# News & Moods

> News reader with sentiment analysis, keyword search, and customizable alerts. (iPhone/iPad app by Lexxe Pty Ltd.)

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- Developer: [Lexxe Pty Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/485428100)
- Category: News
- Price: Free
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 13.2 · 32 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2017-03-30
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/news-and-moods/id1156714933/reviews.md

## What is News & Moods?

News & Moods is smartphone app for news reading. It features a unique function that scores sentiment for news and keyword search. Sentiments are shown in five-star mode. In its sentiment scoring system, the range 2.6-5.0 indicates positive sentiment, which is in green color. 5 star means the highest positive level. When the news is neutral in sentiment, it shows in yellow color with 2.5 stars. However, while the star is lower than 2.5, it is in red color and means that it is negative in content. You can read news in or by different sentiment scores, or search news with keywords. The search result will carry sentiment scores of the keywords. It will make your research easier in terms of sentiment scores. One can sort search result by sentiment scores. For example, all most negative news can be ranked for you to read.

News and Moods App has two main features, including customized section and push notification. As for customized section, it is designed for users to select their own interested topics represented by keywords. For example, if you are interested in a US stock 'Microsoft', you can use 'Microsoft' as a keyword to search news. The result will be named 'Microsoft' automatically. You can easily save this as a section in the settings of the app. Now you will find a newly created and customised section 'Microsoft' along with all other major pre-set categories. Users can directly view news based on their personal interests and satisfy their own needs. You can delete the section, if you no longer need it.

Another feature is push notification, which allows users to set up notifications in 'Manage Alert' under 'Content'. A few things need to be specified: Firstly, the keyword(s); secondly, the operator(s); thirdly, the sentiment scores; fourthly, edition by country, and finally, the number of hours between notifications. Push notifications will send a message to your phone, whenever a piece of news meets the criteria of your keyword settings. This gives you earliest alert of what is happening in the world about the keywords and its sentiments set by a user. No one will miss anything important to them. Usually, a push notification will be promptly sent to the users less than 60 second the system detects the match. One can have up to 5 keywords for push notification. They can be easily added and deleted according to ones needs.

News & Moods is based on Lexxe Search Engine, a world-first sentiment search engine by Lexxe Pty Ltd in Sydney, Australia.

## Key features

- Sentiment scoring for news articles
- Keyword search with sentiment scores
- Customizable news sections
- Push notifications for matching news
- Sort search results by sentiment

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/news-and-moods/id1156714933/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Great app!

*2017-05-07*

Quite useful, intuitive, world-class , among the best of news gathering apps and really unique.

## Frequently asked questions about News & Moods

### What is News & Moods?

News & Moods is a news reading application that uniquely scores the sentiment of news articles. It allows users to search for news using keywords and receive push notifications for relevant content.

### How does News & Moods score news sentiment?

News & Moods uses a five-star system to indicate sentiment. Scores from 2.6-5.0 are positive (green), 2.5 is neutral (yellow), and below 2.5 is negative (red).

### Can I customize the news I see in News & Moods?

Yes, you can create customized sections based on keywords you are interested in, such as specific stocks or topics. These sections will appear alongside the pre-set categories.

### How do push notifications work in News & Moods?

You can set up push notifications by specifying keywords, sentiment scores, country edition, and notification intervals. Alerts are typically sent within 60 seconds of a match being detected.

### What is the age rating for News & Moods?

News & Moods has an age rating of 12+.

### What devices is News & Moods available on?

News & Moods is available on iPhone and iPod.

### How often is News & Moods updated?

The latest version, 1.9, was released on August 19, 2021. The app was originally released on March 30, 2017.

### Does News & Moods have ads?

No, News & Moods does not contain advertisements.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.9 — 2021-08-19

fix ad display problem.

### 1.8 — 2021-07-09

Change privacy policy.

### 1.7 — 2020-07-01

add "apple signin".

### 1.6 — 2020-04-16

1. update to iOS13.2
2. update for dark mode

### 1.5 — 2019-07-31

1. minor changes on UI
2. fix some bugs.

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