Comparison

Buzzard vs Rundown Briefings

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Buzzard

This app provides structured, transparent, and classroom-ready political education content. It helps teachers and students understand current political topics from diverse perspectives with didactically prepared materials and daily updated issues.

Highlights
  • Perspective summaries
  • Pro & Contra debates
  • Curriculum-aligned topics
  • Teaching materials
  • Audio versions
  • Understandable summaries
  • Source and position analysis
Features
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Buzzard hilft dir, aktuelle Debatten breit und unabhängig zu verstehen – und macht aktuelle Themen für Lehrkräfte und Schulen direkt im Unterricht nutzbar. Unsere Redaktion kuratiert täglich wichtige Themen aus Politik, Gesellschaft und Weltgeschehen, fasst Perspektiven aus über 2.000 Medien zusammen und ordnet Quellen, Autor:innen und Argumente ein. So kannst du dir schneller ein eigenes Bild machen: werbefrei, unparteiisch und verlagsunabhängig. BUZZARD ZUM INFORMIEREN Für alle, die aktuelle Debatten verstehen und sich eine eigene Meinung bilden wollen. Mit Buzzard kannst du: - aktuelle Themen des Tages lesen - Debatten von mehreren Seiten verstehen - Pro- und Contra-Argumente vergleichen - Perspektiven aus unterschiedlichen Medien einordnen - Quellen und Autor:innen besser verstehen - Wochenrückblicke und Audios nutzen BUZZARD ZUM UNTERRICHTEN Für Lehrkräfte macht Buzzard aktuelle Themen direkt im Unterricht nutzbar. Lehrkräfte finden in Buzzard: - aktuelle Debatten und Tagesthemen - verständliche Zusammenfassungen - Perspektiven aus über 2.000 Medien - fertige Unterrichtsstunden - Arbeitsblätter und Materialien - Kompetenztraining zu Lesen, Argumentieren, Quellenprüfung, Perspektivvergleich und Urteilsbildung - Unterrichtsroutinen für regelmäßigen aktuellen Unterricht - Wochenquizze - Lerngruppen und Aufgaben für Schüler:innen BUZZARD FÜR SCHULEN Für Schulen, Fachschaften und Lehrkräfte-Teams wird Buzzard zur Plattform für aktuelle Themen, Medienkompetenz und politische Bildung. Schulen können Buzzard fächerübergreifend einsetzen – zum Beispiel in Politik, Deutsch, Ethik, Geschichte, Geografie, Wirtschaft, Englisch und beruflicher Bildung. WARUM BUZZARD? - aktuelle Debatten verständlich erklärt - Perspektiven aus über 2.000 Medien - werbefrei, unabhängig und unparteiisch - entwickelt für Meinungsbildung, Medienkompetenz und Unterricht - Inhalte für Privatnutzer:innen, Lehrkräfte, Schüler:innen und Schulen - verfügbar in App und Web Buzzard ist für alle, die sich breit informieren, selbst denken und aktuelle Themen besser verstehen wollen – im Alltag, in der Schule und im Unterricht.

About

Rundown Briefings

Features
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Five minutes, and you're caught up. Rundown writes a fresh briefing every morning and reads it out loud: two hosts talking it through the way people actually do — not one robot voice reading headlines, and not another feed to scroll. Put it on while you drive, walk or make the coffee, and the news is done for the day. TEN TOPICS, REWRITTEN EVERY DAY The Rundown, Weather, Politics, World, Business & Markets, Healthcare, Tech & Science, Science, Sport and Haematology — plus, from Thursday, what's on this weekend in your city. Each one is written the morning you hear it, from the day's reporting, with its sources listed. A BRIEFING ON ANYTHING YOU ASK FOR Type or say a subject — "the port strike", "what happened to that merger", "quantum computing for someone who forgot the basics" — pick a length between 3 and 30 minutes, and it gets written and voiced for you. If a subject has nothing to do with today's news, it still works. GO DEEPER Heard something you want more of? Ask for a deeper briefing on it and the next one is written against everything you already heard, up to three levels down. SIX LANGUAGES, 28 COUNTRIES English, Hebrew, Arabic, Spanish, French and German — each properly written in that language, not translated. Pick the country you want the news from and the language you want to hear it in, separately. BUILT FOR THE CAR Full CarPlay support with big tiles, and Siri: ask for a podcast on any topic without touching the screen. It keeps playing with the phone locked, and remembers where you stopped. READ IT INSTEAD Every briefing keeps its full text and the links it was written from, so you can check a claim or read what you just heard. FREE All ten daily topics, 90 minutes of listening a month, three custom briefings or deeper cuts, and your three most recent to replay. PREMIUM Daily briefings without limit, 30 minutes of custom briefings and deeper cuts every month at up to 30 minutes each, and your whole library. Premium Monthly, $12.99 per month. Premium Yearly, $103.99 per year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. It renews automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the period ends, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://rundown-backend-production.up.railway.app/privacy Briefings are generated with AI from published news reporting, and every one lists the sources it drew on.

Screenshots

Buzzard4 screens
Rundown Briefings4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Rundown Briefings at every 2 days against Buzzard's every 2 months. Buzzard's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Buzzard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month and Rundown Briefings sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buzzard ships an update every 2 months, Rundown Briefings every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Buzzard versus Rundown Briefings: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuzzardRundown Briefings
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB11 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperThe Buzzard UG (haftungsbeschränkt)Tzahi Bergman

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Buzzard

Subscriptions2
  • MONATLICH$11.991 Month
  • JÄHRLICH$69.991 Year
3 purchases

Rundown Briefings

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly14 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly14 Days trial$103.991 Year
One-time1
  • 50 extra minutes$4.99

Questions

Is Buzzard free?
Buzzard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rundown Briefings free?
Rundown Briefings is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Buzzard or Rundown Briefings have ads?
Neither Buzzard nor Rundown Briefings shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Buzzard or Rundown Briefings?
Buzzard ships an update every 2 months, and Rundown Briefings every 2 days. Most recently, Buzzard was updated on October 25, 2026 and Rundown Briefings on October 25, 2026.

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