Particle: Personalized News

Name: Particle: Personalized News
Rating: 4.8 (1011 reviews)
Author: Mina Labs, Inc.

Smart summaries built for you

Free

1K Ratings
Ages

13+
Years
Category

Magazines & Newspapers
Developer

Mina Labs, Inc.
Language

EN
+ 19 More
Size

130
MB

Understand more, faster. Particle removes the work of keeping up with what's happening by bringing everything you need to know into one place. PERSONALIZED NEWS Keep up with the topics that matter most to you. FOLLOW ANYTHING Follow people, places, and things to always get news about them right in your feed. Follow journalists and publishers to always see content from them, too. Want it even faster? When something you follow is making news, you can choose to get notified right away. SUMMARIZED, YOUR WAY Read the news in succinct, summarized bullet points that tell you what you need to know. Choose from different summary styles, like "Explain Like I'm 5", "The 5Ws", or even a different language—to help you understand the story in the best way for you. Summaries let you quickly decide if you want to know more, and then you can dive deeper by tapping on the source articles, relevant links, and more. MULTI-PERSPECTIVE Particle brings you news from many sources and provides multiple perspectives into one place. See the different sides of a story with the "Opposite Sides" summary style, and understand how a story is being covered with Particle's political spectrum chart. INTERACTIVE Need to learn more? Ask a question about any story, and Particle will answer it for you. Browse questions to learn from what others have asked. LISTEN TO THE NEWS Hit "Play" to listen to your personalized feed of news—perfect for your commute or being hands-free! DAILY DIGESTS Get push notifications for your top news every day.

Events

MAJOR UPDATE

Political bias decoded

What's angle? Understand the coverage from every side, with just 1 tap.
MAJOR UPDATE

News, transformed in one swipe

Explain Like I'm 5 and Opposite Sides are now easier to access. Rearrange them to keep your favorites close.

Ratings & Reviews

4.8

out of 5

1K Ratings

Easily the best news platform ever created
Feb 6

michigania2x
Between the UI, endless feed customization options, succinct overviews and political leaning scale, this app is exactly what I said in the title. I highly recommend spending the time and really fine tuning your content preferences. I took about 20 minutes deep diving into the hundreds, if not thousands, of options. Now, my feed gives me the latest on everything I wanna know about. To the developers, one thing I’d like to see that would really take this app to the next level is the author/outlet following feature. To follow them, I have to search specifically for them, click follow and then I don’t know where it goes from there. I’d like to see a “Following” page of sorts that only includes news from the people/outlets I follow. Maybe this page could serve a dual purpose between following and explore (where I could see recommendations of authors/outlets to follow based on those I already do). I think the page could live on the bottom navigation. Once there, I’d like to swipe side to side between following and explore. Just a thought. App is incredible otherwise.
Easily the best news platform ever created
Feb 6

michigania2x

Between the UI, endless feed customization options, succinct overviews and political leaning scale, this app is exactly what I said in the title. I highly recommend spending the time and really fine tuning your content preferences. I took about 20 minutes deep diving into the hundreds, if not thousands, of options. Now, my feed gives me the latest on everything I wanna know about. To the developers, one thing I’d like to see that would really take this app to the next level is the author/outlet following feature. To follow them, I have to search specifically for them, click follow and then I don’t know where it goes from there. I’d like to see a “Following” page of sorts that only includes news from the people/outlets I follow. Maybe this page could serve a dual purpose between following and explore (where I could see recommendations of authors/outlets to follow based on those I already do). I think the page could live on the bottom navigation. Once there, I’d like to swipe side to side between following and explore. Just a thought. App is incredible otherwise.
My go to news app
Apr 5

Schoncher
I’m shockingly impressed by Particle. On my use of it I loved the layout and ease of use. Over the last month it’s moved from a buried folder to my Home Screen and has become my go to news app, despite being a subscriber to Apple News. I enjoy that the user can apportion the preferred amount of subject matter and that the app lets you train and refine what it feeds you in stories. I’ve noticed lately that it’s skewing heavily each time I open with a certain sports genre, and I’m interested to see if this is an effect of seasonality related to that specific sport that will change to a different sport or a different news subject altogether. In any case, I’m hooked, and I love the read out loud feature, which is great for a morning recap.
My go to news app
Apr 5

