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24 alternatives to Tell the Turtle

Tell strangers stories

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

1. 1
   WriteTheScene▲67

   Realtime storytelling with strangers

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hear▲105

   Anonymously Talk & Listen

   2014 · hear.so · its alternatives →

3. 3
   WeWrite▲90

   Crowdsourced Storytelling

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   StoryTime.us▲87

   Create stories told one line at a time

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   OverHeard▲75

   Share Your Sounds

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Sense▲65

   Tell your story with photos

   2013 · senseapp.co · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Taaalk▲75

   Observe conversations between interesting people

   2015 · taaalk.co · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Readwave▲69

   Share 3-minute stories

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Somebody▲209

   Send a message delivered verbally by a stranger

   2014 · somebodyapp.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    TechSpiked▲151

    Entertainment for Techies

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Ukky▲70

    Helping parents tell stories

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Crew▲81

    Private, Group Storytelling

    2014 · crewapp.co · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Peeps▲84

    See your friends

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Strangers▲12

    Making strangers less strange

    2014 · storycentral.org · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Moment▲87

    A fun way to share stories with friends

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    WUT▲117

    Anonymously chat with friends

    2014 · wutwut.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Owl▲85

    Learn something new everyday

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    20lines▲83

    Sharable user-gen short stories

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Hullabalu▲89

    Interactive stories for kids

    2014 · alltexseed.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Village▲72

    Spontaneous Opportunities to Connect

    2015 · hellovillagers.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Refresh▲87

    Discover common ground for better conversations

    2013 · refresh.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Storybird▲77

    Visual storytelling and poetry writing

    2014 · storybird.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Reach▲99

    Chat with likeminded people nearby, anonymously

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Retelly ▲64

    A video magazine

    2016 · retelly.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 →