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.
At Tortoise, we don’t focus on breaking news, but what’s driving it. We take the time to see the bigger picture, investigate the unseen, and open our journalism up. All to help you make sense of what is going on around us.
Listen.
An editorially curated feed featuring all our original audio stories and narrative investigations, along with regular shows including the Sensemaker, The News Meeting and Trendy. You’ll also find handpicked playlists from Tortoise journalists, featuring their recommendations and top picks from the best in audio journalism.
Tortoise News.
Sensemaker – One story every day to make sense of the world.
The News Meeting – Three journalists pitch the stories they think should be leading the news to Tortoise’s Editor, James Harding.
Trendy – Polling expert John Curtice and former Downing Street advisor Rachel Wolf explore the trends that shape what voters think and politicians do.
Read.
The world can feel pretty confusing at times. Let us help make sense of it. Published every weekday morning, the Daily Sensemaker is your daily news briefing on the stories from around the world that matter. Our journalists summarise the headlines and unpick the big stories of the day, so you don’t have to.
Explore.
Browse our entire catalogue of podcasts and Daily Sensemakers. From binge-worthy, box set investigations to our daily and weekly shows, listen to all our award-winning audio journalism in high-fidelity. If you prefer your news in the written form, you can also read previous editions of the Daily Sensemaker.
Stay in the know.
Allow push notifications to keep up-to-date with our regular series, investigative podcasts and sensemaking journalism. Find out when new episodes are released and stay on top of the news with our daily briefings.
Support us.
Slow down and wise up with Tortoise membership. Join us as a member for £6.99 a month to get early, ad-free access to our podcasts, plus our daily newsletters or join us for £99.99 a year:
- A 30-day free trial*
- Access to all our newsletters
- Tickets to live events
- Discounts on guest tickets, merch and more
The small print.
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- When paying on an annual basis, payment will be charged in your local currency after your 30-day free trial.
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Tortoise FAQ
Is Tortoise free?
Yes, Tortoise is free to download, however it contains in-app purchases or subscription offerings.
Is Tortoise legit?
🤔 The Tortoise app's quality is mixed. Some users are satisfied, while others report issues. Consider reading individual reviews for more context.
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Tortoise has several in-app purchases/subscriptions, the average in-app price is $60.49.
Like most of your customers, I listen to your content in my vehicle. Although it does play when connected through apple carplay, I have no controls and the app is nonexistent on the screen. I have to dangerously use my phone to change programs or unpause or pause the content. What’s more, every time I get a text or any notification, the app stops playing and I have to press play again. This happens on headphones too. This is not a difficult fix, so I hope you guys update it soon!
I like it
Thanks. I like the theme - slow news. Much needed!
Who Trolled Amber Heard?
I appreciate Tortoise investigating this matter, despite being attacked by Depp fans and flunkies.
Not an intuitive app
Great content BUT navigating the app in not intuitive. Poorly organized and difficult to find subsequent episodes once you start listening to an episode.
Journalism we need now
I am an American who supported this new journalistic approach through Kickstarter. I appreciate the unvarnished approach and it’s attempt to tell a truth that needs to be heard.
Clickbait titles “Here’s Why”
Omg I’m so sick of these kinds of titles. First story I opened. Title includes “Here’s why”
Makes me want to slam my phone down, bc I got suckered into downloading the app. Deleting right away!!!
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 headphones amidst the cacophony of media noise. Bravo team. Keep slow and carry on
Great content, awful app
The most confusing interface. Incredibly hard to access individual episodes. Don’t play in order. This stuff is basic and has been highlighted in reviews from ages ago. Why hasn’t this been fixed??
In-depth reporting at its best
The Tortoise presents news differently. It delves into the stories behind the stories. Curated and presented in a range of reading and listening, it’s a newspaper/news app that you want to spend time with. My annual subscription has so far been more than worth its value and I will definitely be renewing.
Great content but the app isn’t good
I subscribed to this app as I really like the content and like listening to the podcasts. However, the app isn’t good. Downloaded episodes fail to play out properly or the podcast just stops in the middle of playing. If I have to pause the podcast it often requires re-booting when I return to it. So disappointing and thinking of cancelling my subscription as it’s so frustrating.
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