We combine the best of quality journalism with expert curation to help you stay informed—and feel good while doing it. Discover top news from premium publishers in one app: Bloomberg, The Atlantic, USA Today, TIME, The Huffington Post, Bleacher Report, Quartz, The Verge, LAT, VOX, AP, Reuters, Buzzfeed, and Fast Company.
Read news in English, Spanish, Chinese and more! Translate any article in your feed to your native language for easier reading.
SmartNews rewards you for staying up to date. Earn points every day by reading articles and exchange them for gift cards from your favorite brands or donations to charities you support.
Key Features
Translation: Translate articles into Spanish, Chinese, and more with one tap to read in your native language.
Rewards: Earn points for reading articles and completing daily missions, redeemable for retail gift cards or charity donations.
Local & Travel: Get informative stories and location-based updates on government, traffic, weather, and politics wherever you go.
Politics: Prepare for elections, polls, and debates with stories across the political spectrum.
Quality: We partner with thousands of trusted publishers for premium, balanced news.
Entertainment: Discover top movies or TV shows with your favorite actors.
Sports: Catch breaking news about football, basketball, golf, tennis, soccer, and more.
Health: Discover the healthcare news that impacts you all in one free app.
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: 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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Used to be 5 stars
Hakuba db
It feels that every time you get to enjoy something online, something changes to make the experience unpleasant. This is definitely the case with this program. They recently merged international with US news and have flooded the app with ads. I will stick with it for a few more weeks and if it doesn’t settle down will have to find some other source for my news.
Don’t waste your time here folks…It tells what news to read and you don’t have a choice of content
HotwasabiFX
The app needs to have a end user selection so when the news refreshes it defaults to the users preferred tab, not the ‘Top News’ which is the editors pick and does not reflect everyone’s choices…it’s actually the leftist editors favourite news channels..so if you don’t want to follow The Guardian News, or CNNNNN and you don’t select it as a news channel, it doesn’t matter as its news stories will still be shown in the default tab when you open the app…seriously biased and flawed news app…don’t waste your time here folks …there is far better available in the App Store
Now awful
Loops242
Have been using the app and enjoying delivery of news items. With the latest update, it’s all changed and unusable. Advertising is heaped on the pages and it really is a very unpleasant experience now. Such a shame as it was very good. I’ve deleted it.
- Performance improvements and bug fixes to enhance your reading experience.
Version 26.10.40
The developer, SmartNews, Inc., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
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Information
Seller
SmartNews, Inc.
Size
232.5 MB
Category
News
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
Apple Vision Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages
English and 4 more
English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
