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24 alternatives to 8bitnews.io

The finest of 8bit news, effortless in your inbox

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. 8bitnews.io launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   NewsBang▲240

   Your First AI News & Insights APP

   2025 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hacker News API▲318

   Hacker News now has an API. Awesome. :)

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The News (iOS)▲232

   Product Hunt, Designer News, & Hacker News on iOS

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Breaking▲164

   Short news in your Today tab for Mac and iOS

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   One Minute News▲171

   Learning what happened around the world in one minute.

   Feb 2026 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   TLDR by Inside.com▲326

   Quick news every time you open a new tab

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Good Morning Tech▲83

   Your daily dose of tech, straight to your inbox

   2023 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   TheNews▲343

   The latest designer, developer, and tech news in one place.

   2020 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   NPR News 4.0▲127

   The best of NPR’s content in your pocket

   2018 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Hacker Newsletter▲143

    Best of Hacker News in your inbox every Friday.

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Ahoy News▲82

    A new and better way to read news on the Mac

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    News.me (relaunched)▲83

    Your top stories from Facebook & Twitter in your inbox

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Tumbleweed▲263

    Daily videos of people sharing their POV on today's issues

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    BuzzFeed News App▲151

    The most interesting stories from around the web

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Vox▲124

    Understand the news.

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Brut ▲88

    The Worlds news delivered through video

    2019 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    ReadByHumans▲126

    Top HackerNews articles in human-read podcast format

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Sourced▲119

    Curated tech news for startup founders/investors (EU + U.S)

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    NewsBites▲19

    Your Daily News in 30 Seconds

    2025 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    AI With Vibes▲163

    Become AI smarter and funnier in just 5 minutes

    2023 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Follow.net▲123

    Follow everything your competition does online

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Good News Bot▲126

    Need a little good news in your life?

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Otherweb▲162

    All the news without the noise

    2022 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Hazumi News 3.0▲99

    Alerts, AI summaries, and easy search for Hacker News

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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