---
title: "SmartNews: Breaking News - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in Philippines | Apple App Store"
description: "We combine the best of quality journalism with expert curation to help you stay informed—and feel good while doing it. With quality articles from trustworthy publishers, you can easily curate your fee"
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# SmartNews: Breaking News — Philippines
> Global News to Local Updates

![SmartNews App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/47/fe/e1/47fee1b8-144d-d10b-6f2b-74929185a7c3/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007epad-0-1-0-sRGB-0-85-220.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [SmartNews](https://apptail.io/developer/smartnews-dvn) (Japan)
**Category:** News
**Rating:** 4.6/5 (380 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** jp.gocro.SmartNews
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** Philippines
**Version:** 26.6.20 (released 2026-06-08)
**Original Release:** 2015-02-03
**Languages:** English, Japanese

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/ph/app/app/id579581125)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/smartnews-breaking-news-umVd/philippines](https://apptail.io/app/smartnews-breaking-news-umVd/philippines)

## SmartNews Description
We combine the best of quality journalism with expert curation to help you stay informed—and feel good while doing it. With quality articles from trustworthy publishers, you can easily curate your feed based on your passions and topics that interest you most. 

Discover top news from premium publishers: Bloomberg, The Atlantic, USA Today, TIME, The Huffington Post, Bleacher Report, Quartz, The Verge, LAT, VOX, AP, Reuters, Buzzfeed, Fast Company.

Local 
-Get informative stories from premium publishers based on your location. 
-See the latest local news on government, traffic, weather, politics, school boards, and more.
-Read news about local cultural events, hidden gems, restaurants, family-friendly activities, and your summer farmer’s market.

Travel
-Discover the best spots wherever you go with location-based news and updates.
-Learn about top travel tips from your favorite publishers.
-Plan your next vacation with trending news on the best destinations, travel hacks, and flight deals before you depart. 

Politics
-  Get prepared for the elections, polls, and debates with stories across the political spectrum from Democrat to Republican.
- Understand candidates, ballot measures, debates, results, and city council elections near you.
-Find voter information, campaign finance stories, verified election reports, and expert election analysis you can trust.

Quality 
-We partner with thousands of trusted publishers for premium, balanced news.
-Our award-winning journalists validate content to ensure it meets our high-quality standards.
- Read trustworthy breaking coverage for your area for free.

Entertainment  
-Get an inside look at entertainment.
-Discover top movies or TV shows with your favorite actors. 
-Follow entertainment topics so you never miss a story.

Sports
-Get daily articles highlighting the latest games, teams, players, and sporting events.
-Set notifications for your favorite teams.
-See breaking news about football, basketball, golf, tennis, soccer, and more.

Health
-Discover the healthcare news that impacts you all in one free app. 
-See what experts say about wellness, aging, and mental health from top publishers.
-Follow stories about pain relief updates, exercise trends, and home remedies. 



***
SMARTNEWS IN THE PRESS

“Browse headlines quickly, customize your channels, and read the news offline. SmartNews is an excellent free alternative to other popular news apps.”
- CNET

***
AWARDS

Winner of the 2025 May Award Contest - Best Mobile App
Best Mobile App Awards

Best Local News App, 2024 (US)
Bestapp

Best News Aggregator, 2023 (US)
Lifewire

Best News App, 2023  (US)
AndroidCentral


***
REVIEWS

“Better than Feedly or Flipboard. Love it!” Joe C.

“Much better than the new version of Apple News.” - Donald B.

“Been using Google News, but this is better. Much easier to share.” Nikki H.

***

Terms of Service
The SmartNews Terms of Service are linked below. Please read and confirm these terms before using our services.


## SmartNews Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/df/f7/5c/dff75cb2-3b74-e7c1-8ce5-1db990d0c3de/121525_ASO_IOS_1284x2778_GR_Screen-1.jpg/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/77/ab/a0/77aba0b2-6aca-bb20-25a2-636d1c1ea438/121525_ASO_IOS_1284x2778_GR_Screen-2.jpg/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/e9/9d/13/e99d13fa-52fe-3152-581b-f43af616d5a8/121525_ASO_IOS_1284x2778_GR_Screen-3.jpg/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/c0/0c/bc/c00cbc41-4fc5-17a7-03e2-ffeef2dffec0/121525_ASO_IOS_1284x2778_GR_Screen-4.jpg/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/3e/b5/0d/3eb50d76-9ccb-b950-886b-b97efc941083/121525_ASO_IOS_1284x2778_GR_Screen-5.jpg/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 6](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/ef/c2/76/efc27623-6e53-94d1-0cb1-888a9d327f25/121525_ASO_IOS_1284x2778_GR_Screen-6.jpg/1284x2778.png)

## SmartNews Rating Breakdown in Philippines
- 5 stars: 272 (72%)
- 4 stars: 73 (19%)
- 3 stars: 25 (7%)
- 2 stars: 6 (2%)
- 1 stars: 4 (1%)

## SmartNews Reviews in Philippines

### ***-- "Offline is not consistent"
Offline doesn’t work most of the time. Or, at least have more user controls for offline downloading
-- tanrover, 2024-07-16

### **--- "天気予報の日付"
天気予報の日付が今日を表示しない。
今日が4月3日に場合、天気予報の画面は、今日4/2火、明日4/3水と表示される。
-- Shuni3, 2024-04-03

### *---- "Intrusive Ad"
So annoying even if you didn’t click the ad it will still open the App Store.
-- markmarquida, 2024-03-10

