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24 alternatives to Swell

News Radio Rebooted

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

1. 1
   Newsbeat▲72

   Print and online news radio

   2014 · newsbeat.me · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Radiotopia▲112

   A podcasting revolution: remaking public radio

   2014 · radiotopia.fm · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Slant News▲97

   Sharp angles on news and culture.

   2015 · secomint.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   News Genius▲66

   Make sense of the news

   2014 · genius.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Shuffle▲74

   Your personal news dealer

   2015 · shuffle.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Newsle▲137

   News about your network

   2013 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   NYT Now▲132

   Your guide to the news, from The New York Times

   2015 · help.nytimes.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Briefing▲90

   Your morning spoonful of knowledge

   2015 · briefi.ng · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Synopsis▲83

   Need To Know News

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Vox▲124

    Understand the news.

    2014 · vox.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Watchup▲77

    Your daily newscast

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Showyou▲71

    Your Internet TV

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    TechReporter▲96

    The day’s top tech headlines from across the web

    2014 · thetechreporter.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Inside▲108

    Stream of the most important stories of the day

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    NYRD Radio▲152

    Alexis Ohanian's new weekly podcast show

    2014 · opplehouse.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Clammr Radio▲72

    Listen to snippets of audio content

    2015 · clammr.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    trending.fm▲67

    social music

    2014 · trending.fm · its alternatives →

18. 18
    YoNews▲62

    Yo it your way through tech news

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    TechSpiked▲151

    Entertainment for Techies

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    TechClack▲76

    Daily fact-packed curated tech stories

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Station▲73

    A live broadcasting platform of things happening around you

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Podcatch▲81

    A good podcast listen, now.

    2015 · dave.podcatch.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Refresh▲87

    Discover common ground for better conversations

    2013 · refresh.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    SoundGecko▲76

    Listen to news, websites, and documents

    2015 · 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 →