News apps are losing the home-screen war and competing for the lock-screen-notification slot instead. The category covers general newsreaders, paid subscriptions to specific publications, aggregators, podcast-news hybrids, and increasingly, AI-summary tools that compress a daily brief into two paragraphs. Review sentiment skews heavily political, and editorial decisions drive rating swings as much as product changes do. Recurring complaints across publishers are paywall friction (especially for users coming from search), repetitive notifications about the same story, and slow-loading article pages. The apps that earn the highest ratings tend to be the focused single-publisher experiences that respect the reader's time budget. On Android, install counts and rating velocity carry more weight in store ranking than they do on iOS, so review trends move faster.

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Dailyhunt - News & Magazines

Eterno Infotech

4.66 (2.7M)

Users report: ads, auto-play videos

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Google News - Daily Headlines

Google News - Daily Headlines

Google LLC

4.01 (2M)

Users report: ads, content

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Flipboard:Your Social Magazine

Flipboard:Your Social Magazine

Flipboard

3.46 (1.4M)

Users report: ads, ads opening automatically

Zombie Storm
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Way2News Daily News App

Way2News Daily News App

Way2News ( Formerly Way2SMS )

4.81 (1.2M)

Users report: ads, repeated_news

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Quora: the knowledge platform

Quora: the knowledge platform

Quora, Inc.

4.11 (1M)

Users report: performance, content quality

Storm
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نبض Nabd - اخبار العالم ، عاجل

نبض Nabd - اخبار العالم ، عاجل

Nabd Ltd

4.51 (861.9K)

Users report: ads, bugs

Storm
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Opera News: breaking & local

Opera News: breaking & local

Opera

4.46 (698.1K)

Users report: ads, bugs

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SmartNews: Live News & Rewards

SmartNews: Live News & Rewards

SmartNews, Inc.

3.74 (697.2K)

Users report: ads, freezing and crashing

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Hindi News by Dainik Bhaskar

Hindi News by Dainik Bhaskar

Dainik Bhaskar Group

3.97 (686.2K)

Users report: performance, content

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NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts

NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts

Particle Media Inc.

4.63 (623K)

Users report: ads, notifications

Storm
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Inshorts - News in 60 words

Inshorts - News in 60 words

Inshorts

4.05 (608.8K)

Users report: ads, content relevance

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CNN: Live & Breaking News

CNN: Live & Breaking News

CNN

4.33 (587.9K)

Users report: pricing, ads

Storm
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Breaking News: Local & Alerts

Breaking News: Local & Alerts

Beloud.com

4.52 (562.3K)

Users report: ads, privacy

Zombie Storm
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Medium

Medium

A Medium Corporation

4.73 (503.8K)

Users report: pricing, features

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BBC: World News & Stories

BBC: World News & Stories

BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.

3.30 (437K)

Users report: pricing, ux

Storm
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The Guardian - US & World News

The Guardian - US & World News

Guardian News & Media Ltd

4.59 (405.3K)

Users report: pricing, ux

Storm
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The Hindu: India & World News

The Hindu: India & World News

THG Publishing Private Limited

4.07 (349.2K)

Users report: crashing, ux

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Feedly - Smarter News Reader

Feedly - Smarter News Reader

Feedly Team

4.51 (315.9K)

Users report: bugs, login issues

Storm
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MSN

MSN

Microsoft Corporation

4.45 (300.2K)

Users report: functional issues, video links

Storm
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FOX News - Daily Breaking News

FOX News - Daily Breaking News

FOX News Network, LLC

3.09 (295.4K)

Users report: ads, bugs

Storm
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Economic Times : Business News

Economic Times : Business News

TIL (Times Internet Limited)

4.64 (270.5K)

Users report: ads, subscription_issues

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FREECABLE© TV App: Shows, News

FREECABLE© TV App: Shows, News

TV App: News, TV Shows, TV Series & Moviesテレビ

4.63 (254.2K)

Users report: ads, content availability

Zombie Storm
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Yahoo News: Daily News For You

Yahoo News: Daily News For You

Yahoo

4.31 (244.6K)

Users report: bugs, performance

Storm
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Substack

Substack

Substack Inc.

