# Big News - Smart Reader — Newsletters & Feeds > Unified reader for newsletters and RSS feeds with smart prioritization. (iPhone/iPad app by The Not So Big Company.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/big-news-smart-reader/id1582306019 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [The Not So Big Company](https://appshunter.io/developer/1539128388) - Category: News, Entertainment - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.30/5 from 54 App Store ratings · 40 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 16.0 · 23 MB - Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, European Spanish - Released: 2022-01-20 - Data updated: 2026-08-26 - Monetization: subscription - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/big-news-smart-reader/id1582306019/reviews.md ## What is Big News? Big News blends your newsletters and feeds together into one super-smart reading experience. - Combine newsletters and RSS feeds together - Get your very own @bignews.app email address - Sort stories by the day's biggest news - Enjoy a beautiful fullscreen, distraction-free reading experience - Realtime push notifications from your favourite channels - Add the news to your home screen with our Widgets - Search hundreds of thousands of stories in a snap One place for your newsletters and feeds: Big News combines different sources from across the web – like newsletters and RSS feeds – into one unified reading experience. So it doesn't matter what you're reading, or where it's from, you can find it all in Big News. An email address just for newsletters: With your very own @bignews.app email address, newsletters skip your regular inbox and instead are sent directly to Big News. That means less stuff mixed in with your daily emails and more great reads for when you want them. Not just another inbox: We didn't want to create another list of things in an inbox to be managed. That's why Big News uses dozens of signals to intelligently prioritise the stories that matter to you today, all in one inviting layout. There's no endless pile of unread badges or month-old news. Just the Big News, today. Sources you already know and trust: Add your existing newsletters and feeds to Big News in just a few taps. Plus, the Big News directory contains hundreds of channels, so you're sure to find the sites and newsletters you already love – as well as discover something altogether new. RSS. SMTP. OMG: We built Big News upon the open standards of the web – like RSS and SMTP – so it already works with thousands of sources today, as well as thousands more in the future. And now for the legal bits: Payment will be charged on either a monthly or annual basis to your Apple ID account. Your monthly or annual subscription automatically renews unless you cancel before the end of the current billing period. You can manage and cancel your subscription at any time by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. For our full Terms of Service please visit: https://bignews.app/terms. For our Privacy Policy visit https://bignews.app/privacy ## Key features - Combine newsletters and RSS feeds - Dedicated @bignews.app email address - Prioritize stories by importance - Distraction-free reading experience - Real-time push notifications - Home screen widgets - Search thousands of stories ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Plus Monthly | $1.99 | per month | | Plus Yearly | $14.99 | per year | | Max Yearly | $29.99 | per year | | Max Monthly | $3.99 | per month | ## Recent user reviews (10 of 40) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/big-news-smart-reader/id1582306019/reviews.md ### 3/5 — All View Points *2026-01-21* I do not see conservative options like fox news to add and or follow? Am I missing it as I like to get all view points…. ### 1/5 — I guess this app is abandoned *2026-01-19, version 1.7* Originally I love this app, which uses RSS to limited sources to only I want to read and have no distractions from unwanted sources or all contents in home are based on what I often read. Compared to Apple News which have full of ads and bugs, and Google News which have poor algorithm that suggest contents to user based on their interest and feedback to the content suggestions. Although it have downside, which automatically generated topics in home always duplicate or unrelated to selected contents and unable to turn off, and addon features in the subscription plan did not very worth to, it still my favourite news app. However, it seems the app is no longer being supported and abandoned. The app only has one minor update last year since I first installed it. Meanwhile, the developer’s another app, Big Mail 2, has been fully abandoned and died even in TestFlight, and the developer seems also been disappeared since then. It’s sad this app is abandoned forever, seemly. Maybe it’s time for me to move on to another app. ### 1/5 — Crashes on setup *2025-06-25, version 1.7* Bad experience, crashes thru setup can’t even go to the end of it. ### 3/5 — No app updates since 6 months ago? *2025-06-10, version 1.7* There has been no updates since 6 months ago. Great app but has the company stopped working or something and what happened to the big mail Mac and iOS release? ### 5/5 — The best news app I’ve ever used *2024-11-19* I’ve downloaded almost every news