SmartNews: News That Matters

SmartNews, Inc.

3.7

Publisher Country	US
Country Release Date	2013-03-26
Categories	News & Magazines
Country / Regions	US
Developer Website	SmartNews, Inc.
Support URL	SmartNews, Inc.
Content Rating	Teen

New year, new way to read the news. 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. The only question is…what will you discover today?

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

Discover personalized 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.

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
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 premium publishers based on your location.
-See the latest local government coverage in your hometown
-Discover local updates, traffic, events, 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.

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

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.

Terms of Service
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https://www.smartnews.com/terms/

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By Andrew Raymond Crawford
2025-07-06
Version 25.6.50
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It's an excellent aggregate news source. Occasional clickbait articles, but you get those everywhere. What I'd really like is the ability to hide any stories about motorsports since I follow those sports and can't always watch the races live - no matter how many times I try to hide F1 stories and results, it shows me a lot of them, frequently spoiling the results. Some sort of a "no spoiler stories" filter would be good, then I could browse the app more frequently without concern.
By Doug Barnes
2025-06-29
Version 25.6.40
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Good app for news, but when you can't even read half the article or they are unable to get you to the article that they linked, it's of no use! I'm deleting the app right now! 10/2021 Got a different phone and app got reinstalled. I gave it another chance and it's doing very nicely, thank you. update in June 2025. The one thing I have issue with this app is that it often updates right in the middle of reading an article and goes right back to the top. That's rather annoying.
By Allison Carver
2025-05-21
Version 25.5.20
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I installed the newest update hoping it would fix the problem with the app crashing, but now the app overheats my phone when I open it. What can I do? *edit: I restart all the time when this happens, it's only a temporary fix. My phone only heats up when I use this app. My point is, this isn't normal and began with that update. I had hoped for better than the IT go-to response of "Have you tried restarting it?"