014 · its alternatives →
24
Readonomy▲81
Shared reading list and bookmarks for teams.
2014 · its alternatives →

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