29 Best Flipboard Alternatives - Reviews, Features, Pros & Cons (2024)

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Flipboard is an RSS reader app that is available for iOS, Android, and a limited version on the Web. It's designed to give you quick access to all your RSS feeds according to a category, which the app... organizes together into magazines. You then flip through the various news available for that category, leaving comments or liking content as you browse. Read moreless

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  1. Feedly

    Freemium

    Feedly software offers you a unique way to browse content across your preferred websites, Tumblr blogs, RSS feeds, and watch your favorite channels on YouTube. The platform ensures that users do no...

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  2. Inoreader

    Freemium

    Inoreader is a web-based content platform that uses RSS technology to find the best news articles, blog posts, and social media feeds for your needs. With the ability to download apps on Apple, And...

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  3. Pocket

    Freemium

    Read, share, and save stories that you find on the internet so that you can enjoy them later or so that other people can enjoy them.

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  4. NewsBlur

    Freemium

    NewsBlur is free on the web, iPad, iPhone, and Android. By subscribing to a premium account, you support a growing service and unlock a few restrictions.

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  5. The Old Reader

    Freemium

    Read all your favorite online content in one place. Import your subscriptions in one click, find your friends, and start sharing.

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  6. Digg Reader

    Free

    Digg Reader is a mobile news aggregate app that adapts to the preferences of the reader dynamically.

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  7. Feedbin

    Commercial

    A fast, simple RSS feed reader that delivers a great reading experience.

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  8. Reeder

    Commercial

    If you enjoy online publications, you already know the value of RSS feeds. However, finding a good RSS reader isn't always easy. Like other RSS readers before it, Reeder allows you to subscribe to ...

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  9. Tiny Tiny RSS

    Free

    Re: List of related software. Postby nameless » Thu Nov 19, 2015 17:53. just came across this https://jangernert. github. io/feedreader/ a gtk based desktop client for ttrss.

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  10. Netvibes

    Free

    Netvibes is a personalized platform for gathering intelligence from news, RSS feeds and other sources. The company behind Netvibes founded in 2005 and has offices in Paris, San Francisco and New York.

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  11. News360

    Free

    News360 learns what you like (and don't like) and finds news articles and blog posts from across the Internet that are the most relevant to you, personally.

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  12. AOL Reader

    Free

    AOL Reader For iOS. Bring that same RSS reader experience you enjoy using everyday with you. Browse all your favorite websites, switch between different views, and search like you would on your des...

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  13. LinkedIn Pulse

    Free

    Make the most of LinkedIn with our suite of mobile apps. We'll help you search for jobs, get your daily professional news, build your skills and much more.

  14. CommaFeed

    Free

    CommaFeed is a free news reader program that is currently only available through a web browser. The interface is cleaner and simpler than other news reader services, with a minimal amount of features.

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  15. Liferea

    Opensource

    Liferea is a web feed reader/news aggregator that brings together all of the content from your favorite subscriptions into a simple interface that makes it easy to organize and browse feeds. Its GU...

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  16. Digg

    Free

    Digg Reader is a simple but powerful RSS and feed reader for web, Android, and iPhone. Try it free today.

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  17. Miniflux

    Free

    Miniflux is a minimalist and opinionated feed reader.

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  18. Issuu

    Freemium

    Issuu is a free magazine aggregator that allows you to share, find, and read articles from your favorite periodicals. The app comes with a library of over 30 million individual magazines, so you w...

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  19. Nuzzel

    Commercial

    Next-generation news monitoring and research tool for PR professionals, investors, researchers, marketers, sales people, lawyers, and business owners. Continuously tracks the most comprehensive set...

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  20. Mashable

    Free

    Mashable is a global, multi-platform media and entertainment company.‎Tech · ‎Entertainment · ‎Culture · ‎Business.

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  21. Press

    Commercial

    We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. By clicking 'continue' or by continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. You can change your cookie settings a...

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  22. News Republic

    News Republic offers complete, up-to-the-minute daily breaking news and headlines from over 3, 000 fully licensed and trusted national and international sources.

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  23. Yahoo News Digest

    Watch shows, play along and get rewarded! Yahoo Play has the latest in celebrity, pop culture and entertainment news.. More.

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  24. Circa News

    Free

    January 09, 2018 12:46 PM EST. Humor. This is what happens when you're terrible at paying attention. December 20, 2017 04:18 PM EST. Humor.

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  25. Google Play Newsstand

    Freemium

    Google News is a smart news app that organizes what’s happening in the world to help you learn more about the stories that matter to you.With Google News, you’ll see: Your briefing - It can be ...

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  26. BuzzFeed

    Free

    BuzzFeed is an independent media company that creates articles for various purposes. BuzzFeed has a news section and is building a reputation as a journalistic outfit. They also create online enter...

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  27. News.me

    Commercial

    The seed for this crawl was a list of every host in the Wayback Machine.

