In this educational app, children can read weekly news, watch videos, and play quizzes and puzzles. Includes interactive articles, video explainers, and weekly competitions.
AppRecs review analysis
AppRecs rating 4.5. Trustworthiness 0 out of 100. Review manipulation risk 0 out of 100. Based on a review sample analyzed.
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5 star
61%
4 star
28%
3 star
11%
2 star
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High user satisfaction
89% of sampled ratings are 4+ stars (4.5★ average)
About First News
First News Unlock Their Minds Unleash Their Potential
First News is on a mission! To unlock a child’s mind and unleash their potential by fuelling curiosity, inspiring debate, and supporting their critical thinking. Expertly written by award-winning journalists, First News takes the fear out of sensationalised world events that children hear, by providing a balanced, impartial, and truthful view of the world, carefully, and sensitively written to explain the background to stories in the news.
The First News App includes the weekly newspaper and is jam-packed with interactive articles, curated ‘must read’ daily news, 10+ weekly boredom-busting puzzles and games, access to a searchable archive, and a video platform hosting hundreds of award-winning news explainers including FYI, Kidversation and much more.
First News is loved by kids, trusted by parents, and recommended by teachers.
READ, WATCH & PLAY - Unlock First News TODAY.
READ: weekly 28-page edition of First News with interactive features, plus a searchable archive
WATCH: hundreds of videos, including news explainers presented by children for children
PLAY: the First News Weekly Quiz! A fun and exciting challenge that asks you 10 topical questions based on the latest issue of the Newspaper. Create an Avatar and race against the clock to answer. Compare your score with friends and family on the leaderboard. (Please note that the App’s Weekly Quiz is only available with a home subscription).
PLAY: weekly mind-bending, interactive puzzles helping to promote cognitive development all linked to the weeks news.
STAY AHEAD: daily news feed featuring 5 age-appropriate news articles from the UK and around the world
SHARE YOUR OPINION: weekly polls encouraging children to form their own opinion and get their voices heard
WIN: weekly competitions with exciting prizes
Terms of use: https://www.firstnews.co.uk/terms/
First News is on a mission! To unlock a child’s mind and unleash their potential by fuelling curiosity, inspiring debate, and supporting their critical thinking. Expertly written by award-winning journalists, First News takes the fear out of sensationalised world events that children hear, by providing a balanced, impartial, and truthful view of the world, carefully, and sensitively written to explain the background to stories in the news.
The First News App includes the weekly newspaper and is jam-packed with interactive articles, curated ‘must read’ daily news, 10+ weekly boredom-busting puzzles and games, access to a searchable archive, and a video platform hosting hundreds of award-winning news explainers including FYI, Kidversation and much more.
First News is loved by kids, trusted by parents, and recommended by teachers.
READ, WATCH & PLAY - Unlock First News TODAY.
READ: weekly 28-page edition of First News with interactive features, plus a searchable archive
WATCH: hundreds of videos, including news explainers presented by children for children
PLAY: the First News Weekly Quiz! A fun and exciting challenge that asks you 10 topical questions based on the latest issue of the Newspaper. Create an Avatar and race against the clock to answer. Compare your score with friends and family on the leaderboard. (Please note that the App’s Weekly Quiz is only available with a home subscription).
PLAY: weekly mind-bending, interactive puzzles helping to promote cognitive development all linked to the weeks news.
STAY AHEAD: daily news feed featuring 5 age-appropriate news articles from the UK and around the world
SHARE YOUR OPINION: weekly polls encouraging children to form their own opinion and get their voices heard
WIN: weekly competitions with exciting prizes
Terms of use: https://www.firstnews.co.uk/terms/
