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24 alternatives to Yarn

A place for friends to share stories

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Yarn launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   YARN Stories▲68

   String YARNS together to tell a story

   2016 · getyarn.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   YARN▲87

   Weaving travelers’ experiences ✈️🌎

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Yarn▲126

   Create custom video stories

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Knit – Your Virtual Meeting Place▲97

   Enabling meaningful interaction between people during events

   2020 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   YARN - Upcoming Page▲10

   Weaving travelers’ experiences

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Friendship Socks▲92

   Celebrating Friendships Through Social Sock Gifting

   2015 · friendshipsocks.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Glue▲111

   Share what's on your mind

   2021 · glue.im · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Yarn▲97

   Addicting short stories

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Picturray▲63

   Share your stories. Create them together. Enjoy the world.

   2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Writing.Social▲96

    Collaborative short story writing

    2022 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Tangle▲79

    A 2D workplace on a canvas that’s reimagining remote work

    2023 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Fabric▲379

    The story of your life that writes itself.

    2016 · fabric.me · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Relate 1.0▲343

    Create the web together

    2021 · relate.app · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Socially - The Friendship App▲147

    Discover local activities & make new friends

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Yarn▲5

    Complex stories need simple tools

    2025 · writeayarn.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Telly▲79

    Your film and TV library, shared with friends

    2023 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    ShareAStory▲74

    Read somebody's story or share your own story to the world

    2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Yarn - Better Twitter Threads▲4

    Better Twitter Threads for iOS

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Initial▲76

    Get things done with friends

    2019 · initial.app · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Swirl▲71

    Share challenges to your story and tag friends!

    2020 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Thread▲71

    Build better relationships

    2019 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Mix▲215

    Discover, collect, and share the best of the web

    2017 · mix.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Close-Knit by Animo▲7

    Passively share your mood with up to 5 close friends.

    2020 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Palette▲180

    Social platform to curate all your interests in one place

    2024 · 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 →