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The world’s oldest Sunday newspaper, The Observer has been challenging power, explaining the modern world and celebrating arts, culture, food and the things that make life worth living since 1791.
Our new subscriber-only app delivers trusted, award-winning journalism, with the print edition every Sunday, exclusive digital-only articles, podcasts, puzzles, recipes, newsletters and events, all designed to help you stay informed, inspired and connected.
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Hear The Observer’s trusted voice come to life through weekly podcasts and special series, including The Salt Path revelations and behind-the-headlines conversations with leading thinkers.
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The original cryptic crossword, and more
A century ago, The Observer published the world’s first cryptic crossword. Our new digital puzzles range from gentle brain teasers to fiendishly tough cryptics, a perfect daily moment to pause for thought.
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Since 1791, The Observer has gone beyond the headlines. Today, our app continues that mission, helping you see the world clearly and enjoy it fully.
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I love this app and their journalism. I have listened to many podcasts and am always impressed with the quality of reporting. The News Meeting is perfect for my walk back from the gym. I love that they keep an eye on stories in the world that the rest of the news media has pivoted away from covering despite nothing being resolved. I also love the podcasts on particular stories. I found the podcasts because of the Neil Gaiman story and just started another on a spiritual life counselor (I do not really know what to call her) that manipulated and abused her patients. I will be sharing the content with friends and family.
What the world needs...
Mistershabba
I am, as many others are I presume, time poor. I don’t have time for the barrage of news that interrupts my day. All contradicting itself. I need a well-informed friend to tell me what’s what, in just the right amount of detail so that I actually learn something instead of superficial fast news that can’t keep up with itself. I only need to know about the stuff that matters. Tortoise is my new digital friend in the know in that respect. An antidote to fake news, and much like noise cancelling headphones amidst the cacophony of media noise. Bravo team. Keep slow and carry on
Audio Walled Garden
OzMik
I’m a former Tortoise subscriber and an avid podcast listener. I have a great podcast app set up exactly as I like it. It has numerous features I value. But Tortoise is busy erecting an audio walled garden. If I want to listen to Tortoise podcasts using my subscriber benefits (early and ad free listening) I am forced to listen in the pared down audio player offered by the Tortoise app. Why can’t I access my subscriber benefits via an RSS link in my podcast player of choice? Other publications make this easy for subscribers - the Economist is a great example. But Tortoise foists a substandard experience on its subscribers and expects me to now juggle multiple apps to accomplish my podcast listening. I cancelled my subscription and Tortoise has lost the subscription revenue. If matters change I would resubscribe. But the current state of affairs shows a disrespect for listeners’ workflows and time.
Thank you
uwu girl 22
One of my favourites, if not favourite podcast. Discovered it whilst browsing to look for great stories and have been listening to Tortoise since. The work of the journalists, producers and everyone involved in getting the stories out are phenomenal. Thank you
Easy-to-use recipe layouts, improved article layout on iPad, and bug fixes.
Version 3.0.21
The developer, Tortoise, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
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Identifiers
Usage Data
Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
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Information
Seller
Tortoise Media Ltd
Size
95.3 MB
Category
Magazines & Newspapers
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
