Last updated: October 30, 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	=	Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network by Nextdoor	4.7
6	=	NYTimes: US and World News by The New York Times Company	4.8
7	=	NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts by Particle Media Inc.	4.8
8	=	Ground News by Snapwise Inc.	4.7
9	=	Citizen: Safety & Live Video by sp0n, Inc.	4.7
10	=	Police Scanner Radio & Fire by GordonEdwards.net LLC	4.6
11	=	The Pour Over by The Pour Over	4.9
12	=	Fizz: Your Authentic Community by Fizz Social Corp.	4.7
13	1	Police Scanner: Fire Radio by Guru Network Limited Inc.	4.7
14	1	CNN: Live & Breaking News by CNN Interactive Group, Inc.	4.8
15	=	The Wall Street Journal News by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.7
16	9	SmartNews: Breaking News by SmartNews, Inc.	4.6
17	1	FOX LOCAL: Live News & Weather by Fox Television Stations, Inc.	4.7
18	3	5-0 Radio Pro Police Scanner by Smartest Apps LLC	4.6
19	=	Squawster - Police Scanner by RadioReference.com LLC	4.4
20	4	Crime Radar by Muhtadi Muhammad	4.3
21	3	NPR: National & Local News by NPR	4.7
22	1	Google News by Google	4.6
23	1	FOX News: US & World Headlines by Fox News Network, LLC	4.5
24	5	MS NOW: Live & Breaking News by Versant Media LLC	4.3
25	8	The White House by The Official White House	4.9
26	=	AP News by The Associated Press	4.6
27	7	Local 10 + Platinum by WPLG, Inc	4.7
28	1	Neighbors by Ring by Ring.com	4.8
29	1	BBC: World News & Stories by BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.	4.5
30	=	Podcast App by Evolve Global, Inc.	4.8
31	56	POLITICO by POLITICO, LLC	4.7
33	1	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	1	620 WTMJ Radio by Good Karma Brands	4.7
37	2	Newsmax by Newsmax Media, Inc.	4.8
38	2	MobilePatrol: Public Safety by Equifax	2.0
39	2	Quora by Quora, Inc.	4.7
40	8	Thanh niên Việt Nam by Trung uong Doan TNCS Ho Chi Minh	1.3
41	=	NBC News: Breaking & US News by NBC News Digital, LLC	4.7
42	=	Daily Wire by Daily Wire LLC	4.5
43	=	Police Scanner: Crime Radar by Sepia Software LLC	4.6
44	1	Bloomberg: Business News Daily by Bloomberg Finance LP	4.6
45	5	CNBC: Stock Market & Business by Versant Media LLC	4.7
46	4	Medium: Read & Write Stories by A Medium Corporation	4.8
47	=	The Economist: News & Analysis by The Economist	4.9
48	2	The New Yorker by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.	3.9
49	5	TrueShort - Stream True Crime by Humans Anonymous, Inc	4.9
50	4	FEED Mobile by The Kroger Co.	4.5
51	2	Washington Post: Breaking News by The Washington Post	4.7
52	14	ABC News: Live & Breaking by Disney	4.0
53	1	Podbean Podcast App & Player by Podbean Incorporated	4.8
54	4	Spotify for Creators by Spotify	4.8
55	=	Blind: Anonymous Work Network by Teamblind inc	4.6
56	3	Stocks.News－Market Alerts by IR Agency LLC	4.7
57	4	Watch Duty: Wildfire & Floods by Sherwood Forestry Service, Inc.	4.9
58	1	WIRED by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.	4.6
59	3	Narwhal for Reddit by robot swingset, llc.	4.5
60	9	Financial Times: Business News by Financial Times Ltd.	4.8
61	1	Fox Nation by Fox News Network, LLC	4.7
62	1	中国领事 by Center for Consular Assistance & Protection, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People's Republic of China	1.8
63	8	World Monitor: GlobeAlert by APPRICOTT DIJITAL TEKNOLOJI VE YAZILIM ANONIM SIRKETI	4.6
64	=	Enigma: What’s that in the Sky by Enigma Labs, LLC	4.8
65	9	PressReader: News & Magazines by PressReader Inc	4.7
66	=	The Guardian - US & World News by Guardian News and Media Limited	4.9
67	4	DarkShort:Dark&Mystery Stories by Mobile entertainment srl	4.3
68	1	Snopes by Snopes, Inc.	4.8
69	1	Pocket Casts: Podcast Player by Automattic	4.5
70	3	Barron’s - Investing Insights by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.6
71	1	OpenMHz by Luke Berndt	4.0
72	7	Police Scanner + by Rego Apps	4.5
73	11	Al Jazeera - الجزيرة by Al Jazeera Network	4.8
74	7	TPACTION by Superfeed Technologies, Inc	4.8
75	5	Overcast Podcast App by Overcast Radio, LLC	4.5
76	1	TV Club: Movies & Show Tracker by TV Show Tracker, LLC	4.5
77	=	Spectrum News: Local Stories by Charter Communications	4.7
78	=	CBS News: Live Breaking News by CBS Interactive	3.7
79	2	FREECABLE TV: News & TV Shows by MixerBox Inc.	4.7
80	1	Blue for Twitter by Kpaw, LLC	4.7
81	new	Карта БПЛА — радар онлайн by Kirill Konishchev	0.0
82	new	Yahoo News: Daily News For You by Yahoo	4.4
83	3	Prensa Abierta by Acta Diurna	5.0
84	7	Epoch Times: Live & Breaking by Epoch Usa Inc	4.9
85	4	The Free Press by Runaway Media Inc.	4.9
86	new	SWX Local Sports by KHQ Incorporated	5.0
87	new	KTLA 5 News Los Angeles by Tribune Broadcasting Company	4.5
88	3	MSN by Microsoft Corporation	4.6
89	3	Very Local: News & Weather by Hearst Television	4.6
90	2	FidiKetabi by Ali Hassan Samiei	4.0
91	new	Police Scanner App, live radio by Dazz Cam	4.6
92	new	NetNewsWire: RSS Reader by Brent Simmons	4.7
93	9	KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul by Tegna Inc.	4.7
94	new	Objektiv by Objektiv	3.0
95	new	Police Scanner + Fire Radio by Rego Apps	4.6
96	new	LA Times by Los Angeles Times Communications LLC	4.6
97	1	NewsNation: Unbiased News by Nexstar Broadcasting	3.8
98	15	WFAA - News from North Texas by Tegna Inc.	4.8

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