Briefs: AI News Summaries
World news in 3 minutes
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Create an original news voice and understand world news with concise summaries and context. Character Studio is a one-time purchase with five custom voices.
Understand important world news in minutes.
Briefs uses AI to organize news from RSS metadata into concise key points, context, term explanations, related topics, and clearly labeled outlooks. Follow international affairs, business, technology, domestic politics, and finance.
KEY FEATURES
• Swipe through important stories in a focused card view
• Read key points, context, and plain-language term explanations
• Save articles and add private notes
• Use the app in English or Japanese
• Choose optional notifications and background refresh
NEW: MY NEWS VOICE
Create an original news voice with your preferred name, personality, and speaking style. Character Studio is a one-time purchase that includes up to five custom voices.
• Start with three original tone templates
• Adjust preferred phrases, expressions to avoid, and pronouns
• Preview the tone with a fixed sample before saving
• Use AI tone assistance only after explicit consent
• Works on device; syncs when you are signed in to iCloud
AI-generated summaries and commentary may contain errors. Always open the original article before making important decisions. Future outlooks are presented as uncertain predictions, not facts.
Ratings & Reviews
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• Added the one-time-purchase My News Voice feature
• Added three original tone templates and a preview
• Create, select, edit, and delete up to five custom voices
• Added optional AI tone setup assistance
• Improved local-first storage and iCloud sync
• Improved purchase restore and revocation handling
• Improved accessibility and English localization
The developer, Yuto Masamura, 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 Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Identifiers
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Location
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Yuto Masamura
- Size
- 21.2 MB
- Category
- News
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and Japanese
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Frequent
Guns or Other Weapons
Infrequent
Realistic Violence
Profanity or Crude Humor
Mature or Suggestive Themes
Horror/Fear Themes
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
Contains
Advertising
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- My News Voice: Up to 5 $3.99
- 広告非表示 $1.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Yuto Masamura