First News
Education
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad
First News Unlock Their Minds Unleash Their Potential
First News is on a mission! To unlock a child’s mind and unleash their potential by fuelling curiosity, inspiring debate, and supporting their critical thinking. Expertly written by award-winning journalists, First News takes the fear out of sensationalised world events that children hear, by providing a balanced, impartial, and truthful view of the world, carefully, and sensitively written to explain the background to stories in the news.
The First News App includes the weekly newspaper and is jam-packed with interactive articles, curated ‘must read’ daily news, 10+ weekly boredom-busting puzzles and games, access to a searchable archive, and a video platform hosting hundreds of award-winning news explainers including FYI, Kidversation and much more.
First News is loved by kids, trusted by parents, and recommended by teachers.
READ, WATCH & PLAY - Unlock First News TODAY.
READ: weekly 28-page edition of First News with interactive features, plus a searchable archive
WATCH: hundreds of videos, including news explainers presented by children for children
PLAY: the First News Weekly Quiz! A fun and exciting challenge that asks you 10 topical questions based on the latest issue of the Newspaper. Create an Avatar and race against the clock to answer. Compare your score with friends and family on the leaderboard. (Please note that the App’s Weekly Quiz is only available with a home subscription).
PLAY: weekly mind-bending, interactive puzzles helping to promote cognitive development all linked to the weeks news.
STAY AHEAD: daily news feed featuring 5 age-appropriate news articles from the UK and around the world
SHARE YOUR OPINION: weekly polls encouraging children to form their own opinion and get their voices heard
WIN: weekly competitions with exciting prizes
Terms of use: https://www.firstnews.co.uk/terms/
Ratings & Reviews
Bug fixes and performance improvements
The developer, First News, 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:
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Newsbridge Ltd
- Size
- 24.9 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- One Month Subscription $9.99
- 1 Month Subscription $5.49
- Three Month Subscription $28.49
- Six Month Subscription $53.99
- 1 Year Subscription $79.99
- 6 Month subscription $43.99
- 3 Month Subscription $24.49
- Copyright
- © First Group Enterprises Ltd