# Unread: Breaking & Smart News — Breaking News & Smart Reader > Aggregates diverse news from feeds, keywords, and RSS into a smart, ad-free reader. (iPhone/iPad app by Ha Nguyen.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/unread-breaking-and-smart-news/id949788086 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Ha Nguyen](https://appshunter.io/developer/1122369564) - Category: News, Lifestyle - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 2.80/5 from 6 App Store ratings · 61 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 8.0 · 29 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2014-12-18 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/unread-breaking-and-smart-news/id949788086/reviews.md ## What is Unread? Stay on diversity! Stories are divergently collected from curated feeds by Google News, your customisable keywords and RSS of your favorite sites. All delivered in smart clean UI. KEY FEATURES: + Google News : curated news on an infinity headlines view. You have options to choose categories, editions to read news in your languages. + Smart Reader: stories are presented in smartview reading mode. No ads from source sites, save 3G data and zero time loading. + Story Coverage: need to dive deep in a topic? Reader view also offers real-time and full coverage on stories, all articles on the topic. + RSS Reader: If we miss your favorite sites, then you have a chance to add them by rss links. + Customised Section: search any keywords and create your own section, that's all easy. + Featured Sites: this pre-built collection offers most popular news publications around the world, for quick subscribing your daily papers. Lovely comments from users: Smart News "Finally an app giving and finding me the news I care about. It's filtering well, better than other apps, across media. A helper against information overload." Very Useful "I love this app it's very useful for reading newspapers. The stories are very interesting and I can read whenever and wherever I want. Would definitely recommend it to other users!" + It would love to hear your voices of needs. Please use feedback button in the app for any feature request! ## Key features - Curated Google News feeds - Ad-free smart reading mode - Full topic story coverage - Customizable RSS reader - Keyword-based news sections - Featured global news sites ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Ads Removal | $1.99 | one-time | ## Recent user reviews (10 of 61) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/unread-breaking-and-smart-news/id949788086/reviews.md ### 1/5 — Takes ages to load any page and then wants you to sign in or join something not worth your time *2023-09-22, version 5.5* Don’t bother ### 5/5 — Jobs *2023-09-01* Hzha ### 5/5 — Jobs *2023-09-01* Jdhd ### 5/5 — Hahah *2023-08-29* Jsns ### 1/5 — Terrible! *2020-07-18, version 5.5* This could be great app but it’s badly designed and very user unfriendly! Great try developers but this app needs major work! Maybe start over? It would be helpful to have instructions. ### 5/5 — Big Welcome Back *2019-02-23, version 5.3* I am so happy to have my very favorite news app back in service for the US, and it's better than ever. Unread offers the most balanced and diverse selection of articles automatically, has the best reader mode, and is simple to customize with specific sources and search subjects shown as sections. This happy user sincerely thanks the developers for coming back with this great update. I missed you so much. ### 1/5 — Pretty but doesn't work! *2019-02-18, version 5.3* Won't work with IOS 8.4 despite a description on App Store saying it will with 8.0 & over ...... Is also a major memory hog as I have only opened it a few (3) times & it's taken a ton of space despite my not being able to click, read or save articles in it! Grr...App says it's 17.5Mb but doubles the second you open it & has somehow bloated itself up to 70+ Mb without me being able to open/save a single article! Really, you'll get the boot for this!? Not a happy camper...Looked nice until I got to know you better, like a bad online dating story of app buyers! Grr... ### 1/5 — Ads *2018-06-10, version 5.1* The ads are too intrusive ### 3/5 — Good app don't like the green *2018-04-21, version 5.1* I can't use this app because of the imposed green bar ### 4/5 — Nifty *2017-10-16, version 5.0* Just what I wanted. Took me a couple of minutes to add feeds and the presentation is neat. ## Frequently asked questions about Unread ### What does Unread: Breaking & Smart News do? This app aggregates news from various sources including Google News, custom keywords, and RSS feeds. It presents this information in a clean, ad-free interface designed for efficient reading and deep topic coverage. ### What are the key features of this news app? Key features include curated Google News feeds with language options, a smart reader mode that removes ads and speeds up loading, full story coverage for in-depth understanding, an RSS reader for adding custom sites, and the ability to create personalized news sections based on keywords. ### Is this app free to use? The app is free to download and use, offering a core set of features. It also includes in-app purchases, suggesting there may be premium features or content available for users who wish to enhance their experience further. ### What kind of news sources can I add? You can receive news from curated feeds by Google News, and you can also add your own favorite sites by providing their RSS links. Additionally, the app offers a collection of featured global news publications for easy subscription. ### How does the smart reader feature work? The smart reader mode presents stories in a streamlined view, removing advertisements from the source websites. This not only saves mobile data but also significantly reduces loading times, allowing for a faster and cleaner reading experience. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 5.5 — 2020-05-07 + Fixed some minor bugs. Thanks you for using Unread. ### 5.4 — 2019-06-18 + Fixed some minor bugs. Thanks you for using Unread. ### 5.3 — 2019-01-07 + More easily link and manage. + Quickly view up-to-date news. + Bug fixes and performance improvements. ### 5.2 — 2018-09-25 + Bugs fixed. + Add history. ### 5.1 — 2018-01-02 + Bugs fixed. + Improvement on UI. + Complete iOS 11 & iPhone X support. ## Apps similar to Unread | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Conservative News America](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/conservative-news-america/id1623024612) | 4.4 (36) | Free | News | | [Daily News - World Updates](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/daily-news-world-updates/id1604260230) | 4.5 (112) | Free | News | | [Cupfeed : News & RSS reader](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cupfeed-news-and-rss-reader/id1608040212) | 4.0 (5) | Free | News | | [Newsadoo: Daily Breaking News](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/newsadoo-daily-breaking-news/id1387917637) | 5.0 (4) | Free | News | | [World News Stories & Headlines](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/world-news-stories-and-headlines/id673907516) | 4.4 (517) | Free | News | | [Feed Viewer: RSS Reader](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/feed-viewer-rss-reader/id1481571261) | 3.0 (2) | Free | News | ## More apps by Ha Nguyen - [Myt - Music Player & Videos](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/myt-music-player-and-videos/id1164818253) All apps by Ha Nguyen: https://appshunter.io/developer/1122369564 ## Related topics [unread](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/unread) --- *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.*