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24 alternatives to Unread for iPad

A clean, distraction-free reading experience, now on iPad

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Unread for iPad launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Goodreads 3.0 for iOS▲107

   Drastic redesign of popular social network for book lovers

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Booklights▲169

   Make America Read Again 📖

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   New Readability▲75

   Read Comfortably— Anytime, Anywhere

   2013 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Instaread▲299

   Read or hear key takeaways of any book in minutes

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Hooked▲173

   Fiction in the form of text messages

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Readr▲113

   A free reader that answers your questions and reads aloud

   10d ago · readr-ai.github.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   ReadQuick▲75

   Speed reading iPhone app

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Unread▲68

   An RSS Reader

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Techie News▲72

   A new simple and fast HN Reader for iOS

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Inkling▲80

    Interactive books for ipad, iphone, and web

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    We Read Too▲98

    Increase the diversity of your reading with this simple app

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Quora for iPad▲143

    Quora's new experience on the iPad

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Slicereader▲62

    Easy focused reading one paragraph at a time

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Inkworthy▲23

    Read 20 minutes a day, be more interesting.

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Readmill▲69

    A beautiful e-book reader for iPhone, iPad and Android

    2013 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Readtime ▲68

    Helps me get through my pocket

    2013 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Bookup▲76

    Hookups for books!

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Ulysses for iPad▲96

    Desktop-class writing on the go

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19DF
    Distraction Free Reader/Writer▲85

    2013 · inkpen.in · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Rightspeed▲146

    Listen to audiobooks at ridiculously fast speeds

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Blinkist for Android▲86

    Hacking the way we read books.

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Curator▲95

    A visual notes app for iPad

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Mobile Flow▲101

    Eliminate digital distractions

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Librify▲76

    Reading with friends

    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 →