Last updated: November 6, 2026

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

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Rank			Rating
1	=	NYTimes: US and World News by The New York Times Company	4.8
2	=	X by X Corp.	4.6
3	=	Substack by Substack, Inc.	4.9
4	=	CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio by Scoopz Inc.	4.9
5	=	Reddit by REDDIT, INC.	4.8
6	1	Ground News by Snapwise Inc.	4.7
7	2	Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network by Nextdoor	4.7
8	2	NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts by Particle Media Inc.	4.8
9	3	CNN: Live & Breaking News by CNN Interactive Group, Inc.	4.8
10	5	Citizen: Safety & Live Video by sp0n, Inc.	4.7
11	5	Police Scanner Radio & Fire by GordonEdwards.net LLC	4.6
12	4	AP News by The Associated Press	4.6
13	1	MS NOW: Live & Breaking News by Versant Media LLC	4.4
14	3	FOX News: US & World Headlines by Fox News Network, LLC	4.5
15	2	The Pour Over by The Pour Over	4.8
16	2	NPR: National & Local News by NPR	4.7
17	4	NBC News: Breaking & US News by NBC News Digital, LLC	4.7
18	3	The Wall Street Journal News by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.7
19	6	Fizz: Your Authentic Community by Fizz Social Corp.	4.7
20	12	SmartNews: Breaking News by SmartNews, Inc.	4.6
21	2	Police Scanner: Fire Radio by Guru Network Limited Inc.	4.7
22	4	FOX LOCAL: Live Election News by Fox Television Stations, Inc.	4.7
23	1	BBC: World News & Stories by BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.	4.5
24	2	Newsmax by Newsmax Media, Inc.	4.8
25	6	ABC News: Live & Breaking by Disney	4.0
27	2	Google News by Google	4.6
28	1	5-0 Radio Pro Police Scanner by Smartest Apps LLC	4.6
29	2	Daily Wire by Daily Wire LLC	4.5
30	3	Squawster - Police Scanner by RadioReference.com LLC	4.4
31	3	Podcast App by Evolve Global, Inc.	4.8
32	7	The White House by The Official White House	4.9
33	2	Crime Radar by Muhtadi Muhammad	4.3
34	21	Local 10 + Platinum by WPLG, Inc	4.7
35	2	Bloomberg: Business News Daily by Bloomberg Finance LP	4.6
36	4	Neighbors by Ring by Ring.com	4.8
37	4	The Atlantic Magazine by The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC	4.9
38	18	Election Tracker by Nelson Lai	2.5
39	3	Washington Post: Breaking News by The Washington Post	4.7
40	4	Clubhouse by Alpha Exploration Co.	4.8
41	2	Podcast App & Player - Castbox by Guru Network Limited	4.9
42	6	CNBC: Stock Market & Business by Versant Media LLC	4.7
43	4	MobilePatrol: Public Safety by Equifax	2.0
44	6	Spectrum News: Local Stories by Charter Communications	4.7
45	17	CBS News: Live Breaking News by CBS Interactive	3.7
46	5	Stocks.News－Market Alerts by IR Agency LLC	4.7
47	11	Quora by Quora, Inc.	4.7
48	13	TrueShort - Stream True Crime by Humans Anonymous, Inc	4.9
49	3	Police Scanner: Crime Radar by Sepia Software LLC	4.6
50	20	POLITICO by POLITICO, LLC	4.7
51	new	Alrabiaa - الرابعة by DAQAT AL-FIKRA FOR TECHNICAL PRODUCTION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD	3.7
52	=	USA News Updates: Crime Alerts by MONETIZEGO LTD	4.6
53	11	The Guardian - US & World News by Guardian News and Media Limited	4.9
54	5	The Economist: News & Analysis by The Economist	4.9
55	40	WIRED by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.	4.6
56	11	FEED Mobile by The Kroger Co.	4.5
57	2	The New Yorker by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.	3.9
58	13	Narwhal for Reddit by robot swingset, llc.	4.5
59	10	Medium: Read & Write Stories by A Medium Corporation	4.8
60	15	Fox Nation by Fox News Network, LLC	4.7
61	5	Watch Duty: Wildfire & Floods by Sherwood Forestry Service, Inc.	4.9
62	10	Spotify for Creators by Spotify	4.8
63	7	Al Jazeera - الجزيرة by Al Jazeera Network	4.8
64	11	NewsNation: Unbiased News by Nexstar Broadcasting	3.8
65	19	中国领事 by Center for Consular Assistance & Protection, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People's Republic of China	1.8
66	13	Podbean Podcast App & Player by Podbean Incorporated	4.8
67	9	Financial Times: Business News by Financial Times Ltd.	4.8
68	new	People's Daily by 人民日报社	4.7
69	new	Enigma: What’s that in the Sky by Enigma Labs, LLC	4.8
70	7	The Bulwark by Center Enterprises, Inc.	4.9
71	8	C-SPAN Now by C-SPAN	3.9
72	26	Police Scanner + by Rego Apps	4.5
73	=	Integrity Index by Political Integrity Project	4.9
74	=	Local News & Weather: Haystack by Haystack TV	4.7
75	new	Blind: Anonymous Work Network by Teamblind inc	4.6
76	18	Blue for Twitter by Kpaw, LLC	4.7
77	1	NBC LA: News, Weather, Live TV by NBCUniversal Media, LLC	4.6
78	new	PressReader: News & Magazines by PressReader Inc	4.7
79	new	Pocket Casts: Podcast Player by Automattic	4.5
80	16	WDRB+WAVE by Gray Television Group, Inc.	4.7
81	new	The Free Press by Runaway Media Inc.	4.9
82	new	DarkShort:Dark&Mystery Stories by Mobile entertainment srl	4.3
83	7	MSN by Microsoft Corporation	4.6
84	new	Barron’s - Investing Insights by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.6
85	35	VoteMapper Election Simulator by Scattered Labs	5.0
86	29	Denver News from 9News by Tegna Inc.	4.7
87	5	Very Local: News & Weather by Hearst Television	4.6
88	34	NBC Bay Area: News & Weather by NBCUniversal Media, LLC	4.6
89	new	Snopes by Snopes, Inc.	4.8
90	new	The Boston Globe by BOSTON GLOBE MEDIA PARTNERS, LLC	4.6
91	new	Epoch Times: Live & Breaking by Epoch Usa Inc	4.9
92	6	Truth+ by T Media Tech LLC	4.7
93	new	Yahoo News: Daily News For You by Yahoo	4.4
94	2	LA Times by Los Angeles Times Communications LLC	4.6
95	new	FidiKetabi by Ali Hassan Samiei	4.0
96	new	Overcast Podcast App by Overcast Radio, LLC	4.5
97	37	STAND FIRM by Family Research Council Inc.	4.8
98	new	USA TODAY: US & Breaking News by USA TODAY	4.5

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