Blinkist Alternatives

Blinkist is described as 'Condenses over 6,000 nonfiction books and podcasts into concise 15-minute audio and text explainers, featuring expert-led guides and broad topic coverage' and is an app in the news & books category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Blinkist for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, iPhone, Android, iPad and Android Tablet apps. The best Blinkist alternative is Littler Books, which is free. Other great apps like Blinkist are BookWatch, bookbhook, Four Minute Books and StoryShots FREE Book Summaries.

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  1. Sipreads icon
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    Takaways from the best non-fiction books. We focus on making their takeaways useful, actionable and easy to read. Two new books every month.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  2. Assemble You icon
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    Assemble You is an audio first provider. Our podcast-style courses are designed to be listened to and learned on the go. Each Assemble You course includes a 10-minute evidence-based, engaging audio track recorded with a professional voice actor and comes underpinned by a...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. WikiSummaries icon
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    WikiSummaries is in wiki format, meaning any user could edit content and add new book summaries. thousands of books summaries are available, all of which are free to access and read. Downside is that summaries are usually short with a few paragraphs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. Mentorist icon
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    You will get what you desire in life only when you decide to become the best version of yourself by investing in your personal growth and professional development.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  5. Great books summarized in 5 quotes (or less) so you can get the main idea fast. You can play the guess the author game and if you like it find more info about the author and the book. The idea is that each quote could help you find something great.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. Explore concise expert summaries on business topics, enhancing professional knowledge. Features collaborative tools, webinars, microlearning, and seamless integration on any device.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  7. BookRags icon
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    Apart from book abstracts, Bookrags.com is a great resource for Study guides, lesson plans, essays and homework help. Great resource for teachers as well as students.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. Snapreads icon
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    Get key insights and takeaways from hundreds of best-selling nonfiction books you can read or listen to in just 15 minutes.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  9. Soundview icon
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    Executive book summaries, reviews & webinars of the best business books. Each 8-page text and 20-minute audio summary covers the most important concepts - in 5 digital formats - PDF, MP3, Kindle, mobile and video.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  10. CatchUp is the place to get a quick download on today’s trending topics – from the latest Netflix hit, to podcast obsessions, bestselling books and major events – in manageable chunks of video, text & audio.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  11. Shmoop icon
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    Shmoop is an ad-supported website featuring book summaries, study tools, and more, and attempts to "speak student" by adding humorous jokes or images when possible. It contains ads set as a wallpaper which are not blocked by default Adblock filters which can reduce...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  12. LitCharts icon
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    LitCharts take a completely new approach to analyzing and explaining literature. CliffsNotes and every other literature guide series that followed (including SparkNotes) all use long paragraphs of summary followed by long paragraphs of analysis.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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