The Brief: Calm News
Calm news, clearly sourced
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
A calm, finite news briefing with the breadth and story count you choose.
The Brief gives you a finite, evidence-led view of the news, then lets you leave it there.
Choose the regions and topics that matter to you, choose how many stories you want when they are available, set the emotional intensity you are comfortable with, and receive a focused daily briefing built from current reporting.
WHAT YOU CONTROL
• Regions and topics
• Your preferred number of stories
• Calm, balanced or progress-led briefing modes
• Graphic-content filtering
• Daily reminder time
• Saved stories and continuing updates
BUILT FOR CLARITY
Stories are grouped into a finite daily queue with source attribution, update history, evidence context and clear uncertainty labels. The Brief is designed to help you understand what changed without an endless feed, social reactions or advertising.
Core choices remain free, including your preferred story count. The Brief Custom unlocks full customisation, including unlimited region and topic choices, every briefing mode and advanced intensity controls.
The Brief Custom includes a 3-day free trial, then costs £1.99 per month. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings.
Privacy Policy:
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Terms of Use:
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• Choose from 5 to 300 stories per edition, with the same preference applied to Your Brief and All Today.
• A substantially larger pool of distinct, sourced daily stories is now available when publishers provide them.
• Sign in with Apple is now the only account sign-in method.
• Improved story filtering, deduplication and feed reliability.
The developer, Nathan Cole, 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:
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Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
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- Identifiers
- Other Data
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Nathan Cole
- Size
- 5 MB
- Category
- News
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 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
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Infrequent
Realistic Violence
Profanity or Crude Humor
Mature or Suggestive Themes
Horror/Fear Themes
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
Guns or Other Weapons
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- The Brief Plus Monthly $1.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Nathan Cole