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24 alternatives to TL:Darling

Summarize web articles on your iPhone

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. TL:Darling launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   ExplainToMe▲182

   Automatic web article summarizer

   2016 · explaintome.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Summari▲624

   Instantly summarize any article or webpage in one click

   2022 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   LINER for Pocket▲225

   Highlight your Pocket articles

   2017 · getliner.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Tiny Docs▲121

   Simple place to write

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Points▲96

   Summarize websites into bullet points

   2015 · pointsapp.co · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Medium for iOS▲137

   Everyone’s stories and ideas. Anywhere, anytime

   2014 · medium.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Summit▲109

   Summarized news in your pocket

   2016 · varunshenoy.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   TLDR▲213

   The quickest, easiest way to share articles with friends

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Writepls▲97

   A curated list of articles to help you write

   2015 · writepls.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    News In Shorts▲106

    News in 60 words

    2015 · inshorts.group · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Wikipedia Mobile▲136

    Big update for iOS: now with shareable "fact cards"

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Summarized▲6

    Read Later Client That Will Summarize Your Favorite Articles

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Yahoo News Digest▲74

    News App for the Generation TL;DR (formerly Summly)

    2014 · mobile.yahoo.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Random Medium▲82

    View a random day's top Medium post

    2016 · random-medium.xyz · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Wordly▲75

    Keep track of the words and time you spend writing

    2015 · wordlyapp.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Volley 2.0▲83

    Read the best writers on the internet, on your iPhone

    2014 · weekend.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Charm▲180

    A little companion app for collecting Tweets

    2016 · collectcharm.app · its alternatives →

18. 18
    ..▲106

    ..

    2017 · airtape.net · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Ulysses for iPhone▲165

    Write. Anything. Anywhere.

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Picks▲90

    Keep track of the things you want to do (iOS App)

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    AppMind▲130

    Discover Any iOS App's Keywords

    2014 · appmind.co · its alternatives →

22. 22
    TicTalking▲74

    Connecting interesting people everywhere

    2016 · tictalking.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    This. for iOS▲151

    Share just one link a day

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Twitter▲37

    Really short blog posts, unclear if it'll take off at all

    2014 · twitter.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 →