Wisp vs Slow News Co.
Two ways to read news without the anxiety.
Slow News Co. is a human-edited daily reader — a website first, with an Apple app on top. Editors pick a finite set of articles each morning from other outlets, write a short blurb, and send you to the original. You read what they chose, and that's it for the day. Food, travel, culture, and tech sit next to news. It's deliberately limited, which is the point.
Wisp takes a different approach: you tell it your topics, and it finds and clusters all coverage of those topics automatically. If you care about Formula 1, climate policy, or a specific tech company, Wisp covers that — Slow News Co. covers what its editors decided was worth your attention today. Their site works in any browser. Their native app does not: iPhone and iPad only.
If you want someone else to decide what you read, Slow News Co. is excellent at that. If you want to follow your own interests without an algorithm, Wisp is built for you. Honest long version: our Slow News Co. review.
Side by side.
| Feature | Wisp | Slow News Co. |
|---|---|---|
| Designed to reduce doomscrolling | ✓ | ✓ |
| No infinite scroll | ✓ | ✓ |
| Public website daily edition | — | ✓ |
| Personalized to topics you choose | ✓ | — |
| AI-summarized from multiple sources | ✓ | — |
| Human editors pick the articles | — | ✓ |
| Lifestyle topics: food, travel, culture | — | ✓ |
| Links out to original publishers | — | ✓ |
| Native iOS app | ✓ | ✓ |
| Native Android app | ✓ | — |
| Free to read | ✓ | ✓ |
Questions people actually ask
What is Slow News Co.?
Slow News Co. is a human-edited daily reader: a website at slownews.co and an Apple app. Editors pick a finite set of articles each morning from other outlets, write a short blurb, and send you to the original. Lifestyle topics like food, travel, tech, and culture sit alongside news. The limit is the point.
Is Slow News Co. a website or an app?
Both. The daily edition is on the web — you can finish it in a browser on any device. The native app is Apple-only (iPhone and iPad). There is no Android app. If you want a native app on both platforms, Wisp is free on iOS and Android.
Is Slow News Co. available on Android?
There is no native Android app. You can still read the daily edition at slownews.co in a mobile browser. Wisp is a native app on Android and iOS if that is the job you wanted.
What is the difference between Wisp and Slow News Co.?
Both fight doomscrolling. Slow News Co. is human-edited: editors pick a short daily list, on the website and in an Apple app. Wisp is personalized: you choose the topics, it clusters coverage into one neutral summary per story, chronological, no algorithm. Slow News Co. is finite and curated. Wisp is continuous and yours, and free on iOS and Android.
Who is Slow News Co. for?
People who want someone else to decide what is worth reading, and would rather miss stories than drown in them. Start on the website. Add the Apple app if you want podcasts and saves. It is a poor fit if you want a native Android app, or deep coverage of topics the editors did not pick today.
Is Slow News Co. free?
The website daily edition is readable without installing anything. The Apple app is free to download with previews and light extras. Premium unlocks unlimited articles across topics, the podcast library, archive access, and an ad-free experience. Check the App Store for current pricing.
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