# NewsArc — user reviews

> 7 indexed App Store user reviews of NewsArc by SmartNews, Inc., rated 4.50/5 from 114 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/newsarc/id6741568397/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/newsarc/id6741568397.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 85 · 4★ 15 · 3★ 7 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 6

## Most critical reviews (7 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Dysfunctional design

*2025-09-21*

The creators of this app seem to be paranoid about their articles being viewed or listened to on any other platforms. There is no way to export an article, nor even copy one (one can only select a single paragraph at a time).  For dyslexics, this prevents listening to articles using one’s preferred app. 

I plan to delete it until they come to their senses.

**Developer response:** Thank you for sharing your feedback. What you experienced is an early limitation in the app, not by design — and we’ve noted it for a future update. We truly appreciate you pointing this out and hope you’ll give us another try when improvements are released.

### 2/5 — Needs reading view options

*2025-08-06*

It seems like a good premise as I read that they use a combination of AI and human curation for news selection. The stories I saw in my feed seemed solid. However, the light gray background makes for truly awful reading, I couldn’t use the app for more than a couple articles. It really needs reading view settings, particularly background, font style (I prefer serif for article copy), and font size/line height.

**Developer response:** Hi Cheat Commando, 

Thanks for giving NewsArc a go and for sharing such detailed thoughts. We’re really glad you enjoyed the mix of AI + human curation and the stories in your feed — that’s exactly the kind of experience we aim for. 

We absolutely get that reading comfort and accessibility is an issue, and we’re already exploring ways to improve our reading accessibility. We’d love for you to continue using app and check in on the incoming updates — as light mode and dark mode will be dropping soon.

Thanks for using and taking the time to provide feedback.

Update:
We just released our dark and light theme. We hope that you would give it a chance and take a look at it.

### 3/5 — Strange design

*2025-08-31*

I agree with another review that a light gray background with white text is an odd design choice. It makes it too difficult to read for any length of time.

**Developer response:** Hi Stoliver,

Thank you for you feedback and we hear you and your pain points.
We have actually just released our Dark and Light Theme which we would like to invite you back to take a look at it. Please do let us know if its better with the new themes any pointers would be helpful for us to shape the product

### 5/5 — Designed Beautifully

*2025-08-06*

And you won’t ever miss the top news.

**Developer response:** Thank you, and we love to hear any feedback or suggestions for improvements that you would like to share

### 5/5 — Interface is clean & Best News app

*2025-08-06*

Articles on this app are awesome & the app is very fast and easy to navigate

**Developer response:** Thanks so much for the kind words! We’re thrilled you’re enjoying the articles and finding the app fast and easy to navigate. It’s great to know the clean interface is making your reading experience smoother — we can’t wait to keep bringing you more stories you’ll love!

### 5/5 — Great App!

*2025-08-02*

Just discovered this news and magazine app and really like it. Curate your own News and Magazines Feeds. Great content and contributors. Easy on the eye with slick interface. Nice work.

**Developer response:** Hi there — thanks for the awesome review! We’re so glad you’re enjoying curating your own feeds and that the content, contributors, and interface are hitting the mark. Your support means a lot — we can’t wait to keep bringing you stories and features that you’ll love!

### 5/5 — Arc news

*2025-08-02*

This has become my favorite news app! There is so much to read and that is what makes it interesting. I can follow any topic I want to read about

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*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 2026-06-10.*