WordHippo
Focus: thesaurus, synonyms and word finder. Shares vocabulary with Rewordify. A website, not a web app. Rated 4.5 (Rewordify: 4.4).
WebsiteFreeWeb
4.5Visit
Web App
Rewordify
Paste hard text and get a simpler version you can actually understand.
Rating
4.4 / 5
Pricing
Free
Difficulty
Beginner
Works on
Web
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What is Rewordify?
Rewordify replaces difficult words and phrases in any passage with simpler ones, highlights the changes and helps you learn the new vocabulary as you go. Teachers can use its free lesson tools and printouts, and the whole site is free to use with no account needed for basic rewording.
Pros: what Rewordify does well
- Makes dense text easier to read
- Teaches new words as you go
- Free for students and teachers
Cons: where it falls short
- Old-fashioned design
- Simplifications can lose nuance
Who Rewordify is for
Students and readers working through difficult texts.
Who can skip it
Advanced readers who rarely meet unfamiliar words.
Rewordify alternatives
Not sold on Rewordify? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.
Butterick's Practical Typography
Focus: typography, writing and layout. Also in Writing and Learning, like Rewordify. A book, not a web app. Rated 4.8 (Rewordify: 4.4).
BookFreeWeb
4.8Visit
Calibre-Web
Focus: ebooks, calibre and open source. Shares reading with Rewordify. Rated 4.5 (Rewordify: 4.4).
Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.5Visit
Libby
Focus: ebooks, audiobooks and library. Shares reading with Rewordify. A mobile app, not a web app. Adds iOS and Android. Rated 4.8 (Rewordify: 4.4).
Mobile AppFreeiOS, Android
4.8Visit
Fluent Reader
Focus: rss reader, news feeds and open source. Shares reading with Rewordify. A desktop app, not a web app. Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Rated 4.5 (Rewordify: 4.4).
Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.5Visit
ManyBooks
Focus: ebooks, free books and library. Shares reading with Rewordify. A website, not a web app. Same 4.4 rating.
WebsiteFreeWeb
4.4Visit
Free alternatives to Rewordify
Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.
Visuwords
Focus: dictionary, thesaurus and word map. Shares vocabulary with Rewordify. A website, not a web app. Same 4.4 rating.
WebsiteFreeWeb
4.4Visit
Miniflux
Focus: rss reader, news and self-hosted. Also in Reading and Learning, like Rewordify. Rated 4.6 (Rewordify: 4.4).
Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit
Kavita
Focus: ebooks, reading server and self-hosted. Also in Reading and Learning, like Rewordify. Rated 4.5 (Rewordify: 4.4).
Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.5Visit
Netspeak
Focus: phrasing, collocations and english. Also in Writing and Learning, like Rewordify. Same 4.4 rating.
Web AppFreeWeb
4.4Visit
OpenStax
Focus: textbooks, open education and courses. Also in Learning and Reading, like Rewordify. A book, not a web app. Rated 4.8 (Rewordify: 4.4).
BookFreeWeb
4.8Visit
Paul's Online Notes
Focus: maths, calculus and algebra. Also in Learning and Reading, like Rewordify. A course, not a web app. Rated 4.8 (Rewordify: 4.4).
CourseFreeWeb
4.8Visit
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