BLTN News

Name: BLTN News
Rating: 5.0 (13 reviews)
Author: Kunal Aswani

by Kunal Aswani

iPhone

Active Last checked 7 Aug 2026

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Quick verdict

What it is: Store information collected; independent summary not yet available.
At a glance: From $4.16/mo
Free to download
In-app purchases

Categories and search queries

Official categories

News
Magazines & Newspapers

AppCorpus categories

News & magazines

Key functions

Function	Availability	Access	Scope	Evidence
Free app	Yes	Free	—	Store published
In-app purchases	Yes	Limited free	—	Store published

Screens

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10 store screenshots

Pricing & paywalls

App Store

Premium Access (Annual) — $49.99/year ($4.16/mo)
Premium Access (Annual) — $4.99

Last verified 7 Aug 2026

Ratings & reviews

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5.0 13 ratings · App Store

5/5News you can trust
Rich articles with great content and analysis. The premium is great! Love the daily briefing!

thebeigesavage · 7 Aug 2026
5/5Love!!!
Love this app! Straight forward news that I’m looking for and easy to navigate!

Gpaqq · 7 Aug 2026
5/5Just the facts
Unbiased news delivered clearly. I love how straightforward this app is.

Vanita Aswani · 7 Aug 2026
5/5Concise
Love it! Concise and objective for a local national and international news

Debra BB · 7 Aug 2026
5/5The Best News App
Best non-bias news

FoodLover54 · 7 Aug 2026

Privacy & accessibility

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Privacy

Data Not Collected Developer declared

Accessibility

No accessibility labels collected yet.

Versions

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1.10.0
- Deep Dive Analysis — Get multi-outlet analysis on major stories, showing how different news sources cover the same event - Smarter Story Selection — Deep dives now use a scoring system that prioritizes stories with real editorial disagreement across diverse sources - Source Perspective Tracking — We now track 80+ news sources across 7 perspective categories to surface stories with the most diverse coverage - Expanded Deep Dive Library — Browse all past deep dives, not just the last week
1.10.10
- App opens instantly — no more blank screen on launch - Articles load from local cache in under 150ms (previously 8+ seconds) - Reduced data usage on app startup - Fixed duplicate network requests on cold start - Improved social media post quality with multi-source templates - Fixed breaking news detection pipeline - General performance and stability improvements
1.10.12
• Fixed empty feed issue - Articles now load properly across all categories • Restored breaking news notifications and feed• Fixed app crashes and blank screens • Persistent favorites - Your favorite categories now save properly for all users • Guest user favorites - Select favorites without signing in, keeps them between sessions • Seamless login migration - Guest favorites automatically transfer when you create an account • Faster feed loading with optimized database queries • Reduced app launch time from 8+ seconds to under 200ms • Fixed database errors causing article load failures • Improved error handling with user-friendly messages
1.10.14
Fixed notification bugs: opt-outs now fully respected, settings persist correctly, and weekly digest no longer resets. Improved delivery: breaking news is instant (no 9AM batching), and emergency alerts honor user preferences. Fixed country feed: now shows news about your country (not just from its outlets), reducing off-topic content. Fixed onboarding: non-US users now default to international news on first launch.
1.10.16
- Breaking news notifications now ask for permission at the right moment — after you've seen what BLTN delivers, not before - Tapping a bltnnews.com link now opens directly in the app (iOS universal links + Android App Links) - Weekly digest email: top 10 stories of the week, delivered every Monday morning - Stability improvements and performance fixes under the hood
1.10.18
- Fixed an issue where article sources showed only 1 source instead of all contributing sources - Fixed "Unable to load articles" errors across all categories - Significantly faster article loading for Technology, Science, and other categories - Improved article quality: more specific headlines, better deep-dive analysis, opinion pieces now clearly labeled - Politics articles now always fact-checked
1.10.19 · 1 Jul 2026
• Upgraded to a more secure connection standard • Performance and stability improvements
1.10.2
- Deep Dive Analysis — Get multi-outlet analysis on major stories, showing how different news sources cover the same event - Smarter Story Selection — Deep dives now use a scoring system that prioritizes stories with real editorial disagreement across diverse sources - Source Perspective Tracking — We now track 80+ news sources across 7 perspective categories to surface stories with the most diverse coverage - Expanded Deep Dive Library — Browse all past deep dives, not just the last week - General bug fixes
1.10.4
- New typography: cleaner, modern headlines with Plus Jakarta Sans font - Multi-source badges now show how many outlets covered each story - Contradiction warnings flag when sources report conflicting details - Improved share text with BLTN branding - Bug fixes and performance improvements
1.10.6
What's New - Profile Photo Upload — Tap your avatar to upload a profile photo from your library - Improved Paywall — New headline, social proof, and "Try Free for 7 Days" CTA with pricing clarity - Email Newsletter — Subscribe on bltnnews.com for a weekly digest of top stories Improvements - Paywall Routing Fix — Fixed 2 screens that navigated to a non-existent route - Deep Dive UX — Removed aggressive ad auto-play; users now see paywall options first - Article Page — Content preview, key facts, and source badges load immediately - Faster Processing — Parallel queue processing (3x batch size) with atomic claims - Breaking News — Velocity-based detection replaces broken consensus check - More RSS Sources — 8 new English feeds added, international feeds parallelized Bug Fixes - Fixed deep link handling for article pages - Fixed missing title in breaking news alerts - Fixed paywall navigation from Premium Analysis Card and Country Picker
1.10.8
- Fixed an issue where the news feed could show incorrect articles on first launch for logged-in users - Fixed "Page Not Found" error when opening articles from shared links - Reduced duplicate breaking news notifications with improved story detection - Improved article processing pipeline reliability
1.4.4
- Improvements to Sharing Articles - UI improvements for consistent experience - Premium user experience improvements - Bug Fixes
1.6.0
- Brand new onboarding - Improvements to Sharing Articles - UI improvements for consistent experience - Premium user experience improvements - Bug Fixes
1.6.2
- Brand new onboarding including notifications request - Continue Reading added to Saved Articles - Notifications patch - UI improvements for consistent experience - Premium user experience improvements - Bug Fixes
1.6.4
- Brand new onboarding including notifications request - Continue Reading added to Saved Articles - Notifications patch - UI improvements for consistent experience - Premium user experience improvements - Bug Fixes
1.6.6
- TTS improvements for better article audio - Notifications patch - Bug Fixes
1.6.8
- Notifications patch - Bug Fixes
1.8.0
- Notifications Patch - Search Improvements - New Categories - Bug Fixes
1.8.10
• Fixed notification geography - notifications now properly send to correct user base • Enhanced notification reliability and app performance • Bug Fixes, and general improvements
1.8.12
-Article Processing Bug Fix - Users can now play articles in background - Audio service integration - General Bug Fixes
1.8.14
-Google SSO improvements - Article Preview Updates - General Bug Fixes
1.8.2
- Notifications Patch - Search Improvements - New Categories - Bug Fixes
1.8.4
- Notifications Patch - Bug Fixes
1.8.6
• Fixed notification deep linking - notifications now properly open articles • Location-based news - get personalized news from 16 supported countries • Daily Briefing improvements - fixed crashes and loading issues • Enhanced notification reliability and app performance • Better deep linking and navigation throughout the app
1.8.8
• Fixed notification deep linking - notifications now properly open articles • Location-based news - free new based on location from 16 supported countries • Daily Briefing improvements - fixed crashes and loading issues • Enhanced notification reliability and app performance • Better deep linking and navigation throughout the app

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Last verified: 7 Aug 2026
Sources: App Store

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