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SmartNews vs El Nuevo Día

SmartNews 4.6★ · Free to download 70
Winner SmartNews
El Nuevo Día 4.7★ · Free to download 45

SmartNews offers a broader range of news sources and generally better navigation, while El Nuevo Día struggles with excessive ads and technical issues, despite being a primary source for Puerto Rico news.

Full reviews: SmartNews · El Nuevo Día

SmartNews provides diverse, up-to-date news with an easy layout, though some users report bias and ad issues. El Nuevo Día is a key source for Puerto Rico news but is plagued by frequent ads, navigation difficulties, and login problems, making it a frustrating experience for many users.

Head to head

Features edge: SmartNewsR5R8R10R15
SmartNews SmartNews offers a wide variety of articles and up-to-date information from diverse sources, with some users appreciating the ability to customize content and block publishers R5R8R21. However, some users report issues with video feeds, missing content (photos/videos), and misleading headlines R10R15.
El Nuevo Día El Nuevo Día provides updated news, especially for Puerto Rico, and is valued for its credibility . However, it lacks features like Dark Mode, a search window, and the ability to save articles as PDFs . Some users also note repetitive news content and missing audio functionality .
Ease of Use edge: SmartNewsR1R7R8R11
SmartNews Many SmartNews users find the app easy to navigate and appreciate its layout R8R11. However, frequent complaints include frustrating scrolling that switches to headlines, articles not opening or dropping mid-reading, and notifications leading to the homepage instead of the specific article R1R7R18.
El Nuevo Día El Nuevo Día is described as easy to manage by some users . However, a significant number of users find it difficult to navigate, with repeated news in different sections, issues returning to previous articles, and a wide format that makes reading challenging . Login issues are also a common problem R101.
Reliability tieR5R10R15R24
SmartNews SmartNews is praised for being up-to-date and providing accurate information by some users R5. Conversely, many users report issues with articles having incorrect titles, sensationalized headlines that don't match content, and general content quality concerns, including AI-generated junk R10R15. The app also causes phones to overheat for some R24.
El Nuevo Día El Nuevo Día is considered a reliable and credible source for news by its users . However, some users accuse it of distorting and misleading information, and others experience frequent app crashes, especially when trying to use basic features like sharing .
Price/Value edge: SmartNewsR9R10R19R21
SmartNews SmartNews is free to download, but many users complain about an overwhelming number of ads, including video ads and full-page pop-ups, which significantly detract from the reading experience R9R10R19R21.
El Nuevo Día El Nuevo Día is free to download but is perceived as very expensive by many users, with constant price increases . Paying subscribers still encounter numerous ads, which users feel defeats the purpose of paying R101. Some believe it should be free or offer special pricing for educators .
Support edge: SmartNewsR21R101
SmartNews SmartNews developers are noted for responding to requests, such as adding a feature to block specific publishers R21. However, there's no mention of direct customer support for other issues.
El Nuevo Día El Nuevo Día users report a lack of technical support, especially for login problems R101.
Pick SmartNews if

You want a news aggregator with a wide range of sources and generally good navigation, and you are willing to tolerate some ads and occasional content quality issues R5R8R11.

Pick El Nuevo Día if

You primarily need news from Puerto Rico and value a local, credible source, and you are prepared to deal with frequent ads, navigation challenges, and potential login problems .

Evidence note: SmartNews has a significantly larger number of reviews, providing a broader base for its user feedback. El Nuevo Día's reviews are heavily skewed towards complaints about ads and technical issues, which might be amplified due to its smaller user base and specific regional focus.

