What is EconByte: Daily Economics?
EconByte is a free iPhone app that explains economics in bite-sized daily cards — plain-language, sourced, and designed to be read in about five minutes. Work through a daily set of 8 cards on inflation, interest rates, GDP, trade, and more. Every card has a concept on the front and a sourced real-world example on the back, citing the institution and document it came from. Build a streak. Actually understand why grocery prices moved and what the headlines about interest rates mean.
For educational purposes only — not financial or investment advice.
How EconByte works
- Start today’s set — 8 cards, about five minutes.
- Tap a card to flip it. Each card has a plain-language concept on the front. Flip to see a sourced real-world example with a real number and a named source — the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Federal Reserve, the Congressional Budget Office, and their peers.
- Bookmark anything you want to come back to, and revisit it later in Review Saved.
- Turn on an optional daily reminder any time in Settings — it’s off until you turn it on.
Inflation and Interest Rates are free, with no account or sign-up. The other 13 core topics — GDP, Supply & Demand, Labor Markets, Trade & Tariffs, Housing Market, Central Banks, Recessions, Debt & Deficits, Exchange Rates, Consumer Spending, Taxes, Fiscal Policy, and Economic Indicators — open together with a one-time Unlock All Topics purchase.
Six topic packs are separate one-time purchases: Markets & Investing Basics, Personal Economics, Economic History, Economies Around the World, Economic Systems, and Personal Finance. EconByte Pro is an optional subscription. While subscribed, it includes educational courses, the news brief, every core topic and topic pack, and no ads. It is education only — not financial, investment, or tax advice, and not trading tips.
The 180 core cards ship in the app and can be read offline. No account is required.
What you’ll learn
EconByte covers 15 core topics, 12 cards each, for 180 cards:
Free: Inflation · Interest Rates
Unlock All Topics (one-time): GDP · Supply & Demand · Labor Markets · Trade & Tariffs · Housing Market · Central Banks · Recessions · Debt & Deficits · Exchange Rates · Consumer Spending · Taxes · Fiscal Policy · Economic Indicators
Topic packs (one-time, or included with EconByte Pro while subscribed): Markets & Investing Basics · Personal Economics · Economic History · Economies Around the World · Economic Systems · Personal Finance
Every card ends with a source citation and date — the document was checked before the claim shipped, and unverifiable claims were removed rather than estimated. All cards carry the disclaimer: For educational purposes only — not financial or investment advice.
Why EconByte?
Most economics education is a textbook or a podcast you never finish. EconByte is the version that fits in the time between two subway stops: one concept, one sourced example, one number you’ll actually remember. It’s not trying to make you an economist. It’s trying to make you the person at the table who understands why the grocery bill changed and what the economic news actually means.
A headline that says inflation is down is one of those moments. Why Are Prices Still High If Inflation Is Down? explains the difference between prices rising more slowly and prices actually falling.
EconByte is free to download on the App Store for iPhone. Two core topics stay free. Other topics and topic packs are one-time purchases at the prices shown in the app, and EconByte Pro is an optional subscription.