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 iOS, ranking volatility tends to follow App Store editorial features and seasonal Apple campaigns more than algorithmic shifts.

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X

X Corp.

4.59 (10.7M)

Users report: account suspension, free speech

Storm
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Reddit

REDDIT, INC.

4.76 (3.4M)

Users report: moderation, UI changes

Storm
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Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network

Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network

Nextdoor

4.71 (2.1M)

Users report: notifications, account suspension

Storm
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CNN: Live & Breaking News

CNN: Live & Breaking News

CNN Interactive Group, Inc.

4.77 (1.7M)

Users report: pricing, ux

Storm
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Apple News

Apple News

Apple

4.60 (1.6M)

Users report: ads, content

Storm
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NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts

NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts

Particle Media Inc.

4.78 (1.4M)

Users report: ads, content

Storm
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SmartNews: Breaking News

SmartNews: Breaking News

SmartNews, Inc.

4.63 (920K)

Users report: ads, performance

Storm
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Clubhouse

Clubhouse

Alpha Exploration Co.

4.77 (788K)

Users report: bugs, login issues

Storm
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NYTimes: US and Global News

NYTimes: US and Global News

The New York Times Company

4.80 (662.8K)

Users report: ads, ux

Storm
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CNBC: Stock Market & Business

CNBC: Stock Market & Business

Versant Media LLC

4.71 (628.4K)

Users report: streaming issues, bugs

Storm
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Washington Post

Washington Post

The Washington Post

4.74 (626.1K)

Users report: ads, ux

Storm
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WSJ: Exclusive News & Insights

WSJ: Exclusive News & Insights

Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.

4.71 (552K)

Users report: bugs, performance

Storm
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Police Scanner Radio & Fire

Police Scanner Radio & Fire

GordonEdwards.net LLC

4.64 (517K)

Users report: ads, performance

Storm
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Citizen: Safety & Live Video

Citizen: Safety & Live Video

sp0n, Inc.

4.73 (499.5K)

Users report: pricing, bugs

Storm
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Quora

Quora

Quora, Inc.

4.73 (442.2K)

Users report: content_quality, user_experience

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Substack

Substack

Substack, Inc.

4.87 (439.8K)

Users report: ux, bugs

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FOX News: US & World Headlines

FOX News: US & World Headlines

Fox News Network, LLC

4.37 (401.8K)

Users report: ads, app_performance

Storm
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AP News

AP News

The Associated Press

4.63 (359.4K)

Users report: ads, app_performance

Storm
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Flipboard: The Social Magazine

Flipboard: The Social Magazine

Flipboard Inc.

4.66 (327.4K)

Users report: ads, performance

Zombie Storm
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Neighbors by Ring

Neighbors by Ring

Ring.com

4.78 (305.1K)

Users report: moderation, functionality

Storm
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Podcast App

Podcast App

Evolve Global, Inc.

4.78 (303.1K)

Users report: ads, crashes

Storm
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Epoch Times: Live & Breaking

Epoch Times: Live & Breaking

Epoch Usa Inc

4.85 (264.8K)

Users report: ads, bugs

Storm
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USA TODAY: US & Breaking News

USA TODAY: US & Breaking News

USA TODAY

4.50 (241.3K)

Users report: ads, ux

Storm
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BuzzFeed - Quiz, Trivia & News

BuzzFeed - Quiz, Trivia & News

BuzzFeed

4.65 (233.7K)

Users report: ads, bugs

Storm
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Google News

Google News

Google

4.57 (226.3K)

Users report: ads, paywalls

Storm
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TMZ

TMZ

Ehm Productions, Inc.

4.84 (208K)

Users report: ads, neutral reporting

Storm
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Podcast App & Player - Castbox

Podcast App & Player - Castbox

Guru Network Limited

4.89 (196.1K)

Users report: ads, bugs

Storm
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The Economist - News, Podcasts

The Economist - News, Podcasts

The Economist

4.87 (182.2K)

Users report: ux, bugs

Storm
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Newsmax

Newsmax

Newsmax Media, Inc.

4.80 (176.4K)

Users report: App crashes, Sign-in issues

Storm
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Police Scanner: Fire Radio

Police Scanner: Fire Radio

Guru Network Limited Inc.

4.74 (160.7K)

Users report: subscription_issues, connection_issues

Storm
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Medium: Read & Write Stories

Medium: Read & Write Stories

A Medium Corporation

4.82 (155.4K)

Users report: ux_issues, app_crashes

Storm
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NBC News: Breaking & US News

NBC News: Breaking & US News

NBC News Digital, LLC

4.75 (150.7K)

Users report: ads, ux

Storm
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MSN

MSN

Microsoft Corporation

4.60 (122.3K)

Users report: notifications, app performance

Storm
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The Atlantic Magazine

The Atlantic Magazine

The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC

4.92 (121.8K)

Users report: ads, bugs

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Spotify for Creators

Spotify for Creators

Spotify

4.84 (117.6K)

Users report: missing_features, bugs

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The Guardian - US & World News

The Guardian - US & World News

Guardian News and Media Limited

4.86 (112.3K)

Users report: UX, Content quality

Storm
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Police Scanner +

Police Scanner +

Rego Apps

4.50 (99.8K)

Users report: ads, scanner functionality

Zombie Storm
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Church News

Church News

Deseret News Publishing Company

4.91 (84K)

Users report: none, notification_timing

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5-0 Radio Pro Police Scanner

5-0 Radio Pro Police Scanner

Smartest Apps LLC

4.64 (83.1K)

Users report: ads, performance

Storm
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Al Jazeera - الجزيرة

Al Jazeera - الجزيرة

Al Jazeera Network

4.81 (77.7K)

Users report: news coverage, ux

{# Render as
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BBC: World News & Stories

BBC: World News & Stories

BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.

4.51 (72.2K)

Users report: pricing, ux_sentiment

Storm
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6abc Philadelphia

6abc Philadelphia

Disney

4.69 (71.8K)

Users report: ads, bugs

Storm
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WFAA - News from North Texas

WFAA - News from North Texas

Tegna Inc.

4.81 (71K)

Users report: ads, freezing

Zombie Storm
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Yahoo News: Daily News For You

Yahoo News: Daily News For You

Yahoo

4.42 (66.5K)

Users report: ux, ads

Storm
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News 12 Mobile

News 12 Mobile

NEWS 12 INTERACTIVE, INC.

4.75 (66K)

Users report: ads, crashing

Storm
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BBC World Service

BBC World Service

Zeno Media LLC

4.69 (65.5K)

Users report: ads, device_compatibility

Zombie Storm
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The Babylon Bee

The Babylon Bee

The Babylon Bee, LLC

4.94 (61.3K)

Users report: ads

Zombie
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NPR: National & Local News

NPR: National & Local News

NPR

4.61 (59.9K)

Users report: ads, bugs

{# Render as
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KSL.com News Utah

KSL.com News Utah

Deseret Digital Media, Inc

4.66 (57.1K)

Users report: ads, censorship

Storm
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Bloomberg: Business News Daily

Bloomberg: Business News Daily

Bloomberg Finance LP

4.59 (54.6K)

Users report: ads, bugs

Storm