SmartNews is a local news app that has been downloaded by over 50 million readers in more than 150 countries. The app provides the latest news from around the world, including the US, sports news, and local weather forecasts. SmartNews analyzes millions of articles every day to deliver the top trending news that is influencing the world right now. The app delivers high-quality news headlines and breaking news from top national news publishers such as NBC News, USA Today, The Huffington Post, and more. Users can customize their SmartNews experience with smart news channels, including US news, world news, sports, business news, politics, entertainment, and many others.

SmartNews offers several features that make it an excellent free alternative to other popular news apps. Users can browse headlines quickly, customize their channels, and read the news offline. The app also offers a readability mode for an optimal news reading experience and notifications for local breaking news headlines. Additionally, SmartNews provides a custom COVID tracking widget with the latest local case counts and vaccination updates.

SmartNews has been awarded the Best News App, including the Best App of the Year in 2013 by Google in Japan. With SmartNews, users can get their breaking local news and local weather forecast in one place.