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24 alternatives to Briefing

Your morning spoonful of knowledge

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

1. 1
   The Synopsis▲83

   Need To Know News

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   News Genius▲66

   Make sense of the news

   2014 · genius.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Inside▲108

   Stream of the most important stories of the day

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   TheSkimm▲53

   All the news you need to start your day

   2014 · theskimm.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   TechReporter▲96

   The day’s top tech headlines from across the web

   2014 · thetechreporter.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Bit of News▲60

   Emails you daily summary of today's top news

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Morning Reader 2▲223

   The easiest way to keep up with tech news

   2015 · peek.news · its alternatives →

8. 8
   theSkimm▲141

   Daily summary of current events in your inbox

   2013 · theskimm.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   NYT Now▲132

   Your guide to the news, from The New York Times

   2015 · help.nytimes.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Guardian Chatbot▲86

    Get your morning briefing when you want it

    2016 · messenger.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Swell▲81

    News Radio Rebooted

    2014 · swell.am · its alternatives →

12. 12
    TL;DR▲85

    Interesting content, summarized by real people

    2014 · tldr.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Potluck▲110

    Bite-sized news and facts to talk about

    2013 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    TechClack▲76

    Daily fact-packed curated tech stories

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Jerry's Brain▲72

    Curated knowledge at its finest

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Interesting▲78

    Articles on your favorite topics from all the best sources.

    2014 · flyosity.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Jelly▲140

    Let's help eachother

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    BriefMe▲85

    News simplified to keep you up to date

    2015 · medium.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Pine▲86

    Your daily check in

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Watchup▲77

    Your daily newscast

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Lowdown▲112

    Get informed on the people & companies you're meeting

    2014 · lowdownapp.co · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Seen▲83

    A social summary of what’s happening

    2014 · tarikh.me · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Vox▲124

    Understand the news.

    2014 · vox.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Memini▲76

    Remember what you read online

    2015 · meminiapp.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 →