Gist - News Summaries app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: Michael Mamiye
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
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.
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.
This app is amazing! Great idea! Its awesome when Im in a rush and just gota keep up with the news
Wow- what an amazing app. Definitely worth it
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!