Pocket AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Text to Speech Services

The best Text to Speech alternative to Pocket is wallabag, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Pocket and 11 are Text to Speech Services so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Text to Speech Service alternatives to Pocket are Instapaper, Inoreader, Refind and Readwise.

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  1. wallabag icon

    wallabag

     322 likes

    wallabag has many of the features that Pocket has and is a great and totally free alternative. The reading experience is clean and free from distractions. What makes it even more attractive is the fact that it’s open source and can be self-hosted, which makes it a good solution if you value privacy. If you need hosting, wallabag offers a competitive price for only €9 per year. With migration tools for Pocket, Instapaper, and more, existing users of those services can switch quickly to wallabag. There are apps and plugins for many operating systems, RSS readers, and browsers, but their quality is not always equal. There’s an API so developers can build their own apps or get involved in the open source project.

    140 wallabag alternatives

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    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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    • Android Tablet
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    • Google Chrome
    • Cloudron
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  2. Instapaper icon

    Instapaper

     245 likes

    Instapaper has been around longer than most read-it-later services and bookmarking apps, and it is still a relevant and powerful Pocket alternative. In fact, the two apps share most features and both offer a free and premium plan. Instapaper's free plan offers saving unlimited blog posts, articles, videos, etc. and syncing them across the iOS app, Android app, and the web service. The Premium version costs $2.99 per month and lets you use full-text search, save unlimited notes, get an ad free experience, and more. If you use a Mac, then the lack of an Instapaper Mac app is a con compared to Pocket, which offers one via the Mac App Store.

    162 Instapaper alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Google Chrome
    • Kindle Fire
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  4. Inoreader icon

    Inoreader

     1463 likes

    Aggregate feeds from RSS, social media, and newsletters with advanced filtering, OPML management, website monitoring, IFTTT automation, cloud syncing, text-to-speech, dark mode, and collaboration tools for flexible and efficient content consumption across devices.

    325 Inoreader alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Kindle Fire
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  5. Refind icon

    Refind

     54 likes

    Discover, save, and read what's worth your attention.

    109 Refind alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
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  6. Readwise icon

    Readwise

     24 likes

    Aggregates highlights from Kindle, Apple Books, Instapaper, Pocket, Medium, Goodreads, and printed books, enables daily spaced repetition, tagging, search, flashcards, annotation, OCR for physical books, CSV upload, and supports review via app or email for retention.

    127 Readwise alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  9. TextStack icon

    TextStack

     2 likes

    TextStack is a reading tool for developers tackling dense technical books like Designing Data-Intensive Applications, ML papers, or distributed systems texts. Tap any unfamiliar term, get a 2-3 sentence LLM-powered explanation that's aware of the book's domain —...

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
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  10. PaperSpan icon

    PaperSpan

     17 likes

    PaperSpan is an easy to use, free app to save web pages for reading later. Save pages from computer or phone's browser, and open them from either.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
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  11. Readwise Reader icon

    Readwise Reader

     6 likes

    Read-it-later platform for web articles, newsletters, PDFs, EPUBs, RSS and Twitter threads, with AI-powered note-taking, offline access, highlighting, clean reading mode, sync, export, organizing tools, customization, and cross-device support.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
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    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  12. Summ-it icon

    Summ-it

     1 like

    Summ-it turns your reading list into an audio playlist. Save articles, YouTube videos, newsletters, PDFs, documents, or pasted text from your browser, your phone share sheet, or by forwarding emails. Listen to the full piece or a concise AI summary, in your language, with natural voices.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  13. FetchMark icon

    FetchMark

     2 likes

    An offline-first read-later app and browser extension that saves permanent snapshots of your bookmarks with full-text search and AI summaries.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Dashboard view - save and organize bookmarks in folders
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