Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

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

1. 1
   Newsy: Video News▲68

   No nonsense video news in 2 minutes or less

   2015 · scrippsnews.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Snippt▲72

   News in 4 second video stories plus short summaries

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   News In Shorts▲106

   News in 60 words

   2015 · inshorts.group · its alternatives →

4. 4
   News Line▲136

   India's most consumable form of news

   2021 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Swipe News▲97

   A news reader build upon the principles of simplicity

   2015 · swipenews.co · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Tap for News▲65

   Dead simple mobile video news from NowThis

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   nod.▲145

   Catch up with the news in 10 sec or less.

   2016 · get-nod.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Newsflash▲86

   Bring the news to you

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   NewsBites▲19

   Your Daily News in 30 Seconds

   2025 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Newsreels▲95

    Imagine TikTok, but for news

    2021 · newsreels.app · its alternatives →

11. 11
    A new media news bot▲87

    Staying informed has never been so easy.

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    NewsGIF▲176

    The news summarized in GIFs

    2015 · newsgif.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Funny or Die News Flash▲94

    Real News. Real Funny.

    2015 · fodnewsflash.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Swooper▲126

    News with emojis 😂

    2016 · swooper.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Headliner▲73

    Entertaining video news from smart, funny people

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Smart News▲71

    News for All

    2014 · smartnews.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Hyper News▲98

    100% Offline latest news videos for your commute

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    NewsGIF 2.0▲100

    A community-created Daily Show entirely in GIFs

    2015 · newsgif.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Kite▲106

    The Instagram of news

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Slant News▲97

    Sharp angles on news and culture.

    2015 · secomint.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Boost the News▲73

    A thorough media monitoring tool.

    2016 · rtbhouse.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Woozle.news▲72

    The days top stories in a conversational format

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Orange News▲68

    Short news, powered by AI

    2020 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    5min - Voice reading news▲69

    Human voice reading news stories for Android, iOS

    2017 · play.google.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 →