About

Aaven is an iPhone app that turns the news topics you pick into a natural-voice spoken briefing — for a commute, a walk, or making dinner. Pick topics (Top Stories, Technology, Business, World, Science, Health, Sports and more) and sources once; press play and Aaven fetches the latest headlines, summarizes them and reads them aloud one after another. Tap any story to open the original article. Free tier: daily curated top stories plus Wikipedia's On This Day and Word of the Day, no account required. Aaven Plus adds unlimited sources and categories, a neural voice, offline listening and playback customization. I'm the solo developer.

Features

• Pick news topics and sources once, then press play
• Headlines summarized and read aloud in a natural voice
• Tap any story to open the original article
• Adjustable reading speed and a sleep timer
• Free tier with no account or sign-up

Good for

• Catching up on the news during a commute or walk
• Listening while cooking instead of scrolling
• English listening practice with real, current news

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