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24 alternatives to jrnal

Netflix for the next generation of news

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. jrnal launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   HeyNews▲141

   Your newsletter, your voice, ready to publish in 5 minutes

   May 2026 · heynews.co · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Readly▲97

   Netflix for magazines

   2014 · readly.com · its alternatives →

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   feeeed▲162

   Build your own news feed

   2022 · feeeed.nateparrott.com · its alternatives →

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   Feedial▲63

   A next-generation news reader

   2015 · feedial.com · its alternatives →

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   Jona 3.0▲106

   200k+ media database for 40+ countries and 40+ beats

   2022 · jonapr.com · its alternatives →

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   Newst▲77

   Get your news faster.

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Volv▲164

   World's latest stories in 9-second reads. No BS. No bias.

   2020 · volvmedia.com · its alternatives →

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   Newsly 2.0▲216

   Reads top trending news & articles in a natural human voice

   2021 · newsly.me · its alternatives →

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   Telescope, a news reader app▲90

   I got fed up with the news reader apps out there so I decided to make my own. Its a simple concept where it tracks all your favorite news sources for new posts and the social shares it received. Then it ranks it HN/Reddit style using social shares as upvotes. It's not meant to be alternative to HN, just a focused way to track your favorite sources. Please try it out and let me know what do you think, http://telescope.surf/ Note: you can do 'Add to Homescreen' on mobile to make it as an app. Please leave a feedback or any feature wishlist you may have. Thanks!

   2017 · its alternatives →

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    NetNewsWire 7▲108

    Free and open source RSS reader for Mac, iPhone, and iPad

    Jan 2026 · netnewswire.com · its alternatives →

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    Yahoo News Digest▲74

    News App for the Generation TL;DR (formerly Summly)

    2014 · mobile.yahoo.com · its alternatives →

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    Snippt▲72

    News in 4 second video stories plus short summaries

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Trigger 3.0▲156

    Get the news, 49 minutes before it starts trending

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    PressReader▲113

    Read news from 6,000+ newspapers and publications online

    2016 · pressreader.com · its alternatives →

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    Finkip▲117

    Discover and read blogs faster

    2015 · finkip.com · its alternatives →

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    Ahoy News▲82

    A new and better way to read news on the Mac

    2016 · ahoynews.com · its alternatives →

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    FeedsBar▲73

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

    Aug 2026 · feeds.bar · its alternatives →

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    Magzter▲86

    Netflix for Digital Magazines.

    2015 · magzter.com · its alternatives →

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    5min - Voice reading news▲69

    Human voice reading news stories for Android, iOS

    2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Newsy: Video News▲68

    No nonsense video news in 2 minutes or less

    2015 · scrippsnews.com · its alternatives →

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    Discors▲91

    The best from NYT, FT, Economist, WaPo, and more - $4.99/mo

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Pilot Reader▲94

    The easiest way to read tech news

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Next Issue▲73

    Netflix for magazines

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Readit News▲67

    Read Reddit News from Mac menu bar

    2016 · appyogi.com · its alternatives →

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