Artifact: Intelligent News

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User Reviews for Artifact: Intelligent News

This app got me to actually start reading the news

I rarely, if ever, leave reviews for apps unless I really hate them, or, in this case, absolutely love them. Artifact is probably one of the best apps I’ve ever used. The AI generated feed is terrific and recommends really interesting articles that are relevant to me. I also LOVE the AI summary feature. Detailed yet concise summaries are available for every article at the tap of a button and make reading articles really easy and quick if you’re in a pinch. The developers continue to release new features every week or so, all of which are completely bug free (as far as I can tell). This app is just a joy to use and if you wish you spent more time reading the news, Artifact is for you.

Aeteriss, May 24, 2023

Uninstalled.

You ruined a great concept with the comments feature. Not every app needs to have social networking aspects. If I wanted Twitter, I'd get Twitter. I'm sure the reason many people got excited for Artifact was being able to browse the news they like, distraction-free. You just took that away. Maybe work on making the app stable and usable first, rather than adding unnecessary features without asking your users (that you gather data from) first? At the very least, you should add the option to turn the comments off.A month later, I gave Artifact another try. It's safe to say it has turned into an echo-chamber like Twitter and Reddit. I hope the team considers making comments an option. Just let us disable it and only read the news. It doesn't help that at every turn, the app wants to shove the user comments (who are always the same people striving for attention) down our throats.

AlienBlueHoe, May 26, 2023

Well Done

This app is slowly replacing Google News as my newsfeed app. There are just a few things that Google News does better right now: adding and blocking topics, local stories, and generally tailoring the feed to the user. I prefer Artifact’s clean interface, the inclusion of a reader mode (huge!), and the neat AI tools they’ve added. I could do without the social aspects (there are about 12 people who comment on the articles, and usually they have nothing interesting to add), but I understand that it drives up engagement. I think getting rid of the emoji reactions and replacing them with the option to “like” was the right move as it keeps things positive and allows the highest quality articles to rise to the top. Great work overall, it should be interesting to see how this app ends up making money.

Eunuch Mastersons, Jun 04, 2023

Unfortunately not the replacement I was looking for

I’m looking for something to replace the reader I use now. I will not name it as I don’t want to have more people check it out. Came to this thinking I could replace it but this is not going to work. First thing they want you to add 10 things your interested in. There were not 10 I was but I still had to select stuff that I did not want to. Second unlike the reader I use this just grabs a bunch of random crap from all these different places some I don’t like and the reason I don’t follow them in my other reader. Third I use an adblocker as sites have become too much with all the pop ups and ads at the bottom of the screens or the video that plays at the top that follows you when you scroll down. The other reader I use when I go to that sites story to read it the adblocker works so I am able to read the story I want to read. This app does not so I’m fighting all these ads trying to read the story i want to read.

Gaspatchosoup, Apr 25, 2023

Another Standard News Aggregator

Nothing new here. It’s a slightly better Apple News with the same problems (content and algorithms) My main issue, like Apple News, is old news. I have no desire to see week or month old stories. Would love to see an option to choose. Though the app already struggles to add content so I imagine limiting this would make the app almost useless. And please get rid of the completely unnecessary ‘Add Contacts’ card. Stop trying to force users into this. Bugs/issues I’ve come across: - when loading specific categories that are not ‘For You’, the app struggles to find/load content (infinite spinning wheel) - feeds (‘For You’ tab excluded) constantly push me back to the top in the middle of scrolling through content. - lengthy load times

Jenderle7, May 06, 2023

A meaningful, tailored reading experience

I love Artifact so far. I’ve been using it a few weeks. The clean layout and ability to curate your own feed has me hooked. It’s similar to an RSS feed - in that you pick what shows up, but with less hassle and from a preset source list. Artifact’s algorithm is great at curating an interesting feed to explore - full of your own interests, you’re free to weed anything you dislike right out. Compare to Stumbleupon, but with newly published content being prioritized.I would love to be able to import custom sources in the future, and add more tailored interest categories for my feed. Currently, it’s mostly mainstream media and broad topics. Hoping that Artifact will help the explore aspect of the app in the future.

Meriannna, Mar 01, 2023

Saved me from Twitter

I’m young (22) and I grew up with twitter. But the constate rage-bait and inescapable political content was having a serious effect on my mental health. Twitter algo doesn’t care if you tell it not to show you political content- your gonna see it. This app saved me some years of my life twitter was taking away. I don’t tweet anymore and I think critics of this app don’t realize the social element of twitter is just a bunch of nobodies trying to get a voice, so they spark “revolutions” in order to get some clicks. Literally every time I opened twitter things like WW3/MAGA/SLEEPYJOE were trending. Drove me crazy. I really like this app. I do think a social element would help keep users on it long term, and the devs know that -they invented the clout revolution. As a marketer and dev myself I love this app. I love it so much. Way more than I thought I would. If there was a jobs sections on the site I would’ve applied I love it that much.

