Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Frictionless, taking the friction out of Facebook social news apps launched in 2011; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Stop The Bullshit▲118

   Hide posts & block sites that publish fake news on Facebook

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Swipe News▲97

   A news reader build upon the principles of simplicity

   2015 · swipenews.co · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Prismatic 2.0▲86

   Social news app

   2013 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Unmetric▲67

   Social Media BenchMarking

   2014 · brandwatch.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   PostSider▲90

   Social media scheduling platform for humans and agents

   Sep 2026 · postsider.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   FeedsBar▲73

   A quiet, continuous news/media ticker for your Mac desktop

   Aug 2026 · feeds.bar · its alternatives →

7. 7
   A Chrome Extension that blocks Facebook completely▲7

   2018 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   News Feed Eradicator▲83

   Replace your news feed with an inspiring quote

   2015 · google.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Escape Your Bubble▲86

   Chrome Extension to get out of your Facebook News Bubble

   2016 · escapeyourbubble.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Honey▲72

    Enterprise social network for news sharing

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    App that allows you to follow Facebook pages without liking them in fb▲9

    Brought to you by Porkbun.

    2017 · followpages.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The App Guy Podcast Episode 278 Korey Lee▲53

    The story of SumAll: An effective social media reporting app

    2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

13. 13SC
    Social Climber – an app that locks social media behind an exercise goal▲5

    2020 · socialclimberapp.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Social Fixer▲3

    Enhance Facebook And Remove Annoyances!

    2015 · socialfixer.com · its alternatives →

15. 15DN
    DrumUp – News tracking and social sharing app▲9

    2015 · drumup.io · its alternatives →

16. 16AN
    A News App for Geeks▲6

    2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Social Fixer▲2

    Enhance Facebook And Remove Annoyances

    2015 · socialfixer.com · its alternatives →

18. 18AN
    A neverending stream of Facebook and Twitter▲6

    2011 · mindshaft.glowdart.com · its alternatives →

19. 19RF
    Replace Facebook trending topics with New York Times headlines▲6

    2015 · fluffblocker.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Extension makes it easier to unfriend on Facebook▲6

    2011 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Action▲8

    Don't just read the headlines, change them.

    2016 · actionbutton.org · its alternatives →

22. 22AD
    Afari – decentralized social media app▲8

    2018 · app.afari.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Scuttlebutt▲9

    A a decent(ralised) secure gossip platform

    2017 · scuttlebutt.nz · its alternatives →

24. 24
    A Facebook Messenger Bot for Hacker News▲6

    2016 · m.me · 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 →