Last updated: October 17, 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	=	Substack by Substack, Inc.	4.9
4	1	Deutschlandfunk by Deutschlandradio	4.8
5	1	tagesschau - Nachrichten by Sudwestrundfunk, Anstalt des offentlichen Rechts	4.7
6	=	DIE ZEIT – Nachrichten by ZEIT ONLINE	4.7
7	3	Handelsblatt - Nachrichten by Handelsblatt GmbH	4.6
8	1	Google News by Google	4.6
9	5	F.A.Z. - Nachrichten by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung GmbH	4.7
10	2	DER SPIEGEL - Nachrichten by DER SPIEGEL GmbH und Co. KG	4.4
11	=	ntv Nachrichten by n-tv Der Nachrichtensender	4.6
12	4	WELT News & Live-TV by Axel Springer SE	4.6
13	2	NYTimes: US and Global News by The New York Times Company	4.8
14	5	KATWARN by CombiRisk - Riskmanagement GmbH	2.3
15	9	The Economist: News & Analysis by The Economist	4.9
16	1	WDR by WDR	4.8
17	1	ZDFheute - Nachrichten by ZDF	4.7
18	2	SZ Nachrichten by Sueddeutsche Zeitung Digitale Medien GmbH	4.7
19	2	PressReader: News & Magazines by PressReader Inc	4.7
20	12	meinOrt by WITTICH Medien KG	4.7
21	7	BBC: World News & Stories by BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.	4.5
22	=	Süddeutsche Zeitung by Süddeutsche Zeitung GmbH	4.5
23	7	Повітряна тривога by Ajax Systems Inc	4.8
24	2	DIE ZEIT E-Paper by ZEIT ONLINE	4.8
25	new	vorwärts.de by Berliner vorwärts Verlagsgesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung	0.0
26	5	Tagesspiegel - Nachrichten by Verlag Der Tagesspiegel GmbH	4.8
27	6	t-online Nachrichten by Stroeer Digital Publishing GmbH	4.6
28	9	Spotify for Creators by Spotify	4.8
29	2	NZZ News by Neue Zürcher Zeitung AG	4.7
30	12	NDR Niedersachsen by Norddeutscher Rundfunk	4.7
31	6	stern Nachrichten by G+J Medien GmbH	4.6
32	3	FOCUS online Nachrichten by BurdaForward GmbH	4.6
34	6	Good News App by Goodimpact GmbH	4.7
35	12	Financial Times: Business News by Financial Times Ltd.	4.8
36	2	WirtschaftsWoche - Nachrichten by Handelsblatt GmbH	4.5
37	1	BR24 – Nachrichten by Bayerischer Rundfunk	4.8
38	5	Podcast App & Player - Castbox by Guru Network Limited	4.9
39	14	DW - Breaking World News by Deutsche Welle	3.7
40	1	Ground News by Snapwise Inc.	4.7
41	4	Rheinische Post by RP Digital GmbH	4.3
42	19	rbb24 – regionale Nachrichten by Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg	4.9
43	4	Dlf – Die Nachrichten by Deutschlandradio	4.0
44	new	Bamberg-App by SWCode GmbH	0.0
45	18	NetNewsWire: RSS Reader by Brent Simmons	4.7
46	12	Objektiv by Objektiv	3.0
47	2	The Pioneer by Media Pioneer Publishing AG (DE)	4.8
48	4	WAZ News by Funke Services GmbH	0.0
49	2	FOCUS+: Nachrichten by BurdaVerlag GmbH	0.0
50	25	NDR Schleswig-Holstein by Norddeutscher Rundfunk	4.9
51	4	Bloomberg: Business News Daily by Bloomberg Finance LP	4.6
52	40	The Wall Street Journal. News by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.7
53	1	SWR Aktuell by Suedwestrundfunk Anstalt des oeffentlichen Rechts	0.0
54	1	The Guardian - US & World News by Guardian News and Media Limited	4.9
55	3	Deutscher Bundestag by Deutscher Bundestag	4.5
56	8	heise online \| IT-News by Heise Medien GmbH & Co. KG	4.4
57	9	NDR Hamburg by Norddeutscher Rundfunk	5.0
58	2	CNN: Live & Breaking News by CNN Interactive Group, Inc.	4.8
59	6	Hamburger Abendblatt News by Funke Services GmbH	4.5
60	2	Pocket Casts: Podcast Player by Automattic	4.5
61	4	DBwV App by Deutscher BundeswehrVerband	5.0
62	10	Legal Tribune Online by Wolters Kluwer Deutschland GmbH	0.0
63	31	F.A.Z. Der Tag - Nachrichten by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung GmbH	4.7
64	new	NDR Mecklenburg-Vorpommern by Norddeutscher Rundfunk	4.5
65	6	Manager - Nachrichten by manager magazin Verlagsgesellschaft mbH	4.5
66	7	Clubhouse by Alpha Exploration Co.	4.8
67	9	Live World Monitor: GlobeAlert by APPRICOTT DIJITAL TEKNOLOJI VE YAZILIM ANONIM SIRKETI	4.5
68	21	Stiftung Warentest by Stiftung Warentest	2.5
69	new	MeinJena ... meine App. by Stadtwerke Jena GmbH	4.3
70	21	WAZ E-Paper by Funke Services GmbH	5.0
71	7	ORF ON by Oesterreichischer Rundfunk	4.0
72	14	hessenschau - Nachrichten by Hessischer Rundfunk	4.9
73	new	MAZ - Nachrichten und Podcast by RND RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland GmbH	3.0
74	new	MEGAfoN news and facts by 100ProLesen GmbH	3.0
75	new	Thüringer Allgemeine News by Funke Services GmbH	3.7
76	9	fernsehserien.de by Imfernsehen GmbH	0.0
77	7	MUNIPOLIS by MUNIPOLIS s.r.o.	3.0
78	4	DIE RHEINPFALZ – Nachrichten by RHEINPFALZ Verlag und Druckerei GmbH & Co. KG	4.7
79	7	Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network by Nextdoor	4.7
80	7	Bw-Newsradar by Bundesministerium der Verteidigung	0.0
81	new	Air France Press by Societe Air France S.A.	4.6
82	new	NDR Info by Norddeutscher Rundfunk	4.6
83	4	中国领事 by Center for Consular Assistance & Protection, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People's Republic of China	1.8
84	11	NW News by Zeitungsverlag Neue Westfälische	0.0
85	new	Braunschweiger Zeitung News by Funke Services GmbH	5.0
86	new	Hamburger Abendblatt E-Paper by Funke Services GmbH	3.7
87	10	WESER-KURIER - Nachrichten by Bremer Tageszeitungen AG	0.0
88	new	NN.de by Verlag Nuernberger Presse Druckhaus Nuernberg GmbH & Co.	5.0
89	new	OZ - Nachrichten und Podcast by RND RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland GmbH	1.5
90	new	NHK WORLD-JAPAN by NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)	3.8
91	14	Medium: Read & Write Stories by A Medium Corporation	4.8
92	new	Schwäbische Zeitung & E-Paper by Schwaebischer Verlag GmbH & Co. KG Drexler, Gessler	4.8

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