theSkimm

theSkimm makes it easier to be smarter. Millions of people rely on the Daily Skimm for their news every morning, and now we’re making it easier to be smarter in a whole new way. Think: the future and everything else.

Category	Price	Seller	Device
News	Free	The Skimm Inc.	iPhone, iPad, iPod

-- Meet Skimm Ahead: it gives you all the info you need about future events. Never again will you wonder when Beyonce tickets go on sale, what time the debate starts, when your favorite Netflix series is coming back, or when National Wine Day is.

And the best part - it can all show up directly in your calendar.

-- Meet Skimm Reads: everyday we choose a new 5 min Read and every Friday a favorite book. All the reads. All the time. All in one place. Oh, and then we make it easy to search for past ones so you’ll never run out of things to read. Your bathroom break just got a lot less crappy.

-- Meet Skimm Picks: a selection of what you need to start watching, downloading, and listening to.

-- Daily Skimm: yes, the best way to wake up is also here. It’s free 99 and it starts your morning with all the info you need to get you through your day.

Your first month of the app is free. That’s right. You can Skimmify your calendar and check out all the events, Reads, and Picks before a recurring charge of $2.99 per month or $29.99 per year is applied.

In-app purchase subscription required. All subscriptions begin with a free 1-month trial, after which a recurring charge of $2.99 per month or $29.99 per year is applied.

Details:
- Subscription options: monthly subscription of $2.99 per month, or yearly subscription of $29.99 per year
- Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase
- Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period
- Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period
- Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase
- No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period
- theSkimm's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use can be visited at http://theskimm.com/privacy
- Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication.

Reviews

Annoying alerts in middle of the night - resolved!
NobodyFrmNowhere

Thanks to Alex from theSkimm for a speedy reply with how to resolve this issue. No more audible alerts in the middle of the night. Solution was to toggle off event alerts in theSkimm calendar. Prior review: I’ve been subscribing to this service for a couple years - liked the content. Then the Olympics started and alerts have begun in the middle of the night. I can’t turn on do not disturb on my phone as I’m on call for my job. This app should be timezone aware and not stick things on your calendar in the middle of the night.

Privacy issue
Raina M

Not a review of the actual product/app. The button to indicate I don’t want to be tracked before using the app doesn’t work. The button to change my settings so I can be tracked does work. The only way I was able to get around the broken button was by using a long-press on the app icon to open the lastest skimm, not something I expect every user knows. Happy to change the review to be about the actual product, I just don’t like dark patterns forcing users into allowing you to track them.

Missing long reads
Jbizness13

Where are long reads in the new design?

Growing disappointed
trixxiegala

I used to love the Skimm. But their refusal to disengage in harmful diet culture rhetoric and promotions is becoming problematic and discouraging.

No More Landscape?!
jenhunt108

Update does not allow for landscape view which was my “go to” for reading on iPad. What??!! Why??!!

Dishonest source of news
J45612346

I truly appreciate the condensed format of the news that theSkimm offers. I had found it ideal for someone looking to stay informed on a fairly well rounded variety of topics, but the “news” reported has increasingly become politicized and opinionated, while still be “reported” as factual. In the past, theSkimm would present both sides of different issues, leaving the readers to draw conclusions. Now, theSkimm will occasionally print blatant misinformation and state that highly politicized and controversial ideas such as defunding the police are “necessary”.

great information
21 lovebirds

knowledge is power;)

Too little news, too much ads
Fory1992

Seriously, the ads is at least 1/3 of the content, and they are disguised so you have to read it halfway to realize they are not the kind of information that you are willing to spend your 10min reading time on in the morning. And yes, you are paying to read this. Bravo.

Great Current NewS ALWAYS❣️❣️?
OzzyWeLL@492

The Emails are free and actually have tons of great news worthy info. And always Have the Most up to Date Info. On Current Events!! The snippets and podcasts which are short little 15 min. Clips are part of their premium services but even for those it s only $3.00 for the subscription.. . So whether you just subscribe to the emails only or both. . Either way your Getting the Best News Hand Delivered every morning to your inbox ❣️??