Dense: AI News Digest Widget

Filter Doom, Find Good News

Free

Dense is a news widget that actually contains the news. Not one headline with a link to Safari, but multiple stories in dense, readable prose, right on your home screen. Green highlights show what changed since you last looked. No feeds, no links, no scrolling. You read the news quickly and put your device down. Pick from multiple topics. Each digest rewrites itself every few minutes as stories break, so your widget is always current. It's like a living briefing on your home screen that updates throughout the day. The app lets you go deeper. Filter stories by mood and impact. Slide toward Bloom for uplifting news, or toward Doom for stories with gravity. The Story Explorer lets you see every headline on an interactive chart, filtered by sentiment and weight. Tap any dot to read the story. Dense is totally free. No subscriptions, no upsells, no ads, no tracking. Just the digest. Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Dense is built by Peter, an indie developer in Portland, Oregon, who wanted a better way to stay informed without the endless scroll.

Ratings & Reviews

  • 5.0
    out of 5
    2 Ratings

feat(apple): add dismissable widget promo banner on home and topic pages feat(a11y): add support for Larger Text, Color Independence, and High Contrast feat(apple): comprehensive accessibility improvements test(apple): modernize and speed up test suite chore: normalize trailing whitespace in tracked files chore(backend): consolidate dedup model to gemini-2.5-flash-lite refactor(apple): remove unused code and Reset button refactor(apple): simplify UI, add widget promo to macOS sidebar

Version 1.3.0

The developer, Folding Sky Co, 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 Not Linked to You

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

    • Usage Data
    • Diagnostics

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

The developer indicated that this app supports the following accessibility features. Learn More

  • Supported Features

    • VoiceOver

    • Voice Control

    • Larger Text

    • Dark Interface

    • Differentiate Without Color Alone

    • Sufficient Contrast

    • Reduced Motion

For more information, visit the developer’s accessibility website .

Information

  • Seller
    • Folding Sky Co
  • Size
    • 6.2 MB
  • Category
    • News
  • Compatibility
    Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 15.0 or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
  • Age Rating
    13+
    • 13+
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    • Infrequent
      Realistic Violence
      Profanity or Crude Humor
      Mature or Suggestive Themes
      Horror/Fear Themes
      Medical Treatment information
      Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
      Sexual Content or Nudity
      Guns or Other Weapons

      Contains
      Health or Wellness Topics
  • Copyright
    • © 2026 Folding Sky Co
  • Developer Website
  • Privacy Policy

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