scoop
\ ˈsküp \
a : a bite-sized spoonful of something
b : information — especially of immediate interest
We Are Apple Scoop
Apple Scoop was built from the ground up to be fast, secure, and modern. Launched in early 2020, our team created this website with the belief that tech news should be delivered in a better, more reliable, and importantly—in a more visually appealing way.
Nearly five years after our founding, Apple Scoop continues to thrive because there is significant demand for a website that reflects the quality of the technology it covers. For Apple fans around the world, our commitment to beauty, reliability, and functionality is essential, and we have dedicated the past five years to achieving this goal.
Apple Scoop Milestones:
- Apple Scoop Beta 1.0 — February 2020
- Apple Scoop 2.0 — February 2021
- Apple Scoop 3.0 — January 2022
- Apple Scoop 3X — January 2023
- Apple Scoop 3 Pro — July 2024
- Apple Scoop 4 — November 2024
We have introduced innovative features such as our Instant Stories Ad-Free interface, which loads articles in under 0.1 seconds without needing to reload the entire page. Additionally, our library of over 11,700+ user-submitted free wallpapers for Apple products provides added value for our community. Our core principle and the reason we exist is to deliver tech news in a way that is focused on beauty, reliability, and functionality.
In November 2024, Apple Scoop reached a milestone of 2.5M annual visitors. As we approach our fifth anniversary in 2025, the Apple Scoop team is excited to announce plans for new features and enhancements to celebrate this achievement.
Looking Ahead: Stay tuned for our next major launch in 2025 as we continue to enhance your experience with Apple news.
Free
We're not kidding.
You literally won't pay a cent.
Instant Stories
Our news stories load instantly. We’re not kidding.
Dark or Light
Full Dark mode and Light mode support, depending on your device settings.
Reader Mode
With full Reader mode support, you can customize everything.
Trusted Stories
Our news team and writers work hard to bring you reliable information.
RSS
You can now integrate Apple Scoop with your favorite RSS apps and websites.
Stories that matter.No filler.
Latest improvements to applescoop.org
Latest website update published December 11, 2024 (AEST)The latest version of Apple Scoop 4, Build 2q, brings several new improvements and functionalities:
- December 6: Download Popups. We have finally rolled out major updates to our Wallpaper view page, with a gorgeous new popup that displays to users upon downloading a wallpaper. It includes a promotion for our Apple Scoop Newsletter, which will be restarting on January 1, 2025.
- December 1: Instant Stories. We have improved our Instant Stories layout and design, including the addition of our new Author Profiles design from November 24. Author Profiles are now rolled out site-wide.
- December 1: Bug Fixes. We have fixed several persistent bugs. Additionally, we have added more meta properties for our Wallpapers division.
- November 25: Wallpapers Bug Fixes. We have fixed several bugs in the Wallpapers tab, including the blank search bug and a bug where wallpapers would sort themselves incorrectly.
- November 25: Wallpapers. We have built upon our updates from November 21 and November 22 to make Apple Scoop 4 more inclusive of a wider variety of tech brands and operating systems, refreshing our iconography and phrasing across our Wallpapers division to include a wider variety of devices, including Android devices and Windows PCs. Additionally, we have completed the rollout our new simplified searchbar design, 'Upload' button design, and iconography design, especially with our newly renamed Popular, Trending and New tabs.
- November 25: Wallpaper Uploads. We have revamped our Wallpaper Uploads tool again, this time with a gorgeous and intuitive new design. This builds on our updates from November 21 when our Wallpaper Uploads tool was enhanced by clarifying our Apple Scoop License and Wallpaper Terms into eight concise bullet points, making them easier to understand. In addition, we've improved the upload experience with better form validation to prevent low-quality or spammy submissions. This builds on updates we published on November 15, where we also added automatic wallpaper device compatibility detection, faster wallpaper approvals and more.
- November 24: Top U.S. Wallpapers. We have added a new page, called Top U.S. Wallpapers, to help readers find the best wallpapers from their state or city within the United States.
- November 24: Author Profiles. We have started rolling out our new Author Profiles design on news stories and articles. Featuring a gorgeous new design, an icon, the authors position at Apple Scoop and a short description to give readers more context about who is writing their article. It may take several days to complete the rollout.
- November 21: Trending Now. We have added a 'Trending Now' banner on articles and news stories that are trending on Apple Scoop in the past 30 days.
- November 21: Explore. Our new Apple Scoop Explore page allows users to switch between reading stories about Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Meta. We have also expanded this feature to articles underneath recommended stories.
- November 21: Visibility. We have enhanced the visibility of our Wallpaper Uploads tool by adding a bright, vibrant banner across our wallpapers pages to make users aware of this feature.
- November 20: Cookies. We have improved our GDPR (Cookie Privacy) Compliance. Apple Scoop now shows a cookie banner for users in the EEA, UK and Switzerland.
- November 15: New Terms. We have updated and clarified our wallpaper usage policies, including limiting wallpapers to non-commercial use only, publishing the Apple Scoop License for using and uploading wallpapers, and updating our Terms of Service to reflect these changes.
- November 10: Bug Fixes. We've completed the first round of bug fixes in Apple Scoop 4.
- November 1: Apple Scoop 4. We're thrilled to announce that Apple Scoop 4—the pinnacle of our web platform that we have been building upon since 2020—is now live. This final iteration boasts a stunning, responsive design across mobile, tablet, and desktop, featuring powerful tools and services like News, Trending, Explore, and Wallpapers. While perfecting Apple Scoop 4, we've also been hard at work on Version 5, a next-generation platform rebuilt from the ground up with cutting-edge technologies like Next.js, React, and Node.js. Stay tuned for more details about Version 5, a revolutionary new way to consume your favorite Apple news and more, coming next year.
Detailed information about applescoop.org website updates are added and removed from this list frequently. Check back for new updates. The latest update and removal was performed on December 11, 2024 (AEST).
Recent accomplishments
- October, 2023: Thank you for 100K annual visitors!
- July, 2024: Thank you for 500K annual visitors!
- September, 2024: Thank you for 1 million annual visitors!
- October, 2024: Thank you for 1.5 million annual visitors!
- November, 2024: Thank you for 2.5 million annual visitors!
Made by Apple fans, for Apple fans.
You’re probably thinking, who’s running Apple Scoop? Well, we’re a team of four — based in Australia, United States, United Kingdom and Canada. We aim to bring you the best coverage possible.