4.80 (241.1K)

Users report: ux, bugs

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NYTimes: US and Global News

NYTimes: US and Global News

The New York Times Company

4.72 (199.7K)

Users report: navigation, crashing

Storm
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AP News: World & Local

AP News: World & Local

The Associated Press

4.23 (145.6K)

Users report: ads, privacy

Storm
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L’ÉQUIPE - actu, score, match

L’ÉQUIPE - actu, score, match

L'Equipe 24 / 24

4.59 (143.9K)

Users report: ads, bugs

Storm
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Al Jazeera - الجزيرة

Al Jazeera - الجزيرة

Al Jazeera Network

4.82 (136.2K)

Users report: ads, bugs

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Police Scanner - Live Radio

Police Scanner - Live Radio

Police Scanner, Scanner Live Radio App

4.76 (136K)

Users report: ads, connectivity

Storm
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DER SPIEGEL - Nachrichten

DER SPIEGEL - Nachrichten

DER SPIEGEL GmbH & Co. KG

4.19 (135.4K)

Users report: ads, pricing

Storm
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Daily Mail: Breaking News

Daily Mail: Breaking News

Daily Mail Online

3.88 (128.1K)

Users report: ads, bugs

Storm
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Le Monde, Live News

Le Monde, Live News

Le Monde

3.88 (115.3K)

Users report: ads, subscription issues

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CNBC: Business & Stock News

CNBC: Business & Stock News

Versant Media, LLC

4.49 (106.7K)

Users report: bugs, performance

Storm
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NBC News: Breaking News & Live

NBC News: Breaking News & Live

NBC News Digital LLC

4.56 (106.5K)

Users report: pricing, ux

Storm
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Citizen: Protect The World

Citizen: Protect The World

Sp0n Inc.

4.48 (105.2K)

Users report: pricing, bugs

Storm
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US News: Breaking News & Local

US News: Breaking News & Local

Safe Apps Inc

4.54 (102.8K)

Users report: ads, notifications

Zombie Storm
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The Epoch Times: Breaking News

The Epoch Times: Breaking News

Epoch Times Association Inc

4.76 (92.8K)

Users report: ads, bugs

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Washington Post: Live News

Washington Post: Live News

The Washington Post

4.42 (90.8K)

Users report: ads, bugs

Storm
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The Wall Street Journal. News

The Wall Street Journal. News

Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

4.24 (85.9K)

Users report: login issues, article loading

Storm
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Bloomberg: Finance Market News

Bloomberg: Finance Market News

Bloomberg LP CM

3.99 (79.7K)

Users report: bugs, ads

Storm
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The Economist - World News

The Economist - World News

The Economist Newspaper

4.88 (79.7K)

Users report: bugs, ux

Storm
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Neighbors by Ring

Neighbors by Ring

Ring.com

4.68 (78.6K)

Users report: moderation, usability

Storm
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Indian Express: News & Epapers

Indian Express: News & Epapers

The Indian Express Online

4.38 (76.9K)

Users report: ads, app performance

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ET Markets: Stock Tools & News

ET Markets: Stock Tools & News

TIL (Times Internet Limited)

4.60 (76.5K)

Users report: ads, bugs

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FRANCE 24 - Live news 24/7

FRANCE 24 - Live news 24/7

France Médias Monde

3.84 (72.4K)

Users report: ads, bugs

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Washington Post Select

Washington Post Select

The Washington Post

4.63 (69.5K)

Users report: ads, bugs

Zombie
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CBS News - Live Breaking News

CBS News - Live Breaking News

CBS Interactive, Inc.

4.05 (68.2K)

Users report: ads, app_functionality

Storm
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USA TODAY: US & Breaking News

USA TODAY: US & Breaking News

USA TODAY

4.18 (58.3K)

Users report: ads, navigation

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ZINIO - Magazine Newsstand

ZINIO - Magazine Newsstand

ZINIO

4.33 (58.2K)

Users report: bugs, ux

Storm
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Sky News: Breaking, UK & World

Sky News: Breaking, UK & World

Sky UK Limited

4.14 (57.9K)

Users report: ads, notifications

Storm