Ground News 4.18.1

Reviews

4 ★, on 2023-12-28
It's a great service. The app could use a little improvement. My main issue is when reading articles in the built-in browser, there's no way to properly go back if I click a link in the article. The links work and will go to the right page, but using the back button/gesture exits the article back to the story summary, making me have to find the article again and reload it (the browser is a bit slow at loading). A little tedious in those cases. But overall good app and insightful service!

4 ★, on 2024-01-06
I like it a lot. I love that it gives you quick summaries of stories, it shows you multiple articles on a story from a range of sources, and you can see "blind spot" stories you might not hear about otherwise. I think the free plan is enough for most people, and the pro plan is very reasonably priced. The only things I dislike are how tapping a summary weirdly brings you to an article, and the back arrow doesn't always bring you to the article you were previously on.

3 ★, on 2023-12-03
I couldn't find a guide explaining how to properly use some of the features I very much wanted to see and I prefer not to do trials without more information. Sans requisite instructions, the vast majority of articles I saw were heavily biased so the neutral appeal was rendered non-existent. They do seem to have plenty of sources, but few native topics to choose from and the search function felt limited in scope. Still, I would consider a paid subscription if some of these issues were addressed.

5 ★, on 2023-12-08
This app was recommended by a friend, and I'm so glad I checked it out. It's tough to find news sources that tell the whole story. Ground News offers a range of sources on the same news story, giving the reader a chance to get different perspectives. Especially those opposite from what you normally read. I really like how news stories are rated by bias, and especially like the Blindspot feature.

1 ★, on 2023-12-08
Recently added an AI summary bot, I can't support that move. The quality of summaries has been declining for months prior. It feels like the company wants to replace its workforce with the current craze. I recommend checking out this app after AI implodes like NFT has. Update: Developer responded saying they have guardrails, we've all heard that line before. I've already jumped ship. I'll revisit after the AI boom goes bust.

5 ★, on 2023-10-23
It does what it says it will do on the tin, provide all available news articles on a particular topic to inform the reader on biases in major news outlets and give the reader the ability to browse each article in a single app. It set a goal and delivers on it. That in of itself is worthy of high praise, given the endless sea of piddling apps who fail to reach a fraction of what Ground News does. If you want the news, this is the app to have.