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24 alternatives to Kite

The Instagram 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. Kite launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Kite▲3

   Like Instagram for your news

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Newsflash▲86

   Bring the news to you

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Fresco▲80

   Instagram for news

   2014 · fresconews.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Volley▲76

   Instagram meets Instapaper

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   NewsGIF▲176

   The news summarized in GIFs

   2015 · newsgif.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Spike▲70

   Surfaces trending news articles from around the web

   2014 · spike.newswhip.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Instacurate▲142

   Turn your Twitter timeline into a personalised news site

   2015 · instacurate.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   BuzzFeed News App▲151

   The most interesting stories from around the web

   2015 · buzzfeed.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Flipboard for the Web▲189

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

   2015 · flipboard.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Kitestring▲73

    Keep tabs on your well-being.

    2014 · bongdainfox.tv · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Swipe News▲97

    A news reader build upon the principles of simplicity

    2015 · swipenews.co · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Klidagram▲78

    An Instagram kaleidoscope

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    News In Shorts▲106

    News in 60 words

    2015 · inshorts.group · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Trigger News▲76

    Read the news as you like it

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Vox▲124

    Understand the news.

    2014 · vox.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    TakeOff▲132

    The smartest Instagram scheduler

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    CircaNews.com 👻▲226

    To-the-point mobile news, now on the web

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Swooper▲126

    News with emojis 😂

    2016 · swooper.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Buzzminer▲159

    Quickly read latest news from different sites in one place

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    🐼▲122

    🐼🐼🐼

    2015 · brandsly.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Slinghit▲100

    The best links and discussion for startups every day

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Slant News▲97

    Sharp angles on news and culture.

    2015 · secomint.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Nweets▲117

    Keep up with technology news in twenty tweets.

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    News Genius▲66

    Make sense of the news

    2014 · genius.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 →