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Flipboard vs NewsWhip

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Flipboard

News

Your personal magazine for news and stories

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
NewsWhip logo

NewsWhip

News

Viral content tracking and audience insights for media companies

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Flipboard has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Flipboard no pricing information is published on the website; NewsWhip no pricing published on website
  • They diverge on capability: Flipboard covers Magazine-style layout, NewsWhip covers Viral content tracking.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Flipboard and NewsWhip actually diverge.

Attributes where Flipboard and NewsWhip differ
AttributeFlipboardNewsWhip
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelfreequote
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded20102011

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (News).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Flipboard

  • Magazine-style layout
  • Content curation
  • Topic discovery
  • Smart magazines
  • Social sharing
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn

Only in NewsWhip

  • Viral content tracking
  • Social media monitoring
  • Competitor intelligence
  • Trend identification
  • Custom dashboards
  • Alert system
  • Content recommendations
  • Audience insights

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Flipboard

  • News consumptionnot NewsWhip
  • Content discoverynot NewsWhip
  • Magazine creationnot NewsWhip
  • Social readingnot NewsWhip

NewsWhip

  • Viral trackingnot Flipboard
  • Trend identificationnot Flipboard
  • Competitor monitoringnot Flipboard
  • Audience insightsnot Flipboard

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Flipboard

  • No pricing information is published on the website

NewsWhip

  • No pricing published on website

Pricing, plan by plan

Flipboard

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Unlimited reading
    • Personalized feeds
    • Magazine creation

NewsWhip

On request
  • Enterprise$undefined/custom
    • Viral tracking
    • Competitor analysis
    • Trend identification

Which should you pick?

Choose Flipboard if

  • You need magazine-style layout.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want content curation.
Flipboard review

Choose NewsWhip if

  • You need viral content tracking.
  • You also want social media monitoring.
NewsWhip review

Questions people ask

Is Flipboard or NewsWhip better?
Neither clearly leads. Flipboard starts at Free and NewsWhip at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Flipboard or NewsWhip?
Flipboard has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Flipboard and On request for NewsWhip.
Does Flipboard or NewsWhip run on more platforms?
Flipboard runs on Web, Ios, Android. NewsWhip runs on Web.
Can I use Flipboard for free?
Yes. Flipboard has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. NewsWhip starts at On request.
What is Flipboard best used for?
Flipboard is most often used for news consumption, content discovery, magazine creation, social reading. Of those, news consumption and content discovery are not what NewsWhip is typically brought in for.
What can Flipboard do that NewsWhip cannot?
Flipboard covers Magazine-style layout, Content curation, Topic discovery, Smart magazines. NewsWhip covers Viral content tracking, Social media monitoring, Competitor intelligence, Trend identification. Both handle Web support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Flipboard: How much does Flipboard cost?

No pricing information is disclosed on Flipboard's website. The service provides options to sign up and log in, but the specific pricing model or whether the service is free or paid is not stated.

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NewsWhip: What does NewsWhip cost?

NewsWhip does not publish pricing on its website. The company directs customers to request a demo to receive custom pricing based on their needs.

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Flipboard: Is Flipboard free or paid?

Flipboard's pricing model is not disclosed on their public website. Users can access the platform by signing up or logging in, but costs and features associated with different tiers are not published.

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