# Saga News — Companion app to Saga Newsroom

> Companion app for newsroom tool, enabling journalist communication and story management. (iPhone/iPad app by Saga Media Tech AS.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/saga-news/id1598588984 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Saga Media Tech AS](https://appshunter.io/developer/1598588986)
- Category: Business
- Price: Free
- Rating: 3.70/5 from 3 App Store ratings
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 46 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2022-11-03
- Data updated: 2026-07-24
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/saga-news/id1598588984/reviews.md

## What is Saga News?

The Saga News app is a companion app to the story-centric newsroom tool, Saga. The app offers the journalist chat functionality, instant notifications and an overview of tasks, options to upload media and browse and edit stories, pitches and rundown instances.

Saga runs in the cloud, equipping journalists with one unified tool for all platforms, including planning, creating and publishing stories to a TV-rundown, CMS web solution and social media channels.

An existing Saga account is required to use the app.

Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

## Key features

- Journalist chat functionality
- Instant notifications
- Task overview
- Media upload
- Story editing
- Pitch and rundown management


## Frequently asked questions about Saga News

### Does Saga News have ads?

Saga News does not contain advertisements. The app is free to download and use.

### What is the rating for Saga News?

Saga News has a rating of 3.7 stars based on 3 user reviews.

### What devices is Saga News available on?

Saga News is available for iPhone and iPod devices.

### What is the age rating for Saga News?

Saga News has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide audience.

### How often is Saga News updated?

The latest version of Saga News is 2.0.3, last updated on May 11, 2026. Specific update frequency is not detailed, but the app is actively maintained.

### Can I use Saga News without an account?

No, an existing Saga account is required to use the Saga News app. This ensures secure access to your newsroom tools.

### Does Saga News impact battery life?

Continued use of GPS in the background by Saga News can dramatically decrease battery life. Users should be mindful of this when using location services.

### What are the core features of Saga News for journalists?

Saga News offers journalist chat, instant notifications, task management, media uploads, and the ability to browse and edit stories, pitches, and rundowns.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0.7 — 2026-07-18

New Features: 
- In-app switching of Organizations
- Rundown grouping and sorting
- Snippets in editors
- AskAI support
- Better search and filtering
- Filter by Teams and Departments
- Indicate if an Instance is floated or Live-Linked
- In-App linking
- Subtasks showing in Planning Items
- MFA support

Improvements:
- Default date range in search is now “All time”
- Fixed feed date formatting
- Improved initial loading speeds
- UI fixes

Bug Fixes: 
- Tab height calculations
- Fixed a bug causing Rundown accumulated time to display incorrectly
- Minor bugs

### 2.0.4 — 2026-06-16

Fixed a bug causing MOS items not to be shown in the Instance editor UI

### 2.0.3 — 2026-05-11

Linear TV Instance script content can now be edited 
Story, Pitch and Research Notes content and titles can now be edited
Create new Story Notes directly in the app

### 1.11.14 — 2026-04-22

A fix to correctly display HTML based feed items

### 1.11.13 — 2026-04-15

This is a roll-back to the previous version 1.11.5 due to unforeseen issues with opening Instance details.

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