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24 alternatives to Pilot Reader

The easiest way to read tech news

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Pilot Reader launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Morning Reader 2▲223

   The easiest way to keep up with tech news

   2015 · peek.news · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Morning Reader Mobile▲165

   Keep up with the latest tech news wherever you go

   2016 · peek.news · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Techie News▲72

   A new simple and fast HN Reader for iOS

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Newsflash▲86

   Bring the news to you

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Trigger News▲76

   Read the news as you like it

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   BuzzFeed News App▲151

   The most interesting stories from around the web

   2015 · buzzfeed.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   ReadByHumans▲126

   Top HackerNews articles in human-read podcast format

   2017 · readbyhumans.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Vox▲124

   Understand the news.

   2014 · vox.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   News Genius▲66

   Make sense of the news

   2014 · genius.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Smart News▲71

    News for All

    2014 · smartnews.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Swipe News▲97

    A news reader build upon the principles of simplicity

    2015 · swipenews.co · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Buzzminer▲159

    Quickly read latest news from different sites in one place

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Ahoy News▲82

    A new and better way to read news on the Mac

    2016 · ahoynews.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Reeder 3▲203

    The best feed reader just got better

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    One App▲182

    Read Product Hunt, Hacker News, DN & Reddit in one place

    2015 · reader.one · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Meep▲161

    Listen to your favorite news sites when you can't read them

    2016 · meep.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    FiveThirtyEight App▲119

    iOS reader for FiveThirtyEight

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    PressReader▲113

    Read news from 6,000+ newspapers and publications online

    2016 · pressreader.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Feedial▲63

    A next-generation news reader

    2015 · feedial.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Finkip▲117

    Discover and read blogs faster

    2015 · finkip.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    TechWatching▲71

    Personalized technology news aggregator

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Wikipedia for Android▲61

    Read articles, highlight text & share as a fact card

    2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    NewsPeek App▲89

    Read the Top Headlines at a Glance!

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Feedbunch▲74

    A simple and elegant feed reader

    2015 · feedbunch.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 →