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24 alternatives to The Guardian 5.0

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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. The Guardian 5.0 launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Guardian Open Platform▲89

   Real-time API access to the Guardian's journalism

   2014 · open-platform.theguardian.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   A Reddit reader that looks like the frontpage of a print newspaper▲638

   Unim.Press is a Reddit reader in the style of a certain classic metropolitan newspaper

   2020 · unim.press · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Google News▲516

   An all-new Google News powered by AI

   2018 · news.google.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Gmail 5.0▲578

   A facelift for Gmail on iOS

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Panda 5 Beta▲533

   A smart news reader, powered by integrations.

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The New WordPress.com▲584

   Publishing platform, reinvented, open source w/ new Mac app

   2015 · wpcalypso.wordpress.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   TheNews▲339

   The latest designer, developer, and tech news in one place.

   2020 · thenews.im · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Beta Page▲243

   Be the first to know about the next big app

   2015 · betapage.co · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Singapore News▲64

   Widest range of Singapore publishers

   2022 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    FiveThirtyEight App▲119

    iOS reader for FiveThirtyEight

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Volv▲164

    World's latest stories in 9-second reads. No BS. No bias.

    2020 · volvmedia.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Bulletin, from Google▲314

    An app for contributing hyperlocal stories

    2018 · posts.google.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Unfiltered.news▲335

    What the world is talking about, visualized graphically

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The News (iOS)▲232

    Product Hunt, Designer News, & Hacker News on iOS

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Prismatic 2.0▲86

    Social news app

    2013 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Google Play Newstand▲78

    Redesign of Google Currents for iOS

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The New Paper▲134

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

    2019 · thenewpaper.co · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Slower News▲133

    Don't spend a shit-ton of time filtering trivia. Contribute to slowernews/slowernews development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Flash▲97

    A news app that doesn't waste your time

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Google app for iOS 5.0▲100

    New release completely rebuilt and w/ material design

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Guardian Chatbot▲86

    Get your morning briefing when you want it

    2016 · messenger.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    OptOut News▲65

    The app for independent news you can trust

    2023 · optout.news · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Views News▲102

    A new take on news developed by a 17 year old - iOS & tvOS

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Atlantic 5.0 for iOS▲83

    Read offline. Bookmark anything. No ads.

    2017 · apps.apple.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 →