Tracy Clark’s take on 15 news aggregation apps: Is your go-to app on this chart?
(U.S.-based rankings/ratings; data from iOS app store via AppAnnie as of July 6, 2015)
| Aggregator | Released | Ranking (U.S. News) | Rating (U.S.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Facebook Paper | Jan 29, 2014 | 56 | 4.0 (8,683 ratings) |
| Feedly | Nov 19, 2010 | 72 | 4.5 (40,421 ratings) |
| Jul 21 2010 | 11 | 4.5 (177,875 ratings) | |
| Google Newsstand | Sep 3, 2011 | 112 | 3.0 (2,461 ratings) |
| LinkedIn Pulse | Jun 17, 2015 | 34 | 3.0 (249 ratings) |
| NYT Now | Mar 10, 2014 | 53 | 4.0 (962 ratings) |
| Newsify | Apr 17, 2012 | 290 | 4.5 (7,784 ratings) |
| News360 | Feb 22, 2011 | 135 | 4.5 (14,615 ratings) |
| News Republic | Oct 9, 2010 | 224 | 4.5 (2,402 ratings) |
| Shuffle | Nov 26, 2014 | 994 | 4.0 (33 ratings) |
| SmartNews | Nov 24, 2012 | 46 | 4.0 (1,872 ratings) |
| Trove News | Apr 20, 2011 | 1,180 | 4.0 (326 ratings) |
| Yahoo News Digest | Jan 1, 2014 | 33 | 4.5 (11,271 ratings) |
(U.S.-based rankings/ratings; data from Google Play via AppAnnie as of July 6, 2015)
| Aggregator | Released | Ranking (U.S. News) | Rating (U.S.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feedly | Nov 16, 2011 | 45 | 4.3 (53,495 ratings) |
| Jun 22, 2012 | 12 | 4.3 (281,049 ratings) | |
| Google Newsstand | Jun 27, 2012 | 25 | 3.9 (365,882 ratings) |
| News360 | Jan 27, 2012 | 165 | 4.4 (23,830 ratings) |
| News Republic | Dec 8, 2011 | 61 | 4.5 (137,563 ratings) |
| Shuffle | Dec 2, 2014 | (unranked, last 514) | 3.8 (24 ratings) |
| SmartNews | Mar 27, 2013 | 41 | 4.3 (85,486 ratings) |
| Trove News | Jul 22, 2014 | unranked, last 468) | 4.0 (443 ratings) |
| Yahoo News Digest | May 8, 2014 | 33 | 4.3 (56,873 ratings) |