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AppBrain's verdict
- Rating on App Store
- 5.00
- 1 ratings
- Last updated
- September 30, 2026
- Size
- 80.3 MB
It doesn't have enough ratings yet to judge what users think. Its best ranking is #14 in Top Paid, Magazines & Newspapers in Canada.
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Store listing
By Mike Lapchick, from the App Store
Description by Mike Lapchick Written by the developer, not by AppBrain. Click to read.
Hourly Newsy was designed to do something podcast apps just don’t: make fresh, rolling news feeds easy to organize, update, and play. Keep your podcast app for everything else.
Features:
• Choose from 67 news sources (new sources added regularly)
• Save custom source presets
• Favorite sources for quick access
• Continuous playback across selected sources
• Skip played episodes
• Sort sources by approximate episode length
• Hide unselected sources for easier ordering
• Group sources by publisher
• Drag sources into your preferred order
• Refresh feeds to check for new episodes
• Remember playback position by episode
• Native lock screen and AirPods controls
• Playback speed controls
• Sleep timer
• Share episodes
• Background audio playback
• Dynamic source artwork and card colors
• Optional audio messages between episodes
Included sources:
• ABC Australia: The World Today
• ABC News: ABC News Update
• ABC News: ABC Start Here
• Al Jazeera: Al Jazeera News Updates
• Associated Press: AP Headline News
• BBC: BBC Global News Podcast
• BBC: BBC Newscast
• BBC: BBC World Service 5-Minute News
• BBC: Newshour
• BBC: Tech Life
• BBC: World Business Report
• Bloomberg: Big Take
• Bloomberg: Bloomberg News Now
• Bloomberg: Bloomberg Tech
• CBC: As It Happens
• CBC: CBC Front Burner
• CBC: CBC The World This Hour
• CBC: CBC World Report
• CNBC: CNBC Squawk Pod
• CNBC: Morning Call
• CNN: Amanpour
• CNN: CNN 5 Things
• C-SPAN: C-SPAN Washington Today
• Democracy Now!: Democracy Now! Audio
• Deutsche Welle: DW News Brief
• Deutsche Welle: Inside Europe
• Financial Times: FT News Briefing
• Fox News: Fox News Hourly Update
• France 24: Focus
• France 24: The Debate
• Marketplace: Marketplace
• Marketplace: Marketplace Morning Report
• Marketplace: Marketplace Tech
• Monocle: The Briefing
• Monocle: The Globalist
• Monocle: The Monocle Daily
• NBC News: NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas
• New York Times: NYTimes The Headlines
• New York Times: The Daily
• NHK: NHK Asian View
• NPR: NPR News Now
• NPR: NPR Up First
• NPR: State of the World
• PBS: PBS News Hour - Supreme Court
• PBS: PBS NewsHour - World
• PRX: The World from PRX
• PRX: The World Latest Edition
• Punchbowl News: The Daily Punch
• Reuters: Reuters World News
• RFI: International Report
• RTE: World Report
• SBS: SBS News Headlines
• SBS: SBS News In Depth
• TechCrunch: Daily Crunch
• TechCrunch: Startup News
• The Economist: The Economist The Intelligence
• The Economist: The World in Brief
• The Guardian: Guardian Today in Focus
• The NewsWorthy: The NewsWorthy
• The Washington Post: The Washington Post The 7
• United Nations: UN News - Global Perspective
• United Nations: UN News Today
• USA Today: USA TODAY The Excerpt
• Vox: Vox Today, Explained
• Wall Street Journal: WSJ Minute Briefing
• Wall Street Journal: WSJ The Journal
• Wall Street Journal: WSJ What's News
Safety and technology
Found in the app by AppBrain- Price
- $4.99
- App size
- 80.3 MB
- Content rating
- Everyone
Technologies used by Hourly Newsy
Releases
Updates seen on the App Store- Version
- 1.0.1
- Launched
- July 2026
No changelog data
Rankings
App Store top charts- Highest rank
- #14
- Chart
- Top Paid
- Magazines & Newspapers
- Country
- Canada
App Store Rankings for Hourly Newsy
Top rankings
| Rank | Country | Category | List |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Canada | Magazines & Newspapers | Top Paid |
| 29 | United States | Magazines & Newspapers | Top Paid |
| 29 | Iran | Magazines & Newspapers | Top Paid |
| 88 | Canada | News | Top Paid |
| 97 | Iran | News | Top Paid |
Ranking history in Canada
About the app and developer
About Hourly Newsy
Hourly Newsy is a news app developed by Mike Lapchick.
User Ratings
Hourly Newsy is rated 5.00 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on one rating ratings.
App Information
Hourly Newsy costs $4.99. The app size is 80.32 MB. The latest version available is 1.0.1. The last update was on September 30, 2026.
Technical Requirements
The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on the App Store since July 2026.
Developer information for Mike Lapchick
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Frequently asked questions about Hourly Newsy
Is Hourly Newsy free?
No. Hourly Newsy costs $4.99 on the App Store.
Is Hourly Newsy still available?
Yes. Hourly Newsy is on the App Store, and the last update we saw was on September 30, 2026.
How large is Hourly Newsy?
Hourly Newsy is 80.32 MB.
Is Hourly Newsy suitable for children?
App Store rates the content of Hourly Newsy as suitable for everyone.
How do people rate Hourly Newsy?
Hourly Newsy has one rating of 5.00 stars on the App Store.
Who made Hourly Newsy?
Hourly Newsy was developed by Mike Lapchick. It is listed in the news category on the App Store.