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Gist - News Summaries app for iPhone and iPad


4.6 ( 7856 ratings )
Utilities News
Developer: Michael Mamiye
1.99 USD
Current version: 4.0, last update: 6 years ago
First release : 21 Nov 2013
App size: 11.35 Mb

Gist provides you with a simple summary, or "gist", of all of your news articles. Just select an article or connect your Pocket account and start summarizing!


** Featured in Forbes, The Huffington Post, BGR, TUAW, Lifehacker, iMore, AppAdvice, iDownloadBlog and more! **

"Gist is probably one of the best looking news apps Ive seen in a while... it still earns a spot on my iPhone for when I want to catch up on news quickly." —Allyson Kazmucha, iMore

"There are a number of different apps and services that look to provide readers with bite-sized news, and my favorite option right now is Gist." —Zach Epstein, BGR


Brief Highlights:

• Simple and clean interface
• Turn long articles into manageable, 5-sentence summaries with just a tap
• Universal app with support for both iPhone & iPad
• Use the "Summarize with Gist" Action Extension to summarize articles from anywhere
• Connect your Pocket account to access all of your saved articles
• Summarize custom articles using the articles URL or text
• Multitask using Slide Over and Split View on your iPad
• Pre-loaded feeds of popular news on a variety of topics
• Full accessibility support for Dynamic Type in iOS
• Easily share summaries and articles using your favorite apps (Evernote, Pocket, Social Media, etc.) via the iOS Share Sheet

Latest reviews of Gist - News Summaries app for iPhone and iPad

Brutal
Why is the app so slow to summarize? Update notes show you think you improved performance by storing summaries on a server. I feel ripped off; a good idea brutally executed.
Nice idea
It would be better if the five excerpts were formatted better. The bulleted list looks lazy and sloppy. I also feel like there really needs to be a simplified article view when you tap to read... Like readability or Safari readers, rather than the full web page. A good start but needs improvement.
Amazing!!
This app is amazing! Great idea! Its awesome when Im in a rush and just gota keep up with the news
Worth the money
Wow- what an amazing app. Definitely worth it
Simply just a great app!
Perfect for reading the "gist" of all the news stories around the world, the US, and many other categories. You can also add your own newsfeed! A definite buy!
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