SmartNews: News That Matters

SmartNews: News That Matters

By SmartNews, Inc.

  • Category: News
  • Release Date: 2014-10-01
  • Current Version: 24.4.40
  • Adult Rating: 12+
  • File Size: 136.18 MB
  • Developer: SmartNews, Inc.
  • Compatibility: Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
Score: 4.63612
4.63612
From 821,888 Ratings

Description

SmartNews helps you discover balanced, unbiased stories—for free. Connect with the world around you through editor curation and state-of-the-art algorithms. Whether it's politics, local coverage, sports, or entertainment, feeling good about being informed has never been easier. Stay in the loop and explore your passions with news from top publishers: NBC News, MSNBC, USA Today, TIME, The Huffington Post, Bleacher Report, Quartz, The Verge, VICE, VOX, AP, Reuters, Buzzfeed, Fast Company. SmartNews has 50 million downloads, 2+ million 5-star ratings, thousands of trusted publishers, and was the “Best Local News App” of 2022 according to BestApp.com. START YOUR DAY WITH SMARTTAKE Escape from misinformation, sensationalism, and biased news with SmartTake. A free comprehensive daily digest of unique, interesting, lighthearted, and balanced information focused on helping you feel good about being informed. Thoughtfully curated by our team of award-winning editors, SmartTake is here to feed your brain—not your bias—with quality local, entertainment, sports, politics, and science. Take a mental break from doomscrolling, and unwind with news that enriches your understanding of the world around you. Balanced News - Get access to stories that are free of bias—no paywalls ever. - See coverage from every angle and all sides. -Discover balanced, non-partisan information you can trust. Political News - Get prepared for the polls with top stories from across the political spectrum. - See trusted political news for free with up-to-the-minute insights. - Understand candidates and elections in your local area. Trusted Sources -We partner with thousands of credible publishers for unbiased news from all sides. -Our team of award-winning journalists validates content to ensure it meets our high-quality requirements. - Read reliable breaking coverage for your area for free. Entertainment News -Get an inside look at entertainment in Hollywood with updates on celebrities from movie stars to reality TV. -Discover upcoming movies or TV shows with your favorite actors. -Set notifications and follow entertainment topics so you never miss a breaking celebrity story. -Read news about the Oscars, Hollywood, Movie Stars, Fashion Week, and more. Local News -Get relevant local stories from top trusted publishers based on your location. -See the latest coverage in your hometown with the Local tab. -Discover local updates, traffic, events, local weather, new restaurants, family activities, and so much more. Sports News -Welcome to your spot for sports stories. -Get daily articles highlighting the latest games, teams, players, and sporting events. -Set notifications for your favorite teams. -See news about football, basketball, golf, tennis, soccer, and more. *** SmartNews in the News “Browse headlines quickly, customize your channels, and read the news offline. SmartNews is an excellent free alternative to other popular news apps.” - CNET *** SmartNews Awards Best News Aggregator, 2023 (US) Lifewire Best Free News App, 2023 (US) MakeUseOf Best News App, 2023 (US) AndroidCentral Best Local News App, 2022 (US) Bestapp *** 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. “Literally, one of the best news apps… It ranks with the likes of BBC News.” -Lorraine C. *Terms of Service The SmartNews Terms of Service are linked below. Please read and confirm these terms before using our services. https://www.smartnews.com/terms/

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Reviews

  • Overwhelming Advertisements

    2
    By kygolfhack
    As I’m sure has been said many times before the advertising is so intrusive it makes reading articles very frustrating. I don’t know what’s going on behind the scenes but after reading just a few articles my device becomes very hot and sluggish to the point I have to completely close the app and sometimes reboot. Definitely going to try other news apps.
  • Was my fav news app

    2
    By Nyih!
    But with more and more advertisements, it starts to lock more often. I understand ads are important revenue source, but I have to unload and reload this app quite often and it’s getting annoying.
  • Enjoy

    5
    By rosary toting ggma
    I enjoy reading the quick and interesting stories.
  • Constant freezing will delete app

    1
    By Fat hersh
    Has gotten worse freezes iPhone and very slow to scroll.
  • Too many ads

    1
    By Timmy Toto
    I have to move on from this app . There are so many ads that it makes reading articles almost impossible
  • Too many ads

    2
    By Drew121q
    I’ve been reading SmartNews for years and unfortunately the ads are getting ridiculous. They pop up every once in a while and are 30 secs + long. Then the regular ads are big and really easy to accidentally click on the ad and it opens a new window on safari. If things don’t change, it’s time for a new app to read the news.
  • Missing news sources

    1
    By LADillon25
    No longer able to access Bleacher Report, CBS Sports, Fox Sports, ClutchPoints, or Heavy articles on Smart News. It looks like they completely disappeared from the app? Really limits the sports section, with tons of articles from random sites showing up.
  • Painfully slow

    1
    By Xsmartnewsfan
    I’ve been nothing but completely happy with this app for a few years (on iPad) but something happened in the last 6 or so months. Choosing an article to read, is sooooo slow now. All these ads try to load and it drags the whole app down. I’ve had the same ISP for three years, I have had no other issues with the speed of any of my other apps but whatever happened a few months ago, is completely due to the SmartNews app. Ridiculous.
  • Ads and fake AI stories

    1
    By Hate Albert
    This site has to many ads, that making reading articles hard. To many Trump stories and repeated articles. Im leaving site due to false AI stories.
  • Glitchy app

    1
    By Cece812
    This app freezes most of the time when I select an article to read. I close the app completely and try again. It still freezes when I select a story. The latest update from yesterday says it improved performance. It did not help.

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