Dawncast
Northlight Digital News iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Dawncast is a free News app for iPhone and iPad by Northlight Digital. Rated 4.5/5 from 10 ratings. Requires iOS 15.1. Updated April 20, 2026.
- Rating
- 4.5
- 10 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 37 MB
- Age 12+
- Updated
- Apr 20
- 2026 · v1.1.0
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About Dawncast
Dawncast is your morning briefing, crafted fresh every day. Instead of scrolling through dozens of tabs, apps, and feeds before your day even starts, open Dawncast and get caught up in minutes. Every morning, Dawncast distills the day's top stories into a clear, concise briefing, written by AI, sourced from trusted outlets across the spectrum. Listen on the go Prefer to hear your briefing? Tap play and listen to a natural-sounding audio version while you get ready, commute, or make your coffee. Your morning news, hands-free. Markets and weather at a glance See how the markets opened and what the weather looks like today — right alongside your briefing. No extra apps needed. Your morning archive Missed a day? Every past briefing is saved, so you can always go back and catch up. Designed for your morning Dawncast is intentionally simple. One briefing, every morning, ready when you are.
Ratings & reviews
4.5
10 ratings
What’s new
Version 1.1.0 · Updated April 20, 2026
NEW Languages Added: French and Arabic. Bug fixes and performance improvements.
App privacy
The developer, Northlight Digital, 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:
- Purchases: Purchase History
- Identifiers: User ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Location: Precise Location
- Contact Info: Email Address, Name
Used for: Analytics, 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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