SmartNews: Local Breaking News
jp.gocro.smartnews.android
FreeContains adsIn-app purchasesTeen
Key numbers
5M+Installs
3.7 / 702KRating
Mar 26, 2013Released
Oct 22, 2026Updated
Listing text
Political news, election results, entertainment, sports and local stories.
We combine the best of quality journalism with expert curation to help you stay informed—and feel good while doing it. With quality articles from trustworthy publishers, you can easily curate your feed based on the topics that interest you most. Discover top news from premium publishers in one app: Bloomberg, The Atlantic, USA Today, TIME, The Huffington Post, Bleacher Report, Quartz, The Verge, LAT, VOX, AP, Reuter…
Get this app from the API
curl -H "X-API-Key: $API_KEY" \ "https://apiplay.net/api/v1/app?id=jp.gocro.smartnews.android"
import requests
r = requests.get('https://apiplay.net/api/v1/app', params={'id': 'jp.gocro.smartnews.android'},
headers={'X-API-Key': API_KEY}, timeout=30)
data = r.json()const res = await fetch('https://apiplay.net/api/v1/app?id=jp.gocro.smartnews.android', {
headers: { 'X-API-Key': process.env.API_KEY },
});
const data = await res.json();$ch = curl_init('https://apiplay.net/api/v1/app?id=jp.gocro.smartnews.android');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ['X-API-Key: ' . getenv('API_KEY')]]);
$data = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);1,000 free credits a month, no card needed. API reference
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Fields in the API response
| Package name | jp.gocro.smartnews.android |
|---|---|
| Developer | SmartNews, Inc. |
| Developer website | smartnews.com |
| Category | News & Magazines |
| Installs (exact) | 60,684,451 |
| Ratings | 701,883 |
| Reviews | 120,091 |
| Price | Free |
| In-app purchases | $3.99 - $4.99 per item |
| Ads | Yes |
| Content rating | Teen |
| Released | Mar 26, 2013 |
| Last update | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Record refreshed | Oct 27, 2026 |
Rating breakdown
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