Who is SmartNews for?

SmartNews is a consumer product built for mobile news readers.

Yes — SmartNews is free to use.

Is SmartNews still active?

Unverified. SmartNews has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

Who develops SmartNews?

SmartNews is developed by SmartNews, Inc., based in Japan.

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SmartNews

Name: SmartNews
Author: SmartNews, Inc.

App StoreAggregators & RSS readers🇯🇵

SmartNews delivers breaking news, local stories, and daily rewards to Android users. It personalizes news feeds based on user interests, making it easy to stay informed about current events and trending topics.

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Overview

3 features

SmartNews is an Aggregators & RSS readers project. It aggregates breaking news and local stories, providing personalized updates and rewards to users. It is built as a consumer product for mobile news readers. It is available for free. SmartNews is available on Android.

SmartNews, Inc. builds and maintains SmartNews. Among its 3 catalogued features are breaking news, personalized stories, and daily rewards.

Breaking news
Personalized stories
Daily rewards

Built with & integrations

Runs on

Android

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSFree tierStore-verified publisher

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed10 Aug · 10:58 UTC
SmartNews: Live News & Rewards verified via Google Play Top Charts
Source: Google Play Top Charts · Open
Indexed7 Aug · 10:54 UTC
SmartNews: Live News & Rewards verified via Google Play Top Charts
Source: Google Play Top Charts · Open
Indexed13 Jul · 17:50 UTC
SmartNews: Live News & Rewards verified via Google Play Top Charts
Source: Google Play Top Charts · Open
Indexed5 Jul · 15:08 UTC
SmartNews: Live News & Rewards verified via Google Play Top Charts
Source: Google Play Top Charts · Open
Indexed28 Jun · 08:13 UTC
Smartnews verified via crawler:gplay
Source: crawler:gplay · Open

Frequently asked questions about SmartNews

What is SmartNews?: SmartNews aggregates breaking news and local stories, providing personalized updates and rewards to users. It is catalogued under Aggregators & RSS readers on PulseGate.
Who is SmartNews for?: SmartNews is a consumer product built for mobile news readers.
Is SmartNews free?: Yes — SmartNews is free to use.
What platforms does SmartNews run on?: SmartNews runs on Android.
Is SmartNews still active?: Unverified. SmartNews has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
Who develops SmartNews?: SmartNews is developed by SmartNews, Inc., based in Japan.

At a glance

Platforms: Mobile
Languages: English
Built for: mobile news readers
Model: B2C
Solves: Aggregates breaking news and local stories, providing personalized updates and rewards to users.

Registered as

WordPress.org: smartformat
App Store: 579581125
Google Play: jp.gocro.smartnews.android

Developer

🇯🇵SmartNews, Inc.

Index record

Indexed: 28 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 10 Aug 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: smartnews-google-com
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 28 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Recorded source: taxonomy-pass-b.
Summary from: Taken from the project's own store listing.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Canonical URL: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.gocro.smartnews.android

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