Google News AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Social News

The best Social News alternative to Google News is Digg, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Google News and six of them are Social News so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Social News alternatives to Google News are Watchinga, Newslines, Upstract and Busk.

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Google News alternatives are mainly Social Newss, but if you're looking for News Readers or Social Networks you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source and News Reader. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Google News.
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  1. Digg icon
     72 likes

    Platform for discovering, following, and engaging in topic-specific communities through content submission, voting, transparent moderation, anti-spam verification, web or mobile access, integrations, favorite pinning, and an optional AI-created podcast featuring trending stories.

    27 Digg alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  2. Watchinga icon
     2 likes

    Watchinga serves up daily news and video headlines from all around the world. Keep up with the latest trending topics or research something entirely new. All by geographic region and category and in your language.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  3. Newslines icon
     6 likes

    Newslines lets people create shared timelines on any person, product or news event. Writers create news snippets that are combined into interactive multimedia timelines.

    50 Newslines alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. Upstract icon
     3 likes

    The Internet on one page. As a real-time view on what the web is talking about, Hvper encapsulates the 100 most popular news and media sites of the Internet on a single page. It's the official successor of Popurls, often cited as the mother of news aggregators.

    26 Upstract alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. Busk icon
     1 like

    Busk is a personalized service to consumer news. Find, read, share and collect relevant content without wasting time.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. THEWEBLIST.net is a snapshot of what people are clicking on around the internet right now. A single page with the latest news, buzz and tech stories from some of the Internet’s most popular websites. Essentially your newspaper for the digital age.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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