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

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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);

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Fields in the API response

Package namejp.gocro.smartnews.android
DeveloperSmartNews, Inc.
Developer websitesmartnews.com
CategoryNews & Magazines
Installs (exact)60,684,451
Ratings701,883
Reviews120,091
PriceFree
In-app purchases$3.99 - $4.99 per item
AdsYes
Content ratingTeen
ReleasedMar 26, 2013
Last updateOct 22, 2026
Record refreshedOct 27, 2026

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