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24 alternatives to Amanda

Learn Chinese through trending news stories in China.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Amanda launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Zizzle▲139

   Learn Chinese through visual stories

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   TLDR by Inside.com▲326

   Quick news every time you open a new tab

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Featured▲76

   What's trending in technology news.

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   HelloChinese▲6

   Learn Chinese Mandarin

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The News (iOS)▲232

   Product Hunt, Designer News, & Hacker News on iOS

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Ahoy News▲82

   A new and better way to read news on the Mac

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   SPOT News▲65

   Trending local news that you should care about

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   LingQ▲111

   Learn languages from content you love

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   LingoBites▲89

   Learn languages through stories

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    GONG▲114

    The world's most shared stories

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Panda iOS Lite▲246

    Keep up with PH, HN, DN & 50 more other sources in one app

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    HeadlinesAI▲155

    Discover the best headlines for your content

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Newsflash▲86

    Bring the news to you

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Foreign Buddy▲123

    Learn any language with me 🇺🇸 🇪🇸 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇹

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Breaking▲164

    Short news in your Today tab for Mac and iOS

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Inside Apple▲145

    The best source of in-depth news and analysis about Apple

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Trigger News▲76

    Read the news as you like it

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    BuzzFeed News App▲151

    The most interesting stories from around the web

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Tattle▲122

    Listen to your news stories, narrated by humans

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    NewsBot▲189

    The fastest way to find related articles

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    News Genius▲66

    Make sense of the news

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Microsoft Learn Chinese▲6

    Have fun learning the most widely spoken language

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Right Relevance▲125

    Search for topical articles, influencers and conversations.

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    iOS Dev Weekly▲157

    The best iOS development news delivered weekly

    2014 · 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 →