Google News comparisons
Google News is compared head-to-head with Feedly, Inoreader and Yahoo News and more: 7 head-to-heads in News and Magazine Apps, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Google News head-to-head
- Google News vs Feedly
- Google News vs Inoreader
- Google News vs Yahoo News
- Google News vs BBC News
- Google News vs AP News
- Google News vs Ground News
- Google News vs SmartNews
Google News vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Content scope | Personalized feed | Platforms | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Google News | Yes | Free | Multi-source | Yes | web, android, ios | 9.3 |
| 1 | Feedly | Yes | $65/yr | 9.4 | |||
| 3 | Inoreader | Yes | web, ios, android | 9.1 | |||
| 4 | Yahoo News | Yes | Free | Multi-source | Yes | web, iOS, Android | 9.0 |
| 5 | BBC News | Yes | Publisher | Yes | web, iOS, Android | 8.9 | |
| 6 | AP News | Yes | Free | Publisher | Yes | web, iOS, Android; iOS listing also includes iPad and Apple Watch | 8.8 |
| 7 | Ground News | Yes | Multi-source | Yes | web, iOS, Android, browser extension | 8.7 | |
| 8 | SmartNews | Yes | Free | Multi-source | Yes | iOS, Android | 8.6 |
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Compared by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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