Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

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

1. 1
   ReadThisThing▲88

   Find, share, and discuss great journalism

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2RO
   ReadThisThing – One piece of journalism in your inbox daily▲45

   2015 · readthisthing.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   ReadThisThing▲81

   One fantastic piece of journalism delivered via newsletter

   2015 · readthisthing.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Inside 2.0▲194

   Curating the best journalism in real-time

   2014 · inside.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Vox▲124

   Understand the news.

   2014 · vox.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Buzzminer▲159

   Quickly read latest news from different sites in one place

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Audm▲87

   The world's best longform journalism, read aloud.

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Readup▲118

   A social platform that incentivizes deep, focused reading

   2020 · readup.org · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Anewstip▲195

   Find journalists by what they tweet

   2015 · anewstip.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Blendle▲181

    Discover the world’s best journalism with one account

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Finkip▲117

    Discover and read blogs faster

    2015 · finkip.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    TLDR▲213

    The quickest, easiest way to share articles with friends

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Highly▲149

    Highlight any article and share it on social media

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Transcribe▲115

    A great audio to text tool for journalists

    2014 · transcribe.wreally.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Timesify▲100

    Whatever TMZ and Buzzfeed you read disguise it with NYT look

    2015 · lego138new.yachts · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Feedial▲63

    A next-generation news reader

    2015 · feedial.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Tab▲94

    Hyperlocal news site written by student journalists

    2015 · thetab.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Readhere▲69

    World stories as they break!

    2017 · readhere.xyz · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Swipe News▲97

    A news reader build upon the principles of simplicity

    2015 · swipenews.co · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Fever Reader▲73

    A Feed Reader with A Brain

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Ahoy News▲82

    A new and better way to read news on the Mac

    2016 · ahoynews.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Vantage News▲66

    Get a rounded digest of the news.

    2018 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Readit News▲67

    Read Reddit News from Mac menu bar

    2016 · appyogi.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Reading with the Right Brain▲62

    Read Faster by Reading Ideas Instead of Just Words

    2016 · amazon.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 →