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24 alternatives to Downworthy

Turn hyperbolic viral headlines into what they really mean

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Downworthy launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   News Genius▲66

   Make sense of the news

   2014 · genius.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Slant News▲97

   Sharp angles on news and culture.

   2015 · secomint.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Scripted▲140

   The new way to create original content

   2014 · scripted.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Vox▲124

   Understand the news.

   2014 · vox.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Swell▲81

   News Radio Rebooted

   2014 · swell.am · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Noisy▲68

   Make noise together

   2014 · noisyapp.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Hater News▲103

   Exposing internet trolls and haters

   2014 · haternews.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Clickbait Generator▲202

   One-step clickbait headlines

   2016 · clickbaiter.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Fluffblocker▲78

   Replace Facebook headlines with NY Times headlines

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Shuffle▲74

    Your personal news dealer

    2015 · shuffle.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Bad Mouth▲73

    Make anybody say anything with Bad Mouth

    2014 · badmouth.co · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Turn down for webpage▲132

    Turn down for what on any website

    2014 · nthitz.github.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    TechSpiked▲151

    Entertainment for Techies

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Quietly▲108

    Source amazing content

    2014 · quiet.ly · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Indiloop▲71

    Remix the Internet

    2015 · indiloop.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    TL;DR▲85

    Interesting content, summarized by real people

    2014 · tldr.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Fever Reader▲73

    A Feed Reader with A Brain

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    HaH▲55

    A humorous look at the state of journalism.

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    The Synopsis▲83

    Need To Know News

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Plague▲118

    Spread content like a virus

    2014 · plague.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    LMGTFY▲135

    For people who bother you, rather than google it themselves

    2014 · lmgtfy.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Mocky▲83

    organized feedback

    2014 · mocky.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Spike▲70

    Surfaces trending news articles from around the web

    2014 · spike.newswhip.com · its alternatives →

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    Unread▲68

    An RSS Reader

    2014 · jaredsinclair.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 →