We analyzed 341 negative reviews of SmartNews: Breaking News from the App Store. Here's what users are saying.
Excessive ads and lack of source filtering
"Too many ads ruin the experience."
"I want to block certain news sources, but the app doesn’t allow it."
Even when you ask to show less of an extremely biased source, this app amplifies the messaging from the far right. Should be classified as a propaganda engine not a news aggregator.
UPDATE 3/13/26: Since rewards were added, the app is a mess. I should get reward points for trying to OPEN it and CLICK a story quick enough before the app crashes! I ALMOST have time to read the headline of the story I’m trying to open. Please fix this! Please fix! This app would work faster than...
This app has dramatically changed recently and I don’t enjoy as much. When I click to see photos of people I’m following they don’t download or if I click a link to it will give me errors. I don’t know if you’re proofreading the articles you post but sometime I can’t follow the story. And now it r...
At times some news sources keep posting old stories to make a political point. Others don’t even try to hide their biases. However, it seems a struggle to remove these sources
Nearly every article is bias toward the USA/Israel and their effort to rid the world leading sponsor from obtaining a nuclear bomb and continued production of ballistic weapons. Why do you not report the news as it is and spare us from this fake and exaggerated news. A shame.
To many adds, I deleted App!
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Please stop sending constant notifications about Timothee Chalamet. It is far too much daily notices Make it stop!
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