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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Newscussion – a platform to discuss latest news real-time and in forums launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Newscussion▲1

   Platform to discuss latest news in real-time and in forums.

   2020 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Inside 2.0▲194

   Curating the best journalism in real-time

   2014 · inside.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Newsflash▲86

   Bring the news to you

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Prismatic 2.0▲86

   Social news app

   2013 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Buzzminer▲159

   Quickly read latest news from different sites in one place

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   News Cues▲57

   Quickly scan through headlines of the current news.

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Boost the News▲73

   A thorough media monitoring tool.

   2016 · rtbhouse.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   nod.▲145

   Catch up with the news in 10 sec or less.

   2016 · get-nod.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Vox▲124

   Understand the news.

   2014 · vox.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Emergent▲94

    Real-time news lead rumor tracker.

    2014 · emergent.info · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Memo▲91

    A new online publication for people curious about the future

    2015 · account.forbes.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    BuzzFeed News App▲151

    The most interesting stories from around the web

    2015 · buzzfeed.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Swipe News▲97

    A news reader build upon the principles of simplicity

    2015 · swipenews.co · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Slant News▲97

    Sharp angles on news and culture.

    2015 · secomint.com · its alternatives →

15. 15AN
    A New Tool to Understand and Visualize the News▲90

    2019 · newsphere.org · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Ahoy News▲82

    A new and better way to read news on the Mac

    2016 · ahoynews.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Newsy: Video News▲68

    No nonsense video news in 2 minutes or less

    2015 · scrippsnews.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Woozle.news▲72

    The days top stories in a conversational format

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    A new media news bot▲87

    Staying informed has never been so easy.

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Perspecs News▲64

    A new free app that curates the top news stories

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Circa▲77

    News app with high quality curated content

    2013 · gcd.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Trigger News▲76

    Read the news as you like it

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23BN
    Blazing News: A realtime news summariser▲7

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

24. 24
    NewsUp▲58

    Smart quizzes for informed people

    2016 · mainshienslot.me · 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 →