Breefly: News Simplified

Two minutes, twice a day

Only for iPhone

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.

iPhone

The private news reader. No account, no tracking — just two narrated briefings a day, every source bias-rated. 30 days of Breefly+ free, no card. Breefly is a private news reader with bias ratings on every source. Completely free. No account, no tracking. Read top stories from across the political spectrum. Search anything. Get breaking alerts when major stories break. Every source is rated for bias, so you know how a story is framed before you click. All free, forever. Every new account gets a 30-day trial of Breefly+ on us. No card required. When your trial ends, the app returns to free mode — you'll never hit a paywall. WHAT YOU GET FREE • The full news feed • Text search with typo tolerance and Did-you-mean suggestions • Trending stories • Breaking news push notifications • Home screen widgets • Offline reading for saved stories • The lead story of the Morning and Evening Breef • Up to 5 outlets per story (see who's covering it) • Category, source, and Video-only filters • Share stories with anyone • Anonymous — no account required BREEFLY+ Everything above, plus: Daily Breefs • The full Morning and Evening Breef, not just the lead story • Breef narration with chapters — listen to your Breef anywhere • Saved Breef — a personal digest of what's new on your saved stories AI on every story • Article summaries — read the gist in seconds • Coverage synthesis — an AI card that pulls together how outlets cover a story • Catch-up card — see what's new on stories since you last read or saved them Audio & player • Article narration — a Listen button on every AI card • Full audio player and queue — Play Next, History, Continue Playing, read-along • Background listening Search & discovery • Semantic search — find stories by meaning, in your feed and your saves • Question answering — get answers synthesized from the coverage, not just links • Topic following — save a search and get push alerts on new matches • The full coverage list on every story • Reading Balance — a 30-day picture of your own news diet Personalization • Source following with per-source alerts and feed prominence • Feed filters — Summaries-only, Followed-only, Bias-rated-only • Bias filter — narrow your feed to Left, Center, Right, or the leans in between • Smart notifications — briefing alerts and story updates PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Anonymous. No account, no tracking, no profile of you. Supported by Breefly+ subscribers — not by selling your data. ——— Breefly+ Subscription Breefly+ is an auto-renewing subscription that unlocks premium AI features (article summaries, coverage synthesis, catch-up cards, question answering), audio (Breef and article narration, player and queue, background listening, Picture-in-Picture), personalization (source following, feed filters, smart notifications), and more (the full Morning and Evening Breef, semantic search, topic following, Reading Balance, full outlet lists on every story). Two auto-renewing options: • Monthly — $4.99 / month • Yearly — $29.99 / year (saves ~50% vs. monthly) • Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period • You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your iTunes account settings Breefly is available to U.S. customers only. Terms of Use: https://breefly.xyz/terms Privacy Policy: https://breefly.xyz/privacy

Ratings & Reviews

  • 5.0
    out of 5
    6 Ratings

A quick follow-up to the 2.0 release. This update squashes a handful of bugs and polishes a few rough edges surfaced by early users. Thanks for the feedback — it's shaping what comes next.

Version 2.1

The developer, Taylor Alan Aanenson, 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:

    • Purchases
    • Search History
    • Browsing History
    • Identifiers
    • 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

    • Larger Text

    • Dark Interface

Information

Seller
  • Taylor Alan Aanenson
Size
  • 21 MB
Category
  • News
Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
  • iPhone
    Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
  • Mac
    Requires macOS 26.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
  • Apple Vision
    Requires visionOS 26.0 or later.
Languages
  • English
Age Rating
16+
In-App Purchases
Yes
Copyright
  • © 2026 Taylor Aanenson
  • Privacy Policy

    • Supports

    • Family Sharing

      Some in-app purchases and subscriptions may be shareable with your family group when Family Sharing is enabled. Learn More

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