# Morning Coffee Thoughts — Philippine news, clearly told

> Philippine news, clearly told (iPhone/iPad app by Anthony Borlado.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/morning-coffee-thoughts/id6806440174 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Anthony Borlado](https://appshunter.io/developer/6806440176)
- Category: News, Magazines & Newspapers
- Price: Free (on sale, was $2.00)
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 3 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-05
- Data updated: 2026-09-21
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/morning-coffee-thoughts/id6806440174/reviews.md

## What is Morning Coffee Thoughts?

Morning Coffee Thoughts brings the MCT Daily Brief, Five Things to Know explainers, commentary, LISTEN! audio, and the MCT archive into one app.

Read the latest stories, discover past articles, save pieces for later, share them, adjust text size, and switch between English and Filipino where translations are available.

With LISTEN!, hear MCT commentaries in audio. Play individual episodes or a series, keep listening with the screen locked, and use playback controls on the Lock Screen.

New articles and audio come from the live Morning Coffee Thoughts publication catalog.


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.2.1 — 2026-09-14

• Improved survey participation messaging when voting is temporarily unavailable.
• Participation profiles remain saved so you can try again later.
• Additional reliability improvements.

### 1.2.0 — 2026-09-13

• Removed the article voice picker from MCT Daily Brief and Five Things to Know.
• Fixed LISTEN! so the player closes after you stop audio and leave the LISTEN! section.
• Improved playback state handling and app reliability.

### 1.1.0 — 2026-09-09

Introducing LISTEN! — MCT commentaries in audio.

• Listen to individual commentaries or play a series.
• Keep listening while your screen is locked, with playback controls on the Lock Screen.
• Join the discussion through episode comments and replies.
• Return to Home easily from LISTEN! and episode details.

### 1.0 — 2026-09-05

No release notes.

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