Last updated: November 14, 2026

App Store Ranking: The Top Free News Apps in the United States

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Rank			Rating
1	=	X by X Corp.	4.6
2	=	Reddit by REDDIT, INC.	4.8
3	=	CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio by Scoopz Inc.	4.9
4	=	Substack by Substack, Inc.	4.9
5	=	NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts by Particle Media Inc.	4.8
6	1	Ground News by Snapwise Inc.	4.7
7	1	Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network by Nextdoor	4.7
8	1	NYTimes: US and World News by The New York Times Company	4.8
9	1	Citizen: Safety & Live Video by sp0n, Inc.	4.7
10	=	Police Scanner Radio & Fire by GordonEdwards.net LLC	4.6
11	5	The White House by The Official White House	4.9
12	1	FOX News: US & World Headlines by Fox News Network, LLC	4.5
13	1	CNN: Live & Breaking News by CNN Interactive Group, Inc.	4.8
14	=	AP News by The Associated Press	4.6
15	2	Fox Nation by Fox News Network, LLC	4.7
16	1	The Pour Over by The Pour Over	4.8
17	5	NPR: National & Local News by NPR	4.7
18	=	Police Scanner: Fire Radio by Guru Network Limited Inc.	4.7
19	2	Fizz: Your Authentic Community by Fizz Social Corp.	4.7
21	17	Spectrum News: Local Stories by Charter Communications	4.7
22	4	The Atlantic Magazine by The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC	4.9
23	2	Google News by Google	4.6
24	5	The Wall Street Journal News by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.7
25	8	BBC: World News & Stories by BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.	4.5
26	2	Daily Wire by Daily Wire LLC	4.5
27	5	Newsmax by Newsmax Media, Inc.	4.8
28	2	SmartNews: Breaking News by SmartNews, Inc.	4.6
29	5	MS NOW: Live & Breaking News by Versant Media LLC	4.4
30	3	5-0 Radio Pro Police Scanner by Smartest Apps LLC	4.6
31	10	Stocks.News－Market Alerts by IR Agency LLC	4.7
32	3	ABC News: Live & Breaking by Disney	4.0
33	4	Squawster - Police Scanner by RadioReference.com LLC	4.6
34	=	NBC News: Breaking & US News by NBC News Digital, LLC	4.7
35	4	Crime Radar by Muhtadi Muhammad	4.3
36	3	FOX LOCAL: Live Election News by Fox Television Stations, Inc.	4.7
37	1	Neighbors by Ring by Ring.com	4.8
38	15	National Review Mobile by National Review	0.0
39	58	Local 10 + Platinum by WPLG, Inc	4.7
40	1	Podcast App & Player - Castbox by Guru Network Limited	4.9
41	4	Podcast App by Evolve Global, Inc.	4.8
42	2	Quora by Quora, Inc.	4.7
43	1	Clubhouse by Alpha Exploration Co.	4.8
44	4	Bloomberg: Business News Daily by Bloomberg Finance LP	4.6
45	=	Police Scanner: Crime Radar by Sepia Software LLC	4.6
46	4	USA News Updates: Crime Alerts by MONETIZEGO LTD	4.6
47	9	CBS News: Live Breaking News by CBS Interactive	3.7
48	2	MobilePatrol: Public Safety by Equifax	2.0
49	2	Washington Post: Breaking News by The Washington Post	4.7
50	1	The Economist: News & Analysis by The Economist	4.9
51	4	Next Spaceflight by NASASpaceflight LLC	4.9
52	9	CNBC: Stock Market & Business by Versant Media LLC	4.7
53	14	Al Jazeera - الجزيرة by Al Jazeera Network	4.8
54	6	FEED Mobile by The Kroger Co.	4.5
55	9	Enigma: What’s that in the Sky by Enigma Labs, LLC	4.8
56	1	Medium: Read & Write Stories by A Medium Corporation	4.8
57	4	The New Yorker by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.	3.9
58	6	Space Coast Launches by Brevard County Board of County Commissioners	2.3
59	1	Narwhal for Reddit by robot swingset, llc.	4.5
60	3	WIRED by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.	4.4
61	10	The Guardian - US & World News by Guardian News and Media Limited	4.9
62	18	KSTP 5 Minneapolis-St. Paul MN by Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.	4.6
63	new	FOX 5 San Diego & KUSI News by Tribune Broadcasting Company	4.6
64	6	Spotify for Creators by Spotify	4.8
65	6	Podbean Podcast App & Player by Podbean Incorporated	4.8
66	new	WEEK 25 News by Gray Television Group, Inc.	4.5
67	13	Watch Duty: Wildfire & Floods by Sherwood Forestry Service, Inc.	4.9
68	7	NewsNation: Unbiased News by Nexstar Broadcasting	3.8
69	1	Pocket Casts: Podcast Player by Automattic	4.5
70	8	Alrabiaa - الرابعة by DAQAT AL-FIKRA FOR TECHNICAL PRODUCTION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD	3.7
71	3	PressReader: News & Magazines by PressReader Inc	4.7
72	11	MSN by Microsoft Corporation	4.6
73	1	Blue for Twitter by Kpaw, LLC	4.7
74	8	Financial Times: Business News by Financial Times Ltd.	4.8
75	6	Local News & Weather: Haystack by Haystack TV	4.7
76	11	Hệ thống Thông tin Tuyên giáo by TTXVN	4.0
77	=	DarkShort:Dark&Mystery Stories by Mobile entertainment srl	4.3
78	5	Police Scanner + by Rego Apps	4.5
79	6	Epoch Times: Live & Breaking by Epoch Usa Inc	4.9
80	new	POLITICO by POLITICO, LLC	4.7
81	12	Blind: Anonymous Work Network by Teamblind inc	4.6
82	3	Yahoo News: Daily News For You by Yahoo	4.4
83	=	FidiKetabi by Ali Hassan Samiei	4.0
84	3	USA TODAY: US & Breaking News by USA TODAY	4.5
85	new	Садовод – агрегатор by Teimur Gavrilov	4.2
86	new	Al Jazeera English by Al Jazeera Network	3.9
87	24	Карта БПЛА — радар онлайн by Kirill Konishchev	4.7
88	5	WDRB+WAVE by Gray Television Group, Inc.	4.7
89	13	Daily Herald Latest News by Tribune Publishing Company, LLC	4.7
90	new	Tide 100.9 FM 1230 AM by Townsquare Media, LLC	4.6
91	9	Barron’s - Investing Insights by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.6
92	8	Very Local: News & Weather by Hearst Television	4.6
93	new	KING 5 News for Seattle/Tacoma by Tegna Inc.	4.7
94	8	The Free Press by Runaway Media Inc.	4.9
95	7	Overcast Podcast App by Overcast Radio, LLC	4.5
96	new	Truth+ by T Media Tech LLC	4.7
97	19	WDAY+ by Forum Communications Company	2.1
98	7	Feedly - Smart News Reader by Feedly Inc.	4.6

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