# Briefs: AI News Summaries — World news in 3 minutes

> World news in 3 minutes (iPhone/iPad app by Yuto Masamura.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/briefs-ai-news-summaries/id6746629328 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Yuto Masamura](https://appshunter.io/developer/1714763637)
- Category: News, Entertainment
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 20 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese
- Released: 2025-06-06
- Data updated: 2026-08-23
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/briefs-ai-news-summaries/id6746629328/reviews.md

## What is Briefs?

Understand important world news in minutes.

Briefs uses AI to organize news from RSS metadata into concise key points, context, term explanations, related topics, and clearly labeled outlooks. Follow international affairs, business, technology, domestic politics, and finance.

KEY FEATURES
• Swipe through important stories in a focused card view
• Read key points, context, and plain-language term explanations
• Save articles and add private notes
• Use the app in English or Japanese
• Choose optional notifications and background refresh

NEW: MY NEWS VOICE
Create an original news voice with your preferred name, personality, and speaking style. Character Studio is a one-time purchase that includes up to five custom voices.

• Start with three original tone templates
• Adjust preferred phrases, expressions to avoid, and pronouns
• Preview the tone with a fixed sample before saving
• Use AI tone assistance only after explicit consent
• Works on device; syncs when you are signed in to iCloud

AI-generated summaries and commentary may contain errors. Always open the original article before making important decisions. Future outlooks are presented as uncertain predictions, not facts.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| My News Voice: Up to 5 | $3.99 | one-time |
| 広告非表示 | $1.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.2.0 — 2026-08-06

• Added the one-time-purchase My News Voice feature
• Added three original tone templates and a preview
• Create, select, edit, and delete up to five custom voices
• Added optional AI tone setup assistance
• Improved local-first storage and iCloud sync
• Improved purchase restore and revocation handling
• Improved accessibility and English localization

### 1.1.1 — 2025-06-11

広告表示を最適化

### 1.1.0 — 2025-06-11

画面と機能を追加しました。
・スプラッシュ画面
・設定画面
・アプリ内課金
・英語対応
・海外圏向けニュース取得

### 1.0 — 2025-06-06

No release notes.

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All apps by Yuto Masamura: https://appshunter.io/developer/1714763637

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