Most news apps are built to keep you scrolling. Pop-ups, redirects and permission prompts stand between you and the story, and an hour later you have read a lot and learnt very little. We wanted the opposite: the important stories, from publishers people already trust, in as little time as possible. That is why we built TheReader.AI.
What TheReader.AI is
TheReader.AI is India's 100% ad-free short news app, designed and engineered by our team in Bengaluru. It turns reporting from more than 200 publishers, such as The Hindu, Mint and the Indian Express, into sixty-second briefs. When a story deserves more than a minute, you read the full article inside the app, with no pop-ups, no redirects and no unnecessary permissions.
Built for purpose, not distraction
- Sixty-second briefs: complex national and global reporting, distilled into fact-checked summaries.
- Hands-free audio: headlines and summaries play on their own, like a podcast of the day's news.
- Contextual search: ask in plain words; it searches 50,000+ sources and links every original.
- Zero ads, ever: no pop-ups and no external redirects, anywhere in the app.
Why ad-free matters for news
When an app earns from advertising, every extra minute you spend in it is revenue, so the design leans towards more scrolling, more alerts and more taps. Taking ads out completely lets us design for a different goal: tell you what happened, credit the publisher who reported it, and get out of your way.
A news engine, not just an app
The engine behind the app is also available as a News API: a niche news feed for any platform in two lines of code, kept fresh on autopilot. Visteon chose TheReader.AI as the news engine for its next-generation in-vehicle systems, which puts it on the road in 1.5 million cars.
What it costs
TheReader.AI is free for essential reading. For more, there is a one-time premium payment, with no auto-deductions. More than 10,000 readers use it today, and it holds a 4.7 app rating.
Get TheReader.AI
TheReader.AI is on Android and iOS. Find out more at thereader.ai, or read about the rest of what we've made.
Questions and answers
What is TheReader.AI?
India's premium, 100% ad-free short news app. Get sixty-second briefs compiled from trusted publishers such as The Hindu, Mint and the Indian Express, and read the full article inside the app with no popups or redirects.
Is TheReader.AI free?
Yes. The app stays free for essential reading. For more, there is a one-time premium payment, with no auto-deductions.
Does TheReader.AI show ads?
No. There are no ads, popups or external redirects in the app.
Can I listen to the news instead of reading it?
Yes. Live audio news updates play hands-free, so you can follow the day's headlines and summaries on the go.