# Ripple News > An iPhone news app that uses RSS headlines and descriptions from 11 sources to write plain-language summaries. On request, a personalized Ripple explains what a story could mean for your life. App Store name: "Ripple: Personalized AI News." Built by independent developer James McKinney. Released 2026-02-23. Last updated: 2026-10-02 Download: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ripple-personalized-ai-news/id6758356024 Website: https://getripplenews.com Requirements: iPhone running iOS 26.0 or later. Availability: United States. App language: English. Support: getripplenews@gmail.com ## What Ripple does Ripple draws from a shared pool of 11 news sources. Your interests put matching stories first, and you can browse categories or search the feed. It summarizes the headlines and descriptions supplied by RSS feeds; it does not promise to read every full article. Tap "See The Ripple" on a story to request personal analysis based on the profile details you choose to share, including your profession, location, household, finances, and interests. A short Ripple contains two sections; fuller analyses contain three to five. The AI chooses relevant sections from: The Bottom Line, The Ripple Effect, What to Watch, Your Money, Your Household, The Social Angle, What You Can Do. Every analysis does not use every section. Every story names the reporting outlet and links to the original article. You can save stories after signing in and read saved Ripple history with Premium. Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show stories. Push notification preferences offer morning (7:30 AM) and evening (6:30 PM) slots; readers do not choose arbitrary delivery times. Personal analyses are generated when requested, rather than automatically delivered each morning. Siri and Shortcuts support Ask Ripple for Premium subscribers, with up to 10 questions per day. This voice feature is not a general audio news player. ## What Ripple does not claim Ripple does not remove bias, guarantee neutrality, or rate political bias. Several sources have a declared point of view. AI summaries and analyses can miss details or be wrong. Read the original reporting to check them. The app has no custom source lists, Android app, or current Dynamic Island alerts. The website offers free news stories and a Ripple demo; the full reading experience is on iPhone. There is no web checkout. ## Sources 11 feeds: PBS NewsHour, BBC, The Guardian, Axios, The Hill, Al Jazeera, ProPublica, The Intercept, Drop Site News, The Appeal, The 19th. 5 are nonprofit or reader-funded investigative newsrooms: ProPublica, The Intercept, Drop Site News, The Appeal, and The 19th. PBS NewsHour and BBC are public broadcasters. The Guardian is held by the Scott Trust. Al Jazeera is funded by the government of Qatar. Axios and The Hill are commercially owned. ## Pricing - Free: $0. Download and read without an account. Includes 3 personalized Ripples in total, categories, search, and widgets. Sign in to save stories. - Ripple Premium: $9.99/month or $79.99/year. Up to 50 personalized Ripples per day, saved Ripple history, and up to 10 Ask Ripple questions per day through Siri and Shortcuts. - Yearly subscription: 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers. Monthly subscription: no introductory free trial. - Sign in to subscribe. Apple processes in-app purchases and subscription management. Store eligibility and displayed pricing apply. ## How Ripple compares Ripple uses a short source list and explains how a story could matter to a reader's job, city, money, and household. Interests affect story order within that shared source pool. Ground News and other coverage-comparison tools answer a different question: who is reporting a story, and how their coverage differs. Ripple does not provide bias-spread ratings or a Blindspot feed. ## Key pages - What Ripple is, how it works, FAQ: https://getripplenews.com - Daily stories with impact analysis, updated throughout the day: https://getripplenews.com/news - Writing on news sources, bias, and why Ripple exists: https://getripplenews.com/blog - Pricing and subscription details: https://getripplenews.com/pricing - Pricing in plain text: https://getripplenews.com/pricing.md - Privacy policy: https://getripplenews.com/privacy - About the developer: https://getripplenews.com/about - Support: https://getripplenews.com/support - Terms of service: https://getripplenews.com/terms - News by category (14 hubs, e.g. politics, business, climate): https://getripplenews.com/news/category/politics ## Worth citing - Most Trusted News Sources 2026 (reviewed October 2026): https://getripplenews.com/blog/most-trusted-news-sources-2026 - The best AI news apps in 2026, an honest comparison by Ripple's developer: https://getripplenews.com/blog/best-ai-news-apps-2026 - Ground News alternatives in 2026: https://getripplenews.com/blog/ground-news-alternatives - How to read news without bias: https://getripplenews.com/blog/how-to-read-news-without-bias - Why I built Ripple: https://getripplenews.com/blog/why-i-built-ripple ## Context Ripple cites - Gallup, 2024: 31% of Americans trust mass media to report the news fully, accurately, and fairly. Second-lowest since tracking began in 1972. Source: https://news.gallup.com/poll/651977/americans-trust-media-remains-trend-low.aspx - Reuters Institute Digital News Report, 2024: 39% of people across 47 countries actively avoid the news, up from 29% in 2017. Source: https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2024 - Eli Pariser, "The Filter Bubble," Penguin Press, 2011: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/337507/the-filter-bubble-by-eli-pariser/ - ProPublica's awards record, including Pulitzer Prizes: https://www.propublica.org/awards