With the rise of the internet, we can easily get our news online. However, since there are various sources available, finding and organizing these articles can be difficult. SmartNews is a free reference app that makes it easier for users to find articles about any topic. It features a simple and intuitive interface, which you can customize for easier browsing. More than that, it also allows you to read articles offline without the need to save webpages. 

What the app offers

As with other free news apps, SmartNews curates stories from various sources and organizes them in a way that is easier for you to browse. The app offers more than 300 US publishers, including popular sites, such as CBS News, MSNBC, and Business Insider. It also features stories from entertainment news sites and lifestyle pages. However, you may also find some unreliable sources, such as tabloids and political blogs. 

At the top section of the screen, you will find the channels. You can swipe and browse through these channels to find any story of your liking. These channels are content categories, such as Top News, Sports, and Politics. There is also a social channel that lets you connect to your Twitter account to see stories from your timeline. SmartNews offers a customization feature so you can edit and rearrange the navigation buttons to your liking.

You can read the articles online, but you can also enable the Smart mode. In doing so, the stories will load instantly and lets you read the articles offline. However, there are a few drawbacks that you need to consider before downloading the app. Some sources are unreliable, so you need to check each article. More so, the app is prone to crashing and freezing and there are tons of ads interrupting you as you browse and read.

Convenient news source

If you are looking for an easy to use news source, then SmartNews is an app that is worth a try. The app offers the freshest news story from various sources and displays them in a clean interface. More than that, it allows enough customizability that lets you read the news in a way that suits you. It has a few issues, but, all in all, it is a recommended news app.