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24 alternatives to 5min - Voice reading news

Human voice reading news stories for Android, iOS

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. 5min - Voice reading news launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Informed▲277
Your daily news, narrated by the voice you love most.
2025 · its alternatives →
2
Pocket Listen▲425
Reading is hard. Listen to articles instead.
2015 · getpocket.com · its alternatives →
3
Pinch▲535
Hey HN! I’m Christian, daily lurker and some might remember our original launch post (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42935355). Today we're launching Pinch for Mac, which we believe is a step-change improvement in real-time AI translation. Our vision is to make cross-lingual conversations feel as natural as regular conversations. TL:DR During an online meeting, the app instantly transcribes and translates all audio you hear, and allows you to decide when you translate your voice and when you don't. It's invisible to others (like Granola), and works everywhere without any…
2025 · startpinch.com · its alternatives →
4
5 Minute Reader▲97
A simple app to read a different short story everyday.
2019 · its alternatives →
5
TLDR▲213
The quickest, easiest way to share articles with friends
2017 · its alternatives →
6
Volv▲164
World's latest stories in 9-second reads. No BS. No bias.
2020 · volvmedia.com · its alternatives →
7
Volume▲318
Listen to startup and tech focused Medium stories
2016 · its alternatives →
8
Speechify 2.0▲122
Have your computer read to you.
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
9
SpeechKit▲152
The best way to make your news stories available in audio
2017 · speechkit.io · its alternatives →
10
Newsly 2.0▲216
Reads top trending news & articles in a natural human voice
2021 · newsly.me · its alternatives →
11
Tattle▲122
Listen to your news stories, narrated by humans
2016 · trytattle.com · its alternatives →
12
The Banana App▲133
Speak human - Where every word finds its way home
Mar 2026 · thebanana.app · its alternatives →
13
Captions for iOS▲112
Live Captions & Translation in real-time
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
14
Apple News+ Audio▲97
The best narrative journalism spoken by talented narrators
2020 · apple.news · its alternatives →
15
Abstract News Digest▲71
Read objective news summaries on a refreshing UI
2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
16
Voicepaper 2▲71
Listen to blogs or texts while you are doing your daily work
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
17
Newst▲77
Get your news faster.
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
18
Newsreels▲95
Imagine TikTok, but for news
2021 · newsreels.app · its alternatives →
19
60dB▲94
Brings you today's best short audio stories
2016 · its alternatives →
20
NewsBag▲84
Hourly audio news stories
2020 · its alternatives →
21
Speakeroo▲89
Listen to blog posts on your phone
2021 · speakeroo.app · its alternatives →
22
Snap60▲4
AI-Powered 60-Word News App: Multi-Lingo, Auto-Reader & many
2024 · its alternatives →
23
Hewizo▲89
Convert news articles to audio in 30+ languages
2019 · hewizo.com · its alternatives →
24
Toku Reader▲111
Read & listen to native Japanese and Chinese, tap any word
Jul 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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