Blinkist comparisons
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Blinkist is compared head-to-head with Shortform, Headway and Sumizeit and more: 7 head-to-heads in Book Summary Apps, each with the specs and prices we checked.
9.8/10Editor score
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Blinkist head-to-head
- Blinkist vs Shortform
- Blinkist vs Headway
- Blinkist vs Sumizeit
- Blinkist vs Koober
- Blinkist vs Bookey
- Blinkist vs StoryShots
- Blinkist vs getAbstract
Blinkist vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Catalog size | Audio summaries | Learning paths | Offline access | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blinkist | Yes | — | 9000 titles | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.8 |
| 2 | Shortform | Yes | $16.42/user/mo | 10000 titles | Yes | — | Yes | 8.8 |
| 3 | Headway | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | 7.7 |
| 4 | Sumizeit | Yes | $5.75/user/mo | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7.7 |
| 5 | Koober | Yes | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7.6 |
| 6 | Bookey | Yes | — | — | Yes | — | Yes | 7.5 |
| 7 | StoryShots | Yes | — | 300000 titles | Yes | — | Yes | 7.5 |
| 8 | getAbstract | No | — | — | — | — | Yes | 7.2 |
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