SmartNews: News That Matters

Name: SmartNews: News That Matters
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Rating: 3.7268011569976807 (683550 reviews)
Author: SmartNews, Inc.

SmartNews, Inc.

Contains adsIn-app purchases

3.7

684K reviews

50M+

Downloads

Teen

About this app

At SmartNews, we simplify how you read news. Get access to trustworthy articles from your favorite publishers for free. Stay connected to the world around you through vetted content covering everything from politics and health to sports and entertainment.

Read 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.

START YOUR DAY WITH SMARTTAKE
Escape misinformation and stress with SmartTake, a free daily digest of unique and balanced information. Curated by our award-winning editors, SmartTake offers quality
updates on global, local, entertainment, sports, politics, and health, helping you keep it light and feel good about being informed.

Politics
- Get prepared for the elections, polls, and debates with balanced 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 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
-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.

Local
-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 more.

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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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

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/

Updated on

Dec 20, 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 activity and 2 others

This app may collect these data types

Location, Personal info and 4 others

Data is encrypted in transit

You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

3.7

631K reviews

Nathan Hansen

December 18, 2024

There is a glitch in your app that force closes, won't allow me to read an article, cuts off half of the article, and adds that pop up and cut off the feed. Very irritating to constantly close, reopen, and search every few minutes. Please fix!!! STILL NOT FIXED. Now, there is an added issue. The ads that play in between articles are intrusive and forceful. Hard to exit or require you to watch a full video. There are plenty of ads and banners already. If this continues I will be forced to quit

14 people found this review helpful

SmartNews, Inc.

December 18, 2024

We’re sorry for all the frustration—this definitely isn’t the experience we want you to have. We’ve made some recent fixes to address crashes and ad issues. Please update your app and phone OS if you haven’t already. If the problems persist, send us details with screenshots at [email protected] so we can investigate further.

alan welborn

December 18, 2024

Finally fixed the crashing issue, for the most part. But these ads! Last forever, then no matter how carefully you tap the close button, it still takes to to the play store. No way to avoid it. I think they're pumping up the numbers on their advertisements by forcing a click on the ad. Irritating. But yall get one more star than before.

5 people found this review helpful

SmartNews, Inc.

December 18, 2024

Thanks for noticing the fixes—we’re glad things are working better now! We hear you on the ads and take your feedback seriously. We’ve made some recent improvements, so if you still notice issues, please report them with a screenshot. Your experience matters!

Holly Mullen

December 16, 2024

Used to be a newsworthy, informative and well functioning app; now crashes a lot, constant updates, sometimes more than one a day, sometimes two or three days go by, Random letters, usually A's with an accent over the A, randomly appear at the beginning and at the end of some words. Stories that reference visual events no loger have any pictures/video. SInce last update, full screen pop-up of Pinterest ads often appear and cannot be backed out of comma have to shut app down. No longer recommend

3 people found this review helpful

SmartNews, Inc.

December 16, 2024

Sorry to hear about the trouble you're having! The random letters and missing images/videos definitely shouldn't be happening. If you come across any, please send us the article link so we can look into it. As for the ads, we're working on improving that experience too—if you encounter any excessive ones, let us know with a screenshot!