Last updated: November 2, 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	5	NYTimes: US and World News by The New York Times Company	4.8
6	1	Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network by Nextdoor	4.7
7	1	NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts by Particle Media Inc.	4.8
8	1	Ground News by Snapwise Inc.	4.7
9	=	Citizen: Safety & Live Video by sp0n, Inc.	4.7
10	2	Police Scanner Radio & Fire by GordonEdwards.net LLC	4.6
11	1	The Pour Over by The Pour Over	4.8
12	7	CNN: Live & Breaking News by CNN Interactive Group, Inc.	4.8
13	2	Police Scanner: Fire Radio by Guru Network Limited Inc.	4.7
14	1	Fizz: Your Authentic Community by Fizz Social Corp.	4.7
15	1	Squawster - Police Scanner by RadioReference.com LLC	4.4
16	2	5-0 Radio Pro Police Scanner by Smartest Apps LLC	4.6
17	10	FOX News: US & World Headlines by Fox News Network, LLC	4.5
18	2	AP News by The Associated Press	4.6
19	6	The Wall Street Journal News by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.7
20	9	MS NOW: Live & Breaking News by Versant Media LLC	4.4
21	4	Crime Radar by Muhtadi Muhammad	4.3
22	4	Neighbors by Ring by Ring.com	4.8
23	16	Watch Duty: Wildfire & Floods by Sherwood Forestry Service, Inc.	4.9
24	6	NPR: National & Local News by NPR	4.7
25	4	Google News by Google	4.6
26	2	SmartNews: Breaking News by SmartNews, Inc.	4.6
27	5	The White House by The Official White House	4.9
29	6	FOX LOCAL: Live Election News by Fox Television Stations, Inc.	4.7
30	2	Podcast App & Player - Castbox by Guru Network Limited	4.9
31	3	NBC News: Breaking & US News by NBC News Digital, LLC	4.7
32	1	BBC: World News & Stories by BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.	4.5
33	7	Podcast App by Evolve Global, Inc.	4.8
34	2	Police Scanner: Crime Radar by Sepia Software LLC	4.6
35	2	The Atlantic Magazine by The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC	4.9
36	2	Newsmax by Newsmax Media, Inc.	4.8
37	4	MobilePatrol: Public Safety by Equifax	2.0
38	9	Spectrum News: Local Stories by Charter Communications	4.7
39	6	Повітряна тривога by Ajax Systems Inc	4.7
40	27	ABC 7 New York by Disney	4.7
41	1	Quora by Quora, Inc.	4.7
42	7	ABC News: Live & Breaking by Disney	4.0
43	1	Daily Wire by Daily Wire LLC	4.5
44	1	Clubhouse by Alpha Exploration Co.	4.8
45	8	Washington Post: Breaking News by The Washington Post	4.7
46	=	The New Yorker by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.	3.9
47	3	Medium: Read & Write Stories by A Medium Corporation	4.8
48	1	The Economist: News & Analysis by The Economist	4.9
49	7	Bloomberg: Business News Daily by Bloomberg Finance LP	4.6
50	6	Stocks.News－Market Alerts by IR Agency LLC	4.7
51	1	Narwhal for Reddit by robot swingset, llc.	4.5
52	4	TrueShort - Stream True Crime by Humans Anonymous, Inc	4.9
53	7	CNBC: Stock Market & Business by Versant Media LLC	4.7
54	5	World Monitor: GlobeAlert by APPRICOTT DIJITAL TEKNOLOJI VE YAZILIM ANONIM SIRKETI	4.6
55	3	Podbean Podcast App & Player by Podbean Incorporated	4.8
56	new	News 9 by Griffin Communications, L.L.C.	4.6
57	6	Spotify for Creators by Spotify	4.8
58	7	FEED Mobile by The Kroger Co.	4.5
59	new	ThinLine Radio Scanner by Thinline Dynamic Solutions	4.5
60	18	POLITICO by POLITICO, LLC	4.7
61	=	Fox Nation by Fox News Network, LLC	4.7
62	new	KOCO 5 News - Oklahoma City by Hearst Television	4.6
63	8	中国领事 by Center for Consular Assistance & Protection, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People's Republic of China	1.8
64	9	Enigma: What’s that in the Sky by Enigma Labs, LLC	4.8
65	14	Police Scanner + by Rego Apps	4.5
66	9	OpenMHz by Luke Berndt	4.0
67	3	CBS News: Live Breaking News by CBS Interactive	3.7
68	=	The Guardian - US & World News by Guardian News and Media Limited	4.9
69	new	Court TV by Katapy	4.3
70	3	Financial Times: Business News by Financial Times Ltd.	4.8
71	2	Al Jazeera - الجزيرة by Al Jazeera Network	4.8
72	5	Barron’s - Investing Insights by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	4.6
73	new	Just the News App by Bentley Media Group, LLC	2.7
74	=	Pocket Casts: Podcast Player by Automattic	4.5
75	3	PressReader: News & Magazines by PressReader Inc	4.7
76	22	Local 10 + Platinum by WPLG, Inc	4.7
77	3	Snopes by Snopes, Inc.	4.8
78	19	Карта БПЛА — радар онлайн by Kirill Konishchev	0.0
79	new	myAlerts by Konexus, Inc	2.4
80	14	WIRED by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.	4.6
81	45	News 10 Lansing by Gray Television Group, Inc.	2.5
82	12	TV Club: Movies & Show Tracker by TV Show Tracker, LLC	4.5
83	4	Blue for Twitter by Kpaw, LLC	4.7
84	8	TPACTION by Superfeed Technologies, Inc	4.8
85	13	Blind: Anonymous Work Network by Teamblind inc	4.6
86	new	Карта тривог - RadarUA by SERHII KYRYLOV	4.7
87	11	DarkShort:Dark&Mystery Stories by Mobile entertainment srl	4.3
88	21	FREECABLE TV: News & TV Shows by MixerBox Inc.	4.7
89	4	The Bulwark by Center Enterprises, Inc.	4.9
90	new	Election Day Map 2024 by Carlton Payne III	3.0
91	2	MSN by Microsoft Corporation	4.6
92	4	Very Local: News & Weather by Hearst Television	4.6
93	8	FidiKetabi by Ali Hassan Samiei	4.0
94	8	Overcast Podcast App by Overcast Radio, LLC	4.5
95	14	Yahoo News: Daily News For You by Yahoo	4.4
96	new	NBC 6 South Florida: News by NBCUniversal Media, LLC	4.7
97	new	Straight Arrow \| SAN by Straight Arrow News, LLC	4.7

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