Get the latest apps via email! Name: Email: We decided to put two great news reader apps back to back in a battle and see who comes out on top. The beast reader apps for your phone are for sure Flipboard and Pulse. Flipboard Flipboard is a social network aggregation app that is 2 years old and was presented on the app store when it first came into existence. During May of 2012, it was made available for all the Android smartphones out there on Google Play. During the December of 2012, it also became available for your Android tablets.