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  28. Pulse is an application that downloads pictures from the internet and uses those images to automatically change your wallpaper. You would choose the search and filtering options and Pulse will find...

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  29. Reddit

    Freemium

    Reddit is a website featuring a wide variety of different content, and it has something for just about everyone. Whether you want to catch the latest news or the watch some funny cat videos, Reddi...

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  30. Newsadoo

    Free

    We are revolutionizing the news reading experience with a free service based on AI, accessible cross-device.

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  31. Magforest.com

    Free

    Magforest is an online digital magazines distribution platform for magazine publishers and readers.An innovative digital magazine newsstand featuring hundreds of magazines.

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  32. daily.dev

    Opensource

    daily.dev is a community of developers getting together around discovering and exploring dev news. Join the movement to empower better software together.

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Is it a platform or a publisher

written by Simon on 2019-06-30 10:04:22

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Overall Opinion: WAS a good platform, had a diverse range of options from all viewpoints and from mainstream and online media, allowing to mute those that didn't appeal and were popping up too often. Then they decided to start being a publisher and over the top censor with ambiguous guidelines like twitter, etc.

Pros: Allows for quick reference to news and current affairs

Cons: Broad censorship guidelines like: Content that attacks, marginalizes, or dehumanizes.....This includes but is not limited to using.....conspiracy theories, or misinformation. Misinformation: Content that misrepresents information related to elections and voting. Content which contains information or conspiracy theories that has been debunked. What the? Who are these faceless people determining what a conspiracy theory is and who debunked it? You are no longer a platform, you are a publisher

Simon is using Flipboard almost every day since at least a year or more.

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Flipboard Review

written by on 2019-06-30 10:04:22

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Overall Opinion: I came to FB when FB purchased Zite. I was immediately impressed by the software and began to extensively use the program. Unfortunately, as Flipboard’s popularity has grown, so has the company’s propensity for selling copious amounts of advertising. So much so that ads are now a big distraction when attempting to read, or save, an article. I am waiting for another Flipboard “Like” program to come along to where I can safely move my accumulated, personal and saved Boards. When that occurs, and I’m hoping soon, FB can kiss me goodbye.

Pros: -

Cons: -

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Way to left leaning

written by DAVID HARVEY on 2021-06-13 01:17:13

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Overall Opinion: This app is nothing but left Leaning crap...I want balance..just news not some far left creeps opinion, I don't even read it anymore...I dont mind the left spouting nonsense, but there has to be a counterpoint,your only getting the lefts side of things..just way way way left leaning...zero diversity of thought....all u get is America is bad, Trump sucks, the normal commie side of things...its tiresome...getting rid of this commie trash

Pros: Easy to uss

Cons: Little news, mostly slanted coverage

DAVID HARVEY is using Flipboard a couple of times per year since at least a year or more.

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Too many pop ups and requests for paid content

written by Charles Cavolina on 2021-09-08 09:38:41

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Overall Opinion: It was good in the beginning. Now it’s an endless loop of pop ups, and access to articles which want to be paid for content. Who needs that? Imagine generating great ad revenue but alienating you users. Stupid.4

Pros: Ease of use

Cons: See above

Charles Cavolina is using Flipboard almost every day since at least a year or more.

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My Opinion on Flipboard

written by grex on 2018-04-01 08:05:01

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Overall Opinion: Flipboard is a mobile RSS reader that is designed to change the way we interact with RSS feeds. Flipboard organizes all of your feeds by topics into what it calls magazines, which you can then flip through to see all of your relevant news for the day. It's a quick way to browse through headlines if you're just wanting to get an overview of what's going on that day. Unlike other RSS feeds, Flipboard doesn't host full RSS content, so you'll have to click through to the actual site to read the full article. That's unfortunate if you like to get all of your news reading done without a lot of fluff, but it is an excellent way to support sites that produce content you want to see stick around. Flipboard has some social features, but they're not very fleshed out and honestly best ignored. You can like articles and comment on them, but it's commenting on the article in Flipboard's interface, so the comment is only available to other Flipboard users. That's great if you and your friends are avid Flipboard users, but the app's community is so small that the social features seem tacked on instead of a full feature. Flipboard also caters to those who might not like reading black-on-white text articles with a dark interface that switches to white-on-black, but it's jarring to be taken out of the dark-mode app to the website to read an article on a white screen. That's an unfortunate side effect of Flipboard not having an article mobilizer for reading content on the go. Flipboard's categorization and magazine-flipping presentation have made it a very popular choice for keeping up with RSS feeds and news, but it has a few flaws that keep it from being the perfect app for that.

Pros: Magazine-style news feedQuickly add thousands of your favorite sourcesAvailable on iOS, Android, and the WebShare your magazine categories with friendsComment on articles and see your friend's contentBrowse content by categoryCustomizable interface

Cons: Ad-supportedWeb version is not as robust as the appNo article-only view

grex is using Flipboard every other week recently.

