Ripple: Personalized AI News
James McKinney News iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Ripple: Personalized AI News is a free News app for iPhone and iPad by James McKinney. Rated 5.0/5 from 4 ratings. Requires iOS 26.0.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 4 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 21 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Sep 26
- 2026 · v1.9.6
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About Ripple: Personalized AI News
You read the news every day and still have no idea what it means for you. Every headline sounds urgent. None of it sounds like it is about your life. So you close the app and carry the worry around all day. Ripple takes a story and tells you what it may mean for you. First, the feed. Ripple pulls stories from 11 outlets across the political spectrum. AI rewrites each one into a short, plain summary. The outlet name and a link to the original sit on every story, so you can always check the source yourself. Second, the Ripple. Tap "See The Ripple" on any story and the AI reads it against your profile. Your career. Your city. Your money. Your family. Where you are in life. Then it writes back how that story could land in your life. Say rents are going up. If you rent in Columbus, your Ripple talks about your next lease. WHAT YOU GET • 11 outlets across the spectrum, rewritten in plain language, with the source and a link on every story. • Ripples that tie a story to your life. • Home Screen widgets in small, medium and large, plus a Lock Screen widget. • Browse by category and search when you want something specific. • Save stories for later. • Share cards that look good when you send them to someone. THE HONEST PART I built Ripple myself. One person in the Midwest. I got tired of reading the same story five ways and still not knowing what it meant for my own life. Ripples are written by AI. They are a read on a story, not a prediction, and not financial, medical or legal advice. Start there, then think for yourself. You do not need an account to read. Three Ripples are free. After that, Ripple Premium is $9.99 a month or $79.99 a year and gives you up to 50 Ripples a day. No ads. I do not sell your data. Read the feed first. Tap "See The Ripple" when you want to know what a story means for you. Terms of Use: https://getripplenews.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://getripplenews.com/privacy
What’s new
Version 1.9.6 · Updated September 26, 2026
The feed opens faster now. Ripple shows the stories you saw last time as soon as you open the app, and swaps in the newest ones while you read.
App privacy
The developer, James McKinney, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Location: Coarse Location
- Contact Info: Name, Email Address
- Health & Fitness: Health
- Purchases: Purchase History
- Financial Info: Other Financial Info
- Identifiers: User ID, Device ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Other Data: Other Data Types
Used for: Product Personalization, App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data
Used for: App Functionality
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| App | Rating | Price | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ripple: Personalized AI News | 5.0 / 5 (4 ratings) | Free | September 26, 2026 |
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| PulseBrief: AI News Briefs | 5.0 / 5 (1) | Free | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Tnew: Daily News & Headlines | 5.0 / 5 (2) | Free | Aug 1, 2026 |
| PULSE: The World Is You | – | Free | May 14, 2026 |
| News Narrator | 5.0 / 5 (2) | Free | May 28, 2025 |
| Lucid News | 4.0 / 5 (2) | Free | Jun 26, 2026 |