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24 alternatives to The Chatty Mammoth

Helping the time-poor read more, through our newsletter

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Chatty Mammoth launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   CuratedLetters▲753

   Build your newsletter in minutes

   2024 · curatedletters.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Bookshelf ▲143

   Let readers chat with your archive in their ChatGPT app

   2025 · its alternatives →

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   HeyNews▲141

   Your newsletter, your voice, ready to publish in 5 minutes

   May 2026 · heynews.co · its alternatives →

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   TLDR▲213

   The quickest, easiest way to share articles with friends

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   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 →

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   Article to Audio Conversion Kit▲134

   Turn your 'must do' reading into on the go listening

   2021 · its alternatives →

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   Fablegym▲83

   Read a classic book in 30 days as an email newsletter

   2023 · its alternatives →

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   Newsblok▲185

   Create daily bite size newsletter with AI

   2023 · its alternatives →

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   The Content Odyssey Newsletter▲108

   Every other week I discuss one B2B content experiment

   2021 · its alternatives →

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    Readwise▲376

    The best way to remember your ebooks & articles

    2018 · readwise.io · its alternatives →

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    Why is this interesting?▲78

    A daily newsletter for the intellectually omnivorous.

    2021 · whyisthisinteresting.substack.com · its alternatives →

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    Short Form▲136

    Bite-sized summaries of the best newsletters each week

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    The Hulry Newsletter▲139

    Be 1% better every week

    2022 · hulry.com · its alternatives →

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    I T E M S Y▲158

    Turn your reading lists into a beautiful personal newsletter

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Readsss▲238

    Listen to your X feed like an audio newsletter

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    Newsly 2.0▲216

    Reads top trending news & articles in a natural human voice

    2021 · newsly.me · its alternatives →

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    BlogInMail (Previously "News, calm.")▲86

    Read your news once per day.

    2018 · bloginmail.com · its alternatives →

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    informed news: summaries▲170

    Get the news you need, no matter how much time you have.

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Shortly▲150

    Short stories from reddit based on how much time you have

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Tldrly▲10

    Simplify your reading journey

    2025 · tldrly.replit.app · its alternatives →

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    Mental Nutrition Newsletter▲84

    Get a little inspiration for your thinking once a week

    2023 · mentalnutrition.substack.com · its alternatives →

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    Omnis▲73

    Let your audience converse with your newsletter

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Muse▲75

    Build-your-own newsletter for news

    2021 · weeklymuse.co · its alternatives →

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    ReadThisThing – One piece of journalism in your inbox daily▲45

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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 →