Noa: Listen to audio articles

Name: Noa: Listen to audio articles
Rating: 4.6 (367 reviews)
Author: NOA News Ltd

From HBR, Economist, Bloomberg

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367 Ratings
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NOA News Ltd
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English
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MB

iPhone

Get up to speed faster by listening to interesting and insightful audio articles from top-tier publications on the Noa app. Human read. One low monthly price. Listen while exercising, driving, cooking, or walking. What publications can I listen to on Noa? • The Atlantic • Harvard Business Review • Foreign Policy • The Telegraph • Bloomberg • ProPublica • Fast Company • Business Insider • MIT Technology Review • Foreign Affairs • The Independent • The Conversation • And more. What features are available on Noa? Along with the usual audio features, you’ll find: • Read Along • Apple CarPlay • Offline Listening/Downloads • Sleep Timer • Playback Speed Adjustment • An editable Article Queue, and • Rewind 15 seconds. How much does Noa cost? To get the most value from Noa you need to become a Premium member. By choosing to support Noa with a monthly or annual Premium membership you’ll get unlimited, ad-free access to over 25k audio articles (and counting) from the world’s best publishers, including our Premium-only publications. We would love to welcome you as a member of Noa’s growing community. What are Noa's editorial principles? 1. Multiple Perspectives: Offer multiple perspectives from trusted sources and empower listeners to make up their own minds on where they stand on a topic. 2. Thought-provoking: Present audio articles that inform, inspire, and offer fresh insights, through both a global and a national lens. Focus on opinion, feature, and analysis articles. 3. Storytellers: Be storytellers and educators. Help our listeners understand global topics, and perspectives, while also telling the stories of the people behind the headlines. 4. Global Impact: Ensure coverage and raise awareness of important topics, regardless of a topics popularity or ability to drive “clicks”. 5. Fourth Estate: Uphold journalism’s values as a democratic check on power. And always celebrate great journalism. 6. Embrace Complexity: Encourage thought and avoid black and white explanations that aren't followed with depth. The world is complicated and can seldom be explained in minutes. Our goal is to help listeners navigate it. Who reads the articles on Noa? Listening to the best journalism is a great way to stay informed, especially when you don’t have time to read. Audio articles are produced and recorded daily by Noa’s talented voice actors – Sam Scholl, Adrienne Walker, Peter Hanly, Martin Buchanan, Les Smith and more. They’re probably in the booth recording as you read this! What are 'Series' on Noa? Each week, Noa’s editors select the very best audio articles and add them to topic-specific playlists. Every Series begins with a short explainer – written by a Noa editor – that provides valuable context on the subject at hand before you dive in. Within 20-30 minutes, you’ll walk away fully informed. Are there any additional features? We know you expect more. That’s why the Noa app also offers: • In-app chat (we respond quickly) • My Stats to view your daily streak and listening stats • Save, Download, and Follow • Share – articles and Series • Read Along Noa's commitment to privacy: We’re real people and we take great care to protect your data. Noa does not share your data with others or allow advertisers to track you. Your data is used solely for the purpose of providing you with the best news and listening experience possible. Privacy: https://www.newsoveraudio.com/privacy Terms: https://www.newsoveraudio.com/terms

Ratings & Reviews

4.6

out of 5

367 Ratings

Great app to learn about current affairs and business
01/11/2020

ChuckRhoades
Came across this app on a whim. It offers world class audio articles from top publishers like The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, The Washington Post, Business Insider, The Economist, The Financial Times, and loads more. Helps make my NY commute a bit easier. You can listen offline which is handy too. Well worth downloading and checking out. Very slick UI too.

Developer Response
Hi Chuck, thank you for your positive review. We're glad you're enjoying Noa and like the variety of publishers on offer. If you have any further feedback or suggestions, for our editors or developers, you can contact us at feedback@noanews.ie. Thank you from all at Noa.
Great app to learn about current affairs and business
01/11/2020

ChuckRhoades

Came across this app on a whim. It offers world class audio articles from top publishers like The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, The Washington Post, Business Insider, The Economist, The Financial Times, and loads more. Helps make my NY commute a bit easier. You can listen offline which is handy too. Well worth downloading and checking out. Very slick UI too.
Developer Response 02/27/2020
Hi Chuck, thank you for your positive review. We're glad you're enjoying Noa and like the variety of publishers on offer. If you have any further feedback or suggestions, for our editors or developers, you can contact us at feedback@noanews.ie. Thank you from all at Noa.
Decent idea, needs tweaks
10/13/2023

