Side by side
| Ground News | Whyworld | |
|---|---|---|
| The question | How do left, center and right cover this story? | What is the world searching today, and why? |
| Starting point | Articles from news outlets | Public search trends from many countries |
| Ratings | Bias ratings from AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check; factuality and ownership data | No outlet ratings |
| Scale | Over 50,000 sources, nearly 60,000 articles a day (its own figures) | One ranked list of the day’s topics |
| Each item shows | Coverage split by political leaning | Why it is trending, where it is searched (map and country list), sources |
| Daily format | Story feed, Blindspot feed, newsletters | Morning and evening brief, alert when a new topic enters the top 10 |
| Platforms | iPhone, Android, web, browser extension | iPhone and Android, coming December |
| Price | Free, with paid plans; Vantage about $99.99 a year on its website | First 10 topics a day free with a few ads; Whyworld Plus monthly or yearly |
| Account | — | Not needed |
Ground News details from ground.news/about, ground.news/subscribe and its App Store listing, checked 19 October 2026. Features and prices can change.
A dash means we did not find a clear statement on Ground News' own pages; it does not mean the feature is missing.
Choose Ground News if
- You mostly follow US politics and want to see left, center and right coverage.
- You want outlet ratings for bias and factuality, and ownership information.
- You want to search widely across thousands of sources, or use a browser extension.
Choose Whyworld if
- You want to know what the whole world is paying attention to today, not only your own country.
- You want a short, ranked daily list that ends, rather than an endless feed.
- You want a plain answer to "why is this trending?" for each topic, with sources.
Or use both
They do not overlap much. Ground News answers "how is this covered across US politics?"; Whyworld answers "what is the world looking up, and why?" For more options, see Ground News alternatives.