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24 alternatives to TheSkimm

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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. TheSkimm launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   theSkimm▲141

   Daily summary of current events in your inbox

   2013 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   News Genius▲66

   Make sense of the news

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   TechReporter▲96

   The day’s top tech headlines from across the web

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   NYT Now▲132

   Your guide to the news, from The New York Times

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   theSkimm▲4

   News for busy people. We read. You skimm.

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   TechClack▲76

   Daily fact-packed curated tech stories

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Briefing▲90

   Your morning spoonful of knowledge

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Newsela▲68

   Daily news & personalized learning

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Newsbeat▲72

   Print and online news radio

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Casual Spectator▲86

    TheSkimm for sports - sports newsletter for sports novices

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Inside▲108

    Stream of the most important stories of the day

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Skimfeed▲65

    Your tech news dashboard

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Synopsis▲83

    Need To Know News

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Newsle▲137

    News about your network

    2013 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Watchup▲77

    Your daily newscast

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Interesting▲78

    Articles on your favorite topics from all the best sources.

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    TechSpiked▲151

    Entertainment for Techies

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Enough Sports▲63

    theSkimm for sports

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Bit of News▲60

    Emails you daily summary of today's top news

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    YoNews▲62

    Yo it your way through tech news

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Hot Pod▲108

    A weekly newsletter all about podcasts

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Podcast List▲103

    An open database of tech podcasts

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Potluck▲110

    Bite-sized news and facts to talk about

    2013 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    CircleMe▲87

    Keeps you up to date with all your passions

    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 →