Features

  • Completely free feed reader
  • Magazine-style reading interface
  • Add any RSS feed to your Flipboard
  • Categorize your content by topic
  • Like & comment on articles

You can always update Flipboard to add more features!

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29 Best Flipboard Alternatives - Reviews, Features, Pros & Cons (2024)

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29 Best Flipboard Alternatives - Reviews, Features, Pros & Cons? ›

The best alternatives to Flipboard are Zette, Circa News 3, and Tonic. If these 3 options don't work for you, we've listed over 10 alternatives below. What do you think of Flipboard? Sigma - See the Next Generation of Analytics — AI, Data Apps, Python - Attend the launch!

Is there a better app than Flipboard? ›

The best alternatives to Flipboard are Zette, Circa News 3, and Tonic. If these 3 options don't work for you, we've listed over 10 alternatives below. What do you think of Flipboard? Sigma - See the Next Generation of Analytics — AI, Data Apps, Python - Attend the launch!

What are the pros and cons of Flipboard? ›

Pros: Magazines are visually gorgeous, and kids will be inspired by other users' publications. Cons: Inappropriate content is prevalent, and the app version is generally much more accessible.

Do people still use Flipboard? ›

Flipboard is still an active app and website that provides users with a personalized news and content reading experience. However, there have been some changes in the company's business model and leadership over the years.

What is the difference between Flipboard and Pulse? ›

Customization: Flipboard allows users to customize their news feeds by selecting specific topics and sources to follow. Pulse allows users to add feeds from specific websites or RSS feeds, but does not offer as much flexibility in terms of selecting specific topics.

Why is Flipboard so popular? ›

It is a great app for getting news. I love that I can customize it to get the stories I am interested in and mark the items I want to read later. I can also send the article to others quickly. Just like it's name, just flip through pages and stories quickly.

Why does Flipboard keep stopping? ›

Device performance: If your device is running low on resources or is having performance issues, this may cause the app to refresh or crash. Software bugs: Flipboard, like any software, can contain bugs that can cause unexpected behavior.

Do you have to pay for Flipboard? ›

Flipboard is free to everyone. You start by signing -up to get a Flipboard Profile. When you look at your profile, you'll see a blank tile titled “New Magazine” — Flipboard Magazines can be a tool to distribute your web content, a place where you can share stories, videos and images that link back to your website.

What does it mean to flip on Flipboard? ›

Like or comment on the content in your feed, or “flip it” to be republished to one of your own magazines. You can create multiple magazines and control the privacy settings for each.

What is the benefit of flipp app? ›

It's an all-in-one savings app

In addition to making it easy to find and organize digital coupons, Flipp has a grocery list feature that lets shoppers add items to their grocery lists. It's easy to add items, and the app will alert you if any items on your grocery list are on sale.

Has Flipboard been hacked? ›

Flipboard, the hugely popular news aggregation app that is used by 150 million people each month, has been hacked. Twice. According to a security notice posted by Flipboard, what it calls “unauthorized access” to databases took place between June 2, 2018 and March 23, 2019 as well as April 21, 2019 and April 22, 2019.

Who is behind Flipboard? ›

Mike McCue (born 1968) is an American technology entrepreneur who founded or co-founded Paper Software, Tellme Networks, and Flipboard.

Who owns Flipboard? ›

Michael McCue "Mike"

develops software applications. The Company offers software that collects the content of social media and other websites and presents it in magazine format for use on mobile devices. Flipboard serves customers worldwide.

How does Flipboard make money? ›

Flipboard? s business model is based on its partners earning advertising money, of which Flipboard gets a cut. Mainly, the company focuses on full-page display ads. All ads are sold by the content partners.

Is Flipboard better than Google news? ›

The user interface is simpler, Google curates news from its search engine, and saving articles for later is much more intuitive in the Google News app. Flipboard isn't a bad mobile news app by any means; Google News is just slightly better.

How much does Flipboard cost? ›

Flipboard is a social magazine, available for iPad, iPhone and Android devices, that curates content from your own feeds and other places. Cost: Free.

What is the best daily news app? ›

Top News & Magazines Apps Ranking in India on 19 April
Usage RankApp and Publisher
11Dailyhunt Xpresso News CricketEterno Infotech
22Hindi News by Dainik BhaskarDainik Bhaskar Group
33Way2News Election News UpdatesWay2News ( Formerly Way2SMS )
44Magazine Lockscreen XOSTranssion Holdings
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Is Flipboard better than Google News? ›

The user interface is simpler, Google curates news from its search engine, and saving articles for later is much more intuitive in the Google News app. Flipboard isn't a bad mobile news app by any means; Google News is just slightly better.

What is the best free news app? ›

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What is the best news aggregator? ›

Best News Aggregator Tools
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