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24 alternatives to The Lead Today

Be an intelligent consumer of news

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Lead Today launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   News Genius▲66

   Make sense of the news

   2014 · genius.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Vox▲124

   Understand the news.

   2014 · vox.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Highly▲149

   Highlight any article and share it on social media

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Good Audience ▲92

   Build an audience the smart way

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Morning Reader 2▲223

   The easiest way to keep up with tech news

   2015 · peek.news · its alternatives →

6. 6
   NYT Now▲132

   Your guide to the news, from The New York Times

   2015 · help.nytimes.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Slant News▲97

   Sharp angles on news and culture.

   2015 · secomint.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Feedial▲63

   A next-generation news reader

   2015 · feedial.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Grasswire▲102

   A real-time newsroom controlled by everyone

   2014 · grasswire.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    LAUNCH Ticker▲168

    The most efficient way to stay on top of tech news

    2014 · thisweekinstartups.beehiiv.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Tally▲92

    People powered newsfeeds about anything

    2014 · tally.la · its alternatives →

12. 12
    TechReporter▲96

    The day’s top tech headlines from across the web

    2014 · thetechreporter.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    ReadThisThing▲81

    One fantastic piece of journalism delivered via newsletter

    2015 · readthisthing.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Boost the News▲73

    A thorough media monitoring tool.

    2016 · rtbhouse.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Synopsis▲83

    Need To Know News

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Informerly▲70

    Personalized industry news delivered via email

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    FounderFeed▲94

    Curating the most relevant and useful technology news

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    TechWatching▲71

    Personalized technology news aggregator

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Wiser▲56

    Get relevant news to your team, company or clients

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Trigger News▲76

    Read the news as you like it

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Bit of News▲60

    Emails you daily summary of today's top news

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Newsbeat▲72

    Print and online news radio

    2014 · newsbeat.me · its alternatives →

23. 23
    LeadCrunch.com▲98

    Discover New Customers. Now.

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    TheSkimm▲53

    All the news you need to start your day

    2014 · theskimm.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 →