
SmartNews: Breaking News
SmartNews, Inc.
3.7
Release Details
Publisher Country | US |
Country Release Date | 2013-03-26 |
Categories | News & Magazines |
Country / Regions | US |
Developer Website | SmartNews, Inc. |
Support URL | SmartNews, Inc. |
Content Rating | Teen |
We combine the best of quality journalism with expert curation to help you stay informed—and feel good while doing it. With quality articles from trustworthy publishers, you can easily curate your feed based on your passions and topics that interest you most.
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SMARTNEWS IN THE PRESS
“Browse headlines quickly, customize your channels, and read the news offline. SmartNews is an excellent free alternative to other popular news apps.”
- CNET
AWARDS
Winner of the 2025 May Award Contest - Best Mobile App
Best Mobile App Awards
Best Local News App, 2024 (US)
Bestapp
Best News Aggregator, 2023 (US)
Lifewire
Best News App, 2023 (US)
AndroidCentral
REVIEWS
“Better than Feedly or Flipboard. Love it!” Joe C.
“Much better than the new version of Apple News.” - Donald B.
“Been using Google News, but this is better. Much easier to share.” Nikki H.
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Average Rating
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Featured Reviews
By Joel Morrow
2025-08-13
Version 25.8.20
advertisementsmonetizationThe reason I gave this low of a score is because of the ads. I buy nothing. I repeat nothing by what ads are shown on apps. I know when it's a free app they have to make money but they should not force you to stay on an app page for up to 5 seconds and won't let you go because they want to force you to see that app which again I don't pay attention too.
By Norman Knier
2025-08-04
Version 25.7.20
advertisementsserviceStarted out really good. After many updates, you can't hover over anything without a form covering the story. Stop over an ad and a form pops up asking if you like the ad. stop over a news story and a form pops up asking among other things if you want to follow the story, stop getting this kind of news etc.. I want to read the news, not spend my time filling out or closing forms. There seems to be no way to stop them.
By Eric Wilson
2025-08-02
Version 25.7.40
contentadvertisementsI like news from everywhere not just one sided & this news app seems to provide just what I'm looking for! ***Update August 2nd 2025, please fix the Ads that pop up While you're reading an article and opens the ad in your browser!! That is not right and too intrusive. You dont even have to be scrolling or click on anything for them to pop up and opening in your browser! keep it all within the App!
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