FT Edit by the Financial Times

The articles in this application are digital copies from mostly recent articles published on FT Weekend, therefore subscription to this application should be free for paper subscribers. Paper subscribers already spend hundreds on their yearly subscription, having to pay extra for the same articles delivered differently seems unjust. But what really killed it is the recent inclusion of emoji on its push notifications, that is just annoying and makes it feel like low quality reporting, even if it

FT edit has achieved what few others have tried but failed: it made me like to read the news. The finite and high relative quality of the articles compared to its sister app has left me much more satisfied getting through my news supplement of the day. And I might add that it isn’t so much as news but analysis and deep form content, which is a very great value considering the monthly price for the app.

This app is fantastic, fitting both my time and budget. I’d love to take in the full FT, but that’s just a pipe dream given I already get the NYT and Washington Post daily and The Economist weekly. Now I can read a few FT stories each day for a price that matches my consumption. Still, there’s a little room for improvement. It’d be great to be able to “gift” articles, as other paywalled publications allow. I’d also like to be able to send the full text of articles to my read-it-later app, Reader

The perfect compliment to the wonderful FT coverage!

A focused set of articles means anything silly or trending toward click bait (less of an FT problem than other media) is non exist