Last updated: October 25, 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	2	Deutschlandfunk by Deutschlandradio	4.8
6	=	DIE ZEIT – Nachrichten by ZEIT ONLINE	4.7
7	3	KATWARN by CombiRisk - Riskmanagement GmbH	2.3
8	12	WDR by WDR	4.8
9	=	DER SPIEGEL - Nachrichten by DER SPIEGEL GmbH und Co. KG	4.4
10	2	Google News by Google	4.6
11	3	ntv Nachrichten by n-tv Der Nachrichtensender	4.6
12	3	F.A.Z. - Nachrichten by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung GmbH	4.7
13	=	Handelsblatt - Nachrichten by Handelsblatt GmbH	4.6
14	4	SZ Nachrichten by Sueddeutsche Zeitung Digitale Medien GmbH	4.7
15	2	WELT News & Live-TV by Axel Springer SE	4.6
16	3	ZDFheute - Nachrichten by ZDF	4.7
17	5	NYTimes: US and World News by The New York Times Company	4.8
18	7	Süddeutsche Zeitung by Süddeutsche Zeitung GmbH	4.5
19	5	NDR Niedersachsen by Norddeutscher Rundfunk	4.7
20	25	BR24 – Nachrichten by Bayerischer Rundfunk	4.8
21	=	Повітряна тривога by Ajax Systems Inc	4.8
22	1	PressReader: News & Magazines by PressReader Inc	4.7
23	8	BBC: World News & Stories by BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.	4.5
24	17	The Economist: News & Analysis by The Economist	4.9
25	9	Apfeltalk by Apfeltalk Community	0.0
26	13	NZZ News by Neue Zürcher Zeitung AG	4.7
27	11	FOCUS online Nachrichten by BurdaForward GmbH	4.6
28	1	DIE ZEIT E-Paper by ZEIT ONLINE	4.8
29	8	Tagesspiegel - Nachrichten by Verlag Der Tagesspiegel GmbH	4.8
30	12	stern Nachrichten by G+J Medien GmbH	4.6
31	1	Spotify for Creators by Spotify	4.8
32	23	Die Mein Gifhorn App by Denis Hannemann	0.0
33	5	t-online Nachrichten by Stroeer Digital Publishing GmbH	4.6
34	8	F.A.Z. Der Tag - Nachrichten by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung GmbH	4.7
35	5	Lage der Nation Podcasts by Lage der Nation Media GmbH & Co. KG	0.0
36	7	SWR Aktuell by Suedwestrundfunk Anstalt des oeffentlichen Rechts	0.0
38	14	FOCUS+: Nachrichten by BurdaVerlag GmbH	0.0
39	12	meinOrt by WITTICH Medien KG	4.7
40	4	Good News App by Goodimpact GmbH	4.7
41	6	heise online \| IT-News by Heise Medien GmbH & Co. KG	4.4
42	12	fernsehserien.de by Imfernsehen GmbH	0.0
43	10	Funkgerät by Malte Kirchner	5.0
44	4	The Pioneer by Media Pioneer Publishing AG (DE)	4.8
45	5	Podcast App & Player - Castbox by Guru Network Limited	4.9
46	13	Financial Times: Business News by Financial Times Ltd.	4.8
47	2	WirtschaftsWoche - Nachrichten by Handelsblatt GmbH	4.5
48	new	hessenWARN by TURMsolutions GmbH	0.0
49	27	rbb24 – regionale Nachrichten by Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg	4.9
50	21	ORF ON by Oesterreichischer Rundfunk	4.0
51	=	Ground News by Snapwise Inc.	4.7
52	8	NetNewsWire: RSS Reader by Brent Simmons	4.7
53	new	NDR Mecklenburg-Vorpommern by Norddeutscher Rundfunk	4.5
54	13	WAZ News by Funke Services GmbH	0.0
55	20	hessenschau - Nachrichten by Hessischer Rundfunk	4.9
56	1	DW - Breaking World News by Deutsche Welle	3.7
57	16	Pocket Casts: Podcast Player by Automattic	4.5
58	8	NDR Hamburg by Norddeutscher Rundfunk	5.0
59	new	WatchOut: Police Scanner・Radio by SILVER APPS	4.7
60	2	Dlf – Die Nachrichten by Deutschlandradio	4.0
61	3	NDR Schleswig-Holstein by Norddeutscher Rundfunk	4.9
62	16	Objektiv by Objektiv	3.0
63	5	Manager - Nachrichten by manager magazin Verlagsgesellschaft mbH	4.5
64	1	Clubhouse by Alpha Exploration Co.	4.8
65	17	Stiftung Warentest by Stiftung Warentest	2.5
66	7	Live World Monitor: GlobeAlert by APPRICOTT DIJITAL TEKNOLOJI VE YAZILIM ANONIM SIRKETI	4.5
67	5	CNN: Live & Breaking News by CNN Interactive Group, Inc.	4.8
68	7	The Guardian - US & World News by Guardian News and Media Limited	4.9
69	=	Rheinische Post by RP Digital GmbH	4.3
70	16	NDR Info by Norddeutscher Rundfunk	4.6
71	8	DBwV App by Deutscher BundeswehrVerband	5.0
72	12	Al Jazeera - الجزيرة by Al Jazeera Network	4.8
73	8	The Wall Street Journal News by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.7
74	new	LVZ - Nachrichten und Podcast by RND RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland GmbH	5.0
75	new	Euronews: World news & live TV by euronews	4.6
76	new	Pollar News by POLLAR P S A	5.0
77	14	Medium: Read & Write Stories by A Medium Corporation	4.8
78	16	Le Monde, Live News by Societe Editrice du Monde	4.8
79	new	DIE RHEINPFALZ – Nachrichten by RHEINPFALZ Verlag und Druckerei GmbH & Co. KG	4.7
80	2	Bloomberg: Business News Daily by Bloomberg Finance LP	4.6
81	2	Hamburger Abendblatt News by Funke Services GmbH	4.5
82	12	der Freitag by der Freitag Mediengesellschaft mbH & Co. KG	0.0
83	new	Overcast Podcast App by Overcast Radio, LLC	4.5
84	new	Nordkurier Mein Tag by Schwaebischer Verlag GmbH & Co. KG Drexler, Gessler	0.0
85	4	Reeder. by Silvio Rizzi	4.3
86	new	Quora by Quora, Inc.	4.7
87	new	Schwarzwälder Bote by NPG Digital GmbH	0.0
88	8	Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network by Nextdoor	4.7
89	new	Presseportal by news aktuell GmbH	4.3
90	10	feeeed: rss reader and more by James Parrott	4.8
91	44	CYROS Warnapp by cyberintelligence.institute GmbH	0.0

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