Tortoise 12+

Sounds great ... Actually it is

I like the ideas behind ‘Tortoise’. Their response to the shallow frenzy of sound bites that characterize current news media, is to turn to carefully considered, well written analyses of the big issues that shape our lives and our world, and to hold ‘ThinkIn’ meetings that allow members and invited attendees to talk about ideas without resorting to ‘question time’ showcasing. It’s refreshing and welcome.

After signing up for the snow newsletter, which give access to some of the topics on offer, I was impressed enough to commit to membership. I am so glad I did.

Good app for the ‘slow news’ evolution

Even though it’s ‘slow news’, the content changes daily. You can bookmark articles you want to go back to. The biggest downside is the iPad version, which failed to make use of the added screen real estate. Would also be good to have more audio content, or a full audio version, like the Economist. There are not huge amounts of content, so this could be quite manageable to pull off...

Developer Response ,

Hello Thomas,

Thanks so much for the positive rating and review. Audio content is something we're exploring. In our recent story on Saudi Arabia, we included a podcast-style conversation between two of our editors to accompany the written piece. We also provide an audio version of some of our long-reads. It's an area we're increasingly looking into, so watch this space.

Thanks for being a member of Tortoise. We look forward to seeing you at a ThinkIn soon.

Best wishes,

The Tortoise Team

Revie of app, not content

Although it’s tricky to distinguish because the medium of the content delivery is so important. The nature of Tortoise is for slow, considered takes on the world around us. In that regard, the iPad app is brilliant. No noise, just content. The type is beautiful. The amount of images is spot on. And that’s it. It knows what it wants to be and doesn’t indulge in pointless bells and whistles. Every morning at 11am I get the notification and I read. Simple.