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24 alternatives to Wonker

User-generated explanations on complex current events.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Wonker launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Vox▲124

   Understand the news.

   2014 · vox.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Staked▲100

   The place for predictions

   2015 · staked.co · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Zillabyte▲87

   An API for analyzing the world's information

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Spike▲70

   Surfaces trending news articles from around the web

   2014 · spike.newswhip.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   ExplainToMe▲182

   Automatic web article summarizer

   2016 · explaintome.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Seen▲83

   A social summary of what’s happening

   2014 · tarikh.me · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Overnear▲55

   Discover interesting events before they happen.

   2013 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Memo▲91

   A new online publication for people curious about the future

   2015 · account.forbes.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Twitter Moments▲77

   Visualization of tweeted topics

   2014 · moments.twitter.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Gum▲123

    The social network of things

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Countable▲73

    Direct Democracy with Countable

    2014 · myactionable.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Emergent▲94

    Real-time news lead rumor tracker.

    2014 · emergent.info · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Buzzminer▲159

    Quickly read latest news from different sites in one place

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Now▲56

    Aggregated happenings of the world.

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Slant News▲97

    Sharp angles on news and culture.

    2015 · secomint.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    GoSquared▲76

    The simplest analytics in the world

    2014 · gosquared.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Information's 411 - A cat and Mouse Game▲62

    A discussion of what a Trump Presidency could mean for tech

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    SocialRadar▲70

    Real-time information about the people around you.

    2014 · socialradar.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    A new media news bot▲87

    Staying informed has never been so easy.

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Storming.me▲92

    Tweetstorms as a screenshot of text

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Wonk▲111

    Chatbot to keep you informed about the presidential debates

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Future Timeline▲115

    Predicts advancements in science and technology

    2015 · futuretimeline.net · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Fever Reader▲73

    A Feed Reader with A Brain

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Sayer▲71

    Share your predictions and opinions

    2015 · 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 →