What Briefly+ adds.
Briefly is free to use, with no ads and no account required. Briefly+ is an optional subscription for people who listen every day, want to ask about a story, or track a portfolio.
Free and Briefly+ side by side
| Feature | Free | Briefly+ |
|---|---|---|
| Stories and summaries | Every story | Every story |
| Morning and evening briefs to read | Every brief | Every brief |
| Audio briefs | One full listen a day, then a preview | Every edition, no daily limit |
| Read a story aloud (device voice) | Yes | Yes |
| Offline briefs | No | Morning and evening briefs download automatically |
| Ask Briefly (questions about a story) | 1 a day | Up to 5 a day |
| Markets watchlist, delayed quotes, charts, company news | Yes | Yes |
| Spoken market brief | Short preview | Full brief, weekdays before the open and after the close |
| Portfolio tracking | No | Yes |
| Price alerts | No | Crypto prices |
| Share stories as image cards | Yes | Yes |
| Home screen widget | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | None | None |
As of app version 2.1.8, reviewed September 21, 2026.
Plans, trial, and billing
Briefly+ is an auto-renewing subscription with a monthly and a yearly plan, sold through the App Store on iPhone and iPad and through Google Play on Android. The store shows the price in your currency before you subscribe.
New subscribers can start with a 7-day free trial. Apple or Google decides whether your account qualifies, and the store shows the trial before you confirm if it does. On the App Store, unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the trial or a billing period ends, the subscription renews and your Apple ID is charged. On Google Play, unless you cancel before the trial or a billing period ends, the subscription renews and your Google account is charged when the new period starts.
On Android, a new account may get Briefly+ free for its first 7 days — no payment, nothing to cancel. When the week ends you keep the free version, and Briefly asks whether you'd like to subscribe.
With notifications on, Briefly reminds you at least two days before a store free trial ends, so the first charge is never a surprise.
A subscription bought on one platform also unlocks Briefly+ on the other when you sign in to Briefly with the same Apple or Google account on both.
Cancel, restore, or get a refund
- Cancel on iPhone or iPad: open Settings, tap your name, tap Subscriptions, choose Briefly, and tap Cancel Subscription.
- Cancel on Android: open Subscriptions in the Google Play Store app, or Google Play’s subscriptions page in a browser, choose Briefly, and tap Cancel subscription.
- After you cancel, Briefly+ stays active until the end of the period you have paid for.
- New device: sign in to the same Apple ID or Google account you subscribed with and tap Restore Purchases on the Briefly+ screen in the app.
- Refunds: Apple handles refunds for App Store purchases at reportaproblem.apple.com. Google handles refunds for Google Play purchases under Google Play’s refund policy.
