SmartNews: Breaking News

SmartNews, Inc.

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About this app

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.

Discover top news from premium publishers: Bloomberg, The Atlantic, USA Today, TIME, The Huffington Post, Bleacher Report, Quartz, The Verge, LAT, VOX, AP, Reuters, Buzzfeed, Fast Company.

Local
-Get informative stories from premium publishers based on your location.
-See the latest local news on government, traffic, weather, politics, school boards, and more.
-Read news about local cultural events, hidden gems, restaurants, family-friendly activities, and your summer farmer’s market.

Travel
-Discover the best spots wherever you go with location-based news and updates.
-Learn about top travel tips from your favorite publishers.
-Plan your next vacation with trending news on the best destinations, travel hacks, and flight deals before you depart.

Politics
- Get prepared for the elections, polls, and debates with stories across the political spectrum from Democrat to Republican.
- Understand candidates, ballot measures, debates, results, and city council elections near you.
-Find voter information, campaign finance stories, verified election reports, and expert election analysis you can trust.

Quality
-We partner with thousands of trusted publishers for premium, balanced news.
-Our award-winning journalists validate content to ensure it meets our high-quality standards.
- Read trustworthy breaking coverage for your area for free.

Entertainment
-Get an inside look at entertainment.
-Discover top movies or TV shows with your favorite actors.
-Follow entertainment topics so you never miss a story.

Sports
-Get daily articles highlighting the latest games, teams, players, and sporting events.
-Set notifications for your favorite teams.
-See breaking news about football, basketball, golf, tennis, soccer, and more.

Health
-Discover the healthcare news that impacts you all in one free app.
-See what experts say about wellness, aging, and mental health from top publishers.
-Follow stories about pain relief updates, exercise trends, and home remedies.



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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

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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


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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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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/

Ratings and reviews

I am impressed with the ui, but unimpressed with the embedded ads. I really like that there are so many categories for news, but the organization of the tabs reverts to the default organization when updated. I am struggling with how many ads are in this app. I used to be able to skip the ads immediately, but now it has a timer. I also am unimpressed that the ads are every few articles, and not 1/day, or even 1/hr. There needs to be a paid version without ads.

I like that this app shows me a variety of articles that appeal to my interests (almost too much sometimes as by the the of the day I'll frequently have like 16 notifications waiting between the breaking and other news). What I don't like is the crazy amount of ads. Sometimes I'll be reading an article and the entire screen shifts because a slow nearly full screen ad loaded above what I was reading. I also don't like that the app appears to crash more frequently with each update.

I used to really enjoy this app til I got an upgraded phone. Now the ads load up great (sarcasm)!! Ads are super fast! The article I'm trying to read keeps either taking literally 5 minutes to load because of all the d@** ads or keeps closing abruptly (I'm sure due to the ads). It's really ridiculous. Just because I buy an item once or Google search a product doesn't mean I want to be inundated by the proprietors advertising every time I turn on my phone or open your app.

What’s new

- Performance improvements and bug fixes to enhance your reading experience.