Centrist vs Today Brief
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Centrist
This news aggregator allows users to customize their news feed, filtering out irrelevant content and clickbait. It offers a smarter, stress-free approach to staying informed by letting users control what they see.
- Customizable news feed
- Filter out clickbait
- Stress-free news consumption
- User-controlled content
- Unbiased news source
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Forget doomscrolling and clickbait. The Centrist is your news, your rules—filter out the fluff, keep what matters, and take back control. It’s time for a smarter, stress-free way to stay informed. Download now and see the news—your way!
Today Brief
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News that ends. On purpose. Today Brief delivers your daily news as a bounded card stack. Swipe through your personalized brief, then see the All Caught Up screen and mean it. No infinite feed. Just the news you need, then freedom. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose your topics (Technology, Business, World, Health and Science, and more) 2. Each morning, your brief is ready - 8 to 16 stories, curated for you 3. Swipe through cards to read summaries and full articles 4. When you are done, you are done. See your stats and close the app KEY FEATURES - Finite daily brief - A bounded card stack that ends definitively - AI-powered summaries - Get the key points in seconds - 8 topic categories - Reading streaks - Track your daily news habit - Beautiful dark mode - Easy on the eyes, day or night - Save for later - Bookmark articles to read offline PRIVACY FIRST No tracking. No analytics SDK. No personal data collected. Your reading habits stay on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Centrist at 2 against Today Brief's —. On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Centrist | Today Brief |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Byte Market Holding Corp | Christopher Nichols |
In-app purchases
Centrist
No in-app purchases
Today Brief
No in-app purchases
