Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Turn articles to read into podcasts to listen launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Listening.io▲243

   Turn articles into audio and listen in your podcast app

   2022 · listening.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Parasocial▲204

   Listening to podcasts should be a joy. So let's get started.

   Aug 2026 · parasocial.fm · its alternatives →

3. 3
   ReadCast▲141

   Turn your reading list into a podcast

   2019 · duncanmcclean.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Audioread (formerly Audiblogs)▲629

   Listen to any web article in your podcast player

   2021 · audioread.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   read-this.ai▲153

   Turn instantly any article into a podcast with one click

   2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Listen To This▲151

   Paste an article to listen to it in your podcast app

   Mar 2026 · listentothis.xyz · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Blogcast▲334

   Turn your articles into audio

   2019 · blogcast.host · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Remarks▲128

   Discuss a podcast while you listen

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Play.ht▲267

   Turn your articles into podcasts

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Chapters▲107

    The best way to add chapters to your podcast

    2016 · chaptersapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Play for Web▲246

    Listen to articles from around the web

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Read2Me▲125

    Convert any website or file into a podcast

    2017 · read2me.online · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Article to Audio Conversion Kit▲134

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

    2021 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    My Orator▲94

    Convert Web Articles into an Audio Podcast Feed

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    narrated.org▲144

    Great audio articles you didn't know existed

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Opinion 2▲105

    Record and publish your own podcast on your iPhone or iPad

    2015 · opinionpodcasting.com · its alternatives →

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    Listen to any web article in your podcast player▲30

    Convert articles, PDFs, and emails to natural-sounding audio. Listen in the Audioread app or Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Start free.

    2021 · audiblogs.com · its alternatives →

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    Readio▲73

    Talk. Radio. Podcasts

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Longform Podcast▲78

    A weekly conversation with a non-fiction writer or editor.

    2014 · longform.org · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Probe #1: The Teaser▲65

    Satirical take on popular magazine-style news podcasts

    2016 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Podglomerate▲70

    A hybrid podcast network and production house

    2017 · thepodglomerate.com · its alternatives →

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    I wrote 100 book summaries▲8

    Turn any article, PDF, or text into a natural-sounding podcast. Listen on the go.

    2023 · playtext.app · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Message - Episode 1▲64

    Cyphercast, the podcast within a podcast

    2015 · w.soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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    Podcast List▲5

    2017 · podcastlist.io · its alternatives →

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