Last updated: October 14, 2026

App Store Ranking: The Top Free News Apps in Canada

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Rank			Rating
1	=	Reddit by REDDIT, INC.	4.8
2	=	X by X Corp.	4.6
3	=	Substack by Substack, Inc.	4.9
4	=	NYTimes: US and Global News by The New York Times Company	4.8
5	=	Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network by Nextdoor	4.7
6	=	Ground News by Snapwise Inc.	4.7
7	=	CBC News: Breaking & Local by CBC	4.6
8	=	CTV News: Canada, Local, World by Bell Media Inc.	4.6
9	=	Police Scanner Radio & Fire by GordonEdwards.net LLC	4.6
10	14	Radio-Canada Info by Radio-Canada	4.7
11	=	Citizen: Safety & Live Video by sp0n, Inc.	4.7
12	2	La Presse by La Presse inc.	4.8
13	5	中国领事 by Center for Consular Assistance & Protection, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People's Republic of China	1.8
14	=	BBC: World News & Stories by BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.	4.5
15	3	Podcast App by Evolve Global, Inc.	4.8
16	1	Google News by Google	4.6
17	4	The Globe and Mail by The Globe and Mail Inc.	4.7
18	1	The Atlantic Magazine by The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC	4.9
19	4	PressReader: News & Magazines by PressReader Inc	4.7
21	1	Squawster - Police Scanner by RadioReference.com LLC	3.6
22	3	CNN: Live & Breaking News by CNN Interactive Group, Inc.	4.8
23	2	The New Yorker by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.	3.9
24	4	The Economist: News & Analysis by The Economist	4.9
25	1	Bloomberg: Business News Daily by Bloomberg Finance LP	4.6
26	3	Medium: Read & Write Stories by A Medium Corporation	4.8
27	6	Podcast App & Player - Castbox by Guru Network Limited	4.9
28	3	CP24: Toronto's Breaking News by Bell Media Inc.	4.7
29	14	Live World Monitor: GlobeAlert by APPRICOTT DIJITAL TEKNOLOJI VE YAZILIM ANONIM SIRKETI	4.5
30	10	Clubhouse by Alpha Exploration Co.	4.8
31	4	AP News by The Associated Press	4.6
32	5	The Wall Street Journal. News by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.7
33	3	Al Jazeera - الجزيرة by Al Jazeera Network	4.8
34	2	Spotify for Creators by Spotify	4.8
35	1	Epoch Times: Live & Breaking by Epoch Usa Inc	4.9
36	5	WatchOut: Police Scanner・Radio by SILVER APPS	4.7
37	18	Le Devoir pour iPhone by Le Devoir Inc	4.8
38	41	Radio France Internationale by France Medias Monde	3.3
39	5	Quora by Quora, Inc.	4.7
40	15	The Guardian - US & World News by Guardian News and Media Limited	4.9
41	2	5-0 Radio Pro Police Scanner by Smartest Apps LLC	4.6
42	5	Financial Times: Business News by Financial Times Ltd.	4.8
43	21	BNN Bloomberg: Finance, Stocks by Bell Media Inc.	4.5
44	1	Pocket Casts: Podcast Player by Automattic	4.5
45	new	SEIU Healthcare 1199NW by SEIU Healthcare 1199NW	4.4
46	=	Hindi News by Dainik Bhaskar by D. B. Corp. Ltd	4.4
47	3	CNBC: Stock Market & Business by Versant Media LLC	4.7
48	6	FOX News: US & World Headlines by Fox News Network, LLC	4.5
49	=	Voyent Alert! by ICEsoft Technologies Inc.	4.6
50	6	Narwhal for Reddit by robot swingset, llc.	4.5
51	7	Geode Mods by NATHAN BAILEY	0.0
52	4	Instapaper by Instant Paper, Inc.	4.6
53	7	Stocks.News－Market Alerts by IR Agency LLC	4.7
54	24	Blind: Anonymous Work Network by Teamblind inc	4.6
55	12	Le Monde, Live News by Societe Editrice du Monde	4.7
56	5	Republic World Digital by SARG Global Digital Private Limited	3.0
57	8	NHK WORLD-JAPAN by NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)	3.8
58	1	MSN by Microsoft Corporation	4.6
59	8	Air France Press by Societe Air France S.A.	4.6
60	20	France 24 - World News 24/7 by France Medias Monde	3.4
61	23	NBC News: Breaking & US News by NBC News Digital, LLC	4.7
62	29	Castanet by Castanet Media Ltd.	5.0
63	10	Al Jazeera English by Al Jazeera Network	3.9
64	4	SmartNews: Breaking News by SmartNews, Inc.	4.6
65	20	Повітряна тривога by Ajax Systems Inc	4.8
66	15	Washington Post by The Washington Post	4.7
67	1	Fizz: Your Authentic Community by Fizz Social Corp.	4.7
68	18	Objektiv by Objektiv	3.0
69	22	99,5 Montréal by Leclerc Communication inc.	5.0
70	=	NPR: National & Local News by NPR	4.7
71	new	NetNewsWire: RSS Reader by Brent Simmons	4.7
72	20	World Monitor — Live OSINT by Xiang Bai	0.0
73	2	Flipboard: The Social Magazine by Flipboard Inc.	4.7
74	new	Sirius Stars by We Are Sirius	5.0
75	2	Indian Express Latest News App by The Indian Express Group	4.6
76	11	TF1 INFO - LCI : Actualités by La Chaine Info	4.7
77	15	The Free Press by Runaway Media Inc.	4.9
78	6	Kiki: Local Chat & People Near by Kikihub	4.5
79	11	爱山东 by Shandong Provincial Big Data Center	1.7
80	new	National Post by Postmedia Network INC.	4.3
81	new	NTV+ by Newfoundland Broadcasting Co. Ltd.	0.0
82	new	The Telegraph: UK & World News by TELEGRAPH MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED	4.6
83	6	Root News: Smart Daily Brief by ROOT LABS OÜ	4.7
84	2	CCFR App by CCFR	0.0
85	8	tpscalls by Riley Durant	0.0
86	new	FidiKetabi by Ali Hassan Samiei	4.0
87	new	Euronews: World news & live TV by euronews	4.6
88	5	The White House by The Official White House	4.9
89	new	The Bulwark by Center Enterprises, Inc.	4.9

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