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24 alternatives to Curio

Hand picked journalism from leading 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 launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   curio.io▲70

   Writing worth listening to from top publications

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Curiohh Podcast Player▲103

   Listen, snip and share your favourite podcasts!

   2019 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Curio – A Custom Article for You, Daily▲1

   A calmer way to read in a world that never shuts up

   Jan 2026 · snippetz-labs.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Volume▲318

   Listen to startup and tech focused Medium stories

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Curio▲120

   The NFT intelligence tool you'll enjoy using

   2022 · curios.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Pocket Listen▲425

   Reading is hard. Listen to articles instead.

   2015 · getpocket.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Newsly 2.0▲216

   Reads top trending news & articles in a natural human voice

   2021 · newsly.me · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Medium Audio Stories▲381

   Listen to your favorite Medium stories

   2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Audio Newsletters▲333

   Engage your audience in new ways with audio newsletters

   2024 · beehiiv.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Listle for Creators▲136

    Read the news & build an audience through your voice.

    2020 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Informed▲287

    Your daily news, narrated by the voice you love most.

    2025 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Article to Audio Conversion Kit▲134

    Turn your 'must do' reading into on the go listening

    2021 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Apple News+ Audio▲97

    The best narrative journalism spoken by talented narrators

    2020 · apple.news · its alternatives →

14. 14
    ElevenLabs Reader▲248

    Listen to anything on the go with the highest quality voices

    2024 · elevenlabs.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Voxio▲361

    Turn speech into formatted text

    2024 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Curio: Learn and discover▲8

    Curio helps you discover and learn something new every day.

    2025 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Listle▲192

    Daily news and top stories, turned into podcasts

    2019 · listle.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    One Touch Podcast Publishing, from Anchor▲245

    The easiest way to make a podcast, from your phone

    2017 · creators.spotify.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Blendle for iOS▲196

    One app to discover the world’s best journalism

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Audioscribe▲288

    Free and open-source AI to turn voice into structured notes

    2024 · audioscribe.wordware.ai · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Transcribe▲115

    A great audio to text tool for journalists

    2014 · transcribe.wreally.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Audm▲87

    The world's best longform journalism, read aloud.

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Curated▲266

    Grow your audience by sharing truly engaging content weekly

    2015 · curated.co · its alternatives →

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    Blendle▲181

    Discover the world’s best journalism with one account

    2015 · its alternatives →

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