Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to The Ken
One original, well-narrated story from India every weekday.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Ken launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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The Ken▲7Original, analytical and well-narrated stories from India
2017 · the-ken.com · its alternatives →
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Transforming research into stories, insights & audio
2024 · jotlify.com · its alternatives →
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Hi, I made a thing! This is by far the most work I've ever sunk into a side project; I've been working on this thing for over two years, and I'm super proud of it, even though there's still a lot more to do! Storyteller is a self-hosted platform for ebooks with synced narration. This is basically self-hosted WhisperSync, for anyone familiar with that Amazon product. It's currently made up of two self-hostable backend systems and a mobile app for reading and listening to the books it produces. Technically it uses an open spec, EPUB 3's "Media Overlay", for syncing the narration, but very few…
2023 · smoores.gitlab.io · its alternatives →
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SpeechKit▲152The best way to make your news stories available in audio
2017 · speechkit.io · its alternatives →
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Single Story▲78The one news story that matters most, straight to your inbox
2019 · its alternatives →
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The best narrative journalism spoken by talented narrators
2020 · apple.news · its alternatives →
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Human voice reading news stories for Android, iOS
2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Instantly convert your articles into high-quality audio. You can choose from over 140 languages and natural-sounding human voices.
2022 · article.audio · its alternatives →
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A new illustrated, narrated bedtime story every morning
Jul 2026 · dailybedtimestory.com · its alternatives →
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Inspiring Entrepreneurial stories from India.
2016 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
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