Free Google News AlternativesNews Readers and other similar apps like Google News

The best free alternative to Google News is Flipboard. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Google News and loads of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Google News are Kagi News, Digg, Bulletin AI News and Ground News.

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  1. Flipboard icon
     379 likes

    Flipboard is a fast, beautiful way to flip through the news, photos and updates your friends are sharing on Facebook and Twitter.

    265 Flipboard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
     
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  2. Kagi News icon
     19 likes

    Presents a single daily press review in about five minutes, focusing on fact-based summaries, highlights, and quotes from global sources. Features clean sections, original article links, and is privacy-focused with no ads or trackers, welcoming community-contributed sources.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  3. Digg icon
     76 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.

    29 Digg alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  4. Bulletin is a beautiful RSS news reader app built with macOS design guidelines in mind, and supercharged with powerful AI capabilities.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • visionOS
     
  5. Ground News icon
     10 likes

    Aggregates and analyzes stories from over 50,000 worldwide news sources, providing bias identification, coverage breakdowns, and real-time browser tools for cross-referencing political viewpoints and spotting underreported stories across mainstream and independent media.

    21 Ground News alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  6. Wiseone icon
     16 likes

    Wiseone is a new AI-powered browser extension that enriches your online reading experience by helping you simplify information, effortlessly master any subject you're reading and have easier access to factual information.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
     
  7. Apple News icon
     6 likes

    News is a mobile app and news aggregator developed by Apple Inc., for its operating system iOS, and launched with the release of iOS 9. It is the successor to the Newsstand app included in previous versions of iOS.

    248 Apple News alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
     
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  8. News as Facts icon
     17 likes

    Read the most important global news in minutes presented as quick and unbiased facts. Forever ad-free and privacy respecting.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
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  9. QuickNews icon
     8 likes

    An AI-powered news aggregator that serves you news articles in real time (within a couple of minutes of publishing), and converges towards your interests rapidly.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  10. Meta-Press.es icon
     4 likes

    Decentralized search engine & automatized press reviews. Explore the press from your computer, with no middlemen between the newspapers and you. Discover millions of results within seconds, and explore the last ones in Firefox via this addon.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Tor Browser Bundle
    • Firefox
     
  11. Microsoft News works in partnership with hundreds of publishers in dozens of countries globally. Select from editions in more 20 countries, carrying content from 3,000 top brands.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
     
  12. Thud icon
     8 likes

    If you're tired of having to check a dozen websites and RSS feeds for your daily dose of news, then Thud is the app for you. Using a sleek, mosaic-like interface, Thud organizes all your news and feeds in one place so you can easily stay informed.

    42 Thud alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
     
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