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24 alternatives to VoiceNews

Alexa flash briefings for news sites with zero code

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. VoiceNews launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   ApiToBot Flash Briefing▲73

   Quickly create Alexa flash briefing skills without coding

   2018 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   InfluVoice▲76

   Create Alexa briefings straight out of your pocket 🗣️

   2018 · its alternatives →

3. 3AS
   Alexa skill for Hacker News that summarizes articles▲111

   I've made a Hacker News skill for Alexa so people can get tech news while driving, cooking, or cleaning. The first version lists post titles and summarizes articles: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CKVDXC3 I'll have lots of time over the next few months to refine it and add things like - comment summaries - selecting posts by topic, and eventually - answering questions about articles What do you think of the skill? What I should add to it? What do people think about voice assistants in general? To keep in touch, talk to me on Twitter or by email:…

   2018 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   News Feed Alexa Skill▲121

   Get the latest news from top audio sources in realtime

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Effct▲80

   SAAS platform to help you publish audio content on Alexa

   2018 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Speakeasy▲2

   Create Alexa Flash Briefings in minutes, no coding required.

   2018 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Voiceflow▲606

   Build voice apps in your browser without coding

   2019 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Article Reader▲77

   Make Alexa read your online articles.

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   NPR One for Alexa▲81

   News + personalized flow of thoughtfully curated stories

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    TWiT Alexa Skill▲88

    Receive the top tech headlines, trends, and announcements

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    SpeechKit▲152

    The best way to make your news stories available in audio

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    BotTalk▲282

    Create Alexa skills and Google Assistant actions with Markup

    2018 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Easyvoice▲210

    Make stunning voice apps with no-code development platform.

    2021 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    True Reply 2.0▲77

    Build apps for Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, faster

    2021 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Alexa, WTF just happened?▲161

    An Amazon Alexa skill for What The F**k Just Happened Today.

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Voiceflow 2.0▲284

    Design, prototype and launch chat/voice apps with no code

    2021 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Voicegram by Sayspring▲91

    Record and share conversations with Alexa from the browser

    2018 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Silent Echo▲129

    Simple web interface for interacting with Alexa via text

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Alexa Skill Kit▲175

    Effortless Alexa Skill development with AWS Lambda

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Amazon Echo Spot▲193

    Amazon's adorable new Echo

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Audio Dashboards Podcast Skill for Alexa▲4

    Voice Changes Everything™

    2018 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    AlexaFeed▲4

    Create an Alexa Flash Briefing Feed using your phone!

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Storyline▲64

    Create Alexa skills without coding

    2018 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Skills.wtf▲214

    A site to find all the best Alexa Skills

    2017 · 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 →