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24 alternatives to Newsmart

Improve your english while reading WSJ

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

1. 1
   Newsmart 2.0▲101

   Learn business English with daily news on your mobile

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Vox▲124

   Understand the news.

   2014 · vox.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Spell Up with Google▲72

   Improve your English using your voice

   2014 · google.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   News Genius▲66

   Make sense of the news

   2014 · genius.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Ginger Page▲73

   Write better English on the go

   2014 · gingersoftware.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Finkip▲117

   Discover and read blogs faster

   2015 · finkip.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Word Lens▲83

   See the world in your language

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Slant News▲97

   Sharp angles on news and culture.

   2015 · secomint.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Fleex▲120

   Improve your English by watching TV shows and movies

   2014 · fleex.tv · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Morning Reader 2▲223

    The easiest way to keep up with tech news

    2015 · peek.news · its alternatives →

11. 11
    NYT Now▲132

    Your guide to the news, from The New York Times

    2015 · help.nytimes.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Spike▲70

    Surfaces trending news articles from around the web

    2014 · spike.newswhip.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Feedial▲63

    A next-generation news reader

    2015 · feedial.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    ChattingCat▲85

    Get instant correction of written English

    2015 · tabbi.ai · 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
    Word Geeks▲133

    A curated marketplace of on-demand writers

    2016 · wordgeeks.co · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Buzzminer▲159

    Quickly read latest news from different sites in one place

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Instapaper▲86

    Save articles to Read Later

    2013 · instapaper.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Accent Learners▲75

    Improve your English speech and pronunciation

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Slated▲114

    Translates your texts to other languages in real time

    2014 · slated.me · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Transcribe▲115

    A great audio to text tool for journalists

    2014 · transcribe.wreally.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Scoop▲96

    The New York Times' CMS

    2014 · archive.nytimes.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    ReadThisThing▲88

    Find, share, and discuss great journalism

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Vox Sentences Newsletter▲89

    Daily summary of the news in an easily digestible format

    2015 · vox.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 →