Views 4 vs Auslese

Welcome to Views 4! It's the best news app for iOS and macOS! Skeptical? Read on! The mission of Views 4 is to keep you informed in our fast paced world. In order to accomplish this, we start at the very root: the design! We believe in delivering the best viewing experience which is why we have absolutely no ads! We also pride ourselves on our minimal design, obstructing all distraction. Most importantly, we believe in delivering experience possible so you can digest information with no interruptions at all. Next comes the information. We ask you to tune your interests so that you can see news articles based on your interests. However, Views isn't just another news reading application. In order to help you stay up to date in your busy lives, we utilize artificial intelligence to analyze a news article and present you with an informed summarized version. Of course, not all of us have the time to read at our own pace which is why we give you the option of saving articles offline so you can read them at a later date. Another great way to stay updated is to tune in to your favorite podcasts. WIth Views 4, we introduce an all-new podcast player designed only for you. You can save your favorite podcasts and download individual episodes for offline listening. Whether you're driving or simply prefer an auditory experience over a visual experience, we've made sure to help you. Finally, all this information means we need a great way to organize and search through it. Once again, we've relied on machine learning for this task. Rather than fine-tune every aspect of your search, simply search using natural language. For example: "Search all podcasts for latest news" or "Display the top technology news" gives you just that. Nothing that you wouldn't expect. ------------------------------- There's a lot of noise in today's social medias and it can be hard to determine what's true and what's fake. We decided we had enough of the shouting matches online so we take very great care in sourcing our articles from reliable sources (powered by NewsAPI). In a world where the news we receive can be questionable and sometimes opposing, Views 4 wants to present information with beautiful clarity, both visually and audibly, so what are you waiting for? Download the best news app today!

Auslese is an RSS reader that doesn't create more work for you. Instead of an inbox with hundreds of unread articles, you get a calm, limited briefing every day: the top stories and a selection that suits you. Whatever doesn't fit waits neatly bundled – and quietly moves to the archive over time. No unread counts. No red badges. No guilt. YOUR BRIEFING • Top Stories: what your news sources are covering together right now – ranked by how many sources pick up a story, not by clicks. • For You: a limited selection based on your interests. Varied, with only a few articles per source and no five takes on the same topic. • More: everything else, bundled by source – there when you want it, never in the way. • Why am I seeing this? Every article shows why it made the cut: "5 sources reporting", "Matches Self-Hosting" or "Similar to what you read". READING WITHOUT DISTRACTION • A clean reader view without ads, pop-ups or trackers. • "In Short": on devices with Apple Intelligence, Auslese summarizes articles in three or four sentences in English – even articles in other languages – right on your device, no cloud. Can be turned off. • Same story from several sources? One tap shows you who else is reporting. • Save articles, share them or find them again in the archive – full-text search finds everything. QUICK TO SET UP • Pick topics like tech, self-hosting, science, cooking or cycling and add matching sources from the catalog – English and German. • Local news for regions in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. • Add your own sources by link: Auslese finds the feed for you, even for YouTube channels, Mastodon and Bluesky profiles or subreddits. • OPML import and export – your subscriptions belong to you. THE APP TIDIES UP WITH YOU • Every source gets a fitting lifetime: breaking news fades after hours, essays stay for days. • If you rarely read a source anymore, Auslese occasionally suggests unfollowing it or showing only highlights. You always decide. • Hide paywalled articles – or show them per source if you have a subscription. • Ads and deal posts never make it into the briefing. READ IN PEACE • While you read, the list doesn't rearrange itself. New articles wait at the bottom for a tap. • Briefing widget for your Home Screen and Lock Screen. • For iPhone and iPad, in light and dark appearance. • Two designs to choose from: "Calm" – simple and understated – or "Vivid" with color and large image cards. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no server, no analytics, no tracking, no ads. • Everything Auslese learns about your interests stays on your device. • Optional: back up your sources and settings end-to-end encrypted in your own iCloud and sync saved articles between your devices. Auslese is free and available in English and German.