SparkNotes Alternatives

SparkNotes is described as 'Sparknotes provided Summaries and analyses of novels, plays, literature, poetry, history, film, and philosophy. Later, SparkNotes expanded to provide study guides for a number of other subjects, including biology, chemistry, economics, health, math, physics, and sociology' and is an website. There are more than 25 alternatives to SparkNotes, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including iPhone, Android, iPad and SaaS apps. The best SparkNotes alternative is Littler Books, which is free. Other great sites and apps similar to SparkNotes are BookWatch, Blinkist, Uptime - Learning and Shortform.

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  1. BrefApp icon
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    Free and opensource book summary website.

    35 BrefApp alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • BrefApp is the most popular Open Source alternative to SparkNotes.

    • BrefApp is Free and Open SourceSparkNotes is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Have you ever abandoned a book after a few pages? Your answer is probably "yes". Instead, learn or review the key ideas of bestselling nonfiction books in minutes. For FREE. Choose between text, audio or animated summaries of bestsellers.

    33 StoryShots FREE Book Summaries alternatives

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    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
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  3. YOOBIC icon
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    YOOBIC is a Digital Workplace for deskless workers enabling companies to empower their employees, wherever they are, through: employee communication, microlearning and task management.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  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 (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
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  5. 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

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    • Online
     
  6. 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

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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    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.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  8. 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.

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    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
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    Athena curates reading lists on important topics such as mental health, sleep, parenting, leadership, stress, success and more by choosing the best books on those topics and delivering the best ideas from those books as text and audio in a beautifully designed and simple to use...

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    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • iPhone
     
  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

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    • 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.

    23 LitCharts alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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