Broletter
@BroletterBot
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A seven-minute science briefing every morning: an arXiv paper explained, a few quick items from other fields and a section tied to your research interests. Written by AI, with a 7-day free trial and a Telegram Stars subscription after that.
Key features
- One morning message with four expandable sections
- A real arXiv paper explained each day
- A section tuned to your research interests
- Reaction buttons that adjust the next issue
- /feedback goes straight to the developer
What Broletter does
Most of arXiv is irrelevant to any one reader, and the part that matters is written for specialists. Broletter's answer is a morning digest that reads the day's papers for you — about 70 a day, by its author's count. One message arrives each morning with four preview cards: a deeper piece on a curious topic, a research spotlight explaining a real arXiv paper, a few quick bites from other fields, and a corner tied to your own research interests. You tap the cards you want to expand, and reaction buttons tell it what to show more or less of tomorrow.
The texts are generated by Google's Gemini models, so treat them as a way to notice work rather than to cite it: open the paper before you quote a result. The project was built for graduate students buried in papers, and its author also published a self-hostable version on GitHub under the MIT licence.
After a seven-day trial that needs no card, the bot costs 50, 100 or 150 Telegram Stars a month, depending on the tier. It launched in early 2026 as a one-person project, so give it time before you rely on it.
How to start
- Open @BroletterBot and press Start
- Next morning, tap the sections you want to expand
- Use the reaction buttons to steer what comes next
Pricing and limits
Subscription 7-day free trial, no card required
Pros / Cons
- Seven minutes instead of scrolling through listings
- A personal section for your own field
- Inexpensive subscription paid in Stars
- A self-hostable open-source version exists
- AI-written summaries can get things wrong
- arXiv only, no journals or other preprint servers
- Paid after the trial
- A new one-person project
Alternatives
Score breakdown
| Criterion | Weight | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Functionality | 25 | 7 / 10 | |
| Reliability & speed | 15 | 6 / 10 | |
| Popularity & trust | 15 | 3 / 10 | |
| Price & free tier | 10 | 7 / 10 | |
| Usability | 10 | 8 / 10 | |
| Safety & privacy | 10 | 7 / 10 | |
| Freshness | 5 | 8 / 10 | |
| Localization | 5 | 10 / 10 | |
| No intrusive ads | 5 | 9 / 10 | |
| Score | 100 | 66.0 |
FAQ
How much does it cost?
The first seven days are free and need no card. After that it is 50, 100 or 150 Telegram Stars a month depending on the tier, which its author puts at roughly $0.75 to $2.25.
Can I cite what it writes?
No. The summaries are generated by AI; use them to find papers, and cite the papers themselves after reading them.
Technical details
- Inline mode
- Mini App
- Works in groups
- Works in channels
- Accepts voice
- Accepts files
- Requires phone number
- Requires registration
- Shows ads
