# Root News: Smart Daily Brief — user reviews > 11 indexed App Store user reviews of Root News by ROOT LABS OÜ, rated 4.80/5 from 74 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/root-news-smart-daily-brief/id6748605459/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/root-news-smart-daily-brief/id6748605459.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 62 · 4★ 10 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 1 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — If you like a completely AI run app, then download it, otherwise don’t. *2026-07-24* This app seems to be entirely ran by artificial intelligence. If you click on certain countries like India or China, their flags are wrong, and look to be generated by AI. It wouldn’t be that hard to go in and put the proper flag of each country in its proper place. Some countries that are major players in the world don’t even have flags. France, Norway, just to name a few. This isn’t app breaking, just frustrating. It seems like no human effort was poured into this app whatsoever. **Developer response:** Thanks so much for flagging this, and I'm sorry it landed poorly - you were completely right. A handful of country flags (China, India, and a few others) were rendering incorrectly on or not at all on some devices, due to a rendering bug on our end, not a content issue. We've now fixed it: every flag in the app has been rebuilt to display correctly, and the update is on its way. I really appreciate you taking the time to point it out - it genuinely helped us catch and fix it. If you spot anything else: support@rootnews.app / Many thanks. ### 2/5 — Articles need to be proof read by humans before released *2026-05-25* Clearly no one proof reads what the AI writes before it’s released because some of the articles get key facts wrong **Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback - accuracy is something we take seriously and are continuously improving. If you come across a specific factual issue, please email support@rootnews.app with the article title so we can look into it and fix it fast. Really appreciate you flagging this. ### 4/5 — Great app, hoping for continued support going forward *2026-04-10* By far the most streamlined and simple way to get the facts on current events. Hoping to have an option to see Canadian Politics and maybe other topics to switch out the ones I’m less interested in. **Developer response:** Thank you - really glad the streamlined approach is working for you. Canadian Politics specifically isn't covered yet, but expanding regional coverage as we grow is on our radar. Really appreciate you taking the time to share this. ### 5/5 — By far the best way to stay informed *2026-08-16* I’ve had a number of friends recommend this app to me and it didn’t disappoint! Impartial, accurate, and gives me the opportunity to make my own opinion. Would love to see this have a community board to share personal perspectives with others! ### 5/5 — Amazing! *2026-08-07* Unbiased news! Love this app! ### 5/5 — Good app but… *2026-08-01* Good app but, it would be more convenient to be able to change languages…even though it’s a great app for information ### 5/5 — Better than anything i tried *2026-07-14* Usually i would just hear news on the tv, and then the part i wanna hear gets unheard….So then i always go and research it, but that takes too much of my time. Thats when i found this gosh dang amazing app ever. Its so organized which i love, but i do wish there was canadian politics, but im hoping thats coming soon ### 5/5 — This is PEAK *2026-07-13* I have had this app for a month now and it is so good there is no adds at all and it is so worth having it if you are always looking on websites or other apps with a bunch of adds. Thank you sooo much for not having adds on your app🤩🔥👍 ### 5/5 — Useful app *2026-06-11* Really useful app for unbiased news. Pop in and out in a few mins and get up to speed with what’s up in the world **Developer response:** Thanks so much - that quick, unbiased catch-up is exactly the ritual we built Root for. Really appreciate you taking the time to share this. ### 5/5 — Great news provider *2026-04-26* Root News has quietly become my go-to source each morning - it’s the first thing I check to get a clear sense of what’s going on. What stands out is how focused it is: the stories are concise, stripped of unnecessary commentary, and stick to the facts. That makes it easy to stay informed without having to sift through opinion-heavy content. At the same time, I appreciate that I can dig deeper when I want to. The additional context and explanations help me better understand topics and expand my knowledge without feeling overwhelmed. All in all, it’s a smart, well-balanced way to stay informed. **Developer response:** Thank you for taking the time to write this - genuinely. Concise on the surface, deeper when you want it, minimal opinion - that's exactly the balance we're trying to strike, and it's really motivating to hear it's landing. Grateful to have you as a reader. ## Most praised reviews (1 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Finally!!! *2025-08-29* I‘ve been waiting for an app like this. I burned out from regular news consumption and needed something simple and to the point, all in one place! But most importantly, I was done with news that felt one-sided. No more agendas. No more opinion-pieces. This has me covered :) **Developer response:** Thank you - this is exactly the reader we built Root for. News burnout is real, and 'facts' without the agenda is the whole point. Really grateful to have you along for the ride. --- *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 2026-09-07.*