# The Brief: News Articles — Read news articles on Watch.

> Read news articles on Watch. (iPhone/iPad app by Luigi Mazzeo.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-brief-news-articles/id6738314614 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Luigi Mazzeo](https://appshunter.io/developer/1526107726)
- Category: News, Utilities
- Price: $0.99 (on sale, was $1.99)
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 4 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2024-12-20
- Data updated: 2026-08-26
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-brief-news-articles/id6738314614/reviews.md

## What is The Brief?

Meet The Brief: the definitive source of news on Apple Watch.

The Brief was created to solve a gaping problem with news apps on watchOS: no one app could browse full articles, access a variety of outlets across the world, and be personalised to your interests - all while being easy to set up.

The Brief is the first app on watchOS to do all these in one product.

+ Get articles from a variety of outlets across the world, curated by Google and presented in a beautiful design made for your Watch.
+ Open and read full-length articles via the outlet's website.
+ Customise your front page to show articles from a topic of your choosing, and make searches to dive deeper whenever you want.
+ All you need to do to set it up is open the app. There's no need to go around trying to subscribe to a heap of RSS feeds - The Brief does it all for you. That aforementioned customisation is just a tap away in Settings too.

Download The Brief today for one low price, instead of being locked into competitors' subscription services - that can be exponentially more expensive, each month.

## Chart rankings

- #106 in Top Paid · News (US App Store)


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.2 — 2025-09-15

Thank you for using The Brief! Version 1.2 includes bug fixes and updates for the next version of watchOS.

+ The Brief has been updated to use Apple's new Liquid Glass design system on watchOS 26.
+ The Brief's icon has been given a facelift.
+ Fixed an issue where getting the news may fail.

If you have any questions, please reach out to david@mazzeoapps.com.

### 1.1 — 2025-08-10

Version 1.1 of The Brief moves the news provider to Google, and makes other minor changes.

### 1.0.1 — 2025-03-31

Thanks for using The Brief! This version includes minor bug fixes and performance enhancements.

### 1.0 — 2024-12-20

No release notes.

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