Reddit AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Social News

The best Social News alternative to Reddit is Lemmy, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Reddit and many of them are Social News so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Social News alternatives to Reddit are Hacker News, PieFed, Infinity for Reddit+ and Digg.

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  1. Lemmy icon
     219 likes

    Lemmy is similar to sites like Reddit, Lobste.rs, or Hacker News: you subscribe to forums you're interested in, post links and discussions, then vote, and comment on them. Behind the scenes, it is very different; anyone can easily run a server, and all these servers are...

    88 Lemmy alternatives

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    • Since 2019

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
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  2. Hacker News icon
     142 likes

    Hacker News is a social news website that caters to programmers and entrepreneurs, delivering content related to computer science and entrepreneurship.

    72 Hacker News alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Since 2014

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    • Online
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  3. PieFed icon
     20 likes

    PieFed is a link aggregator, a forum, a hub of social interaction and information, built for the fediverse. the focus is on individual control, safety, and decentralised power.

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    • Since 2024

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  4. A Reddit client on Android written in Java. It does not have any ads and it features a clean UI and smooth browsing experience.

    39 Infinity for Reddit+ alternatives

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    • Since 2019

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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Obtainium
    • OpenAPK
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  5. Digg icon
     77 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.

    32 Digg alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Since 2026

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  6. Mbin icon
     16 likes

    Mbin: a federated content aggregator, voting, discussion and microblogging platform (By the community, for the community).

    52 Mbin alternatives

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    • Since 2024

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    • Online
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  7. Steemit icon
     108 likes

    A non-censored social platform where users are incentivized to contribute and curate content. The users decide what is valuable by voting, and content regarded valuable is rewarded with money.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Since 2016

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    • Online
    • US flagUnited States
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  8. Tildes icon
     19 likes

    A non-profit community site driven by its users' interests.

    98 Tildes alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Since 2018

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    • Online
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  9. Lobsters icon
     32 likes

    Lobsters is a technology-focused link-aggregation site. The site is driven by Ruby on Rails with the source code being freely available for those seeking to create a site similar to Reddit or Hackernews.

    47 Lobsters alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Since 2015

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Ruby on Rails
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  10. Snapzu icon
     15 likes

    Snapzu is basically reddit alternative. It is a bit better looking, and the community is rather small so far, but growing. Official description: Snapzu is a platform for web content creation, aggregation & discovery, where users like you help provide content and decide what...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Since 2013

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    • Online
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  11. Postmill icon
     3 likes

    Postmill is a free, web-based, social link aggregator with voting and threaded comments. It is built on the Symfony framework. Used to host raddle.me.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Zlib)

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    • Since 2019

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    • Self-Hosted
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  12. MetaFilter icon
     10 likes

    Weblog that anyone can contribute a link or comment to. A typical weblog is one person posting their thoughts on the unique things they find on the web. This website exists to break down the barriers between people, to extend a weblog beyond just one person, and to foster...

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Since 2016

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    • Online
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