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NewsBlur vs WorthToTry

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NewsBlur compared with WorthToTry
DetailNewsBlurWorthToTry
What it doesPersonal News Reader with Intelligence Training Directory of AI tools sorted by category with written overviews
StageEstablished Not given
Founded2009 Not given
Based inUS GB
Pricing modelfreemium free
PricingFree plan with up to 64 sites. Premium $36/year for 1,024 sites, search, and river of news. Premium Archive $99/year for full archive, Ask AI, and 4,096 sites. Premium Pro $29/month for 10,000 sites and 5-minute feed fetching. All new accounts include a 30-day free premium trial with no credit card Free to list a tool. Optional paid placement: pinned listings for a week or sidebar sponsorship slots booked by the month, charged once upfront. No subscriptions or automatic recurring charges.
Key features
  • Intelligence Training - Train stories by author, tag, title, and keyword to highlight or hide matching stories
  • Full-Text Training - Train on the actual content of stories to filter based on what's being said
  • Ask AI - Ask questions about stories using Claude, GPT, Gemini, or Grok
  • Daily Briefing - AI-generated summary of top stories delivered daily, customizable by interests
  • Web Feeds - Follow any website even without RSS by generating custom feeds
  • Full-Text Search - Elasticsearch-powered search across all subscriptions and saved stories
  • Story Archive - Every story archived and searchable forever with complete feed backfill history
  • Native iOS and Android Apps - First-class native apps built specifically for each platform
  • Real-Time Updates - Stories pushed as they publish with real-time notifications
  • Story Clustering - Group duplicate stories across feeds using semantic duplicate detection
  • Directory with 865 AI tools across 36 categories
  • Written overviews for 711 listings
  • Free tool submission without account required
  • AI agent integration via MCP skill
  • Community voting and ranking system
  • JSON catalogue available for download
  • Weekly launch boards with new tools
What makes it different
  • Intelligence Training lets you control what you see by training on authors, tags, titles, and full text
  • AI-powered features including Ask AI and Daily Briefing with multiple model options
  • Web Feeds capability to follow any website without requiring RSS feeds
  • Independent, sustainable business model charging for premium accounts since 2010
  • No paid ranking: tools ranked by community votes, not payment
  • Editorial review before listing publication
  • Completely free to list tools with no conditions or backlinks required
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)75 no change since last check22 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)5919
Citation Flow (Majestic)5328
Referring domains (Majestic)541766

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