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As of 30 August 2026, Flipboard is free to use. Flipboard is a news aggregation and social network aggregation platform that presents content from news sources and social networks in a magazine-style format. Softwr lists it under News. Flipboard is made by Flipboard Inc, launched in 2010, available on Web, iOS, Android.
Overview
What Flipboard does
Flipboard is a news aggregation and social network aggregation platform that presents content from news sources and social networks in a magazine-style format. Users can curate their own magazines, follow topics, and discover stories based on their interests. The platform combines editorial curation with personalized recommendations.
What people use it for
- News consumption
- Content discovery
- Magazine creation
- Social reading
Related searches
The honest half
Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Flipboard.
- No pricing information is published on the website
Cross-shopped
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Pricing
What Flipboard costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Free
Free
- Unlimited reading
- Personalized feeds
- Magazine creation
- Social sharing
- Topic following
Capabilities
Features
Magazine-style layout
Content curation
Topic discovery
Smart magazines
Social sharing
Twitter
Integration with Twitter
Facebook
Integration with Facebook
LinkedIn
Integration with LinkedIn
Google
Integration with Google
Web support
Available on web
Ios support
Available on ios
Android support
Available on android
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
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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.
SourceIs 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.
SourceBehind it
Who makes Flipboard
- Company
- Flipboard Inc
- Based in
- Palo Alto, CA
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Where to go from Flipboard
- Flipboard alternativesEvery product people weigh against it
- Flipboard pricingPlans, floors and what the tiers exclude
- Flipboard badgesWhich rules it meets, and the figure behind each
- All News softwareThe full category
- Best News softwareThe shortlist, and how it was cut
Best News software for
Compare Flipboard with
- Feedly
- Mailbrew
- Beehiiv
- Inoreader
- Chartbeat
- Revue
- Google News
- HARO
- News Break
- NewsBlur
- SmartNews
- Microsoft Start
- Artifact
- Brightspot
- Business Wire
- EIN Presswire
- Feedbin
- GlobeNewswire
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Pricing on request8 researched notes
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