SmartNews: News That Matters

Contains ads
3.7
680K reviews
50M+
Downloads
Content rating
Teen
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About this app

Here at SmartNews, we aggregate information to uncomplicate how you read news. With one free download, you get access to quality news, daily breaking updates, and interesting articles. Stay connected with the world through editor curation and state-of-the-art algorithms. Whether it's politics, local, sports, or entertainment, getting the news you need 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 millions of downloads, thousands of 5-star ratings, an array of trusted publishers, and was the “Best Local News App” of 2024 according to BestApp.com.

START YOUR DAY WITH SMARTTAKE
Escape from misinformation and stress with SmartTake. A free daily digest of unique, interesting, lighthearted, and balanced information to help you feel good about being informed. Thoughtfully curated by award-winning editors, SmartTake is here to feed your brain with quality global, local, entertainment, sports, politics, and health. Take a mental break from doomscrolling, and unwind with news that enriches your mind.

Balanced News
- Get access to balanced stories—for free.
- See coverage from every angle, all sides, across the globe.
-Discover balanced, information you can trust.

Political News
- Get prepared for the elections, polls, and debates with top stories from across the political spectrum from Democrat to Republican.
- See trusted political news for free with up-to-the-minute insights on legislation.
- Understand candidates, ballot measures, debates, results, and city council elections in your area.
-Find voter information, campaign finance stories, verified election reports, and expert election analysis you can trust.

Trusted Sources
-We partner with thousands of trusted publishers for balanced news.
-Our award-winning journalists validate content to ensure it meets our high-quality requirements.
- Read trustworthy 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 top movies or TV shows with your favorite actors.
-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 informative stories from quality publishers based on your location.
-See the latest local government coverage in your hometown
-Discover local updates, traffic, events, local weather, new restaurants, family activities, politics, school boards, and so much more.

Sports News
-Welcome to your spot for informative sports stories.
-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 News
-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 News

“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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SmartNews Awards

Best Local News App, 2024 (US)
Bestapp

Best News Aggregator, 2023 (US)
Lifewire

Best Free News App, 2023 (US)
MakeUseOf

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.

*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/
Updated on
Sep 17, 2024

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Location, App info and performance, and Device or other IDs
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 2 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

3.7
627K reviews
Rob Hewitt
August 29, 2024
I have used and loved SmartNews for a couple of years. In the last few months it has become buggy and frustrating to use. The app "freezes" for long moments (while loading ads?) making you stare at the screen you've already read. It spontaneously scrolls to the top of the article forcing you to try to find your place again. It may do this 2 or 3 times per article. It crashes regularly and returns to the phone screen. And, finally, articles simply don't load. I find this totally frustrating.
43 people found this review helpful
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SmartNews, Inc.
August 29, 2024
We need you! 📋 Our Development Teams only know what they see in the lab when coding. We're asking you (Our Users ❤️) for what you are seeing when using SmartNews, please send us a screen capture here: https://bit.ly/3XmRKhF We offer help with Screen Capture here: https://bit.ly/3MlCtXM Let's work together to get things fixed! - SN Customer Service
Dave Lee
August 31, 2024
App has begun to crash a lot. Ads are very intrusive and not well-behaved. New annoyance, audio ads that start playing, and cannot be silenced even when sound is muted. This will be an app killer for me if not corrected. Sometimes, it is impossible to scroll through an article without activating a video or full-page ad that will not let you back out holding you hostage. Otherwise, a good news aggregate. Some stories are behind paywalls and should be dropped from the feed.
17 people found this review helpful
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SmartNews, Inc.
September 2, 2024
We hear you! Drop us some screenshots https://support.smartnews.com/hc/en-us/articles/36126956970393-How-Do-I-Capture-Screenshots-or-Screen-Recordings by tapping on that support button at https://support.smartnews.com/hc/en-us and we'll get the Ads folks working on it. We appreciate your help on this. 😊 - US Customer Support
Matthew J. Gross
September 9, 2024
While it used to be great, it is now glitchy and generally has low quality articles. I read a lot of great news on this app for several years, and then things started going downHill. the articles became mostly clickbait, pop-up ads appeared more often (including the autoplaying loud video ads), and it constantly crashes and half loads articles. I deleted it at one point and came back hopefully that things improved, but they haven't. The only thing keeping me around is habit and the variety.
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SmartNews, Inc.
September 10, 2024
Matthew, Thank You for this review! 😀 We are working to address the problem as quickly as possible. Customer Service is available at https://support.smartnews.com/hc/en-us by tapping the support button. - SmartNews

What's new

- We’re always working to make your SmartNews experience more enjoyable. Our latest update resolves an issue with the feed refreshing with different articles so that you can continue your seamless viewing experience across the app.