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24 alternatives to Newsy: Video News

No nonsense video news in 2 minutes or less

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

1. 1
   Snippt▲72

   News in 4 second video stories plus short summaries

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Tap for News▲65

   Dead simple mobile video news from NowThis

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   News In Shorts▲106

   News in 60 words

   2015 · inshorts.group · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Newsflash▲86

   Bring the news to you

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   nod.▲145

   Catch up with the news in 10 sec or less.

   2016 · get-nod.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Newsreels▲95

   Imagine TikTok, but for news

   2021 · newsreels.app · its alternatives →

7. 7
   NewsGIF▲176

   The news summarized in GIFs

   2015 · newsgif.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Headliner▲73

   Entertaining video news from smart, funny people

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Hyper News▲98

   100% Offline latest news videos for your commute

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    This. for iOS▲151

    Share just one link a day

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Smart News▲71

    News for All

    2014 · smartnews.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Beta Page▲243

    Be the first to know about the next big app

    2015 · betapage.co · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Minute▲190

    Watch and share only the cool parts of the videos you love

    2015 · minute.ly · its alternatives →

14. 14
    SPOT News▲65

    Trending local news that you should care about

    2016 · getspotnews.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Trigger News▲76

    Read the news as you like it

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    FRESH TV▲69

    One tap for fresh, personalized news, videos and TV clips

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    BuzzFeed News App▲151

    The most interesting stories from around the web

    2015 · buzzfeed.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    News Genius▲66

    Make sense of the news

    2014 · genius.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Dead Simple News▲107

    Life is complicated, your news shouldn't be

    2023 · deadsimplenews.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    News App▲67

    TIktok for news

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Pilot Reader▲94

    The easiest way to read tech news

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    NewsPeek App▲89

    Read the Top Headlines at a Glance!

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    News Cues▲57

    Quickly scan through headlines of the current news.

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Flash▲97

    A news app that doesn't waste your time

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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