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24 alternatives to Newscombinator

Like Google-News, but for hackers

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

1. 1
   I Built a “Google Alerts” for Hacker News▲151

   2019 · pipedream.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   NewsBot▲189

   The fastest way to find related articles

   2015 · pedicuresalonaangenaam.nl · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Hacker News Search▲92

   a faster hnsearch

   2014 · hn.algolia.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   New York Times APIs▲247

   Why just read the news when you can hack it?

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   HackerWeb▲189

   A simply readable Hacker News app

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   HackerBuzz▲68

   Hacker News trend visualization

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   News Genius▲66

   Make sense of the news

   2014 · genius.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Haxor News▲97

   A Hacker News command line interface

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Sourced▲119

   Curated tech news for startup founders/investors (EU + U.S)

   2015 · sourcedhq.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Hacker News-cli▲82

    Browse Hacker News from your Terminal

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Venture News▲79

    Hacker News for Venture Capital

    2014 · fundersclub.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The News (iOS)▲232

    Product Hunt, Designer News, & Hacker News on iOS

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Slack-HN▲99

    Read Hacker News right from Slack

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Stack News▲179

    Google Alerts for your tech stack

    2017 · stackshare.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Buzzminer▲159

    Quickly read latest news from different sites in one place

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    MackerNews▲84

    Beautiful Readable Hacker News Articles

    2015 · mackernews.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Newsflash▲86

    Bring the news to you

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Guess The Twitter Source▲123

    TechCrunch, Hacker News, Onion or Product Hunt?

    2014 · guessthetwittersource.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Vox▲124

    Understand the news.

    2014 · vox.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    FounderFeed▲94

    Curating the most relevant and useful technology news

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Filter News▲152

    Filter Product Hunt, Hacker News and Designer News

    2014 · filterne.ws · its alternatives →

22. 22
    HNwatcher▲136

    Track keywords and users on Hacker News

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    HackerWeb▲88

    A simple and readable Hacker News app

    2016 · hackerwebapp.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    ReadByHumans▲126

    Top HackerNews articles in human-read podcast format

    2017 · readbyhumans.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 →