Last updated: October 21, 2026

App Store Ranking: The Top Free News Apps in Germany

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Rank			Rating
1	=	X by X Corp.	4.6
2	=	Reddit by REDDIT, INC.	4.8
3	1	Substack by Substack, Inc.	4.9
4	1	tagesschau - Nachrichten by Sudwestrundfunk, Anstalt des offentlichen Rechts	4.7
5	1	Deutschlandfunk by Deutschlandradio	4.8
6	1	DIE ZEIT – Nachrichten by ZEIT ONLINE	4.7
7	3	Повітряна тривога by Ajax Systems Inc	4.8
8	1	DER SPIEGEL - Nachrichten by DER SPIEGEL GmbH und Co. KG	4.4
9	5	F.A.Z. - Nachrichten by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung GmbH	4.7
10	2	ntv Nachrichten by n-tv Der Nachrichtensender	4.6
11	5	WELT News & Live-TV by Axel Springer SE	4.6
12	1	Handelsblatt - Nachrichten by Handelsblatt GmbH	4.6
13	2	Google News by Google	4.6
14	3	SZ Nachrichten by Sueddeutsche Zeitung Digitale Medien GmbH	4.7
15	5	NYTimes: US and World News by The New York Times Company	4.8
16	3	ZDFheute - Nachrichten by ZDF	4.7
17	2	KATWARN by CombiRisk - Riskmanagement GmbH	2.3
18	4	BR24 – Nachrichten by Bayerischer Rundfunk	4.8
19	1	WDR by WDR	4.8
20	4	The Economist: News & Analysis by The Economist	4.9
21	5	Süddeutsche Zeitung by Süddeutsche Zeitung GmbH	4.5
22	3	BBC: World News & Stories by BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.	4.5
23	9	PressReader: News & Magazines by PressReader Inc	4.7
24	3	NDR Niedersachsen by Norddeutscher Rundfunk	4.7
25	3	Tagesspiegel - Nachrichten by Verlag Der Tagesspiegel GmbH	4.8
27	26	WAZ News by Funke Services GmbH	0.0
28	3	Ground News by Snapwise Inc.	4.7
29	6	t-online Nachrichten by Stroeer Digital Publishing GmbH	4.6
30	3	Financial Times: Business News by Financial Times Ltd.	4.8
31	1	FOCUS online Nachrichten by BurdaForward GmbH	4.6
32	4	Spotify for Creators by Spotify	4.8
33	4	Good News App by Goodimpact GmbH	4.7
34	13	WirtschaftsWoche - Nachrichten by Handelsblatt GmbH	4.5
35	9	DW - Breaking World News by Deutsche Welle	3.7
36	7	meinOrt by WITTICH Medien KG	4.7
37	4	NZZ News by Neue Zürcher Zeitung AG	4.7
38	=	DIE ZEIT E-Paper by ZEIT ONLINE	4.8
39	7	stern Nachrichten by G+J Medien GmbH	4.6
40	1	Podcast App & Player - Castbox by Guru Network Limited	4.9
41	4	SWR Aktuell by Suedwestrundfunk Anstalt des oeffentlichen Rechts	0.0
42	3	FOCUS+: Nachrichten by BurdaVerlag GmbH	0.0
43	1	heise online \| IT-News by Heise Medien GmbH & Co. KG	4.4
44	5	The Guardian - US & World News by Guardian News and Media Limited	4.9
45	11	NDR Schleswig-Holstein by Norddeutscher Rundfunk	4.9
46	6	Dlf – Die Nachrichten by Deutschlandradio	4.0
47	22	NetNewsWire: RSS Reader by Brent Simmons	4.7
48	8	CNN: Live & Breaking News by CNN Interactive Group, Inc.	4.8
49	19	The Wall Street Journal News by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.7
50	21	The Pioneer by Media Pioneer Publishing AG (DE)	4.8
51	9	Rheinische Post by RP Digital GmbH	4.3
52	4	Objektiv by Objektiv	3.0
53	1	NDR Info by Norddeutscher Rundfunk	4.6
54	26	Manager - Nachrichten by manager magazin Verlagsgesellschaft mbH	4.5
55	4	rbb24 – regionale Nachrichten by Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg	4.9
56	7	Pocket Casts: Podcast Player by Automattic	4.5
57	3	Bloomberg: Business News Daily by Bloomberg Finance LP	4.6
58	19	Clubhouse by Alpha Exploration Co.	4.8
59	new	Legal Tribune Online by Wolters Kluwer Deutschland GmbH	0.0
60	6	NDR Hamburg by Norddeutscher Rundfunk	5.0
61	new	Türk TV - Turkish TV online HD by LOLITA YERSHOVA	3.3
62	new	FR Digitale Zeitung by Ippen Digital GmbH & Co. KG	4.9
63	8	hessenschau - Nachrichten by Hessischer Rundfunk	4.9
64	12	DIE RHEINPFALZ – Nachrichten by RHEINPFALZ Verlag und Druckerei GmbH & Co. KG	4.7
65	new	WAZ E-Paper by Funke Services GmbH	5.0
66	1	Le Monde, Live News by Societe Editrice du Monde	4.8
67	17	Feedly - Smart News Reader by Feedly Inc.	4.6
68	6	中国领事 by Center for Consular Assistance & Protection, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People's Republic of China	1.8
69	8	Bw-Newsradar by Bundesministerium der Verteidigung	0.0
70	3	Stiftung Warentest by Stiftung Warentest	2.5
71	24	NiUS Radio by Uniwersytet Szczecinski	0.0
72	13	F.A.Z. Der Tag - Nachrichten by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung GmbH	4.7
73	19	Live World Monitor: GlobeAlert by APPRICOTT DIJITAL TEKNOLOJI VE YAZILIM ANONIM SIRKETI	4.5
74	5	Die Mein Gifhorn App by Denis Hannemann	0.0
75	13	fernsehserien.de by Imfernsehen GmbH	0.0
76	4	HAZ - Nachrichten und Podcast by RND RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland GmbH	5.0
77	new	PSINFO Gaming News by Sascha-Andre Schukowski	0.0
78	20	Medium: Read & Write Stories by A Medium Corporation	4.8
79	14	Euronews: World news & live TV by euronews	4.6
80	5	NDR Mecklenburg-Vorpommern by Norddeutscher Rundfunk	4.5
81	8	franceinfo: l’info en continu by France Télévisions	4.6
82	4	Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network by Nextdoor	4.7
83	5	MUNIPOLIS by MUNIPOLIS s.r.o.	3.0
84	1	DBwV App by Deutscher BundeswehrVerband	5.0
85	new	OZ - Nachrichten und Podcast by RND RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland GmbH	1.5
86	new	The Postillon by Steckenpferd Enterprises UG (haftungsbeschrankt)	2.0
87	new	ZEIT AUDIO by ZEIT ONLINE	3.0
88	18	der Freitag by der Freitag Mediengesellschaft mbH & Co. KG	0.0
89	new	Overcast Podcast App by Overcast Radio, LLC	4.5
90	8	Flipboard: The Social Magazine by Flipboard Inc.	4.7
91	6	ORF ON by Oesterreichischer Rundfunk	4.0

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