Five articles.
Every day.
No noise.

Each day, Broaden picks five great articles on the topics you care about, from publications you can trust. Read one, or all five. Either way, you're building a reading habit.

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Free on iPhone and Android. No trial, no card.

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The Guardian
The city designed to make you lonely
6 min read · Architecture
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Neuroscience
Why your brain lies about time
Psychology
The science of habit stacking
Science
How octopuses taste with their arms
Philosophy
Boredom is the rarest state
🦫14 days in a row!

How it works

Three steps. One new habit.

1

Pick what you're curious about

Choose from 15 topics, from philosophy and space to sport and design. Pick as many as you like and change them any time.

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Get five articles each day

Your five are ready when you open the app, chosen from high-quality, professional publications. No clickbait, no filler.

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Read one. That's enough.

One article a day keeps your streak going. When you finish, jot down the one line that stayed with you.

A better use of your screen time

Six minutes well spent.

You'll spend hours on your phone today. Everyone does. Broaden asks for six of those minutes, and gives you something back.

One good read a day. That's the whole idea.

What's inside

Built for people who want to read more
(and finally can)

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Picks that learn your taste

Rate what you read and your five lean towards what you enjoy. The top pick stays a wildcard, so you'll still find things you didn't know you'd love.

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A streak that keeps you going

Read one article and the day counts. Your last seven days sit at the top of the screen, so you can see the run you're on.

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Takeaways you keep

After each read, write the one line you want to remember. Over time it becomes a record of what you've learned.

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Pick up where you left off

Put an article down halfway and Broaden keeps your place. It's waiting on your Today screen when you come back.

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A library that's yours

Save the pieces worth a second look and build a shelf of the best things you've read.

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Friends who read with you

Compare streaks on the leaderboard and share what you're reading. A habit is easier to keep with company.

Questions

Everything you need to know

Yes. Broaden Lite is free: five articles a day across all 15 topics, plus streaks, badges and the friends leaderboard. There's no trial and no card. Two paid plans are on the way. Broaden Reader adds premium publications that usually sit behind a paywall, short stories, unlimited saves with notes, and no ads. Broaden Beyond adds two more articles a day, a premium piece every day, and a longer read on the days you choose. Join the waitlist in the app and we'll let you know when they're ready.

From high-quality, professional publications, matched to the topics you pick. No content farms and no clickbait.

No. One article a day keeps your streak going. Five is a menu, not a target.

Those apps give you an endless feed and leave the sorting to you. Broaden gives you five, picked for you from sources worth trusting. The limit is the point: you finish, you've learned something, and you get on with your day.

All 15 of these: Architecture & Design; Business & Economics; Culture, Arts & Music; Current Affairs; Environment, Climate & Energy; Health & Medicine; History; Law & Justice; Lifestyle; Philosophy; Psychology & Neuroscience; Science; Space & Astronomy; Sport; Technology. Pick as many as you like and change them any time. Want one we don't cover? Tell us in Settings → Feedback.

Get started

Your first read is one tap away.

Open Broaden and an essay is waiting before you even sign up. Pick your topics and your first five are ready.

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Free on iPhone and Android. No trial, no card.

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Broaden puts good writing in front of people who came to read it. If you publish it, write it, or want to build something with us, tell us who you are and we'll send over the deck.

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