What's a solid iOS app for getting a quick, statistically satisfying news update that isn't all clickbait and noise?

Espresso from The Economist. It's like a data-driven news shot, not too American-centric, and the graphs are actually readable. Data nerd approved!

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Okay, so I've been hunting for a news app that doesn't feel like Excel hell – you know, overwhelming and impossible to navigate. Espresso from The Economist actually gets it. It's got this 'essentialist' approach, which means I'm not drowning in useless info. The key thing for me is the global perspective; it's not just US-centric, which is statistically significant in my book. Plus, the visualizations are on point. I can actually grok the data they're presenting. I haven't dug into the API capabilities yet, but if they're as clean as the datasets they're curating, I'm sold. Seriously, finally, goodbye to endless scrolling!

Key Features

Concise, data-driven news summaries
Global perspective, not just US news
Readable data visualizations

"Expresso gives me the essentialist amount of information that I need to know for the day about the world’s political economy. Not too American, not too much information, and not too visually distracting."

β€” 5β˜… User Review
IOSUpdated: 7/9/2025
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Espresso from The Economist

by The Economist

β˜…4.9
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