FactsLane

Name: FactsLane
Rating: 5.0 (4 reviews)
Author: Artem Kolesnikov

by Artem Kolesnikov

iPhone

Active Last checked 6 Aug 2026

App Store ↗

Quick verdict

What it is: Store information collected; independent summary not yet available.
At a glance: 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

App Store

6 store screenshots

Pricing & paywalls

App Store

Factslane Plus — $2.99
Factslane Plus — $24.99

Last verified 6 Aug 2026

Ratings & reviews

App Store

5.0 4 ratings · App Store

No store reviews collected for App Store · US

Privacy & accessibility

App Store

Privacy

Data Linked to You — Analytics — Identifiers — Device ID Developer declared
Data Linked to You — Analytics — Identifiers — User ID Developer declared
Data Linked to You — Analytics — Usage Data — Other Usage Data Developer declared
Data Linked to You — Analytics — Usage Data — Product Interaction Developer declared
Data Linked to You — App Functionality — Contact Info — Email Address Developer declared
Data Linked to You — App Functionality — Contact Info — Name Developer declared
Data Linked to You — App Functionality — Identifiers — User ID Developer declared
Data Linked to You — App Functionality — Purchases — Purchase History Developer declared
Data Linked to You — Contact Info Developer declared
Data Linked to You — Identifiers Developer declared
Data Linked to You — Purchases Developer declared
Data Linked to You — Usage Data Developer declared
Data Not Linked to You — Product Personalization — Usage Data — Product Interaction Developer declared
Data Not Linked to You — Usage Data Developer declared

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Accessibility

No accessibility labels collected yet.

Versions

App Store

1.0
1.1
• Improved personalization of the news feed for more relevant content. • Added new charts and detailed statistics for FL Plus subscribers. • Enhanced audio player stability and user interface improvements. • Bug fixes and performance optimizations. • Updated translations and localization for all supported languages.
1.1.1
Fixes and improvements
1.5
Version 1.5 – Smarter News Experience • New Pulse view to track daily news shifts • Enhanced Event Scores with clearer credibility and bias insights • Improved Daily Digest with better summaries and audio • Performance improvements and interface refinements We’re making it easier to understand what matters — without the noise.
1.5.1
Version 1.5.1 - A clearer, calmer news experience - Refined Pulse so you can track turbulence and top events more easily - Improved event details with clearer scores, facts, and source context - Better digests and audio catch-up for faster daily updates - Performance improvements and interface polish across the app We are making it easier to understand what matters - without the noise.
1.5.2
• Daily Pulse: Sports & Finance — quotes, indices, matches and scores • AI comments on events and news cards • Pinned: keep important events at the top of your feed • Fact Check right inside the event card - Smarter category rules for a more relevant feed - Refreshed cards, player and navigation design - iOS 26 fixes: tab bar, mini player and splash - Numerous stability and performance improvements
1.6
New in 1.6: - Home screen widgets — see Turbulence Index, finance signals, and football scores at a glance, with one-tap entry into the app. - Pulse expands beyond football: NBA, NHL, NFL, and MLB scores and standings now live alongside the rest of your daily brief. - Settings → Pulse: pick exactly which sports show up in your feed. - Smoother Pulse carousel, refined card layout, and small fixes.
1.6.1
Fixes and improvements.
1.6.2
- A calmer, more consistent feed, with an improved Zen mode - Clearer Turbulence labels across the app, so you always know the mood at a glance - A more consistent daily digest experience - Performance and stability improvements, plus various bug fixes
1.6.3
What's new in 1.6.3: • New "How metrics work" guide — a clear, in-app explanation of our credibility checks, Turbulence index and Pulse metrics. Find it in your profile. • Invite friends straight from the app and share calmer news. • More consistent Turbulence labels across the whole app. • Auto Zen now reliably switches off in the morning. • Daily digest layout, notifications and overall stability fixes. Just the facts. No noise.
1.6.4
Your feed, your way. - For You feed — a personalized stream shaped by the topics and sources you follow - Follow anything — tap to follow a topic or source and see it surface first, with fast typeahead search - See why — every story now shows why itʼs in your feed - Tune the strictness — decide how tightly your feed filters the coverage you see - Notifications that matter — get alerted only about what you actually follow Plus a smoother sign-up and stability fixes.
1.7
• Audio hub — daily digests and podcasts in one place, listen hands-free • CarPlay support — your audio in the car • Sharper personalization and a calmer, faster feed • Fixes and polish across the app
1.7.1 · 6 Aug 2026
• Zen mode now surfaces the latest Good Week episode on Pulse. • Cleaner digest artwork on the Pulse screen. • Stability fixes and improvements.

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Alternatives

The Post: Local News — Same category + similar ratings
SaySo: Curated News Digests — Same category + similar ratings
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Reason — Same category + similar ratings
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World Monitor Real-Time Intel — Same category + similar ratings

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Data quality & evidence

Page completeness: Live store listing
Last verified: 6 Aug 2026
Sources: App Store

Independent summary has not been published yet.

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