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24 alternatives to NewsUp

Smart quizzes for informed people

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. NewsUp launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   BuzzFeed News App▲151

   The most interesting stories from around the web

   2015 · buzzfeed.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Flipboard for the Web▲189

   Catch up on the stories and people that matter to you.

   2015 · flipboard.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Buzzminer▲159

   Quickly read latest news from different sites in one place

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   QuizChat▲111

   Social quizzes from BuzzFeed

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   QuizUp▲94

   3 Million Users, 3 Weeks. A trivia app.

   2013 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   News IQ▲83

   A daily news quiz to keep you current

   2023 · playnewsiq.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   QuizUp 2.0▲148

   An award-winning multiplayer trivia game of your interests

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Beta Page▲243

   Be the first to know about the next big app

   2015 · betapage.co · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Newsflash▲86

   Bring the news to you

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Otherweb▲146

    A smarter way to be informed

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    News Genius▲66

    Make sense of the news

    2014 · genius.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Vote!▲123

    Predict news outcomes

    2016 · thevoteapp.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Popularr▲91

    News all every topic, upvoted and ranked

    2017 · popularr.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Lectal▲118

    A simple news app

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Tattle▲122

    Listen to your news stories, narrated by humans

    2016 · trytattle.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Upgrade News▲127

    Daily dose of trending tools, articles, and apps

    2016 · upgrade.news · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Headliner▲73

    Entertaining video news from smart, funny people

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Smart News▲71

    News for All

    2014 · smartnews.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Sourced▲119

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

    2015 · sourcedhq.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    NewsBot▲189

    The fastest way to find related articles

    2015 · pedicuresalonaangenaam.nl · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Newscombinator▲115

    Like Google-News, but for hackers

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Finkip▲117

    Discover and read blogs faster

    2015 · finkip.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Newsy: Video News▲68

    No nonsense video news in 2 minutes or less

    2015 · scrippsnews.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Woozle.news▲72

    The days top stories in a conversational format

    2017 · 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 →