Shroomie

Chenglai Huang looked at how everyone complains they're doomscrolling Twitter, falling into TikTok holes, and still somehow missed the actual news—and said there's gotta be a better way. So he built Shroomie, an AI-powered news app designed to make staying informed actually feel like a habit instead of a chore. It's bite-sized, it's fun, and it just might be the only news app that doesn't feel like a punishment.

The logic is simple: news doesn't have to be dry, overwhelming, or buried under 47 thinkpieces about whatever Elon said this week. Shroomie uses AI to strip things down to what matters, serves it up in digestible pieces, and keeps you coming back. It's got a 4.9 rating on the App Store, it's available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and it's sitting at 32 MB—meaning it won't eat your storage either. That's the whole vibe: lightweight, frictionless, actually usable.

Most news apps feel like homework. Shroomie feels like the app you'd actually open voluntarily. Whether that means it's onto something or just looks cute depends on who's downloading.