Adp21580
I loved this app when I first discovered it, however after some brief time using it, I have lots of feedback on how it could be improved. If these issues could be resolved, I would love this app and use it all the time:1) Queue issues: when I try to resume listening to a series after stopping mid-way, I cannot resume listening to the series again. I have to manually select each individual article and intro/conclusion. Otherwise the audio automatically stays to an unrelated article I never queued. This is a repeated issue. 2) Annoying “ding” sound at the start of each article: I listen to articles both informationally, as well as to fall asleep. After just 2 weeks of listening, I grew very annoyed with the intro sound for each article. It disrupted the rhythmic narrator when I was falling asleep, and it was just irritating when I was listening to multiple articles in a row. If it only ding when I first open the app, that would be fine. However as it is, it’s way too often.
Decent idea, needs tweaks
10/13/2023

Adp21580

I loved this app when I first discovered it, however after some brief time using it, I have lots of feedback on how it could be improved. If these issues could be resolved, I would love this app and use it all the time:1) Queue issues: when I try to resume listening to a series after stopping mid-way, I cannot resume listening to the series again. I have to manually select each individual article and intro/conclusion. Otherwise the audio automatically stays to an unrelated article I never queued. This is a repeated issue. 2) Annoying “ding” sound at the start of each article: I listen to articles both informationally, as well as to fall asleep. After just 2 weeks of listening, I grew very annoyed with the intro sound for each article. It disrupted the rhythmic narrator when I was falling asleep, and it was just irritating when I was listening to multiple articles in a row. If it only ding when I first open the app, that would be fine. However as it is, it’s way too often.
Great up with some technical difficulties
04/26/2023

Majorr90
Overall this is a great app. It’s easy to navigate, the selection of publications is wonderful, and the readers have easy-to-understand but interesting voices. The main issue comes down to technical challenges. There are often data streaming issues and some days I can’t get anything to load. Currently I’m listening to something from a publication page, but not all publications are available right now and neither is the for you section, which claims I’m offline even though I’m streaming Bloomberg and I can use other apps… These issues are pretty frequent and I’ve noticed them several times a week. It seems like it’s a relatively young company though so hopefully it’s just part of their growing pains and they’ll be able to scale out they’re streaming capabilities soon.
Great up with some technical difficulties
04/26/2023

Majorr90

Overall this is a great app. It’s easy to navigate, the selection of publications is wonderful, and the readers have easy-to-understand but interesting voices. The main issue comes down to technical challenges. There are often data streaming issues and some days I can’t get anything to load. Currently I’m listening to something from a publication page, but not all publications are available right now and neither is the for you section, which claims I’m offline even though I’m streaming Bloomberg and I can use other apps… These issues are pretty frequent and I’ve noticed them several times a week. It seems like it’s a relatively young company though so hopefully it’s just part of their growing pains and they’ll be able to scale out they’re streaming capabilities soon.
Excellent, but not yet perfect
12/29/2020

Prof SB
The “long-form journalism to audio” space is becoming increasingly crowded, and for good reason: it’s a service that many of us didn’t realize we wanted until we tried it! And now, after having spent a while comparing the three major competitors in the space that I could find—Noa, Curio, and Audm—I can say that Noa’s offering is the best of the bunch. Their customer service is incredibly responsive, too. It’s not a perfect app or service, as there are still several bugs and issues for them to work out, but overall, Noa is definitely one of my favorite finds of the past year or so.

Developer Response
Hi there, thanks for your review! It is great to hear that you think Noa is the best audio news offering! Our Editorial Team do their very best to curate and produce quality content that you want to hear. We will be releasing a new version of Noa very soon with lots of new features and bug fixes for you to look forward to. If you have any further feedback or suggestions, for our editors or developers, you can contact us at feedback@noanews.ie. Thank you.
Excellent, but not yet perfect
12/29/2020

Prof SB

The “long-form journalism to audio” space is becoming increasingly crowded, and for good reason: it’s a service that many of us didn’t realize we wanted until we tried it! And now, after having spent a while comparing the three major competitors in the space that I could find—Noa, Curio, and Audm—I can say that Noa’s offering is the best of the bunch. Their customer service is incredibly responsive, too. It’s not a perfect app or service, as there are still several bugs and issues for them to work out, but overall, Noa is definitely one of my favorite finds of the past year or so.
Developer Response 02/02/2021
Hi there, thanks for your review! It is great to hear that you think Noa is the best audio news offering! Our Editorial Team do their very best to curate and produce quality content that you want to hear. We will be releasing a new version of Noa very soon with lots of new features and bug fixes for you to look forward to. If you have any further feedback or suggestions, for our editors or developers, you can contact us at feedback@noanews.ie. Thank you.

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