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24 alternatives to My just-released Newsstand app, developed with TypeEngine

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. My just-released Newsstand app, developed with TypeEngine launched in 2013; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   I built a tech news aggregator that works the way my brain does▲188

   An honest to god, non-algorithmic reverse chrono list of tech news that passes my signal-to-noise tests, updated hourly. A lightweight a page design as I've been able to keep; simple, clean, fast. No commercial features or aspirations - this is a passion project, something I've been fooling around with on and off for decades. There's a "Top" view too with an LLM edited front page & summary, and categorized views for a large number of topics - see the Directory. A few more buried features to explore, but the fundamental use case is pop in, scan, exit - fast and concise. Your feedback would be…

   Oct 2025 · deadstack.net · its alternatives →

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   Lectal▲118

   A simple news app

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   TLDR 2.0 ▲187

   Bitesized, customizable news via a chrome extension

   2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

4. 4AN
   A News App for Geeks▲6

   2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   FeedsBar▲73

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

   Aug 2026 · feeds.bar · its alternatives →

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   Circa▲77

   News app with high quality curated content

   2013 · gcd.com · its alternatives →

7. 7MA
   Made an app that summarizes the news. Thoughts?▲8

   2016 · zoltapp.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Perspecs News▲64

   A new free app that curates the top news stories

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   PR300▲15

   Tech news in 300 words or less

   2018 · pr300.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Hacker News electron app with improved readability▲8

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11MR
    Morning Reader 2.0 Beta – A simple way to keep up with tech news▲6

    2015 · beta.morningreader.com · its alternatives →

12. 12AF
    API for building news aggregators and readers▲6

    2015 · kabonky.com · its alternatives →

13. 13MH
    My Hacker News clone (redesigned)▲9

    2021 · hacker-news-dj.netlify.app · its alternatives →

14. 14NF
    Newsfeed for Twitter▲5

    2017 · flockpath.niceasthis.com · its alternatives →

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    Index▲7

    A tool for tracking tech news

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16RT
    Real-time news ratings app (Android)▲5

    2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

17. 17NA
    Newscussion – a platform to discuss latest news real-time and in forums▲6

    2020 · newscussion.com · its alternatives →

18. 18PN
    Positive News Reader for Android▲6

    2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

19. 19TN
    The new Longform app, a reader for smart content▲5

    2014 · longform.org · its alternatives →

20. 20OJ
    Odyssey.js: New open source tool to weave interactive stories▲9

    Latest news, insights, and updates from CARTO

    2014 · blog.cartodb.com · its alternatives →

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    Newsblur 6.0▲6

    It’s like a whole new app on iOS

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22BN
    Blazing News: A realtime news summariser▲7

    2021 · blazing-news.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

23. 23MU
    Multi-user Gist Powered Blog for AppEngine▲5

    2012 · stackgeek.com · its alternatives →

24. 24AN
    A new, clean, open source Hacker News reader for Android▲8

    2014 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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