The iOS market offers a plenitude of different news apps for all different tastes. And as time pass, we are seeing various upgrades in that matter. They are not just improving news accessibility, but remodeling the way we organize and read our news.
So, today we prepared a list of the 11 most popular apps with millions of users. They differ in details but have the same task: to let you find important news, organize them, and get informed on the go.
11 Most Practical iOS Apps for Reading Your News
Apple News
One of the best, if not the best news app for iOS comes pre-installed with iOS devices. Apple presented it as an intuitive app that shows you the stories you care about. And, thing is, it functions just like that. After you spend some time using it, it optimizes articles to your needs from a selected category. Additionally, you can set notifications that will inform you anytime breaking news is published.
The interface is simple and uncluttered, with beautiful typography and layouts. Apple News features optimized National Geographic and New Your Times articles. Both are Apple associates in the project. This app is available only in the US, but there is a way to get it in other countries as well. Just create a new, alternative Apple ID and choose the US as the residence country. Simple as that.
BuzzFeed
BuzzFeed took the world in a blitz. This social news and entertainment media offers an appealing app that lets you do everything you can do on a PC web version. While on the move. Besides News, you can watch videos, take quizzes or browse through various top lists. There is an abundance of BuzzFeed shows you can watch, or trending topics you can explore.
The push notifications will let you know when a new article pops out, according to your taste. Additionally, BuzzFeed offers an alternative app with classical news called BuzzFeed News. So, if you place more serious news over entertainment, this is a valid option.
You can download the BuzzFeed app. Or get BuzzFeed News.
Reddit is a website of amazing cultural influence. It has a great impact on society and collects the most important news on all subjects known to man. By Redditors themselves. This is the reason more to use it for web content rating, discussions, or reporting the news yourself. The official Reddit app is great and fluid, presenting all the features available on the PC.
You can browse infinite subreddits in search of information or a good laugh. Additionally, you have alternative apps. We advise you to try out Narwhal for Reddit. It lacks some features of the official app but brings faster accessibility and a more polished interface.
Download the Reddit Official app for iOS. Or download Narwhal for Reddit.
SmartNews
SmartNews is one of those aggregate apps that let you find, organize and read news around the world. It is quite easy to use since it features a simplistic user interface and all-around minimalistic nature. This makes this app one of the fastest on the market. In addition, it grants users Offline Reading and Smart mode which lets them read articles in an uncluttered manner. You can easily browse through topics and customize the categories to your liking.
The articles are well-chosen and curated by numerous famous publishers. Also, if you enable push notifications, you can see the news 3 times a day. Of course, you can also choose the exact time when the news will show.
SmartNews app can be obtained on App Store.
News360
News360 is one of the leading news-aggregating apps in the market. Its main feature, besides an intuitive interface, is the Interest Graph. Namely, the app collects your online habits, processes them, and presents related news to you in a straightforward manner. With your permission, it obtains data from your social networks to adjust your news to your liking.
Additionally, specific engine browses 100k or more sources and ranks them by various metrics. That way you’ll always get the news you want from the source that is valid to you. So, the more you use it, the more personalized it gets. The clusters of articles are presented in an uncluttered way according to your interests.
Flipboard was once the leader of the news aggregate apps. Lately, they made few noticeable changes and they are mostly positive. The users of older versions complain about redesign but we find it quite functional. The main draw for Flipboard must be the Smart Magazine feature. This allows you to collect and organize custom reads with various sources, other users, or Twitter hashtags.
You can create up to 9 magazines for quick access from a Home carousel. That way the app enables you to subscribe to personalized content, rather than generic news. The interface is intuitive and well-designed. You add your favorite feed, flip through it, or open Cover Stories for a quick read on the move.
Feedly
Feedly is one of the oldest and best-known news aggregates and cloud services in the world. And since the fall of the popular Google Reader back in 2013, Feedly established itself as a leading market solution for news feeds. It is available on most modern systems, and iOS is not an exception.
The app’s interface is intuitive and user-friendly. It aggregates articles from selected topics in a preview manner. That way you can read the synopsis of the article before opening them. Even though you can’t load full articles directly, Feedly opens article links without an external browser. In addition, the suggested topics are based on your previous reads or you can select them manually.
If you want Feedly to aggregate your news, download it from App Store.
The Pocket is a great solution and its primary role is to help you collect and save various reads. You can read the articles at the moment or save them for later. Since it supports all known systems, saved reads can be accessed from other synced devices. Both offline and online. That way you can organize your reading time and share interesting articles with your friends or followers on social networks. The articles are saved to cloud servers so, once saved, they are easily accessible.
In addition, storage space is unlimited. Moreover, with social integration, you can see recommended content that your friend saved. The app offers interesting features for premium users, but we think that the free version isn’t lacking any essential features.
Get the Pocket app for your iOS device.
Inoreader
Inoreader is swift and reliable content and RSS reader that supports both web browsers and smartphone devices. Your subscriptions are well-managed and accessible anytime. The app features cloud service, so you can save your reads for later. Once you read an article, the app will mark it, so you’ll always have fresh content at your disposal.
The searches and past content are archived so you can access them whenever you need. Moreover, you can set tags or create folders of content, download PDFs, or even translate different pages into a plentitude of languages. The interface is well-designed with a lot of customizable settings to make the app function just the way you need.
Inoreader is available on App Store.
Instapaper
If you thought that Pocket is unchallenged in its ‘read later’ niche, let us introduce you to Instapaper. Instapaper, owned by Pinterest, starta ed as bookmarklet add-on for browsers to be later expanded to the smartphone app market. iOS version included. This app offers an amazing set of features.
Once you load the article, the app reformats it by removing excessive graphics and formatting. That way the articles are clear, loading time is drastically reduced and the app remains stable. You can access offline articles stored in the cloud at any given time. The main advantages over Pocket and similar solutions are text-to-speech, text highlighting, and tilt scrolling.
AP Mobile
We thought that we should list at least one news app created for a well-known publisher. In the end, after arguing that led to knife combat, we decided that The Associated Press should take that honorary place. NBC Breaking News was unprecedented but the NBC, sadly, shut it down. The Associated Press mobile app looks amazing, you can choose your preferences and the news are always on time.
With the new layout, you can easier access an abundance of news from a large variety of topics. In addition, you can store them in My Feed and access them anytime. The articles are full of videos and vivid graphics with layouts optimized for iOS devices. Both iPhone and iPad. If you are looking for a classic news app from a well-established publisher, our vote goes to Associated Press mobile.
Conclusion
These were our list of iOS apps meant to help you find the app according to your needs. We hope you’ll find it informative. What is your news go-to app? Is it mentioned in our list? Please tell us in the comments.
