Excélsior vs Mini Briefs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Excélsior
Access breaking news from Mexico and around the world instantly. Stay updated with real-time reports, videos, articles, and special coverage. Enjoy live TV and radio broadcasts.
- Real-time news updates
- In-depth reports and articles
- Video content
- Live TV and radio streams
- Sports and entertainment coverage
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Las noticias de México y el mundo en un solo clic. Conéctate en tiempo real a nuestra App donde podrás consultar reportajes, videos, notas, columnistas y coberturas especiales. Sigue los minutos a minutos de los principales espectáculos y deportes. Además la transmisión en Vivo de televisión y radio de Imagen.
Mini Briefs
Get daily news summaries in under two minutes with AI-generated audio briefs. Choose from eight categories and switch between English and Spanish. Designed to inform without endless scrolling.
- AI-generated audio news
- 2-minute summaries
- 8 news categories
- Bilingual (English/Spanish)
- No infinite feed
- Designed to end
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News should inform you, not hook you. Mini Briefs gives you the day's news in 2-minute audio summaries. Listen on your commute, at the gym, while you make coffee. When they end, they end. HOW IT WORKS Every morning, an AI reads dozens of sources and turns them into clear, direct audio. Pick a category, hit play, and you're caught up in the time it takes to drink a coffee. 8 CATEGORIES - AI — what's new in artificial intelligence, without the hype - Tech — what's happening in tech, explained well - Business — the business world without the jargon - Mexico — news from south of the border - Science — discoveries that matter - Gaming — the gaming industry - Sports — scores and moves that matter BILINGUAL Switch between English and Spanish with one tap. Same content, two languages — useful if you're learning, or if you live between two worlds. DESIGNED TO END When the brief is over, it's over. No infinite feed waiting for you, no "breaking news" pings every hour. You get informed, you move on with your day. Mini Briefs is for people who want to be informed without losing half an hour to it. For those who prefer a quiet coffee over an anxious scroll. Made with love by a solo developer in Mexico Terms of Use: https://www.minibriefs.news/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.minibriefs.news/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mini Briefs at 5.0 against Excélsior's 1.9. Mini Briefs also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). Excélsior's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price 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
Both are free to download. Mini Briefs sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Excélsior asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mini Briefs holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Excélsior has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Excélsior ships an update every 2 months, Mini Briefs every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Excélsior | Mini Briefs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Invent Mx S.A.P.I. de C.V. | Alan David Hernandez Trujillo |
Customer experience
Excélsior
Mini Briefs
Bugs and requests
Excélsior
Reported bugs
5 issues- App freezes when opening articles
- Sections not loading properly
- Notifications not working consistently
- Compatibility issues with older devices
- Sync problems between app and website
Requested features
5 requests- Customizable news feed
- Offline content downloading
- Improved search functionality
- Horizontal layout option
- Reduced advertising
Mini Briefs
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Excélsior
No in-app purchases
Mini Briefs
- Mini Briefs Premium$4.991 Month
- Mini Briefs Premium Yearly$39.991 Year
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