Last updated: November 9, 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	=	CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio by Scoopz Inc.	4.9
3	=	Reddit by REDDIT, INC.	4.8
4	1	Substack by Substack, Inc.	4.9
5	1	NYTimes: US and World News by The New York Times Company	4.8
6	=	Ground News by Snapwise Inc.	4.7
7	=	NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts by Particle Media Inc.	4.8
8	=	Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network by Nextdoor	4.7
9	=	Citizen: Safety & Live Video by sp0n, Inc.	4.7
10	=	Police Scanner Radio & Fire by GordonEdwards.net LLC	4.6
11	=	SmartNews: Breaking News by SmartNews, Inc.	4.6
12	=	The Pour Over by The Pour Over	4.8
13	=	Police Scanner: Fire Radio by Guru Network Limited Inc.	4.7
14	4	The White House by The Official White House	4.9
15	1	Fizz: Your Authentic Community by Fizz Social Corp.	4.7
16	1	AP News by The Associated Press	4.6
17	5	5-0 Radio Pro Police Scanner by Smartest Apps LLC	4.6
18	21	FOX LOCAL: Live Election News by Fox Television Stations, Inc.	4.7
19	5	MS NOW: Live & Breaking News by Versant Media LLC	4.4
20	=	The Wall Street Journal News by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.7
21	3	Squawster - Police Scanner by RadioReference.com LLC	4.6
22	3	NPR: National & Local News by NPR	4.7
23	4	Neighbors by Ring by Ring.com	4.8
24	2	Daily Wire by Daily Wire LLC	4.5
25	3	Crime Radar by Muhtadi Muhammad	4.3
26	9	CNN: Live & Breaking News by CNN Interactive Group, Inc.	4.8
27	4	FOX News: US & World Headlines by Fox News Network, LLC	4.5
28	3	Google News by Google	4.6
29	4	Podcast App by Evolve Global, Inc.	4.8
30	7	Stocks.News－Market Alerts by IR Agency LLC	4.7
31	=	BBC: World News & Stories by BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.	4.5
33	4	NBC News: Breaking & US News by NBC News Digital, LLC	4.7
34	=	The Atlantic Magazine by The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC	4.9
35	14	ABC News: Live & Breaking by Disney	4.0
36	=	Podcast App & Player - Castbox by Guru Network Limited	4.9
37	2	Clubhouse by Alpha Exploration Co.	4.8
38	4	Police Scanner: Crime Radar by Sepia Software LLC	4.6
39	1	Newsmax by Newsmax Media, Inc.	4.8
40	1	Quora by Quora, Inc.	4.7
41	1	MobilePatrol: Public Safety by Equifax	2.0
42	16	Fox Nation by Fox News Network, LLC	4.7
43	8	The New Yorker by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.	3.9
44	=	USA News Updates: Crime Alerts by MONETIZEGO LTD	4.6
45	1	Washington Post: Breaking News by The Washington Post	4.7
46	3	The Economist: News & Analysis by The Economist	4.9
47	17	Spectrum News: Local Stories by Charter Communications	4.7
48	4	Medium: Read & Write Stories by A Medium Corporation	4.8
49	4	FEED Mobile by The Kroger Co.	4.5
50	2	Bloomberg: Business News Daily by Bloomberg Finance LP	4.6
51	new	People's Daily by 人民日报社	4.7
52	2	Spotify for Creators by Spotify	4.8
53	2	Narwhal for Reddit by robot swingset, llc.	4.5
54	4	Alrabiaa - الرابعة by DAQAT AL-FIKRA FOR TECHNICAL PRODUCTION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD	3.7
55	1	Watch Duty: Wildfire & Floods by Sherwood Forestry Service, Inc.	4.9
56	12	Enigma: What’s that in the Sky by Enigma Labs, LLC	4.8
57	34	FREECABLE TV: News & TV Shows by MixerBox Inc.	4.7
58	4	Podbean Podcast App & Player by Podbean Incorporated	4.8
59	6	CNBC: Stock Market & Business by Versant Media LLC	4.7
60	1	Financial Times: Business News by Financial Times Ltd.	4.8
61	1	WIRED by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.	4.6
62	9	Al Jazeera - الجزيرة by Al Jazeera Network	4.8
63	7	CBS News: Live Breaking News by CBS Interactive	3.7
64	1	The Guardian - US & World News by Guardian News and Media Limited	4.9
65	2	Police Scanner + by Rego Apps	4.5
66	14	Very Local: News & Weather by Hearst Television	4.6
67	5	Pocket Casts: Podcast Player by Automattic	4.5
68	4	The Bulwark by Center Enterprises, Inc.	4.9
69	22	Biblio Times: RSS Newspaper by groov creator limited	5.0
70	5	Blue for Twitter by Kpaw, LLC	4.7
71	12	Israel Home Front Command by Israel Home Front Command	4.2
72	1	PressReader: News & Magazines by PressReader Inc	4.7
73	3	Barron’s - Investing Insights by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.6
74	5	DarkShort:Dark&Mystery Stories by Mobile entertainment srl	4.3
75	26	Local 10 + Platinum by WPLG, Inc	4.7
76	3	The Free Press by Runaway Media Inc.	4.9
77	21	Prensa Abierta by Acta Diurna	5.0
78	9	FidiKetabi by Ali Hassan Samiei	4.0
79	4	Local News & Weather: Haystack by Haystack TV	4.7
80	1	Epoch Times: Live & Breaking by Epoch Usa Inc	4.9
81	4	NewsNation: Unbiased News by Nexstar Broadcasting	3.8
82	new	WLWT News 5 - Cincinnati, Ohio by Hearst Television	4.6
83	new	Flipboard: The Social Magazine by Flipboard Inc.	4.7
84	10	Overcast Podcast App by Overcast Radio, LLC	4.5
85	11	POLITICO by POLITICO, LLC	4.7
86	4	AVA Media by AVA Media Group	4.8
87	new	Садовод – агрегатор by Teimur Gavrilov	4.2
88	7	The Boston Globe by BOSTON GLOBE MEDIA PARTNERS, LLC	4.6
89	new	NHK WORLD-JAPAN by NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)	3.8
90	2	Yahoo News: Daily News For You by Yahoo	4.4
91	5	Truth+ by T Media Tech LLC	4.7
92	3	Blind: Anonymous Work Network by Teamblind inc	4.6
93	new	C-SPAN Now by C-SPAN	3.9
94	new	MSN by Microsoft Corporation	4.6
95	new	Карта БПЛА — радар онлайн by Kirill Konishchev	4.7
96	new	WSJ Print Edition by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.8
97	new	Newsrael - Israel News by Newsrael communication ltd	4.8
98	new	Next Spaceflight by NASASpaceflight LLC	4.9

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