Schoncher

I’m shockingly impressed by Particle. On my use of it I loved the layout and ease of use. Over the last month it’s moved from a buried folder to my Home Screen and has become my go to news app, despite being a subscriber to Apple News. I enjoy that the user can apportion the preferred amount of subject matter and that the app lets you train and refine what it feeds you in stories. I’ve noticed lately that it’s skewing heavily each time I open with a certain sports genre, and I’m interested to see if this is an effect of seasonality related to that specific sport that will change to a different sport or a different news subject altogether. In any case, I’m hooked, and I love the read out loud feature, which is great for a morning recap.
Promising
Oct 23

olddood1763
I have now been using this as my first go-to source for news updates nearly every morning for more than a month now. I like the summaries, and unbiased approach. These are great, but the game changer I hoped for was it’s touted ability to learn the types of stories and content I was most interested in. The first few days, this was simply not good even after using their tools to determine my interests. I thought I would just give it more time and see what it could do. My complaint is that it has only gotten nominally better, even after continued attempts to “train it”. This has huge potential, but is a bit frustrating that even after telling it I want all the news on certain subjects and none on others, it doesn’t seem to be listening. For example, my favorite sports team, or news from a specific region. I hope this can be approved. Hi hopes, but more work is needed.
Promising
Oct 23

olddood1763

I have now been using this as my first go-to source for news updates nearly every morning for more than a month now. I like the summaries, and unbiased approach. These are great, but the game changer I hoped for was it’s touted ability to learn the types of stories and content I was most interested in. The first few days, this was simply not good even after using their tools to determine my interests. I thought I would just give it more time and see what it could do. My complaint is that it has only gotten nominally better, even after continued attempts to “train it”. This has huge potential, but is a bit frustrating that even after telling it I want all the news on certain subjects and none on others, it doesn’t seem to be listening. For example, my favorite sports team, or news from a specific region. I hope this can be approved. Hi hopes, but more work is needed.
GREAT NEWS APP YOU DONT HAVE TO PAY FOR😭🙏
Jul 15

TDawg132
Particle is honestly one of the best news apps I’ve ever used. What really sets it apart is that you don’t have to pay to access the content—no hidden fees, no paywalls blocking half the articles. It gives you a wide variety of reliable news sources all in one place, and the layout is super clean and easy to navigate. Whether you’re into tech, politics, science, or trending stories, it curates everything in a way that’s easy to scroll through and understand. It feels like a personalized feed without the junk. If you’re looking for a free, straightforward, and high-quality news experience, Particle is definitely worth checking out.
GREAT NEWS APP YOU DONT HAVE TO PAY FOR😭🙏
Jul 15

TDawg132

Particle is honestly one of the best news apps I’ve ever used. What really sets it apart is that you don’t have to pay to access the content—no hidden fees, no paywalls blocking half the articles. It gives you a wide variety of reliable news sources all in one place, and the layout is super clean and easy to navigate. Whether you’re into tech, politics, science, or trending stories, it curates everything in a way that’s easy to scroll through and understand. It feels like a personalized feed without the junk. If you’re looking for a free, straightforward, and high-quality news experience, Particle is definitely worth checking out.

• Introducing a new look for stories! Jump or swipe straight to your favorite summary styles with the new picker, and rearrange them in your preferred order. View all images and videos for a story in their own dedicated section. • Fixed a bug on iOS 18 where toolbar buttons in the in-app article reader were malformed.

Version 1.1.29

6d ago

Data Linked to You

The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Location
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics

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

Supported Features
- VoiceOver
- Larger Text
- Dark Interface
- Reduced Motion

Information

Seller
Size
Category
Compatibility
Languages
Age Rating
Copyright

Developer Website

Privacy Policy

You Might Also Like

New York Magazine

Culture, Politics, News, Style
Newsletter Reader by Meco

An inbox designed for reading
MIT Technology Review

Trusted Technology Insights
Foreign Affairs Magazine

World News and Analysis
Worldly Map

map–based news & notes
ZINIO - Magazine Newsstand

10,000+ magazines in one app
Magzter: Magazines, Newspapers

Access 10,000+ popular titles
Arbor - AI Media

AI Summaries of All You Care
PEOPLE: Daily Pop Culture News

Celebrity & Entertainment News
New Republic

Magazines & Newspapers

Particle: Personalized News

Smart summaries built for you

Events

Ratings & Reviews

What’s New

Version 1.1.29

App Privacy

Data Linked to You

Accessibility

Supported Features

VoiceOver

Larger Text

Dark Interface

Reduced Motion

Information

You Might Also Like