Mae B.
GBGreat News App I came across this news app and decided to test it out and I was pleasantly surprised. I read the news all the time and it can be hard to filter out what interests me and Otherweb is very easy and efficient to do that. Otherweb also takes sources from a variety of news sites so you don't have to hop around from site to site or app to app. Would recommend to anyone.
Morgan Dayhoff
GBThis app makes reading the news fun This app makes reading the news fun! I love that I am able to pick what topics I want to read about and take it even further by customizing which topics I like more. Their swipe option makes it easy to move through topics and articles of my interest. Their sources are credible and easy to read. Will definitely be using this app often!
Xen Cogdell
GBGreat News Source With Lots of Potential This is a good source to get news from because you choose what type of news you get to a custom degree and you also get tons of information about the articles such as if they are using propaganda techniques or inflammatory language. There are some features that would make the app better one example is having the full article in the app itself as it would make for a more seamless experience. Another feature that would be appreciated would be tool-tips on the nutrition facts section that can get more information about the terms for first time readers. One final thing that would make this app better is user feedback for the articles such as a user rating and comments like the news from windows on computer. Overall the app is good and there is a lot of potential that could give it an even stronger identity elevating it to five stars very soon.
Donna
GBFun way of getting the news! This app is super cool. You get all of the news you want and none of the stuff you don’t want. I love the swiping feature it makes it fun to read the news.
Emanuela Giangregorio
GBThis app is incredible This app is incredible. When I downloaded it, I was skeptical. But it far exceeded my expectations. I get my news in the morning on the BBC World Service. I consider myself a knowledgeable person. I am also a high school English and History teacher. I love this app because it allows me to swipe left or right based on the interest level of a current story. I swiped left on articles that I found uninteresting and the app quickly learned to give me the kinds of information I wanted. When the app shows you a headline and you click through, the next page has convenient bullet pointed summary of the main ideas. This is excellent for those of us who are busy and may not have time to read a full length article. Additionally, there is a tab for punditry and the app allows you to select sources. I also has this clever analysis of the quality of the work called the "nutrition label". There, you get information on the tone, relative complexity and neutrality of the language. This function is truly outstanding not only for educators but also for all those who want to be selective about the quality of the information they consume! I often download news apps, find them lacking, and then uninstall them right away. I will not be doing that with Otherweb!