# Inkline: News & RSS Reader — Media monitoring & briefings

> Personalized RSS reader and note-taking app with on-device AI summaries. (iPhone/iPad app by Michael White.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/inkline-news-and-rss-reader/id6788323715 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Michael White](https://appshunter.io/developer/6788323717)
- Category: News, Productivity
- Price: Free
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings · 4 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 127 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-07-14
- Data updated: 2026-10-24
- Monetization: subscription
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/inkline-news-and-rss-reader/id6788323715/reviews.md

## What is Inkline?

Inkline is a news reader for people who follow the news for a living: comms teams, journalists and anyone who has to know what is being said, by whom, and first.

YOUR FRONT PAGE
Today leads on the stories most of your publications are running, each one shown with its publisher's own icon. One card per story tells you how many outlets have it, who was first and when, and opens Compare to show how the coverage differs. Choose from over 7,500 publications in 130 markets, or add your own.

WATCH A SUBJECT, FOLLOW A WRITER
Watch a name, a company or a subject across your publications and the wider web, with a surge alert when coverage jumps, and a Live Activity on the Lock Screen if you want one. Follow individual journalists by their bylines rather than their mastheads.

BRIEFINGS
A short briefing of the last twelve hours, written on your device by Apple Intelligence, and Inkline Radio to listen to it, from the app, the Lock Screen or Control Center.

SIRI, IF YOU WANT IT
On iOS 27, you can let Siri answer some questions about your news, such as what's the latest in Inkline, from your own sources. It is optional and off until you turn it on.

A REAL READER
Articles open in a calm, typographic reader with captions, pull quotes and More on this story at the foot. Everything already fetched reads offline. Three fonts including OpenDyslexic, four color modes.

KEEP WHAT MATTERS
Save a story, select any sentence to keep the quote, write notes beside it, and turn a watched subject into a coverage report for the people you brief.

YOUR NEWSLETTERS
Connect Substack once and the newsletters you already subscribe to open whole, sorted into your categories.

OUTSIDE THE APP
Widgets on the Home Screen and Lock Screen, Spotlight, Shortcuts, a share extension to follow a site from Safari, and alerts you can act on straight away. Made for iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo.

PRIVATE
No Inkline account, no servers of ours, no tracking. The intelligence runs on your device, and your notes and follows stay in your own iCloud.

Inkline is free with up to 50 publications, and there is no time limit. Inkline Pro adds monitoring and alerts, following journalists, your Substack newsletters, the written and spoken briefings, and as many publications as you like. New subscribers may be offered a free trial first.

Made by White Wiki.

Inkline Pro is a monthly or yearly subscription, billed to your Apple account at the price shown for your country and renewing automatically until you cancel. You can turn off renewal at any time in your account settings, up to a day before it renews. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- On-device processing
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Siri integration
- Spotlight search for notes
- Handwritten notes with Apple Pencil
- AI-powered daily brief
- Subject and journalist monitoring

## Is Inkline safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Inkline.

## Is Inkline legit?

Inkline: News & RSS Reader has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Inkline is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

## Recent user reviews (4 of 4)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/inkline-news-and-rss-reader/id6788323715/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Joy

*2026-10-02*

I rarely write reviews but this app is a joy in so many ways. It is clear that InkLine is built for analysts & people who read a lot of diverse international news -- Showing other coverage of a topic & being consistently accurate about it, in app seamless translation, what you need to know when adding a feed (language, free/semi-free/paywalled), adding sources based on geography (please let us zoom in just a tiny bit further!), your own notes, speech briefs, Apple Intelligence integration & privacy respect with up front transparency. I have not been this joyful about a reader since Omnivore left us all so sad.   There are very few things I would change.

### 5/5 — Why cannot use original voice

*2026-09-29*

It will be better to support the original voice like BBC English for it is more human-like.

### 5/5 — Great app

*2026-09-12*

Has become my go to news app. Easy and clear to use, big curated database.

