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24 alternatives to Great Big Story

CNN’s video network of amazing stories

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Great Big Story launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   BuzzFeed News App▲151

   The most interesting stories from around the web

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   reddit TV▲199

   Watch the best videos on reddit

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Volume▲325

   Listen to startup and tech focused Medium stories

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   StoryFeed▲67

   Share your stories with the entire world

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Flipboard for the Web▲189

   Catch up on the stories and people that matter to you.

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Newsvoice▲112

   Break your filter bubble and and understand the world

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Wheel▲108

   Themed video stories with the world

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   News In Shorts▲106

   News in 60 words

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Snippt▲72

   News in 4 second video stories plus short summaries

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Headliner▲73

    Entertaining video news from smart, funny people

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Newsflash▲86

    Bring the news to you

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Vox▲124

    Understand the news.

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    NewsGIF▲176

    The news summarized in GIFs

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    few minutes▲70

    Popular stories, sorted for your available time

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Limitless Stories▲90

    Stitch videos together in a single story

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Radish▲90

    Hundreds of stories at your fingertips

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Tales Untold▲128

    Smart stories for smart kids (and smart parents, too).

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    ReadThisThing▲88

    Find, share, and discuss great journalism

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Newsy: Video News▲68

    No nonsense video news in 2 minutes or less

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Apple TV Tech Talks▲148

    Library of videos from Apple's dev team

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    60dB▲94

    Brings you today's best short audio stories

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    60dB▲104

    Today's best short audio stories

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Trove▲58

    News stories picked by people who share your interests

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Shout▲106

    Share stories, using your voice

    2016 · 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 →