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24 alternatives to Accent

Read the news in a foreign language

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Accent launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Accent Learners▲75

   Improve your English speech and pronunciation

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Slant News▲97

   Sharp angles on news and culture.

   2015 · secomint.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Word Lens▲83

   See the world in your language

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Newsmart▲83

   Improve your english while reading WSJ

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   LingoBites▲89

   Learn languages through stories

   2017 · lingobites.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   News Genius▲66

   Make sense of the news

   2014 · genius.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Mondly▲150

   Play your way to a new language

   2015 · mondly.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Readlang▲94

   Learn a language by reading

   2015 · readlang.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Vox▲124

   Understand the news.

   2014 · vox.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Newsly 2.0▲216

    Reads top trending news & articles in a natural human voice

    2021 · newsly.me · its alternatives →

11. 11
    HiNative▲118

    Language questions answered by native speakers

    2014 · hinative.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Android Latino▲80

    News on mobile for the Spanish-speaking world

    2017 · androidlatino.co · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Slated▲114

    Translates your texts to other languages in real time

    2014 · slated.me · its alternatives →

14. 14
    NYT Now▲132

    Your guide to the news, from The New York Times

    2015 · help.nytimes.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Fleex▲120

    Improve your English by watching TV shows and movies

    2014 · fleex.tv · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Hua▲99

    Learn languages with native speakers

    2014 · hua.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Lingua.ly▲90

    Learn new languages by browsing the Web.

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Hewizo▲89

    Convert news articles to audio in 30+ languages

    2019 · hewizo.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    10,000 sentences▲126

    Learn new words in foreign languages

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Tattle▲122

    Listen to your news stories, narrated by humans

    2016 · trytattle.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Ahoy News▲82

    A new and better way to read news on the Mac

    2016 · ahoynews.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Flowlingo – practice a foreign language with tech news▲79

    Learn a language with pop culture. Get fluent with news, tv, books, and more.

    2019 · getflowlingo.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Newsle▲137

    News about your network

    2013 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Verbling▲74

    The best way to learn a language

    2015 · verbling.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →