SmartNews comparisons
SmartNews is compared head-to-head with Feedly, Google News and Inoreader and more: 7 head-to-heads in News and Magazine Apps, each with the specs and prices we checked.
SmartNews head-to-head
- SmartNews vs Feedly
- SmartNews vs Google News
- SmartNews vs Inoreader
- SmartNews vs Yahoo News
- SmartNews vs BBC News
- SmartNews vs AP News
- SmartNews vs Ground News
SmartNews vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Content scope | Offline reading | Personalized feed | Platforms | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | SmartNews | Yes | None | Multi-source | Yes | Yes | iOS, Android | 8.6 |
| 1 | Feedly | Yes | $65/yr | — | — | — | — | 9.4 |
| 2 | Google News | Yes | None | Multi-source | Yes | Yes | web, android, ios | 9.3 |
| 3 | Inoreader | Yes | — | — | — | — | web, ios, android | 9.1 |
| 4 | Yahoo News | Yes | None | Multi-source | — | Yes | web, iOS, Android | 9.0 |
| 5 | BBC News | Yes | — | Publisher | — | Yes | web, iOS, Android | 8.9 |
| 6 | AP News | Yes | None | Publisher | — | Yes | web, iOS, Android; iOS listing also includes iPad and Apple Watch | 8.8 |
| 7 | Ground News | Yes | — | Multi-source | No | Yes | web, iOS, Android, browser extension | 8.7 |
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Compared by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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