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24 alternatives to Microsoft News

AI and human-curated news for mobile

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

1. 1
   News Pro▲78

   Hyper-relevant news for your work, by Microsoft

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Google News▲516

   An all-new Google News powered by AI

   2018 · news.google.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The News (iOS)▲232

   Product Hunt, Designer News, & Hacker News on iOS

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   informed news▲356

   The news, curated

   2023 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   NPR News 4.0▲127

   The best of NPR’s content in your pocket

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Microsoft News Pro▲8

   Your Work News Brief

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   News360: Personalized News▲66

   An app that finds stories you’ll like around the web

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Unfiltered.news▲335

   What the world is talking about, visualized graphically

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   News X▲78

   Browse Live Breaking News with AI Powered Summaries

   2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Factual News App▲89

    The most objective stories on critical topics

    2021 · yahoo.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    InfoPost▲73

    Fight fake news with Advanced AI on your phone

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Yahoo Newsroom▲75

    The news, curated by people 📰

    2016 · yahoo.tumblr.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Rio▲147

    Your personal AI news anchor

    2024 · rionews.ai · its alternatives →

14. 14
    worldbreakingnews.live▲70

    Top breaking news from all around the world

    2019 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    What's News▲107

    Your instant briefing from the Wall Street Journal newsroom

    2015 · onboarding.wsj.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Newsflash▲86

    Bring the news to you

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    AlBoeNEWS Breaking News Text Alerts▲78

    The quickest and most accurate breaking news alerts via text

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Newsvoice▲112

    Break your filter bubble and and understand the world

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Brut ▲88

    The Worlds news delivered through video

    2019 · brut.media · its alternatives →

20. 20
    News360▲11

    News aggregator that learns what you like

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    News World 360▲8

    Global news, breaking headlines & daily updates

    2025 · newsworld360.freakoutstudios.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Snipp3t▲68

    Celebrity News app from Microsoft

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Smart News▲71

    News for All

    2014 · smartnews.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    GoodNews▲70

    A simple and minimal content focused news app.

    2020 · github.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 →