While You Were Busy

WYWB

Only for iPhone

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.

iPhone

Your personal news podcast. WYWB turns the news you care about, across languages, into short English or Mandarin audio briefs. While You Were Busy is your personal news podcast. WYWB turns the news you care about, across languages, into short audio briefs in English or Mandarin. Listen while you get ready, prep the kids for school, commute, walk, or catch up between tasks. It helps you stay across what matters without stopping your day to scroll, search, sort, or hunt for the information that matters to you. What WYWB does • Creates a personal news podcast based on your chosen interests • Leaves unwanted topics out of your briefing • Turns selected news into short, listenable audio updates • Uses news sources published in languages you can read and languages you can’t • Helps surface global and regional stories you might otherwise miss • Groups related reporting into clearer stories • Helps reduce duplicate headlines and repeated coverage • Produces audio briefs in English and Mandarin, with more languages coming soon • Supports scheduled briefings so your update is ready when you need it • Provides the sources behind each story so you can verify, compare, or read the full coverage yourself A broader view of the news Most people only read news in the languages they know. WYWB can include sources from languages you cannot read, helping bring in wider reporting, regional context, and stories that may not appear in your usual news sources. Every story includes its sources, so you can check where the information came from or open the original reporting when you want more detail. Independence and transparency WYWB exists to make published news easier to access. It does not originate reporting, write news articles, claim ownership of source material, or affiliate itself with any news outlet. Story selection is based on your interests, source availability, relevance, and coverage context. WYWB does not sell placement, accept influence from publishers or sources, or weight stories to match a geopolitical, local, political, or editorial bias. Each brief summarises and organises publicly available published reporting, then provides the original sources so you can verify the coverage yourself or read the full story. Listen, catch up, and carry on without scrolling, sorting, or hunting for the information that matters to you. Terms of Use (EULA): https://whileyouwerebusy.com/legal/terms.html

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• Your Listen library now stays in sync. Pull down to refresh and any recent briefings you're missing — including scheduled ones — download automatically. • Briefings are now sorted newest to oldest. • Tap a source in any briefing to open the full story in your browser. • Fixed an issue where some briefings could occasionally fail to load or play. • Performance and stability improvements.

Version 1.0.11

The developer, Matthew Rowe, 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:

    • Purchases
    • Location
    • Contact Info
    • User Content
    • Identifiers
    • Usage Data

  • Data Not Linked to You

    The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

    • Identifiers
    • Diagnostics

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Information

Seller
  • Matthew Rowe
Size
  • 35.3 MB
Category
  • News
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
  • iPhone
    Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
  • iPod touch
    Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
  • Mac
    Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
Languages
  • English
Age Rating
13+
  • 13+
  • Learn More
  • Infrequent
    Mature or Suggestive Themes
    Horror/Fear Themes
    Medical Treatment information
    Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References

    Contains
    Health or Wellness Topics
In-App Purchases
Yes
Copyright
  • © 2026 Border Networks Pte Ltd
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