# First Derivative — Situational Awareness Platform

> Situational Awareness Platform (iPhone/iPad app by Edvard Bjarnason.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/first-derivative/id6758227291 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Edvard Bjarnason](https://appshunter.io/developer/1540586411)
- Category: News, Finance
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 65 MB
- Languages: Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish and 5 more
- Released: 2026-03-10
- Data updated: 2026-07-26
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/first-derivative/id6758227291/reviews.md

## What is First Derivative?

The world doesn't move in headlines. It moves in situations.

First Derivative tracks 100,000 articles daily, models 2,000+ events, and surfaces the situations that actually matter — with structured analysis of what's happening, why, and what comes next.

HOW IT WORKS
— 100,000 articles → 2,000+ events modelled → 20+ situations tracked
— Every situation built from structured events, not summarised headlines
— Every event broken down: what, who, when, where, why

WHAT YOU GET
— Live situational feed across geopolitics, markets, and risk
— Forward-looking scenarios with probability-weighted outcomes
— System dynamics modeling of cause and effect
— Global risk radar: momentum, instability, surprise, system pressure
— 14-day free trial, no account required

Powered by Karma-32B, a Large Event Model built for structured intelligence.

Built for investors, analysts, and decision-makers who need context, not noise.

No account. No tracking. No noise.

Privacy Policy: https://firstderivative.news/privacy
Terms of Use: https://firstderivative.news/terms

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ad-Free | $1.99 | per month |
| Analytics | $49.99 | per year |
| Analytics | $4.99 | per month |
| Ad-free + Analytics | $4.99 | per month |
| Ad-free | $19.99 | per year |
| Ad-free + Analytics | $49.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Credits 20 | $9.99 | one-time |
| Credits 100 | $34.99 | one-time |
| Credits 50 | $19.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.4 — 2026-05-02

14-day free trial — full analytics access from first launch, no account required.
Improved scenario display with clearer forward-looking analysis and probability-weighted outcomes.
Improved 24-hour change detection across situations.
Credits system — unlock individual situation analyses without a subscription.
Bug fixes and performance improvements.

### 1.0.3 — 2026-03-31

Added System Dynamics view for deeper story analysis.
Expanded and improved multi-language localization across the app.
Improved geopolitical map handling with updated country/disputed-area boundary data.
Improved detail screen interactions and UI polish.

### 1.0.2 — 2026-03-27

• Localisation support added
• Improved Situational Map
• UI and performance improvements

### 1.0.1 — 2026-03-16

Subscriptions added
UI fixes

### 1.0.0 — 2026-03-10

No release notes.

## More apps by Edvard Bjarnason

- [Done Day](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/done-day/id6757645632)

All apps by Edvard Bjarnason: https://appshunter.io/developer/1540586411

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-07-26.*