Last updated: November 10, 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	1	Reddit by REDDIT, INC.	4.8
3	1	CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio by Scoopz Inc.	4.9
4	=	Substack by Substack, Inc.	4.9
5	1	Ground News by Snapwise Inc.	4.7
6	2	Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network by Nextdoor	4.7
7	2	NYTimes: US and World News by The New York Times Company	4.8
8	1	NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts by Particle Media Inc.	4.8
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	2	Fizz: Your Authentic Community by Fizz Social Corp.	4.7
14	1	Police Scanner: Fire Radio by Guru Network Limited Inc.	4.7
15	1	The White House by The Official White House	4.9
16	4	The Wall Street Journal News by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.7
17	=	5-0 Radio Pro Police Scanner by Smartest Apps LLC	4.6
18	2	AP News by The Associated Press	4.6
19	2	Squawster - Police Scanner by RadioReference.com LLC	4.6
20	1	MS NOW: Live & Breaking News by Versant Media LLC	4.4
21	1	NPR: National & Local News by NPR	4.7
22	8	Stocks.News－Market Alerts by IR Agency LLC	4.7
23	=	Neighbors by Ring by Ring.com	4.8
24	1	Crime Radar by Muhtadi Muhammad	4.3
25	3	Google News by Google	4.6
26	2	Daily Wire by Daily Wire LLC	4.5
27	9	FOX LOCAL: Live Election News by Fox Television Stations, Inc.	4.7
28	2	CNN: Live & Breaking News by CNN Interactive Group, Inc.	4.8
29	=	Podcast App by Evolve Global, Inc.	4.8
30	1	BBC: World News & Stories by BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.	4.5
31	4	FOX News: US & World Headlines by Fox News Network, LLC	4.5
33	3	Podcast App & Player - Castbox by Guru Network Limited	4.9
34	=	The Atlantic Magazine by The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC	4.9
35	2	Clubhouse by Alpha Exploration Co.	4.8
36	3	Newsmax by Newsmax Media, Inc.	4.8
37	4	NBC News: Breaking & US News by NBC News Digital, LLC	4.7
38	=	Police Scanner: Crime Radar by Sepia Software LLC	4.6
39	1	Quora by Quora, Inc.	4.7
40	5	ABC News: Live & Breaking by Disney	4.0
41	=	MobilePatrol: Public Safety by Equifax	2.0
42	19	WIRED by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.	4.6
43	1	USA News Updates: Crime Alerts by MONETIZEGO LTD	4.6
44	1	The New Yorker by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.	3.9
45	=	Washington Post: Breaking News by The Washington Post	4.7
46	4	Bloomberg: Business News Daily by Bloomberg Finance LP	4.6
47	5	Fox Nation by Fox News Network, LLC	4.7
48	2	The Economist: News & Analysis by The Economist	4.9
49	26	Local 10 + Platinum by WPLG, Inc	4.7
50	9	CNBC: Stock Market & Business by Versant Media LLC	4.7
51	4	Watch Duty: Wildfire & Floods by Sherwood Forestry Service, Inc.	4.9
52	4	Medium: Read & Write Stories by A Medium Corporation	4.8
53	1	Spotify for Creators by Spotify	4.8
54	4	Podbean Podcast App & Player by Podbean Incorporated	4.8
55	6	FEED Mobile by The Kroger Co.	4.5
56	3	Narwhal for Reddit by robot swingset, llc.	4.5
57	1	Enigma: What’s that in the Sky by Enigma Labs, LLC	4.8
58	2	Financial Times: Business News by Financial Times Ltd.	4.8
59	34	C-SPAN Now by C-SPAN	3.9
60	3	CBS News: Live Breaking News by CBS Interactive	3.7
61	14	Spectrum News: Local Stories by Charter Communications	4.7
62	2	The Guardian - US & World News by Guardian News and Media Limited	4.9
63	2	Police Scanner + by Rego Apps	4.5
64	3	Pocket Casts: Podcast Player by Automattic	4.5
65	9	DarkShort:Dark&Mystery Stories by Mobile entertainment srl	4.3
66	new	Hệ thống Thông tin Tuyên giáo by TTXVN	4.8
67	1	Very Local: News & Weather by Hearst Television	4.6
68	2	Blue for Twitter by Kpaw, LLC	4.7
69	new	FHP Notifier by Ryan Watern	4.8
70	2	The Bulwark by Center Enterprises, Inc.	4.9
71	1	PressReader: News & Magazines by PressReader Inc	4.7
72	15	FREECABLE TV: News & TV Shows by MixerBox Inc.	4.7
73	new	LindellTV by Mike Lindell Media Corp.	4.5
74	12	Al Jazeera - الجزيرة by Al Jazeera Network	4.8
75	21	Alrabiaa - الرابعة by DAQAT AL-FIKRA FOR TECHNICAL PRODUCTION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD	3.7
76	=	The Free Press by Runaway Media Inc.	4.9
77	4	Barron’s - Investing Insights by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.6
78	12	Yahoo News: Daily News For You by Yahoo	4.4
79	13	Blind: Anonymous Work Network by Teamblind inc	4.6
80	2	FidiKetabi by Ali Hassan Samiei	4.0
81	=	NewsNation: Unbiased News by Nexstar Broadcasting	3.8
82	12	MSN by Microsoft Corporation	4.6
83	4	Local News & Weather: Haystack by Haystack TV	4.7
84	1	Flipboard: The Social Magazine by Flipboard Inc.	4.7
85	5	Epoch Times: Live & Breaking by Epoch Usa Inc	4.9
86	9	Карта БПЛА — радар онлайн by Kirill Konishchev	4.7
87	2	POLITICO by POLITICO, LLC	4.7
88	4	Overcast Podcast App by Overcast Radio, LLC	4.5
89	12	Prensa Abierta by Acta Diurna	5.0
90	1	NHK WORLD-JAPAN by NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)	3.8
91	5	WSJ Print Edition by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.8
92	23	Biblio Times: RSS Newspaper by groov creator limited	5.0
93	new	Tijuana Good News by Axel Ramirez	4.8
94	7	Садовод – агрегатор by Teimur Gavrilov	4.2
95	4	Truth+ by T Media Tech LLC	4.7
96	2	Next Spaceflight by NASASpaceflight LLC	4.9
97	26	Israel Home Front Command by Israel Home Front Command	4.2
98	new	Space Coast Launches by Brevard County Board of County Commissioners	2.3

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