Needle - News on a map

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Needle puts the news back on the map. Most news apps hand you an endless feed stripped of place. Needle does the opposite: it pins real stories to the spot on the map where they're happening. Pan across a city, a country, or the whole world and watch the headlines appear exactly where the events are unfolding. Tap a pin to read — it's news with a sense of place. Explore the world, one story at a time Stories cluster when you're zoomed out and spread into individual headlines as you move in close. Drag the map anywhere and Needle loads what's happening there, so following a developing story is as natural as exploring a map. Read without leaving the app Tap any story to open it in a fast, built-in reader. No bouncing out to a browser, no losing your place on the map. Filter down to exactly what matters • Time — last 12 hours, 24h, 36h, 3 days, or a full week • Source country — choose which countries' publications appear • Categories — Politics, Business & Economy, Technology, Environment & Climate, Health, Science, Crime & Justice, Sports, Entertainment, Conflict, and more Save your places Keep a tap-to-jump list of the spots you care about — your hometown, a region you're watching, anywhere a story is breaking. Snap back to any of them instantly. Built to feel at home on iOS A clean, native SwiftUI interface with full light and dark mode support. Fast, focused, and free of clutter. Stop scrolling a feed. Start exploring the map. Needle — News on a map.