SmartNews: News That Matters

Name: SmartNews: News That Matters
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Rating: 3.7296526432037354 (690694 reviews)
Author: SmartNews, Inc.

SmartNews, Inc.

Contains adsIn-app purchases

3.7

6.91L reviews

50M+

Downloads

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About this app

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.

Discover top 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.

Local
-Get informative stories from premium publishers based on your location.
-See the latest local news on government, traffic, weather, politics, school boards, and more.
-Read news about local cultural events, hidden gems, restaurants, family-friendly activities, and your summer farmer’s market.

Travel
-Discover the best spots wherever you go with location-based news and updates.
-Learn about top travel tips from your favorite publishers.
-Plan your next vacation with trending news on the best destinations, travel hacks, and flight deals before you depart.

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 standards.
- 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.

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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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

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AWARDS

Winner of the 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

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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

Aug 15, 2025

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

6.37L reviews

Joel Morrow

13 August 2025

The reason I gave this low of a score is because of the ads. I buy nothing. I repeat nothing by what ads are shown on apps. I know when it's a free app they have to make money but they should not force you to stay on an app page for up to 5 seconds and won't let you go because they want to force you to see that app which again I don't pay attention too.

17 people found this review helpful

SmartNews, Inc.

14 August 2025

We understand your frustration—full-screen ads should have a close button within a few seconds. Most ads come from third parties, but we’ll share your feedback with the team as we work to improve the experience.

Mike Doyle

19 August 2025

The app and content are quite good but more and more ads restrict the "back" function forcing the user to hit an x to get out of the ad.. Some are now delaying the availability of the x. I'm going to downgrade this again. First, I'm encourtering more and more frequent ads that prevent the use of "back". The latest forced me through two ads (for things that were of no interest) before the "x" appeared.

2 people found this review helpful

SmartNews, Inc.

20 August 2025

We know how frustrating that is—thanks for sharing the details. Full-screen ads should always have a close button within a few seconds. Since most ads come from third parties, we’ll flag this with the team to help improve the experience.

Eric Wilson

2 August 2025

I like news from everywhere not just one sided & this news app seems to provide just what I'm looking for! ***Update August 2nd 2025, please fix the Ads that pop up While you're reading an article and opens the ad in your browser!! That is not right and too intrusive. You dont even have to be scrolling or click on anything for them to pop up and opening in your browser! keep it all within the App!

12 people found this review helpful

SmartNews, Inc.

5 August 2025

Glad you’re enjoying the balanced news! That ad behavior definitely shouldn’t be happening. Please try updating the app or clearing the cache. If it continues, contact us through the Help section so we can investigate and get it fixed.