aggregator app out there and there always seems to be something frustrating or missing about them. Not Big News. This is easily the best news aggregator app and it allows to customize the sources I want to follow. Do yourself a favor and subscribe! ### 4/5 — L’applicazione migliore per le News *2024-08-21, version 1.6.1* Probabilmente l’applicazione più appagante graficamente per le news. Sarebbe bello se fosse più aggiornata, dato che sono 7 mesi che non riceve alcun aggiornamento e qualche bug c’è. ### 1/5 — No *2024-06-30, version 1.6.1* Bellissima graficamente ma richiede un abbonamento, non è possibile acquistare una tantum ### 5/5 — Très clean *2024-05-12, version 1.6.1* Belle interface et design soigné qui valorise (enfin) les contenus de nos newsletters. J’ai testé plein d’apps avant et à chaque fois, et celle-ci sort du lot. Bravo aux développeurs. 👍🏻 ### 3/5 — Awesome *2024-04-03* Best looking reader I’ve found. But lacking swipe gestures for navigation between articles and mark read/mark all read features. ### 4/5 — Bene ma.. *2023-12-10, version 1.6.1* App ben fatta, sia graficamente che funzionalmente. Utilizzo ormai da tanti mesi quest’applicazione con tante soddisfazioni. Unica pecca? con gli ultimi aggiornamenti sono stati introdotti diversi bug sparsi all’interno dell’applicazione che rovinano un po’ l’esperienza del servizio. Se non fosse per questa cosa avrei dato volentieri 5 stelle, peccato. Se la situazione dovesse cambiare sarò felice di aggiornare la recensione ## Frequently asked questions about Big News ### What does Big News do? Big News consolidates your newsletters and RSS feeds into one unified reading experience. It intelligently prioritizes stories that matter to you, offering a clean, distraction-free way to stay informed without the clutter of a traditional inbox. ### How does the @bignews.app email address work? When you sign up for Big News, you receive a unique @bignews.app email address. You can then direct your newsletters to this address, ensuring they go straight into the app and are kept separate from your personal or work email. ### Is Big News free to use? Big News operates on a subscription model. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account on a monthly or annual basis. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled before the end of the current billing period. ### What devices is Big News compatible with? Based on the description mentioning Apple ID and App Store, Big News is designed for iOS devices. It supports features like home screen widgets, indicating compatibility with recent versions of iOS. ### How does Big News prioritize news? The app uses dozens of signals to intelligently prioritize stories, highlighting what's most important to you on any given day. This ensures you see the 'Big News' without an overwhelming pile of unread items or old content. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.7 — 2024-11-19 Hello! It's been a minute, hasn't it?  We've been working on some improvements to Big News that we think you'll really like: - A new redesigned app icon that supports iOS 18 tinting and dark mode. - We completely reworked story thumbnails to support even more feeds; more thumbnails for even more stories. - You can now quickly filter stories and channels in the Following and Bookmarks tab. We've also made a number of changes to improve feed refresh times and overall service reliability. Thanks for using Big News! ### 1.6.1 — 2023-11-08 - Fixes an issue where widgets may have had incorrect margins. And just in case you missed it: New: You can now open a story in Safari from the reader. Just tap the share icon, and tap "Open in Safari. Alternatively long press on the 'reader' icon in the toolbar, and tap "Open in Safari". New: You can now copy the original story URL even with Smart Links enabled. ### 1.6 — 2023-11-08 New: You can now open a story in Safari from the reader. Just tap the share icon, and tap "Open in Safari. Alternatively long press on the 'reader' icon in the toolbar, and tap "Open in Safari". New: You can now copy the original story URL even with Smart Links enabled. ### 1.5 — 2023-04-05 Bug fixes and improvements ### 1.4.1 — 2023-01-04 - Fixes an issue where tapping an anchor link in an article would cause Big News to crash - Fixes an issue where stories wouldn't be marked as read if you choose to open them in Safari ## Apps similar to Big News | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Pocket: Stay Informed](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocket-stay-informed/id309601447) | 4.7 (25,130) | Free | News | | [Newsbite](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/newsbite/id1478566472) | 4.5 (4) | Free | News | | [News RSS](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/news-rss/id1293733688) | 3.3 (29) | Free | News | | [Nourish - Smart News App](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nourish-smart-news-app/id1421820465) | 3.9 (9) | Free | News | | [Newsadoo: Daily Breaking News](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/newsadoo-daily-breaking-news/id1387917637) | 5.0 (4) | Free | News | | [NewsNinja: Smart RSS Reader](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/newsninja-smart-rss-reader/id6504148117) | 4.6 (41) | Free | News | --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-26.*