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24 alternatives to HeadsUp

Personalized news channel

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. HeadsUp launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   TechWatching▲71

   Personalized technology news aggregator

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Emergent▲94

   Real-time news lead rumor tracker.

   2014 · emergent.info · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Grasswire▲102

   A real-time newsroom controlled by everyone

   2014 · grasswire.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Vox▲124

   Understand the news.

   2014 · vox.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   News Genius▲66

   Make sense of the news

   2014 · genius.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Watchup▲77

   Your daily newscast

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Informerly▲70

   Personalized industry news delivered via email

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Spike▲70

   Surfaces trending news articles from around the web

   2014 · spike.newswhip.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   MyNews.is▲62

   Machine learning applied to news discovery

   2014 · mynews.is · its alternatives →

10. 10
    News Cues▲57

    Quickly scan through headlines of the current news.

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Shuffle▲74

    Your personal news dealer

    2015 · shuffle.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Boost the News▲73

    A thorough media monitoring tool.

    2016 · rtbhouse.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Tally▲92

    People powered newsfeeds about anything

    2014 · tally.la · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Buzzminer▲159

    Quickly read latest news from different sites in one place

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Voicestorm▲74

    Gets your company to amplify news together

    2013 · library.firstup.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Flipboard for the Web▲189

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

    2015 · flipboard.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Newsela▲68

    Daily news & personalized learning

    2014 · newsela.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Cont3nt▲82

    Connecting citizen journalists and media companies

    2014 · cont3nt.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Trump CNN▲144

    Make your own CNN breaking news headlines for Trump

    2017 · hepwori.github.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Wiser Curator ▲93

    Build a news digest for your team or clients in seconds

    2015 · getwiser.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    NewsUp▲58

    Smart quizzes for informed people

    2016 · mainshienslot.me · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Circa▲77

    News app with high quality curated content

    2013 · gcd.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Slant News▲97

    Sharp angles on news and culture.

    2015 · secomint.com · its alternatives →

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    Sourced▲119

    Curated tech news for startup founders/investors (EU + U.S)

    2015 · sourcedhq.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 →