Frequently asked

Do these apps have a lot of ads?
Yes, both apps are heavily criticized for having too many ads. SmartNews users report constant pop-ups, video ads, and full-page advertisements that interrupt reading R19R49R55R57. El Nuevo Día users, including paying subscribers, also complain about an "hemorrhage of ads" that cover the screen and make articles unreadable .
Are there any issues with content bias in these news apps?
Yes, both apps face accusations of content bias. SmartNews users frequently complain about the app leaning too much to one political side, with some perceiving it as overwhelmingly far-right or left-leaning, and pushing specific political agendas R4R13R16R22. El Nuevo Día is also criticized by users for a lack of editorial balance, with some highlighting a leftist and anti-American perspective .
Do these apps have technical problems?
Yes, both apps have reported technical problems. SmartNews users experience issues with scrolling, articles not opening or dropping mid-reading, and links going to the wrong stories R1R7R18R36. El Nuevo Día users frequently report login difficulties, the app crashing, especially when using the share feature, and the app causing phones to overheat R101.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R5] SmartNews 5/5 · US A review: A great way to keep up with what’s going on in the world. Stories from everywhere and very up to date.
  2. [R8] SmartNews 5/5 · US Easy Layout: I enjoy the content that I chose to receive and the way it’s presented. On other platforms I used previously it was a constant issue getting back to the main page. I find the articles have the full story and not just snippets. I’m really happy to have found this unbiased source.
  3. [R10] SmartNews 2/5 · US Semi useful at best: Smart News started of with delivering decent and interesting news. Then it jumped the shark by sensationalizing their headlines without following up with matching content. There are headines that make you think there is a video included, and there is not, or it's just an ad video, multiplied many times as you scroll. Then there are the imbedded ads for scam products that they
  4. [R15] SmartNews 3/5 · US Incorrect titles on news articles: Wondering if any proofreading is performed on news articles as titles and articles sometimes have glaring differences in content. For instance, the Justin Choy written article from the New York post from 2 days ago has a title about Paradise, California and content about Carmel by the Sea, California- 2 completely different cities.
  5. [R1] SmartNews 1/5 · US Scrolling, your app sucks!: Scrolling down while reading an article, if you’re not perfect in scrolling down it switches to to all the headlines. Then you have to pick your article again and again and again. Very frustrating
  6. [R7] SmartNews 1/5 · US Clickbait?: Clickbait. Doesn’t show the headline you’re clicking on. Just keeps you wandering around looking for your story. Many times never to find it. Deleting SmartNews off all my devices.
  7. [R11] SmartNews 5/5 · US Great News Sote: Great set up. Easy to navigate
  8. [R24] SmartNews 3/5 · US Review: My phone gets hot when I on the app. Too much tracking
  9. [R9] SmartNews 3/5 · US Mixed: Good content. Too many ads.
  10. [R19] SmartNews 1/5 · US Way too many biases and ads: I’m not sure how adding auto add popping up constantly help to sell anything!! All it does is irritate the reader. Trying to scroll the news and accidentally somehow touching one of the MANY advertisements… at what point does reader education trump greed??
  11. [R21] SmartNews 3/5 · US Popups again: Mostly garbage news sources these days. And full page popups are back. Nope nope nope. Delete. Update: Developers respond to requests, so that's nice. Wanted to be able to block specific publishers to try and limit the fluff and sure enough they added the feature. Current issue keeping me from using the iPad app at all now, and to some degree the iPhone as well, is the damn gamif
  12. [R101] El Nuevo Día 1/5 · US No es amigable: Pensé que había comprado sin anuncios, pero siguen apareciendo. Es un fastidio que tengas que hacer constante log in. Tampoco apoyo tecnico. Siempre hay espacio para mejorar, pero no veo inovaciones.
  13. [R49] SmartNews 1/5 · US Advertisement: Is this what you people believe is a good news app that in between every article you got some kind of a stupid advertisement that is your scrolling it starts talking you time to start looking for a new app bad choice
  14. [R55] SmartNews 1/5 · US Too many video ads: I hate the strips of “watch now”. Don’t know why I’m so unlucky, as my husband doesn’t get them on his app. 🤮
  15. [R57] SmartNews 3/5 · US Too many pop up ads: You can’t read an article without being bombarded with pop-up ads
  16. [R4] SmartNews 2/5 · US Not what at once was: When I first got SmartNews, I enjoy being able to see news from both sides. However, the app is becoming much more leaning to one side more than the other. After leaving this review, I actually plan on deleting the app and finding something that that leans less than this
  17. [R13] SmartNews 1/5 · US Bias: As usual the smart news is bias. I am tired of you bashing President Trump and the Republican Party and the articles about Melania are cruel. I will be looking for another news source that will be more about the news not bashing the republicans.
  18. [R16] SmartNews 1/5 · US Smart News is a Front for USA Bias against American Values people have spilt their blood defending.: I have been a reader of Smart News for a long time. But I am finished. Your Bias against or President who I never voted for and you never cease criticizing with more radicalized articles does not get a fair chance against your concerted barrage along with the communist and left wing zealots who pub
  19. [R22] SmartNews 2/5 · US Every thing that Trump does is wrong. Clear case of of TDS😡: Iran is winning the war on this forum 💁😁
  20. [R18] SmartNews 3/5 · US Mr.: So many times when I click on a notification, I don’t get transferred to the article but instead to the home page.
  21. [R36] SmartNews 3/5 · US Bad links: All of the links that go to TikTok don’t work. Links go to completely different story.

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store