As of 10 Nov 2026, The Brief: News Articles is #47 in Paid · News in India, its best of 5 chart positions across 5 countries. Over the last 7 days its biggest climb was 1 place, to #73 in Paid · News in the United Kingdom. Appulse Index first saw The Brief: News Articles in a tracked chart on 8 Oct 2026. Since then it has charted on 34 days in 6 countries, with a best rank of #2 in Paid · News in the United Kingdom on 11 Oct 2026.
Current rank
#47India · Paid · News
- Was
- #477 days ago
- Change
- No changeover 7 days
- Best
- #47in 7 days
- Longest chart run
- 34 daysAustralia · Paid · News
- New ratings, 7 days
- 0India · since 30 Oct 2026
Chart record
Every tracked chart, country and day since Appulse Index first saw this app in a chart.
What's new
Version 1.2 · 1 year ago
Thank you for using The Brief! Version 1.2 includes bug fixes and updates for the next version of watchOS. + The Brief has been updated to use Apple's new Liquid Glass design system on watchOS 26. + The Brief's icon has been given a facelift. + Fixed an issue where getting the news may fail. If you have any questions, please reach out to david@mazzeoapps.com.
Ranking events
- Climbed #93 → #54 in Paid · NewsCanada
- Climbed #64 → #5 in Paid · NewsAustralia
- Dropped #20 → #78 in Paid · NewsUnited States
- Dropped #11 → #47 in Paid · NewsUnited Kingdom
- Entered the Paid · News chart at #7United States
- Climbed #77 → #2 in Paid · NewsUnited Kingdom
About
Meet The Brief: the definitive source of news on Apple Watch. The Brief was created to solve a gaping problem with news apps on watchOS: no one app could browse full articles, access a variety of outlets across the world, and be personalised to your interests - all while being easy to set up. The Brief is the first app on watchOS to do all these in one product. + Get articles from a variety of outlets across the world, curated by Google and presented in a beautiful design made for your…
Ranks come from Apple's public App Store charts, checked once a day. Appulse Index isn't affiliated with Apple.
Rank history
Higher on the chart is better: #1 is at the top.
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India · Paid · News: best #47, latest #47, over 7 snapshots since 4 Nov.
In 5 charts now
| Chart | Rank | 24 h | 7 days | Best | Days on chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India· Paid · News · best #46 · 33 days · 7 days No change | #47 | Up 1 place | No change | #46 | 33 |
| Australia· Paid · News · best #5 · 34 days · 7 days Down 11 places | #60 | No change | Down 11 places | #5 | 34 |
| United Kingdom· Paid · News · best #2 · 34 days · 7 days Up 1 place | #73 | No change | Up 1 place | #2 | 34 |
| Canada· Paid · News · best #54 · 34 days · 7 days Down 28 places | #85 | No change | Down 28 places | #54 | 34 |
| United States· Paid · News · best #7 · 32 days · 7 days Down 2 places | #97 | Down 2 places | Down 2 places | #7 | 32 |
Competitors
Compare with the top 3Full chartTop of Paid · News in India. The Brief: News Articles is #47 there. Changes are over 7 days.
- #1 (number one)Up 3 places
GoodLinks: Read LaterNgoc Luu - #2Down 1 place
Khabri Bai - My News BuddyUmesh Jakhar - #3Down 1 place
Reeder ClassicSilvio Rizzi - #4Down 1 place
DowncastJamawkinaw Enterprises LLC - #5No change
Outcast for WatchCrunchy Bagel - #6No change
News ExplorerRon Elemans - #7No change
The Aviation HeraldThe Aviation Herald - #8No change
World Newspapers - 200 countriesBoCoSoft,Inc. - #9No change
lire: RSS ReaderKunal Sood - #10No change
Feeddler RSS Reader ProC.B. Liu - #11No change
iCatcher! Podcast AppJoeisanerd.com - #12No change
QuakeWatchLateNightProjects - #13Not enough history yet
ParsentSalar Digital Ltd - #14Down 1 place
Current - RSS Feed ReaderJupiter Interactive Group LLC - #15Down 1 place
Contacts Cleaner Pro !Emanuele Floris - #16Up 30 places
Explorineer | 10min IT TrendsSeungHyeon Lee - #17No change
Legi (RSS Feed Reader)Alexander Clauss - #18No change
HackerWeb - Hacker News clientChee Aun Lim - #19No change
NewsTap (Usenet Newsreader)Alexander Clauss - #20No change
World News 206・TranslationSeiya.k
Screenshots
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As of 10 Nov 2026, The Brief: News Articles is #47 in Paid · News in India, its best of 5 chart positions across 5 countries. Over the last 7 days its biggest climb was 1 place, to #73 in Paid · News in the United Kingdom. Appulse Index first saw The Brief: News Articles in a tracked chart on 8 Oct 2026. Since then it has charted on 34 days in 6 countries, with a best rank of #2 in Paid · News in the United Kingdom on 11 Oct 2026.
