
SmartNews: Local Breaking News 17+
Breaking Local News & Weather
SmartNews, Inc.
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
SmartNews is the award-winning local news app downloaded by 50+ million readers in 150+ countries!
SmartNews analyzes millions of articles every day to deliver the top trending news stories influencing the world right now.
News From All Sides! SmartNews delivers high-quality news headlines and breaking news from top news publishers: NBC News, MSNBC, USA Today, TIME, The Huffington Post, Bleacher Report, Quartz, The Verge, VICE, VOX, AP, Reuters, Buzzfeed, Fast Company and more.
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Reviews:
“Better than Feedly or Flipboard. Love it!” Jack C.
“Much better than the new version of Apple News.” - Polidoc
“Been using Google News but this is better. Much easier to share.” Eddie H.
“Literally one of the best news apps… It ranks with the likes of BBC News.” -lightspeed12
“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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Features:
Breaking News
Notifications for breaking news stories.
Trusted News
300+ top US & World news publications.
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Awards:
- Best of 2013 (Japan) - Apple
- Best App of the Year, 2013 (Japan) - Google
What’s New
Version 23.5.40
- Performance improvements and bug fixes to enhance your reading experience.
Ratings and Reviews
Stop the Popups!
UPDATE: (I am late posting this, but) within hours of me writing about my issue with pop-ups, the developers actually responded, and within a day or two, the problem was 100% rectified! I love developers who actually take the time to read and respond to the concerns of their customers, so because of that, SmartNews will forever have a supporter in me!
I have been using Smart news several times a day, every day for years now, and I have enjoyed it for the most-part. However, as of January 1, 2021, I am now being greeted by a pop-up urging me to enable location services, which I have no desire to do. It is understandable that the app would request permission for such a feature, but it is requesting permission after EVERY•SINGLE•STORY read! It is beyond annoying and feels like harassment! If this problem isn’t rectified within a week, I will be uninstalling this app. Your readers should be given a choice of which features to enable, and not be harassed when they don’t choose in accordance with YOUR preferences. Update: I am updating my review to reflect a 4-star rating, because I am no longer being bombarded with popups. For everyone who’s whining about the app being too “left-leaning”, perhaps you should search for a Breitbart app, or some other tabloidesque news affiliate...and this is coming from an Independent.
Developer Response ,
Thanks for your feedback. We are currently working to address this issue and appreciate your patience.
-SmartNews
Biden bashing
Im increasingly alarmed by this app and its obvious anti Biden rhetoric, So many stories are bashing Biden claiming he’s getting senile and calling for his removal I thought this publication was fair and balanced but it’s becoming obvious that the editors have a definite hatred of our president by the way they publish one story after another about Biden’s failing memory and slurred words and on an on, I’m personally sick of it and can’t understand why they never mention the good things hes done for the country instead of constantly bashing him personally, Biden has had to deal with a country and government left in shambles by trump and his complete lack of understanding of government and his only concern was enriching himself and his family from his position in office, Listen to speech president Biden gave in ukraine and Poland and then tell me about how his mind is not up to the job, he gave two of the best speeches given by any president in history after hours of traveling and meetings with world leaders and never lost his train of thought or slurred a single word, If you’re going to be fair and balanced try listening to a few trump insane rambling speechs where he talks endlessly and seldom makes any sense has a 5 th grade vocabulary and constantly destroys the word he’s trying to say, Im done with this app and its obvious prejudice and hate of our great president
Helps me stay in formed
Love smart news and have recommended it to many of my friends. I would like to see a few very minor changes though.
1. Something to show “not interested” in a certain article/topic. For instance, I may read two articles on the same topic, be done with it, and then the app assumes anything related to that person or topic I want to know about and I relentlessly get articles about that (ex. Aaron Carter’s passing - I now get every article written about the tragic event, “his managers last text with him”, “his fiancé spotted at…”, “what happens to Aaron’s fortune now?” etc - all of which I, respectfully, don’t want to receive anymore or read about just because I read the article about his passing.
2. Because the algorithm does push so much that it thinks I will like, I tend to miss actual breaking news stories. Would be cool to differentiate breaking news notifications even more, maybe with a different color logo or something (not sound).
All in all, I love this app and have used it for years. It has so many great features like the smart view and features that have evolved like being able to see the articles you were notified about all in one place. It’s very helpful for staying aware of things in a timely manner.
Developer Response ,
Thank you for your review and great suggestion! We are working with our internal team to make the 'see less' feature better, so please stay tuned for the nearest future app updates. Also will pass along your feedback to the design and product team for future development. Happy reading!
App Privacy
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.
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Location
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Search History
- Browsing History
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
- Other Data
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Location
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Search History
- Browsing History
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
- Other Data
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- SmartNews, Inc.
- Size
- 100 MB
- Category
- News
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, Japanese
- Age Rating
- 17+ Frequent/Intense Mature/Suggestive Themes Unrestricted Web Access Infrequent/Mild Medical/Treatment Information Frequent/Intense Sexual Content or Nudity Frequent/Intense Cartoon or Fantasy Violence Frequent/Intense Horror/Fear Themes Frequent/Intense Profanity or Crude Humor Frequent/Intense Realistic Violence
- Copyright
- © 2012-2023 SmartNews, Inc.
- Price
- Free