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24 alternatives to Writing Prompts Reader

Bite-sized short stories

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Writing Prompts Reader launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Yarn▲97

   Addicting short stories

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Prompts▲109

   Build a better writing habit

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   60dB▲104

   Today's best short audio stories

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   s'More▲265

   A desktop app for writing Medium stories

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Hooked▲173

   Fiction in the form of text messages

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Sstories▲92

   Short-fiction stories for busy people

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   TaleHunt▲113

   Start reading tiny tales on your mobile

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Classies▲89

   The mobile library with thousands of classic short stories

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   60dB▲94

   Brings you today's best short audio stories

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    WriteTheScene▲67

    Realtime storytelling with strangers

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Paragraphs▲272

    A minimalist writing app for Mac

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Storybird▲77

    Visual storytelling and poetry writing

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Volume▲325

    Listen to startup and tech focused Medium stories

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Morning Short▲173

    One amazing short story, every morning, in your inbox

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Penflip▲119

    A social writing platform

    2013 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Help Me Write▲94

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

    2013 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Story Wars▲83

    Writing stories together

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Short▲354

    The reading list for busy people

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    5 Minute Reader▲97

    A simple app to read a different short story everyday.

    2019 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    StoryTime.us▲87

    Create stories told one line at a time

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    WeWrite▲90

    Crowdsourced Storytelling

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Tiny Docs▲121

    Simple place to write

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Onword▲158

    Just Write

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Notey▲164

    Discover the Best Stories for You

    2015 · 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 →