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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 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   TLDR by Inside.com▲326

   Quick news every time you open a new tab

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Summari▲625

   Instantly summarize any article or webpage in one click

   2022 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   LINER for Pocket▲225

   Highlight your Pocket articles

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Headlines▲288

   Analyse how engaging your headline is

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Tiny Docs▲121

   Simple place to write

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Points▲96

   Summarize websites into bullet points

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Medium for iOS▲137

   Everyone’s stories and ideas. Anywhere, anytime

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Volume▲325

   Listen to startup and tech focused Medium stories

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Summit▲109

    Summarized news in your pocket

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Pocket Explore▲351

    A human curated version of the web

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Liner▲265

    Highlight, save, and share any web page

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    TLDR▲213

    The quickest, easiest way to share articles with friends

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Writepls▲97

    A curated list of articles to help you write

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    News In Shorts▲106

    News in 60 words

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Wikipedia Mobile▲136

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

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Paragraphs▲272

    A minimalist writing app for Mac

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Yahoo News Digest▲74

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

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Random Medium▲82

    View a random day's top Medium post

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Volley 2.0▲83

    Read the best writers on the internet, on your iPhone

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Charm▲180

    A little companion app for collecting Tweets

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    ..▲106

    ..

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Ulysses for iPhone▲165

    Write. Anything. Anywhere.

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Picks▲90

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

    2014 · 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 →