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24 alternatives to Red Pen

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Red Pen launched in 2013; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Redpen.io▲12

   Super fast design feedback

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Mocky▲83

   organized feedback

   2014 · mocky.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Penflip▲119

   A social writing platform

   2013 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Notebooks▲74

   Get feedback easier and iterate faster

   2016 · zurb.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   8pen▲84

   Writing made fast, natural and fun.

   2014 · 8pen.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   CMYK▲89

   Real-time design feedback from your own network

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Movable Ink▲86

   Target email at the moments of open

   2014 · movableink.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Ginger Page▲73

   Write better English on the go

   2014 · gingersoftware.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Onword▲158

   Just Write

   2014 · onword.co · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Humin▲225

    A smart(er) phonebook

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Prompts▲109

    Build a better writing habit

    2014 · getprompts.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Noted▲63

    Gesture Driven Notetaking

    2013 · takenoted.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Feedback▲120

    Instant post-purchase customer engagement

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Fast Pencil▲55

    Do it yourself publishing done fast done right.

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Thankbot▲167

    Drive more business with handwritten notes

    2015 · thankbot.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Fever Reader▲73

    A Feed Reader with A Brain

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Pulse▲65

    A Real-Time Feedback Platform employees will actually use

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Velocity▲109

    Read faster, one word at a time

    2013 · velocity.black · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Square Feedback▲94

    Use digital receipts to collect feedback

    2014 · squareup.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Ink Messenger▲80

    Scribble, doodle, write, draw, sketch your message

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Eidetic▲101

    Remember anything

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Notable▲66

    Easily share feedback on products

    2013 · helio.zurb.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Good Notes▲86

    Highlight and hand write notes on PDFs

    2014 · goodnotes.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Writer's BLAHk▲89

    You talk, we write (love letters, sassy tweets, apologies..)

    2014 · 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 →