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24 alternatives to Too Embarrassed To Ask - Can a texting bot help you understand the presidential election?

Mobile news apps are dying, but texting is the future

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Too Embarrassed To Ask - Can a texting bot help you understand the presidential election? launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   A new media news bot▲87

   Staying informed has never been so easy.

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Wonk▲111

   Chatbot to keep you informed about the presidential debates

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   I Will Vote Bot▲79

   Register to vote or check/update voter info on Messenger

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The New York Times Election Bot▲110

   Receive live results & updates on the 2016 election in Slack

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Google Posts▲118

   Hear from the US presidential candidates in real time

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Purple 2.0▲155

   Interactive election updates on Messenger

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Candidate Crunch▲67

   Voter engagement through a mobile game

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   A chat bot about bots▲90

   A chat bot via old school SMS

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Pollenize America 2016▲80

   Your guide to the 2016 United States Presidential Election

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Swelly 3.0▲160

    A social voting app fully integrated in Messenger 🐳

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Vote!▲123

    Predict news outcomes

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Swooper▲126

    News with emojis 😂

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Twitter Government Bot▲90

    Send a DM for personalized voter registration information

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Metachat▲76

    A news feed for unread Slack messages

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    BuzzBot▲84

    BuzzFeed's latest (political) news bot

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    DebatesClub▲72

    Chatroulette for election debates. Be #1 in the leaderboard

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Literally Trump Text Bot▲71

    Chatbot that responds with literal quotes from Donald Trump

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Paperbot (Reloaded)▲144

    Slack meets Pocket

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    HelloVote▲107

    The first time you can register to vote by SMS or Facebook

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Future States▲6

    Chatbot guide to the 2016 Presidential election.

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    TurboVote▲98

    Making voting easy with text and email reminders

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Alder▲92

    Get one relevant political action every day

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Talking With Alexa - Presidential Elections▲53

    A podcast co-hosted by Amazon's Alexa

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    White House Bot for Messenger▲20

    Send a message to Obama

    2016 · 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 →