Store listing
How the app presents itself on the App Store. Select a screenshot to open it full size.
App facts
What Apple publishes about this app. Ratings are from one country's App Store.
- Price
- $0.99
- Released
- 20 Dec 2024
- Last update
- Version 1.2
- Requires
- iOS 18.0or later
- Size
- 4.3 MB
- Languages
- 1
Chart record
Every tracked chart, country and day since Appulse Index first saw this app in a chart.
Rank history
Higher on the chart is better: #1 is at the top.
Sign in to see 30 days, 90 days and all history.
India · Paid · News: best #47, latest #47, over 7 snapshots since 4 Nov.
Current rankings
Every chart this app is in right now, best position first.
| Chart | Rank | 24 h | 7 days | Best | Days on chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India· Paid · News · best #46 · 33 days · 7 days No change | #47 | Up 1 place | No change | #46 | 33 |
| Australia· Paid · News · best #5 · 34 days · 7 days Down 11 places | #60 | No change | Down 11 places | #5 | 34 |
| United Kingdom· Paid · News · best #2 · 34 days · 7 days Up 1 place | #73 | No change | Up 1 place | #2 | 34 |
| Canada· Paid · News · best #54 · 34 days · 7 days Down 28 places | #85 | No change | Down 28 places | #54 | 34 |
| United States· Paid · News · best #7 · 32 days · 7 days Down 2 places | #97 | Down 2 places | Down 2 places | #7 | 32 |
Ranking events
Entries, big moves, #1s and new versions we've recorded, by day.
- Climbed #93 → #54 in Paid · NewsCanada
- Climbed #64 → #5 in Paid · NewsAustralia
- Dropped #20 → #78 in Paid · NewsUnited States
- Dropped #11 → #47 in Paid · NewsUnited Kingdom
- Entered the Paid · News chart at #7United States
- Climbed #77 → #2 in Paid · NewsUnited Kingdom
Competitors
Compare with the top 3Full chartTop of Paid · News in India. The Brief: News Articles is #47 there. Changes are over 7 days.
- #1 (number one)Up 3 placesGoodLinks: Read LaterNgoc Luu
- #2Down 1 placeKhabri Bai - My News BuddyUmesh Jakhar
- #3Down 1 placeReeder ClassicSilvio Rizzi
- #4Down 1 placeDowncastJamawkinaw Enterprises LLC
- #5No changeOutcast for WatchCrunchy Bagel
- #6No changeNews ExplorerRon Elemans
- #7No changeThe Aviation HeraldThe Aviation Herald
- #8No changeWorld Newspapers - 200 countriesBoCoSoft,Inc.
- #9No changelire: RSS ReaderKunal Sood
- #10No changeFeeddler RSS Reader ProC.B. Liu
- #11No changeiCatcher! Podcast AppJoeisanerd.com
- #12No changeQuakeWatchLateNightProjects
- #13Not enough history yetParsentSalar Digital Ltd
- #14Down 1 placeCurrent - RSS Feed ReaderJupiter Interactive Group LLC
- #15Down 1 placeContacts Cleaner Pro !Emanuele Floris
- #16Up 30 placesExplorineer | 10min IT TrendsSeungHyeon Lee
- #17No changeLegi (RSS Feed Reader)Alexander Clauss
- #18No changeHackerWeb - Hacker News clientChee Aun Lim
- #19No changeNewsTap (Usenet Newsreader)Alexander Clauss
- #20No changeWorld News 206・TranslationSeiya.k
- #47No change
The Brief: News ArticlesThis app
About
From the app's App Store listing.
Meet The Brief: the definitive source of news on Apple Watch.
The Brief was created to solve a gaping problem with news apps on watchOS: no one app could browse full articles, access a variety of outlets across the world, and be personalised to your interests - all while being easy to set up.
The Brief is the first app on watchOS to do all these in one product.
+ Get articles from a variety of outlets across the world, curated by Google and presented in a beautiful design made for your…
What's new
Version 1.2 · 15 Sep 2025 ·
Thank you for using The Brief! Version 1.2 includes bug fixes and updates for the next version of watchOS.
+ The Brief has been updated to use Apple's new Liquid Glass design system on watchOS 26. + The Brief's icon has been given a facelift. + Fixed an issue where getting the news may fail.
If you have any questions, please reach out to david@mazzeoapps.com.
More from Luigi Mazzeo
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Ranks come from Apple's public App Store charts, checked once a day. Appulse Index isn't affiliated with Apple.