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24 alternatives to Blurb

Read the latest news quickly from various news sources.

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

1. 1
   nod.▲145

   Catch up with the news in 10 sec or less.

   2016 · get-nod.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   News In Shorts▲106

   News in 60 words

   2015 · inshorts.group · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Newsflash▲86

   Bring the news to you

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Summit▲109

   Summarized news in your pocket

   2016 · varunshenoy.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The News (iOS)▲232

   Product Hunt, Designer News, & Hacker News on iOS

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   This. for iOS▲151

   Share just one link a day

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   NewsPeek App▲89

   Read the Top Headlines at a Glance!

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Hen▲86

   Snooze that article for reading later, offline

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Morning Reader Mobile▲165

   Keep up with the latest tech news wherever you go

   2016 · peek.news · its alternatives →

10. 10
    NewsGIF▲176

    The news summarized in GIFs

    2015 · newsgif.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Breaking▲164

    Short news in your Today tab for Mac and iOS

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Buzzminer▲159

    Quickly read latest news from different sites in one place

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Pilot Reader▲94

    The easiest way to read tech news

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Tattle▲122

    Listen to your news stories, narrated by humans

    2016 · trytattle.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Ahoy News▲82

    A new and better way to read news on the Mac

    2016 · ahoynews.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    What's News▲107

    Your instant briefing from the Wall Street Journal newsroom

    2015 · onboarding.wsj.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Pipes▲96

    Personalised news reader

    2015 · pipesapp.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    News Cues▲57

    Quickly scan through headlines of the current news.

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Trigger News▲76

    Read the news as you like it

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Right Relevance▲125

    Search for topical articles, influencers and conversations.

    2016 · rightrelevance.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Beta Page▲243

    Be the first to know about the next big app

    2015 · betapage.co · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Coverstory▲75

    Today's top news through photos, videos, and minimal text

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Morning Reader 2▲223

    The easiest way to keep up with tech news

    2015 · peek.news · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Brief▲113

    Understand the most important news in just a few minutes

    2020 · apps.apple.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 →