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24 alternatives to Rivet

Better reading practice, available to all

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Rivet launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Rivet▲76

   Reading practice has never been easier

   2019 · rivet.area120.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Readwise Reader▲380

   The all-in-one reading app for power readers

   2022 · readwise.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   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 →

4. 4
   Reader Mode 2.0▲332

   Read, highlight and annotate the web without distractions

   2025 · readermode.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   alphaben▲58

   Smart reading for kids

   2021 · alphaben.app · its alternatives →

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   Amazon Rapids▲80

   A chat style reading app for kids

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Instaread▲299

   Read or hear key takeaways of any book in minutes

   2016 · instaread.co · its alternatives →

8. 8
   12min Reading▲179

   Your free habit builder for reading

   2018 · 12min.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Read 💩 Faster▲192

   Speed read articles w/o compromising your comprehension

   2019 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Omnivore▲238

    Read it later app with an outstanding reading experience

    2023 · omnivore.app · its alternatives →

11. 11MA
    Made a web app to read a book carefully, paragraph by paragraph▲137

    A new, progressive way to read a book online, read any wall of text paragraph by paragraph.

    2021 · readwok.com · its alternatives →

12. 12WB
    We built an app for reading articles saved for later▲104

    2021 · alfreadapp.com · its alternatives →

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    AaRead (Bionic)▲186

    Read webpages fast and maintain focus

    2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    ReadHero▲149

    ReadHero 2.0: New Look, Smarter AI, Widgets & Book Search!

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Reader▲113

    Sign up today and find your next great read on Reader

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Hello Literature▲174

    Talk with book characters and writers with AI

    2024 · helloliterature.ai · its alternatives →

17. 17
    English Stories▲76

    An English reading app designed for ages 4 to 18

    2022 · es.hellotalk.cn · its alternatives →

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    Anywhere ABC app▲90

    Flash card app for teaching kids to read (iOS and watchOS)

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19IC
    I created an app to make my online reading experience easier▲61

    2021 · q.mimicrylabs.com · its alternatives →

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    We Read Too▲98

    Increase the diversity of your reading with this simple app

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Papyr▲93

    Twitter for reading

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Playtext▲108

    Turn articles into audiobooks & read 2x faster!

    2023 · playtext.com · its alternatives →

23. 23WP
    weekend project, Readstream▲65

    2011 · readstreamapp.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Read My World by Microsoft▲87

    An Android AR app for improving English literacy

    2019 · microsoft.com · 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 →