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Brief - Just the news you need

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Brief - Just the news you need

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User Reviews for Brief - Just the news you need

5
Exceptional. Factual. Brief.

Brief is honestly one of the best news apps I’ve ever used. Their “perspectives” feature breaks the filter bubble, meanwhile their “how’d we get here” section gives important context to the ever evolving world we live in. “Perspectives” takes opinions from multiple sources including other news outlets, and puts them all in one list. You can see how different people with different opinions are viewing and thinking about the news you’re reading, something that is typically quite hard to get from one source. Every source has its bias, but this one really doesn’t. Instead it shows the opinions of everyone else in a balanced way so that you can understand every sides view. This is a valuable feature I’ve only found on “brief”

ashy.aspen, May 25, 2020
5
Just the facts. Nothing else. Brilliant.

I’ve largely avoided the news for the past 5 or so years due to the 2016 election. Mainstream media has historically been biased both from the left and right and been getting increasingly worse as what’s actually happening in world is buried under opinions and fluff. It takes far too much work nowadays to find the cold hard facts of what’s happening in America due to the great political divide we’re facing right now.So here comes Brief that practically fixes all that. It does exactly what it says on the tin - gives you the news in a brief, concise, and effective manner. I’m also pleasantly surprised that direct quotes from key voices involved in each article are listed at the end with no meaningless fluff to sway opinions. It’s as if we’re allowed to develop our own opinion on what someone says! On top of this all sources used to form each article are listed with links, titles are not clickbait garbage, and proper titles for each person (Dr., President, Judge, etc.) in articles are used. Is this, dare I say it, actual journalism? And it’s been so long since I’ve seen that, I’ve forgotten how it looks like. Thanks Brief.

Big Boi Jesse, Sep 18, 2020
5
Great App

Simple and easy to use. Don’t overload information at all. Quick to read articles with important information. They also include helpful links you can open within an article when something referenced something else or other events they’ve covered or something someone said. The support team is great and they listen to feedback and respond quickly and professionally. Also have a widget that’s not working yet but the development team told me they were working on a fix so hopefully that will work soon

Dawson Paul, Sep 30, 2020
5
Just the news. Unfiltered.

Brief is doing something exceptional to fight back against the barren hellscape of opinion coated information silos we all have been relegated to by smart algorithms seeking to maximize clicks & ad revenue. Cable news companies and social media giants know that we click the most on what we already agree on or what we want to be outraged by. Brief is different. Brief provides unfiltered, raw facts on each important news story of the day, letting you situate it in the context of what happened before, and providing diverse voices from people both inside and outside the story without any vapid punditry. I am already becoming a better citizen by using this app, and it doesn’t consume most of my waking hours like the black hole of a Facebook or Twitter “feed”. This news is gourmet :)

Joanna Nurmis, Feb 22, 2020
5
Thoughtful experience

This app is, without a doubt, the most thoughtful app I’ve ever encountered. Everything from their subscription model to their transparent guidance regarding the badge on the app icon (and how to remove it) is so refreshing. Honestly, other apps really need to look to brief’s approach as a best in class in user experience.If that was the end of the story, this would still be the best news app out there. But, here’s the kicker, the straight to the point stories, the all facts and no fluff style, it’s all so refreshing, it’s just a beautiful experience. The annotations are brilliant. The concise stories are quick and easy to read. I truly love this app. Well done.

jshimkoski, Jun 20, 2021
5
Get the facts & move on with your day.

This app is great. It’s not attention-demanding, unbiased, no ads, no sensational headlines, just facts. This really is how all news apps should be. I find myself spending a lot less time scrolling through endless articles like I did on other “news” apps. I also find myself feeling a lot less stressed out about the news I’m reading. The election tracker from fivethirtyeight is really useful as well. There’s a lot messed up in the world, and it’s really nice to see a tech startup trying to actually do something about it.

Kevin Foote, Oct 18, 2020
5
Extremely Useful, Keeping Us Informed.

