# Needle - News on a map — Your local map of the news

> Your local map of the news (iPhone/iPad app by Radical Sloth.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/needle-news-on-a-map/id6778467138 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Radical Sloth](https://appshunter.io/developer/1832848408)
- Category: News, Navigation
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 1 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-06-15
- Data updated: 2026-07-19
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/needle-news-on-a-map/id6778467138/reviews.md

## What is Needle?

Needle puts the news back on the map.

Most news apps hand you an endless feed stripped of place. Needle does the opposite: it pins real stories to the spot on the map where they're happening. Pan across a city, a country, or the whole world and watch the headlines appear exactly where the events are unfolding. Tap a pin to read — it's news with a sense of place.

Explore the world, one story at a time
Stories cluster when you're zoomed out and spread into individual headlines as you move in close. Drag the map anywhere and Needle loads what's happening there, so following a developing story is as natural as exploring a map.

Read without leaving the app
Tap any story to open it in a fast, built-in reader. No bouncing out to a browser, no losing your place on the map.

Filter down to exactly what matters
• Time — last 12 hours, 24h, 36h, 3 days, or a full week
• Source country — choose which countries' publications appear
• Categories — Politics, Business & Economy, Technology, Environment & Climate, Health, Science, Crime & Justice, Sports, Entertainment, Conflict, and more

Save your places
Keep a tap-to-jump list of the spots you care about — your hometown, a region you're watching, anywhere a story is breaking. Snap back to any of them instantly.

Built to feel at home on iOS
A clean, native SwiftUI interface with full light and dark mode support. Fast, focused, and free of clutter.

Stop scrolling a feed. Start exploring the map.

Needle — News on a map.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0.0 — 2026-06-15

No release notes.

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