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24 alternatives to Hoodline

Hyper-local SF news from the former editor of TechCrunch

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

1. 1
   Hoods▲97

   Find out what's going on near you

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   TrapCrunch▲126

   "Someone Made A TechCrunch Parody Site And It’s Hilarious"

   2014 · hobokencityfc.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   hn.▲78

   Yet another client to browse Hacker News

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Slack-HN▲99

   Read Hacker News right from Slack

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   ReadThisThing▲88

   Find, share, and discuss great journalism

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Woozle.news▲72

   The days top stories in a conversational format

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Swarmize▲82

   Data journalism platform from The Guardian

   2014 · alpha.swarmize.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   MackerNews▲84

   Beautiful Readable Hacker News Articles

   2015 · mackernews.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Techie News▲72

   A new simple and fast HN Reader for iOS

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Hacker News Search▲92

    a faster hnsearch

    2014 · hn.algolia.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Muckrack▲147

    Easily find & build relationships with journalists.

    2014 · muckrack.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Techstra for iOS▲72

    Curated news aggregator for makers w/ previews for each link

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Blind - Topics▲97

    An anonymous community for tech professionals

    2017 · us.teamblind.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Winston▲81

    Your everything keyboard

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Dropline▲74

    Tweetdeck for news

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Reportedly▲83

    Native journalism for social media by those communities

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    CrunchHunt▲93

    Every day, the most popular articles of TechCrunch

    2015 · crunchhunt.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Techstra▲75

    Curated news aggregator for makers w/ previews for each link

    2015 · techstra.co · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Vox▲124

    Understand the news.

    2014 · vox.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Hater News▲103

    Exposing internet trolls and haters

    2014 · haternews.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Programmar▲88

    A place for developers to read and write

    2015 · programmar.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Hoodstarter▲91

    Turn vacant spaces into local hotspots

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Pilot Reader▲94

    The easiest way to read tech news

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Insiderr▲93

    Tailor made anonymous business feed

    2015 · getynet.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 →