Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Stack (by HypeMachine)

Newsletter of music tracks that are getting attention

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

1. 1
   Newsletter Stack▲442

   Curated newsletters to help you learn about anything.

   2020 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Spotify Fresh Finds▲156

   Like Hype Machine, but inside Spotify

   2016 · open.spotify.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Bandcamp▲95

   Publishing platform for musicians

   2015 · bandcamp.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Upbeat▲62

   The Reddit of music.

   2013 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   VOX (iOS)▲84

   All your music in one player

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   A Song a Day▲158

   For those "too busy" to discover new music.

   2014 · horrorant.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   MTME▲102

   A new way to discover music

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   tunedup▲73

   Discover new music with stacks of tracks at your fingertips

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Musicgeeks▲132

   Discover one amazing new song, every day

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Combo.fm for iOS▲153

    The best new music you probably haven't heard yet.

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Radar Newsletter▲76

    A curated newsletter of everything interesting in tech

    2015 · radarnewsletter.weebly.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Audioknot▲114

    A curated audio feed for entrepreneurs

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    RCRDList▲73

    Curated Daily Music Discovery

    2014 · list.rcrdbox.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    12K FILTER▲157

    A collection of algorithmically curated tech newsletters

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Thru You Too▲84

    A music album made out of unrelated YouTube videos

    2014 · thru-you-too.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Hot Pod▲108

    A weekly newsletter all about podcasts

    2015 · mailchimp.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    SoundHop▲112

    Throwback with a Spotify playlist of hits 🎧⏰

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    SummaList▲110

    We summarize all the best tech & startup newsletters.

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Readbug▲79

    Spotify for indie magazines

    2015 · readbug.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Pacemaker▲101

    DJ from Spotify

    2014 · pacemaker.net · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Spotify Out Of Office▲83

    Jetting off? Tell everyone with a playlist.

    2016 · open.spotify.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Note Tracks▲80

    Annotated notes for audio content

    2015 · notetracks.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    trending.fm▲67

    social music

    2014 · trending.fm · its alternatives →

24. 24
    trainspottr.fm▲111

    Facebook as a playlist

    2016 · its alternatives →

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