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24 alternatives to SpotlightNews

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. SpotlightNews launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   SpotlightNews▲3

   The news app for college students

   2021 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Nobias Spotlight▲74

   Analysis of bias in political news. No BS. No bias.

   2019 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   NPR News 4.0▲127

   The best of NPR’s content in your pocket

   2018 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Google Spotlight Stories▲131

   360° spherical video stories

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   FounderFeed▲94

   Curating the most relevant and useful technology news

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   BuzzFeed News App▲151

   The most interesting stories from around the web

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Your News▲166

   Personalized feed reader, RSS & YouTube

   2024 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Highly▲149

   Highlight any article and share it on social media

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Below the Fold▲144

   News you aren’t hearing anywhere else

   2021 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    GoodNews▲70

    A simple and minimal content focused news app.

    2020 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    AnythingFeed▲26

    Build your news feed with curated sources from the community

    2025 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    BuzzFeed News▲176

    BuzzFeed launches a news site for journalism.

    2018 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Withinnews: Local News Alerts▲2

    Fast, personal, reliable

    2023 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    LeadStory▲85

    Geo-tagged news, watch stories where and when they happen

    2021 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Tech Top 10 by The Information▲85

    Today’s top 10 tech stories, analyzed for you

    2019 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Flash▲97

    A news app that doesn't waste your time

    2019 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Factual News App▲89

    The most objective stories on critical topics

    2021 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The New Google News▲88

    Easily catch up on what’s important

    2022 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Brief▲113

    Understand the most important news in just a few minutes

    2020 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Snapnews▲64

    Find a news article online with a photo

    2021 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    NewsForYou▲73

    An ultimate news app built just for you.

    2018 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Pocket 8.0▲123

    Your own corner of the web to spend time with great articles

    2023 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Facebook See First▲95

    Prioritize your favorite people to the top of News Feed

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    GoodNews▲59

    GoodNews allows to read/share uplifting news in one place

    2023 · 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 →