Aaven reads real, current news aloud in natural English at a normal speaking pace — genuine listening-comprehension practice with content that's actually current, not a scripted textbook dialogue. Pick your topics, hear real English, at your own pace.
Choose the subjects you care about — Top Stories, Technology, Business, World, Science, Health, Sports and more — and the news sources you trust. Press play and Aaven fetches the latest headlines, summarizes them and reads them aloud one after another.
The free version includes daily curated top stories and the daily extras, read aloud in a natural voice — no account or sign-up. The optional Aaven Plus subscription adds unlimited sources and categories, a higher-quality neural voice, offline listening and playback customization.
Aaven is an iPhone app. The app and its narration are in English.
Aaven reads real, current news in clear, natural English at a normal speaking pace, so it works as listening practice with authentic material rather than scripted dialogues. It is a listening tool, not a course: there are no lessons, levels or exercises.
Yes. You can adjust the speaking speed in Settings.
Yes. Every story links to the original article, so you can listen first and then read it.
Yes. Aaven is a free download with a free daily briefing. Aaven Plus is an optional subscription for more sources, a neural voice and offline listening.
No. There's no sign-up, no login and no registration.