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24 alternatives to Handy News

News without the noise

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Handy News launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The New Google News▲88

   Easily catch up on what’s important

   2022 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Below the Fold▲144

   News you aren’t hearing anywhere else

   2021 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   informed news: summaries▲170

   Get the news you need, no matter how much time you have.

   2023 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Legible News▲78

   News that makes you smarter, no ads, no bloat, not breaking

   2022 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Vanilla News▲102

   The news, but without all the opinions

   2023 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   TLDR by Inside.com▲326

   Quick news every time you open a new tab

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Informed▲287

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

   2025 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   NewSub▲158

   The smartest way to read the news

   2024 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   informed news▲356

   The news, curated

   2023 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    TLDR 2.0 ▲187

    Bitesized, customizable news via a chrome extension

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11AN
    A New Tool to Understand and Visualize the News▲90

    2019 · newsphere.org · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Rowe▲112

    News in your Chrome tab that learns your preferences

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Dead Simple News▲107

    Life is complicated, your news shouldn't be

    2023 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Brief▲113

    Understand the most important news in just a few minutes

    2020 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Vital▲106

    Mindful way to find out relevant news without doomscrolling

    2022 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Otherweb▲162

    All the news without the noise

    2022 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Facebook News▲145

    A dedicated place for news on Facebook

    2019 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Tattle▲122

    Listen to your news stories, narrated by humans

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Morning Person News▲76

    New tab with top headlines from multiple sources

    2019 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Your News▲166

    Personalized feed reader, RSS & YouTube

    2024 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Ahoy News▲82

    A new and better way to read news on the Mac

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Simple News▲4

    Collection of 7000+ news sources + add your custom source

    2023 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Balanced News▲115

    Track your political reading from all sides.

    2018 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    NewSential▲21

    Essential news that matters to you without the distractions.

    2025 · 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 →