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24 alternatives to Squirt

Speed read the web, one word at a time

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Squirt launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Velocity▲109

   Read faster, one word at a time

   2013 · velocity.black · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Spreed▲66

   Speed reading in Chrome

   2014 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Accelerator▲119

   Read faster, one word at a time

   2015 · acceleratorapp.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Readsy▲77

   The easiest way to speed-read, right in your browser

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Word of the day ▲93

   Learn one new word, every day

   2015 · vocabulous.us · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Play for Web▲246

   Listen to articles from around the web

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Speedette▲60

   See what other people read

   2014 · speedette.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   OneGoodRead▲79

   One click for the best longform content from around the web

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Tech Block▲83

   The best tech reads from around the web

   2014 · thetechblock.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Word Perhect▲59

    the artistic online word processor

    2014 · wordperhect.net · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Technology Bullshit Generator▲138

    Create fancy tech jargon in seconds

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Buzzminer▲159

    Quickly read latest news from different sites in one place

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    7 Speed Reading▲95

    Learn to read 3x faster

    2014 · 7speedreading.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Waved▲108

    Voxer meets TapTalk: the fastest way to say a lot

    2014 · waved.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Slicereader▲62

    Easy focused reading one paragraph at a time

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Endless▲132

    Random and amazing Wikipedia articles.

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Vocapp▲62

    One-click Dictionary

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Markticle▲158

    Mark your reading progress in articles for later

    2014 · markticle.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Web in Real-Time▲71

    See How Quickly Data is Generated

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Nutmeg▲28

    One text to LOL them all

    2014 · canliborsa24.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Spike▲70

    Surfaces trending news articles from around the web

    2014 · spike.newswhip.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Hacker News Search▲92

    a faster hnsearch

    2014 · hn.algolia.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Speedy Readie▲63

    Free Spitz-type speed reader for Chrome

    2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Memini▲76

    Remember what you read online

    2015 · meminiapp.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 →