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24 alternatives to Zapptales

Print your favourite WhatsApp chat as a book

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

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   zapptales▲3

   You're WhatsApp chat in a beautiful WhatsApp book

   2017 · zapptales.com · its alternatives →

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   Printed Books from WhatsApp with Python and LaTeX▲114

   2016 · beckman.io · its alternatives →

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   Chat Book Maker▲3

   Turn your WhatsApp chats into a printed keepsake book

   Jun 2026 · chat2book.vercel.app · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Pressbooks▲108

   Create books: print and ebooks

   2015 · pressbooks.com · its alternatives →

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   ZapZipped▲235

   Hi, HN! I built ZapZipped, a fun way to analyze your WhatsApp group chats at the end of the year, inspired by Spotify Wrapped. Get stats and archetypes awarded to different chatters: Stats like like most active day, most used words, emoji usage, and Awards like ‘The Ghost’, 'The MVP', and ‘The Podcaster’. No data storage: Everything is processed on your device, and no data is saved Check it out here and let me know what you think: zapzipped.com

   2024 · zapzipped.com · its alternatives →

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   Fiberbooks▲6

   Weekly book summaries on Whatsapp [Turkish Language]

   2016 · fiberbooks.com · its alternatives →

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   Inkling▲80

   Interactive books for ipad, iphone, and web

   2014 · inkling.com · its alternatives →

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   Chaterpress▲71

   Social photo printing

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   A Hacker’s Guide To Creating WhatsApp Books▲3

   Books from WhatsApp group chats with Python & LaTeX

   2016 · medium.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Kaption AI▲189

    Improve your Whatsapp Web with fast audio transcriptions

    2024 · kaptionai.com · its alternatives →

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    VentureApp▲219

    WhatsApp for your professional network

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Shelfie▲104

    Get free and discounted Ebooks of your print or paper books

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Nameloop▲70

    Your smarter social address book

    2015 · nameloop.com · its alternatives →

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    SE eBook▲152

    SE eBook

    2014 · gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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    Txto▲93

    Print out your SMS stories into scrolls

    2014 · tx.to · its alternatives →

16. 16
    WhatsMac▲181

    WhatsApp for Mac

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Memeoirs▲64

    Turn Facebook Messages into a Book

    2014 · memeoirs.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Voicer for WhatsApp▲112

    Turn voice messages into text

    2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Pocket for iMessage▲143

    Share your favorite stories without leaving the conversation

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Oyster Books (web client)▲92

    Introducing the Oyster Web Reader

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Blurb▲89

    Self publishing book platform

    2014 · blurb.co.uk · its alternatives →

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    Humin▲91

    a smart(er) phone book

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Swappy Books▲102

    Exchange books with people nearby.

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    BubbleSort Zines▲64

    Zines about computer science!

    2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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