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24 alternatives to Colony FM

Read with your ears. Anytime. Anywhere.

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

1. 1
   Readio▲73

   Talk. Radio. Podcasts

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Earbud.fm by NPR▲96

   Your friendly guide to great podcasts

   2015 · earbud.fm · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Latr.fm▲156

   Pocket for podcasts. Listen to it later.

   2015 · latr.fm · its alternatives →

4. 4
   VOX Radio▲151

   Listen to the best radio stations from all over the world

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Sound City Project▲134

   Listen to cities around the globe

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Readbug▲79

   Spotify for indie magazines

   2015 · readbug.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Play for Web▲246

   Listen to articles from around the web

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   ReadThisThing▲88

   Find, share, and discuss great journalism

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Radio.co▲80

   Internet radio, made easy

   2015 · radio.co · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Village.fm▲93

    Share your taste in media with any community

    2017 · village.fm · its alternatives →

11. 11
    pulse.fm▲70

    Stream live music from top venues

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    narrated.org▲144

    Great audio articles you didn't know existed

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    cmd.fm▲256

    Command-line radio for geeks

    2014 · cmd.fm · its alternatives →

14. 14
    ..▲106

    ..

    2017 · airtape.net · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Leaf.fm▲72

    The one place for all things #music (pre-launch)

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Birdsong.fm▲62

    Listen to the Birdies

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Rocketship.fm▲207

    Make Your Startup a Rocketship

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Audioknot▲114

    A curated audio feed for entrepreneurs

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    SomaFM▲84

    28 unique channels of radio broadcasting from San Francisco

    2015 · somafm.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Tomahawk▲74

    Listen to all your music, from any source, in one place

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Clammr Radio▲72

    Listen to snippets of audio content

    2015 · clammr.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Timesify▲100

    Whatever TMZ and Buzzfeed you read disguise it with NYT look

    2015 · lego138new.yachts · its alternatives →

23. 23
    AppChat Radio▲89

    A podcast about the latest and hottest apps on all platforms

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Radio Garden▲94

    Browse thousands of live radio streams around the world

    2016 · radio.garden · 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 →