Features & Capabilities

Newsela Student supercharges learning with a library of articles across subjects, each available at five reading levels and paired with activities to deepen understanding. As students read and take quizzes, the app adjusts the reading level to stay challenging and engaging, while automatically tracking progress over time.

Students can browse the full library, organize assignments, annotate, take quizzes, and submit responses online or offline. Features like real-time progress, notifications for new stories, Power Words vocabulary (where available), and Newsela Sets badges motivate exploration and mastery for more than 10 million learners.

User Growth & Download Statistics

By:
Newsela
Rating:
4.70
(28,895)
1 new ratings
Version:
2.4.12 Last updated: 2025-02-04
Version code:
872217629
Creation date:
2016-01-19
Compatible devices:
Size:
49.66MB
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
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Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-14
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Developed by:
Newsela
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/newsela-student/id966371321
Website:
https://www.newsela.com/mobile/

User Reviews

Reviewers praise Newsela Student for its broad, current-events content and the ability to tailor reading levels, which supports classroom use and accessibility. However, multiple reviews report reliability concerns, including crashes, sign-in loops, and loading failures that disrupt reading. Some users also note a desire for offline access and better search relevance. Overall, the app has strong educational value but significant stability and access issues that need fixes.
Pros
  • Extensive library of current-events articles across many topics.
  • Reading level customization and adjustable questions for different abilities.
  • Classroom-friendly features with reading tracking, discussions, and varied levels.
  • Accessibility features like listening to articles for visually impaired users.
Cons
  • Frequent crashes and general instability when opening articles or navigating the app.
  • Repeated sign-in/log-in problems, including Google Sign-In errors and repeated re-logins.
  • Articles or assignments often fail to load or the app kicks users out.
Recent reviews
Y’all are awesome I love all of the info and stuff you can do on this app and the information given to me makes me feel grown up and very interested in the worlds actions
by CO*****, 2026-02-18

First of all thanks for the news these are perfect and useful but here is a problem that you are sharing a lot of news I am waiting for tree days but still there is not new news
by Al*****, 2025-12-26

I don’t know why the app news stock on 6/5 even though I redownloaded it again, please fix this issue soon.
by 😾*****, 2025-06-16
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