This is absolutely the best news app I have ever used. News posts are short and take maybe 30 seconds to get educated on a current topic/event. Uses only facts, but at the bottom will show you what different people who are relevant to the situation have said. That way, you are absorbing the facts, and then can see what other notable figures have said about it. This keeps bias away from the news, but also shows you what your “side” and the other “side” are saying about it. App is extremely clean, no excess information that doesn’t need to be there. Runs incredibly smooth with no notable errors or glitches. Easy to navigate and really showcases the beauty and simplicity of an iPhone. They are also very thoughtful with notifications. Normally they will just put up a badge, and you’ll almost never get an overt and intrusive notification. You can see what articles they are working on, and if it’s something important to you, you can change the preferences for that one news article only. You can truthfully tell that the makers and editors of this app have put an immense amount of thought into it, and it is an absolutely phenomenal experience; one that seldom is had when reading about the current political and global climate. Thank you, Brief, for keeping me informed, and not muddying the waters with biases. I truly appreciate this service, and look forward to using it for a long, long time.

Mr. Matthew R. K, Sep 21, 2020
3
Good idea, bad execution. Lots of room for improvement.

I love the user interface and how it gives the facts with sources as well as several perspectives when available.Thing is this app did NOT hit the ground running. They seem to lack any enthusiasm of finding out what the reader actually wants out of a reading app.I think the app could improve by adding a search box engine and a place to bookmark stuff that you would like to read at a later time. Considering this is a paid subscription app, I was expecting more articles.I can get through all the briefings fairly quickly and I find myself constantly checking the brief app to see if there are more posted briefs. After being disappointed in the amount of articles that they are able to administer. I have chosen to remove the app and cancel my subscription before the free trial ended. Furthermore the customer service is non-existent. I have messaged them over a week ago and have yet to get a response.This outcome has made it very easy to transition into an Apple news+ subscription.I’ll just keep using my media bias chart for reference to make sure I get the least bias new possible.

music_keeper, Sep 19, 2020
3
We are only getting the news Brief wants us to see

While it is important to read the facts and not get bogged down with opinions, biases, misinformation and disinformation it is important to remember that with any news organization or app we are getting the stories the editors want us to see. I don’t care for only being able to see five or ten stories at a time, especially for a paid app. For eight dollars per month (and the Associated Press and Reuters are free and are considered to be as neutral and reliable as it gets) I don’t appreciate being limited in what I can read, especially such limitations as five or ten stories per day. The world is so much bigger than that and news is always happening, everywhere.

Pointofthought, May 08, 2021
5
Best news app

I’m a first time voter this year and I wanted to make informed decisions and I have become a bit obsessed with news and keeping up with current events. This app is unbiased, just facts. I would recommend this app to everyone, it is totally worth it. I had some questions and went to customer support and they are so kind and helpful! I hope that one day this app is on everyone’s phone and considered to be one of the top apps for news. I am already recommending this app to all my friends that I know that enjoy reading the news without the party bias! 5 stars all the way.

Xx_Topaz_xX, Oct 05, 2020

Description

Understand important news in a moment with: • Reports written for you by real human editors • Curated opinions from voices that matter • Timelines that provide thorough background • No infinite feed – just the news you need • 100% ad-free! News is really important, but following it can be stressful and overwhelming. Brief is a subscription news service that fits the most important news stories into the little free moments you have each day.

To do that, our team does a bunch of work to give you just the information you need to understand complex news stories. For example, every news report comes with a timeline so you can catch up with how the story developed. We also customize each report based on what you already know, so you only get the new stuff. That’s how we keep it brief without dumbing it down. No one wants to get stuck in a bubble, so we pull together perspectives from voices that matter – politicians and experts across the spectrum – and let them speak for themselves. If you want to take a break for a couple days, the most important stories will be waiting for you when you come back. You can pick up right where you left off. We think you’ll love Brief, and we can’t wait for you to check it out!

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