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24 alternatives to The New Yorker Minute

Your weapon against the 3ft-tall stack of unread New Yorkers

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The New Yorker Minute launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   NYT Now▲132

   Your guide to the news, from The New York Times

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Timesify▲100

   Whatever TMZ and Buzzfeed you read disguise it with NYT look

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Chronicle▲61

   Visualize historical word usage in The New York Times

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   New York Times APIs▲247

   Why just read the news when you can hack it?

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   NYT Now▲11

   A faster way to get caught up on the news

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   News In Shorts▲106

   News in 60 words

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Skitch▲64

   Get your point across with fewer words

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   New York Times▲69

   Sleeker. Faster. More intuitive. (new design)

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Readtime ▲68

   Helps me get through my pocket

   2013 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Wordbolt▲59

    Compete with friends on who's the quickest typer

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The New Yorker Today▲81

    Quality journalism & writing; still all about the cartoons!

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Hen▲86

    Snooze that article for reading later, offline

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    LMGTFY▲135

    For people who bother you, rather than google it themselves

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Downworthy▲102

    Turn hyperbolic viral headlines into what they really mean

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    NYT Cooking▲69

    Recipe resource and community by the New York Times

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Preceden▲69

    Make an amazing timeline in minutes

    2013 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Got A Minute?▲102

    Messaging app that limits conversations to 1 minute

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Better Metro North▲60

    A better MTA scheduler for the NYC area

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Word of the day ▲93

    Learn one new word, every day

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The New York Times Podcast Club▲84

    Discover and discuss new podcasts

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Fluffblocker▲78

    Replace Facebook headlines with NY Times headlines

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Shuffle▲74

    Your personal news dealer

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Vox▲124

    Understand the news.

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    NYT Opinion▲56

    App featuring the latest opinions from the New York Times.

    2014 · 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 →