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. Replace Facebook trending topics with New York Times headlines launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Fluffblocker▲78

   Replace Facebook headlines with NY Times headlines

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Timesify▲100

   Whatever TMZ and Buzzfeed you read disguise it with NYT look

   2015 · lego138new.yachts · its alternatives →

3. 3
   NYT Now▲132

   Your guide to the news, from The New York Times

   2015 · help.nytimes.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   New York Times▲69

   Sleeker. Faster. More intuitive. (new design)

   2014 · nytimes.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   NYT Now▲11

   A faster way to get caught up on the news

   2014 · nytimes.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Scoop▲96

   The New York Times' CMS

   2014 · archive.nytimes.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Downworthy▲102

   Turn hyperbolic viral headlines into what they really mean

   2014 · downworthy.snipe.net · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Highly▲149

   Highlight any article and share it on social media

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   nod.▲145

   Catch up with the news in 10 sec or less.

   2016 · get-nod.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The New Paper▲134

    Facts-only news in 30 seconds. No clickbait. No bias.

    2019 · thenewpaper.co · its alternatives →

11. 11
    NYTimes 6.0 for iOS▲124

    All the news that’s fit to print

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Spike▲70

    Surfaces trending news articles from around the web

    2014 · spike.newswhip.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Trump Headline Generator▲84

    The headlines will only get better and better

    2016 · trumpheadlines.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Chronicle▲61

    Visualize historical word usage in The New York Times

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Emergent▲94

    Real-time news lead rumor tracker.

    2014 · emergent.info · its alternatives →

16. 16
    This. for iOS▲151

    Share just one link a day

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    NYT Opinion▲56

    App featuring the latest opinions from the New York Times.

    2014 · nytimes.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Trigger 3.0▲156

    Get the news, 49 minutes before it starts trending

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    NewsDiffs▲66

    Tracks edits to stories over time on major news sites.

    2014 · newsdiffs.org · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Action▲8

    Don't just read the headlines, change them.

    2016 · actionbutton.org · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Hen▲86

    Snooze that article for reading later, offline

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Shuffle▲74

    Your personal news dealer

    2015 · shuffle.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    News Genius▲66

    Make sense of the news

    2014 · genius.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Swipe News▲97

    A news reader build upon the principles of simplicity

    2015 · swipenews.co · 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 →