BuzzFeed 4.2.5
BuzzFeed is different. It launches straight to the home page filled with trending news topics and everything that’s buzzing around the world at that particular time. If you want to personalize it, you can do that whenever you decide, not when the app decides. And for that, it’s awesome!
Nothing but news
You have to hand it to BuzzFeed. They’re not trying to capitalize on every single social aspect of news sharing, like most news services do today. These guys are dedicated to delivering your hot news stories first and foremost, then, if you want, you can go about sharing and commenting.
It also doesn’t beg for your five-star rating in the app store, likes on social mediums, and so on. For that, we have high admiration for BuzzFeed.
Simple layout, tons of content
Another thing that BuzzFeed does right is juggle the thousands of titles that hit the wires every day, yet still deliver a compelling experience to everyone. There’s practically no UI to deal with. You just scroll through your stories and, if you really need more options, they start to pop up when you need them.
The left-side panel holds all your preferences in news categories, trends, quizzes, and stuff that’s getting tossed around social networks at that particular time. The non intrusive nature of the app says a lot about the developers and their commitment to deliver a good quality service.
You get one-tap sharing with Email, Messages, Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest in every article, and you can share individual images and videos from within the stories that you’re browing
BuzzFeed account, search
As noted above, you don’t need to create an account to enjoy BuzzFeed. But you get extra functionality if you join in, and even more so if you join in with your Facebook credentials.
A handy search function lets you look up any topic on the web. BuzzFeed will instantly bring up dozens of relevant articles on anything you type in that search field. The experience is completely seamless.
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Bottom Line
Design / UI10
BuzzFeed looks clean and airy, despite packing all the popular headlines that are hitting the wires every day. |
Function10
One of the best news-aggregators in the App Store, highly responsive and reliable. |
Security10
Non intrusive and completely at your command. |
Battery9
Not a major battery drainer. |
Price10
Fully free of charge with no obligations on your end. |
Compatibility9
iOS 7, supports all iDevices natively. |
Really, you can’t ask for more from a news app
Specifications
- price:
- 100% Free
- current version:
- 4.2.5
- reviewed version:
- 4.0
- developer:
- BuzzFeed
- category:
- INTERNET & NETWORK
- os version req.:
- 7.0
- age rating:
- 12+
- in-app purchases:
- No
- hits:
- 512