### 5/5 — Get this news App. Excellent value too

*2026-07-26*

I’ve been using my default phone news app for years and then hunted for other news items that suit me. Then came Inkline. All news feeds are there and I can customise what info I get. Updates automatically and gives me the relevant feed every morning and evening. Perfect. Excellent value too

## Frequently asked questions about Inkline

### What is Inkline's subscription model?

Inkline offers a 7-day free trial with all features enabled. After the trial, a yearly subscription is required to keep feeds refreshing and add new ones. Previously saved content remains accessible.

### Does Inkline have ads?

No, Inkline is ad-free. The app emphasizes a clean reading experience without advertisements or algorithms interfering with content.

### How does Inkline handle privacy?

Inkline prioritizes privacy with no account sign-in or servers. All AI processing, including daily briefs, occurs on your device, ensuring your reading data is not sent anywhere.

### What devices does Inkline support?

Inkline is available on iPhone and iPad, offering a consistent experience across both platforms. It is designed to leverage the unique features of each device.

### How often is Inkline updated?

The latest version, 1.1, was released on July 16, 2026, indicating recent development activity. Users can expect ongoing updates and improvements.

### Can I read content offline with Inkline?

Yes, all content fetched by Inkline, including photographs, is available to read offline. This ensures you can access your news even without an internet connection.

### What makes Inkline's AI brief unique?

The 'Today's Brief' feature uses Apple Intelligence to generate a summary of the last twelve hours across your followed content. This summary is created entirely on your device, ensuring privacy.

### How does Inkline help manage overwhelming news feeds?

Inkline offers features like muting words to hide irrelevant stories and consolidating identical stories from multiple outlets into a single card. It also allows users to follow specific journalists.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.8 — 2026-10-20

A cleaner front page with each publisher's icon, captions and pull quotes in the reader, More on this story, new widgets, surges on the Lock Screen and Play briefing in Control Center. Over 7,500 publications to choose from, and made for iPhone Duo. On iOS 27 you can also let Siri answer some questions about your news, if you turn it on.

### 1.7 — 2026-09-21

Sign in to Substack and follow your newsletters in Inkline's reader, sorted into your categories. Built for iOS 27 and designed for iPhone Duo: open the phone and the story you are reading sits beside the feed. Plus revision tracking, coverage across the markets, reporter briefings and shareable source sets.

### 1.6.2 — 2026-08-22

Bug fixes, including on the iOS 27 beta.

### 1.6.1 — 2026-08-20

Bug fixes, including a major battery and performance boost.

### 1.6 — 2026-08-17

THE ATLAS
The world's press on one globe: 5,175 publications across 105 markets. Turn it, choose a market, narrow by subject, and tap any title to read its last ten stories before you decide to follow it.

COVERAGE REPORTS
Turn a word you are watching into a document - what ran, where, and how it compares with the period before, with room to write what it means. It is a snapshot: whatever happens to those stories later, the report keeps what it found. Library, then Reports.

NUMBERS FOR EVERY WATCHED WORD
Volume over time, share of voice, the outlets driving it, and a flag when the line jumps. Measured on your device, from coverage you already have.

TODAY, REWRITTEN
The front page now leads on the story most publications are running rather than the newest one. A world desk carries headlines from ten markets, translated. Breaking takes you round the globe, market by market.

WHERE EVERY TITLE STANDS ON GENERATIVE AI
All 5,175 titles in the directory now carry their owner's public position on generative AI: licensed to an AI company, and to which one; blocking the crawlers or litigating; or nothing on record. Filter the whole directory by it. Compiled from public sources and dated 16 August 2026.

ALSO
Home Screen widgets redrawn. Cleaner article text when a publication files only an excerpt. Export your publications as OPML. The in-app browser can now answer cookie notices for you - always refusing, never accepting. Noticeably kinder on the battery, and a pass over VoiceOver and Dynamic Type.

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