Breefly: News Simplified

Breefly is now free. Read the news, search, and get breaking alerts — no subscription needed. New accounts get 30 days of Breefly+ on us: AI, audio, and more.

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.

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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.

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