Ground News

Name: Ground News
Rating: 4.7 (47243 reviews)
Author: Snapwise Inc.

By: Snapwise Inc. App

See every side of every story

Overview

Version:

4.32.0

Last updated: 2026-08-17

Features & Capabilities

Ground News is a powerful news aggregator extension that reveals bias, reliability, and ownership of every source you read. It cuts through noise and escapes media echo chambers with unique media analysis features that make bias explicit and illuminate blind spots. With over 50,000 sources and 60,000 articles added daily, Ground News helps you see the full picture beyond algorithm-driven headlines.

You can compare coverage on partisan topics, assess who owns the news you consume, and gauge source reliability. Ground News offers free features and an optional subscription for deeper analysis. Subscriptions renew monthly via the App Store and can be managed from Account Settings. Terms and conditions are available at ground.news/terms-and-conditions.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App News & Magazines Content

By:

Snapwise Inc.

Rating:

4.70

(47,243) 215 new ratings

Version:

4.32.0 Last updated: 2026-08-17

Version code:

889299859

Creation date:

2018-04-22

Compatible devices:

Works as Safari extension:

Size:

102.07MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-27

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 6,453 ▲ 22

Other rankings

#4 in news keyword 29

Other platforms

Ground News (v4.30.0)

2,711,411 4.59

(32,171)

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Contact the developer

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Developed by:

Snapwise Inc.

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ground-news/id1324203419

Website:

https://ground.news/about

User Reviews

Ground News is praised for helping readers spot bias, understand what is factual, and compare multiple outlets, contributing to media literacy and a clearer view of news. It is seen by many as more honest and focused on veracity with concise summaries. However, recurring complaints include perceived left-leaning bias, confusing or costly pricing/trial billing, disruptive UI changes, lag in breaking news, and concerns about AI-based article scraping and not compensating journalists, plus reliability issues like notifications not appearing.

Pros

Exposes bias and provides bias/credibility context for stories, aiding media literacy.
Summarizes news and presents fewer opinions, helping users stay informed without overload.
Encourages truth-seeking and comparing multiple outlets to verify facts.
Viewed by many as a more honest/credible source of news with a focus on veracity.
Helps users see the full information across multiple outlets rather than isolated headlines.

Cons

Perceived left-leaning bias and lack of true neutrality despite claims.
Pricing issues: free trials charged, annual subscription fees, and suspicious billing.
UI/UX changes in updates (large stock imagery and endless scrolling) hinder usability.
Delays in breaking news; not as timely as other sources.
Ethical/content concerns: articles scraped via AI and not paying journalists; paywalls behind premium features.

Recent reviews

2 years in and I generally like the app. PRO-The Left to Right leaning publications are easy to navigate, allowing for varying points of view when viewing multiple articles on subjects of interest. It is also easy to see what articles are being underreported based on a political point of view CON-The factuality assessments for publications appears to be fixed in time based on the app creators original assessment. Additionally, the majority of left leaning publications are rewarded with high factuality and right leaning publications are mixed to low. Additionally, I have noticed on several occasions that the app headlines can be more critical of the topic and not align with any of the supporting headlines for articles listed. There are no means of subscriber feedback to address these types of concerns. Conclusion: the app is a good source of news topics and does allow the user to read varying points of view easily. I feel that the factuality assessments by the staff should be more fluid, and hold publications accountable for past articles that have been proven to lack some factuality. The fixed rating, as it has been, rewards or punishes publications based on the boards feeling at the time, and not overall body of work

by Gr*****, 2026-08-10

Ground news covers every important piece of news without bias and I’ve found that to be incredibly helpful navigating this left vs right political ecosystem.