# Factual Reader — Daily briefs, fact-checked

> Daily briefs, fact-checked (iPhone/iPad app by Nikita Belousov.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/factual-reader/id6771964379 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Nikita Belousov](https://appshunter.io/developer/6771964784)
- Category: News, Entertainment
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 26.2 · 81 MB
- Languages: Russian, Bangla, Hindi, Urdu, Vietnamese, American English, Arabic, Dutch, Indonesian, European Spanish and 11 more
- Released: 2026-06-09
- Data updated: 2026-09-23
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/factual-reader/id6771964379/reviews.md

## What is Factual Reader?

Factual Reader is a news app for people who want context, not noise.

Pick your sources. Read what matters. Get the full picture — translated from any language, verified against independent sources, and summarized when you don't have time for the full article.

READ THE WORLD
Subscribe to any RSS feed or YouTube channel. Headlines from German, Spanish, French, Japanese and 16 more languages are translated automatically into your language.

DAILY BRIEFS
Every day, your top stories are condensed into 2–5 topic-based summaries. Catch up in 30 seconds over morning coffee.

BEYOND THE HEADLINE
For any article, get a deeper breakdown: key facts extracted, claims checked against independent sources, and what's missing from the story. Beyond skimming — actual understanding.

PURE READING
No comments. No ads. No "trending now" sidebar. Just clean typography, your chosen fonts, and a reading experience designed for focus.

YOU CURATE
No algorithm decides what you see. No engagement-bait surfacing. You pick the sources. You decide what's worth reading.

BUILT FOR PROSUMERS
Whether you're a journalist tracking stories across regions, a researcher monitoring industry news, or just someone who refuses to live in a filter bubble — Factual Reader is built for the way you actually read.


FACTUAL EXPERT
Expert unlocks unlimited translation of headlines and full articles, deeper article briefs with fact-checking, daily digests on demand (not just once a day), iCloud sync across devices, and premium app icons. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscription in App Store settings after purchase.

Terms of Use: https://factualapp.com/terms
Privacy Policy: https://factualapp.com/privacy

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Expert Monthly | $5.99 | per month |
| Expert Annual | $34.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Expert Lifetime | $89.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.10.5 — 2026-09-15

We've added localization for the App Store in more languages.

### 1.10.4 — 2026-09-10

What's New

• See the gist right in your feed. Select article cards now carry a short AI summary under the headline, so you can catch what happened without opening the article. They appear from your very first scroll and show up more often on the sources you read most.

• Your sources now sync with iCloud. Sign in with the same Apple Account and your subscriptions follow you to a new iPhone, your iPad, or a fresh reinstall — nothing to set up by hand.

• Smoother and more polished throughout, with dozens of small fixes across the feed and reader.

### 1.9.0 — 2026-07-06

What's New

• Import your YouTube channels into Factual. Sign in with Google once in Settings, and your subscribed channels are ready to add to your feed alongside your other sources.

• Add channels one by one, or all at once. A new "Subscribe to all" option handles long subscription lists in a single tap.

• Stay signed in for next time. Reopening the importer takes one tap instead of a full Google sign-in every time.

• Small refinements and speed improvements across the app.

### 1.8.4 — 2026-06-22

What's New

• Choose your translation language during onboarding. Set it once when you sign up, no Settings hunt later.

• Smoother feed scrolling. Title updates no longer cause subtle jumps, and the list stays smooth even when a large batch of new articles arrives at once.

• Web fallback for paywalled articles. When a publisher blocks Reader mode, the app gracefully falls back to the original page.

• Cross-language story summaries. When the sources of a developing-story card are in different languages, the summary stays in your chosen language.

• Faster feed refresh for users with many subscriptions. A smarter time budget keeps every source in the loop instead of dropping the last few on slow networks.

• Smarter search. The app no longer suggests outlets you're already subscribed to.

• Factual Announcements are now translated into your chosen language.

• A new alternate app icon to choose from in Settings.

• Hundreds of small UI refinements and speed improvements across the app.

### 1.7.1 — 2026-06-17

What's New

• 20 languages. Factual is now fully translated into Arabic, Bengali, German, Spanish, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, and Simplified Chinese.

• Developing stories. When several outlets cover the same event, the feed shows one card with a unified summary and a carousel of source articles — no more four copies of the same news.

• Richer fact-check. The Fact Check button moved to the article toolbar — trigger it from any scroll position. Two new verdict categories: "Loaded framing" (the article's own loaded language) and "Opinion presented as fact" (a quote framed as a factual claim).

• Source groups. Consecutive articles from the same outlet collapse into one compact block, keeping the feed varied for users with many subscriptions.

• Instant Daily Digest. The morning digest is cached on device — same-day relaunches open it with zero wait.

• Weekly source recommendations. A card with sources matched to your interests — one tap to subscribe.

• Reader fixes. Images no longer break on sites with lazy-loaded markup. Embedded YouTube videos render as proper cards. Article body translation is faster and more reliable.

• Factual Announcements inside the feed — release notes, tips, news.

• Hundreds of UI refinements and speed improvements across the app.

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