Tortoise is a news app developed by Tortoise. Available as a free download, it was updated to v2.11 on August 19, 2024, and currently holds a 4.72 out of 5 rating based on 196 reviews. Before downloading, make sure your device has at least 12 MB of free space and runs Android 13+ or iOS 14.0+.
Slow news. Not breaking news.
Video: Tortoise Overview
Description
Tortoise – the slow newsroom making sense of a fast-moving world. The free Tortoise app is home to our award-winning audio stories and investigations and our flagship Sensemaker newsletter, a daily news briefing on the stories that matter.
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User Reviews and Ratings
★★★★★Thank you
One of my favourites, if not favourite podcast. Discovered it whilst browsing to look for great stories and have been listening to Tortoise since. The work of the journalists, producers and everyone involved in getting the stories out are phenomenal. Thank you
★★★★★Making sense of news in the age of disinformation
I love this app and their journalism. I have listened to many podcasts and am always impressed with the quality of reporting. The News Meeting is perfect for my walk back from the gym. I love that they keep an eye on stories in the world that the rest of the news media has pivoted away from covering despite nothing being resolved. I also love the podcasts on particular stories. I found the podcasts because of the Neil Gaiman story and just started another on a spiritual life counselor (I do not
★★☆☆☆Deceptive
This is a progressive propaganda outlet which like many such intentionally obscures its nature and purpose.
★★★★★Well done
Information is thoroughly researched and well written.
★★★★★What the world needs...
I am, as many others are I presume, time poor. I don’t have time for the barrage of news that interrupts my day. All contradicting itself. I need a well-informed friend to tell me what’s what, in just the right amount of detail so that I actually learn something instead of superficial fast news that can’t keep up with itself. I only need to know about the stuff that matters. Tortoise is my new digital friend in the know in that respect. An antidote to fake news, and much like noise cancelling he