### ***-- "最新の記事に更新が最新では無い"
ちゃんと最新の記事に更新したのにも関わらず上の方に4、5日前の記事とか本当にやめて欲しい。特に金融関連とか突発性のある地震関連とかだと誤解を与える可能性があるし更新の意味がない。
-- complainman, 2021-05-01

### *---- "広告"
アップデート後。広告が数秒ごとに変わるのはいいけど、スクロールした画面が上まで戻される。iPhone7(iOS最新)という古い機種だから？
-- Manok Ako, 2021-02-11

### *---- "Worst app anout news. So biased about reporting. It is just so negative and toxic. Deleting it."
Will give 5 stars when you change to positive content about President Trump. Why so negative about him? He is a hardworking president who looks after the good of America. You have becomes haters and we are so disappointed. Lift up the spirits also of the millions of supporters of President Trump by talking positively about him. You always put him in bad light. So very negative news.
-- ML Sam, 2020-08-02

### ***-- "Lots of sexy content"
Is Japanese languages/version news is for man??Because I’ve seen many content about sexy women talent etc.. idk. Why is that? Haha more important content please.
-- IamRedzel, 2019-09-28

### ***** "comment and requeat"
This is really a great app, its light in sized, fast to load and aesthetically good. 
It would be perfect if there's a dark mode on this app. I hope there will be an option to filter the news site that you only prefer to appear in your dashboard.
-- jameih, 2019-09-25

### ***** "Excellent app, bug report"
Thank you for such a compact and streamlined news app!

Bug report : “Science” tab not displaying pictures.

System : ios 12.2, ipad mini 2
-- Bri777101, 2019-03-26

### ***** "One of the best"
Always updated read it on the go
-- rene526, 2019-01-16

### ***-- "Asian Perspective"
I enjoy getting various news through SmartNews. It would be great to include (Far East) Asia based media to really make it a well represented Global News!
-- RTMO, 2017-05-11

### *---- "Not Smartnews"
I removed Smartnews from my reading apps because most of your news are one-sided stories. Not smart anymore for me. Bye.
-- AlexanDein, 2015-12-25

### ****- "Cool app!"
Great summary of things i like!
Hope there was a way to always set the view to SmartView by default though.

Love this app!!!
-- Chet Alzona, 2015-03-25

### *---- "Keeps crashing"
Everytime i open an article it keeps on crashing for imiphone6+. Kindly fix this
-- toncruzZz, 2015-02-23

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## SmartNews Store Rankings
| Chart | Country | Category | Rank |
|-------|---------|----------|------|
| Top Free | Japan | News | #2 |
| Top Grossing | Japan | News | #4 |
| Top Free | Taiwan | News | #31 |
| Top Free | Japan | Overall | #41 |
| Top Free | United States | News | #45 |
| Top Free | Hong Kong SAR China | News | #66 |
| Top Free | South Africa | News | #69 |
| Top Free | Thailand | News | #72 |
| Top Free | Vietnam | News | #96 |
| Top Free | South Korea | News | #98 |
| Top Free | Dominican Republic | News | #102 |
| Top Free | Philippines | News | #104 |
| Top Free | Canada | News | #119 |
| Top Free | Singapore | News | #137 |
| Top Free | Peru | News | #161 |
| Top Free | Australia | News | #170 |
| Top Free | Pakistan | News | #174 |
| Top Free | Ecuador | News | #183 |
| Top Free | New Zealand | News | #202 |
| Top Free | Azerbaijan | News | #213 |
| Top Free | Indonesia | News | #222 |
| Top Free | India | News | #224 |
| Top Free | Lebanon | News | #227 |
| Top Free | Malaysia | News | #227 |
| Top Free | Argentina | News | #263 |
| Top Free | Kazakhstan | News | #264 |
| Top Free | Algeria | News | #267 |
| Top Free | Nigeria | News | #268 |
| Top Free | Chile | News | #277 |
| Top Free | Mexico | News | #317 |
| Top Free | Egypt | News | #322 |
| Top Free | Colombia | News | #322 |
| Top Free | Kuwait | News | #382 |
| Top Free | Israel | News | #447 |

## SmartNews Discovered Keywords
- smartnews
- news that matters
- fox local

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## SmartNews Available In
- [Japan](https://apptail.io/app/smartnews-breaking-news-umVd/japan)
- [United States](https://apptail.io/app/smartnews-breaking-news-umVd/united-states)
- [Canada](https://apptail.io/app/smartnews-breaking-news-umVd/canada)
- [Australia](https://apptail.io/app/smartnews-breaking-news-umVd/australia)
- [Taiwan](https://apptail.io/app/smartnews-breaking-news-umVd/taiwan)
- [India](https://apptail.io/app/smartnews-breaking-news-umVd/india)
- [Thailand](https://apptail.io/app/smartnews-breaking-news-umVd/thailand)
- [Vietnam](https://apptail.io/app/smartnews-breaking-news-umVd/vietnam)
- [Philippines](https://apptail.io/app/smartnews-breaking-news-umVd/philippines)
- [Mexico](https://apptail.io/app/smartnews-breaking-news-umVd/mexico)
- [Singapore](https://apptail.io/app/smartnews-breaking-news-umVd/singapore)
- [Hong Kong SAR China](https://apptail.io/app/smartnews-breaking-news-umVd/hong-kong)
- [Malaysia](https://apptail.io/app/smartnews-breaking-news-umVd/malaysia)
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