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24 alternatives to WriteTheScene

Realtime storytelling with strangers

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

1. 1
   WeWrite▲90

   Crowdsourced Storytelling

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Storybird▲77

   Visual storytelling and poetry writing

   2014 · storybird.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Penflip▲119

   A social writing platform

   2013 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Plot Shift▲64

   Collaborative storytelling

   2014 · plotshift.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Narrative▲75

   Ambient Photo Diary

   2013 · getnarrative.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Tell the Turtle▲80

   Tell strangers stories

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   StoryTime.us▲87

   Create stories told one line at a time

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Narratively ▲73

   A platform devoted to untold human stories

   2014 · narratively.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Story Wars▲83

   Writing stories together

   2014 · storywars.net · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Immersive▲60

    Create and publish beautiful Medium-like stories

    2014 · immersive.sh · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Thematic▲71

    A new photo-based storytelling platform

    2015 · app.hellothematic.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Oddysey▲81

    A simple way to weave interactive stories

    2014 · cartodb.github.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Random Tiny Stories▲81

    Collaborative story telling on twitter

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Interlude▲81

    "New world of storytelling" - with interactive videos

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Amazon Storywriter▲241

    Bring your story to life w/ Amazon's new screenwriting tool

    2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Typewrite▲103

    Real-time collaborative writing

    2014 · typewrite.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Hi▲62

    A real-time writing community.

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Scripted▲140

    The new way to create original content

    2014 · scripted.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Retelly ▲64

    A video magazine

    2016 · retelly.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Hullabalu▲18

    storytelling for the next generation

    2014 · alltexseed.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Storium▲69

    Online Storytelling Game

    2014 · storium.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Recorder▲142

    Voice journaling made easy

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Help Me Write▲94

    Get your audience to help you decide what to write about.

    2013 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Irregardless.ly▲85

    A crowdsourced style guide for writers

    2016 · 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 →