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24 alternatives to Storytime 2.0

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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. Storytime 2.0 launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   StoryTime.us▲87

   Create stories told one line at a time

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Story!▲64

   Community Driven Story Writing

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Ruby on Rails Podcast - 202: Behind the scenes at Product Hunt▲98

   Launch of podcasts, API-first, React.js and Heroku

   2015 · 5by5.tv · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Story Wars▲83

   Writing stories together

   2014 · storywars.net · its alternatives →

5. 5
   WriteTheScene▲67

   Realtime storytelling with strangers

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   WeWrite▲90

   Crowdsourced Storytelling

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   StoryBase▲92

   Keyword research for bloggers

   2016 · storybase.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Prelang▲82

   Automatic Rails Development

   2014 · prelang.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Random Tiny Stories▲81

   Collaborative story telling on twitter

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Oddysey▲81

    A simple way to weave interactive stories

    2014 · cartodb.github.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Storypress▲95

    Turn photos, videos, and personal narration into a story

    2015 · storypress.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Interlude▲81

    "New world of storytelling" - with interactive videos

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Storium▲69

    Online Storytelling Game

    2014 · storium.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    This Developing Story - 34: Rails Works Well Enough▲56

    talking about a blog post complaining about Rails

    2015 · developingstory.netlify.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Pixxa▲77

    Post-Powerpoint storytelling with data

    2014 · pixxa.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    StoryTime – Create stories about your code instead of documentation▲193

    You have a great idea, great access, and even great footage, but you are still looking to bring it all together as a story…

    2019 · storytime.dev · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Hullabalu▲89

    Interactive stories for kids

    2014 · alltexseed.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Informant▲70

    Real-time usability monitoring for Rails apps

    2014 · informantapp.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Ruby on Rails Podcast - 201: API-first, planning-second▲91

    Building REST API's with Rails

    2015 · 5by5.tv · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Plot Shift▲64

    Collaborative storytelling

    2014 · plotshift.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Storytime by Papercups▲77

    Screen share and chat with your users in real-time

    2020 · storytime.papercups.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Ruby on Rails Podcast - 205: Webhooks 101 & 202▲81

    Implementing & scaling webhooks at GitHub

    2015 · 5by5.tv · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Storybird▲77

    Visual storytelling and poetry writing

    2014 · storybird.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    WeVue▲78

    Digital storytelling for organizations

    2016 · blog.wevue.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 →