Ground News is the largest news aggregator in the world, with over 50K sources and 60K articles added daily. It reveals bias, reliability, and ownership for every source to help readers cut through echo chambers and form their own conclusions. The app has 1,000,000+ total downloads and 72K downloads in the last 30 days.
Pros & Cons
Transparent bias, reliability, and ownership metrics to help users form independent conclusions
Extensive global coverage: 50K+ sources and 60K daily articles
Free core features with optional in-depth analysis
Real-time, diverse perspectives beyond algorithmic feeds
No AI-generated summaries
Lacks local news and video content as highlighted by competitor keywords
Fewer quick headline summaries compared to some competitors
About Ground News
Ground News is a news & magazines app developed by Snapwise Inc.(dba Ground News).
Download Statistics
Ground News has been downloaded 2.6 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 72 thousand times. It is ranked #2 in news & magazines.
User Ratings
Ground News is rated 4.67 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 30 thousand ratings.
App Information
Ground News is FREE to download. The APK download size is 55.50 MB. The latest version available is 4.32.0. The last update was on June 30, 2026.
Technical Requirements
Ground News requires Android 7.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Medium Maturity. The app has been available on Google Play April 2018.
Description
Get all your news in one place on an eye-opening platform that shows you the bias, reliability and ownership of every source you read. Cut through the noise and escape media echo chambers with Ground News.
Ground News is the largest news aggregator in the world with over 50K news sources and 60K articles added daily. But we aren’t a typical news aggregator, throwing hundreds of headlines at you that barely skim the surface. Ground frees people from algorithmic restraints, illuminates blindspots and makes media bias explicit with our one-of-a-kind media analysis features.
> Avoid manipulative algorithms > Spot media bias > Discover news Blindspots > Check the reliability of sources > See who owns the news you consume
Read daily breaking stories from sources around the world, in real time. Like a modern day newspaper, we show you diverse stories instead of algorithm-driven content that can limit your worldview. News coverage is rarely unbiased, so we give you as much context as possible so you can come to your own conclusions. Compare coverage on partisan topics like politics, and elections.
Enjoy our free features, or subscribe for in-depth analysis that will transform the way you look at news.
About Your Ground News Subscription: Subscriptions renew monthly and can be managed through your Play Store account Payment will be charged to your Play Store Account on confirmation of purchase Renewal is automatic unless turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period
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Terrific. My first stop for news, despite my over dozen news subscriptions. When even the best news sources come with heavy bias, Ground News is the place to get the full picture.
★★★★★Garm Beall· Jun 28, 2026
News that shows the sources and bias. If you want balanced, transparent journalism, this is it.
★★★★☆Michael Davis· May 20, 2026
This app posts the biased headlines suggesting they are factual and exclusionary. I'll keep looking, and I won't be paying for the privilege to receive oligarch propaganda.
★★★★★Noah Holland· Jun 18, 2026
Best news app to cut through the echo chamber and get unfiltered no bs news
★☆☆☆☆Devin Rhodes· Jun 17, 2026
The app is in the free news category, but you need to pay for an account? What a scam!
★☆☆☆☆Finn Williams· Jun 20, 2026
The listing for the app here on Google Play explicitly says they do not share, keyword SHARE, your data/activity with third parties. (1) their privacy policy states that they don't sell or rent, but they DO share your data with third parties (2) when I use developer tools to inspect the application they share a lot of your data very actively with third parties. If you Google it, look for the keyword share in the FAQ, they don't use it they only say sell or rent. They are sharing your data.
★☆☆☆☆Rich Peterson· May 18, 2026
Annoying notifications and ads. Instructions for unsubscribing not clear. Deleting the app tells you that it doesn't affect your subscription, without offering a simple way to cancel your subscription! What a pain!
★★☆☆☆Jeff Lindsey· Jul 5, 2026
Very mediocre and unclear UI, and it's annoying that I have to commit to paying before a free trial. They do a poor job of explaining things like categorizing bias, or what the real differences are between "Low" and "Very Low" factuality. And personally, as someone who manually does what this app does already (reading from 4–5 sources across the bias spectrum), for this app to be worth my money, it needs to show objective, source-specific differences for individual articles.
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Trust & Safety: Ground News requests standard permissions for internet access, notifications, location, and ad identifiers (e.g., INTERNET, ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE, POST_NOTIFICATIONS, FOREGROUND_SERVICE, ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION). This is typical for a news app; users should review the Play Store listing and privacy policy for details on data usage and safety.
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