AI · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to curio.io

Writing worth listening to from top publications

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

1. 1
   Curio▲72

   Hand picked journalism from leading publications

   2019 · curio.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Umano 6.0 (iOS)▲101

   Listen to news, articles, podcasts, and more

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Ulysses for iPhone▲165

   Write. Anything. Anywhere.

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Play for Web▲246

   Listen to articles from around the web

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   ReadByHumans▲126

   Top HackerNews articles in human-read podcast format

   2017 · readbyhumans.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Umano▲161

   Interesting articles read to you by real people

   2013 · umanoapp.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Audm▲87

   The world's best longform journalism, read aloud.

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Pilot Reader▲94

   The easiest way to read tech news

   2014 · 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
    Müse▲73

    A space to reflect on deep questions

    2017 · reflectwithmuse.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Lectal▲118

    A simple news app

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    UCast▲97

    The best listening experience for podcasts

    2016 · ucastapp.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Smart News▲71

    News for All

    2014 · smartnews.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Tung▲96

    A social podcast player

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    BuzzFeed News App▲151

    The most interesting stories from around the web

    2015 · buzzfeed.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    VOX Radio▲151

    Listen to the best radio stations from all over the world

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Trigger News▲76

    Read the news as you like it

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    I built a tech news aggregator that works the way my brain does▲188

    An honest to god, non-algorithmic reverse chrono list of tech news that passes my signal-to-noise tests, updated hourly. A lightweight a page design as I've been able to keep; simple, clean, fast. No commercial features or aspirations - this is a passion project, something I've been fooling around with on and off for decades. There's a "Top" view too with an LLM edited front page & summary, and categorized views for a large number of topics - see the Directory. A few more buried features to explore, but the fundamental use case is pop in, scan, exit - fast and concise. Your feedback would be…

    Oct 2025 · deadstack.net · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Volley 2.0▲83

    Read the best writers on the internet, on your iPhone

    2014 · weekend.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    One App▲182

    Read Product Hunt, Hacker News, DN & Reddit in one place

    2015 · reader.one · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Umano for Writers▲117

    Narrate your articles, reach listeners and earn money

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Summit▲109

    Summarized news in your pocket

    2016 · varunshenoy.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Memo▲91

    A new online publication for people curious about the future

    2015 · account.forbes.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Pocket for iMessage▲143

    Share your favorite stories without leaving the conversation

    2017 · 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 →