Moeayyadbtah, Feb 12, 2023

Good but I have questions

Why is there a streak tracking feature? Is staying connected to the news something people have trouble with? I mean, beyond being too connected to it? I like the idea of comments for each news article a LOT but why do you need my phone number to create a profile? Or even just to up or down vote a comment? And what’s with up and downvoting anyway? Why are you mimicking Reddit? Why not just hearts or come up with something else or maybe don’t make it “about the likes” at all? But the request for my phone number is justified as a 2FA measure but why not allow my email address to be an option? I’m deleting this app because seeing the comments and not being able to partake is too FOMO for me and I’d probably give in and give you my phone number. Not going to do that. I was excited about this app until I discovered it required so much of me. If this is supposed to be an alternative to Google News then maybe don’t ask me to hand over my private info to you? Heading back to Google News now.

Nerdy Pete, Apr 12, 2023

Fantastic news reader

This has become my primary news reader, replacing Twitter and Apple News. So far I am really liking Artifact. The AI feed seems to be working really well, showing me articles that align with my interests as well as things I wouldn’t typically see. While I would like the ability to follow specific publications or websites I don’t mind that limitation as the AI feed works well and it broadens what you would normally read. I still find myself searching for particular websites that I frequent but luckily it’s really easy to do that. I also really like that it just links to the actual website as opposed to a custom format like Apple News. Some other really clever features include being able to tell it witch publications you pay for so it will prioritize those in the feed. Also I really like that once you hit the limit for free articles it will snooze the publication or website so you won’t keep hitting paywalls, really well done! I’m really excited to see what they have in store for future development, I’m definitely hooked.

radioactivesock, Mar 28, 2023

Shockingly Bland

The whole experience starts with an amazingly myopic choice of "interests" of which you are forced to choose TEN and only gets more uninteresting from there. Topics you might actually be interested in, such as the performing arts, photography, even music are left out of the interest list entirely to make room for broad, bland topics like "Tech companies" and "Kitchen products" or my favorite, "Apps". And if the available topics leaves a bit to be desired, the lackluster sources on offer is even worse. Articles come exclusively from corporate news organizations. No local news. No special interest topics. Global Politics, Major Stories, Celebrity Gossip - that's pretty all you're going to get. Unless of course like overly broad coverage of sports or Buzzfeed listicles. This things supposed to compete with Google News? Hardly. Why can't anyone do what Zite accomplished 10 years ago - provide articles I'm interested in from a broad range of sources in a decent format? I'll stick to using InoReader for now. I may have to manually add my photography articles there, but at least I can see them.

robotkarateman, Feb 26, 2023

Description

Break free from the ordinary. Artifact isn’t a typical news app. We believe in finding you the most informative free stories from the best publishers, only notifying you when it’s worth it, weeding out clickbait, and using AI to instantly summarize and save you time. We’re also building a different kind of community where discussion and debate prevail over trolling and shock value.

Join our community and see what you’ll discover with AI. # Advanced AI with you in control - Choose your favorite categories and explore an AI-powered news feed built just for you. - Customized: Explore the For You feed customized to your selections or browse category feeds like Tech, EVs, TV & Movies or Crypto. - Controls: Hide any publisher you don’t want to see or tell us when you don’t like a topic. # Supercharged Reading Artifact’s tools let you take control of how you consume news. - Instant AI Summaries: Gain quick insights with a single tap as AI generates concise summaries for any article. Reader Mode: Immerse yourself in a beautiful reading experience with clutter-free reading. - Combat Clickbait: Mark articles as clickbait and help the community steer clear of misleading content. - Paywall Prevention: Automatically snooze publishers when you run out of free content. # Stay Informed. Stay Ahead. Be the first to know about the stories shaping the world of tech and beyond. - Timely Push Notifications: Receive personalized pushes that keep you ahead of the curve. - Global Headlines: Explore a dedicated tab featuring today’s most significant headlines from around the world. # Discover the Extraordinary Artifact goes beyond traditional news categories and sources with high quality and hand-curated publishers: - Independent Bloggers and Journalists: Discover the sources that get the scoop and provide unique perspectives you won’t read elsewhere. - Leading Tech Companies: Dive into the latest from renowned companies shaping tech and see announcements before they are even covered. - Get the most from your subscriptions. Log in to your subscriptions and Artifact will recommend the best articles from all your paid sources. # Much More than the News Indulge in the best of lifestyle, sports, fashion, architecture, and more, adding a touch of inspiration to your daily routine. # A Community where Ideas Thrive and Respect Prevails Join our growing community and help build a respectful and place to talk and debate: - Reputation Scores: Build your credibility and recognition within the Artifact community based on your contributions and interactions. - Voting System: Express your opinion by upvoting and downvoting comments, ensuring that the most valuable content rises to the top. - Reporting and AI Moderation: Our AI-powered moderation tools help us find and remove hateful content that violates our community guidelines.