Top Free News apps in the US
Ranked by the App Store on Nov 4, 2026. Arrows show the change since the day before.
- 1–
XX Corp.4.6(11.2M)Free - 24
NYTimes: US and World NewsThe New York Times Company4.8(805.9K)Free - 31
RedditREDDIT, INC.4.8(3.5M)Free - 41
CrimeRadar Dispatch AudioScoopz Inc.4.9(46.4K)Free - 51
SubstackSubstack, Inc.4.9(564K)Free - 61
Ground NewsSnapwise Inc.4.7(49K)Free - 72
Nextdoor: Neighborhood NetworkNextdoor4.7(2.2M)Free - 8–
NewsBreak: Local News & AlertsParticle Media Inc.4.8(1.4M)Free - 91
Police Scanner Radio & FireGordonEdwards.net LLC4.6(538.2K)Free - 101
Citizen: Safety & Live Videosp0n, Inc.4.7(524.8K)Free - 112
CNN: Live & Breaking NewsCNN Interactive Group, Inc.4.8(1.7M)Free - 128
MS NOW: Live & Breaking NewsVersant Media LLC4.5(55.7K)Free - 136
FOX News: US & World HeadlinesFox News Network, LLC4.5(603.5K)Free - 1410
NPR: National & Local NewsNPR4.7(76.4K)Free - 152
AP NewsThe Associated Press4.6(359.2K)Free - 1617
NBC News: Breaking & US NewsNBC News Digital, LLC4.7(150.7K)Free - 176
The Pour OverThe Pour Over4.9(3.1K)Free - 186
Police Scanner: Fire RadioGuru Network Limited Inc.4.7(167.3K)Free - 195
Fizz: Your Authentic CommunityFizz Social Corp.4.7(24.1K)Free - 202
The Wall Street Journal NewsDow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.4.7(551.8K)Free - 218
FOX LOCAL: Live Election NewsFox Television Stations, Inc.4.7(18.6K)Free - 2258
Local 10 + PlatinumWPLG, Inc4.7(536)Free - 237
5-0 Radio Pro Police ScannerSmartest Apps LLC4.6(89.7K)Free - 249
Squawster - Police ScannerRadioReference.com LLC4.6(232)Free - 25New
Election TrackerNelson Lai5.0(26)Free - 26–
Google NewsGoogle4.6(226.2K)Free - 273
Reuters - Breaking World NewsThomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH4.8(9.1K)Free - 2814
ABC News: Live & BreakingDisney4.0(6K)Free - 2929
POLITICOPOLITICO, LLC4.7(49K)Free - 301
BBC: World News & StoriesBBC Studios Distribution Ltd.4.5(88.4K)Free - 319
Crime RadarMuhtadi Muhammad4.3(135)Free - 329
Neighbors by RingRing.com4.8(304.9K)Free - 338
The White HouseThe Official White House4.9(16.8K)Free - 347
SmartNews: Breaking NewsSmartNews, Inc.4.6(929.1K)Free - 353
Podcast AppEvolve Global, Inc.4.8(310.4K)Free - 361
NewsmaxNewsmax Media, Inc.4.8(176.2K)Free - 379
Podcast App & Player - CastboxGuru Network Limited4.9(201.1K)Free - 386
Spectrum News: Local StoriesCharter Communications4.7(51.9K)Free - 3910
Bloomberg: Business News DailyBloomberg Finance LP4.6(55.2K)Free - 403
ClubhouseAlpha Exploration Co.4.8(791.9K)Free - 415
The Atlantic MagazineThe Atlantic Monthly Group LLC4.9(141.5K)Free - 421
Daily WireDaily Wire LLC4.5(17.5K)Free - 439
Police Scanner: Crime RadarSepia Software LLC4.6(28.4K)Free - 4423
Watch Duty: Wildfire & FloodsSherwood Forestry Service, Inc.4.9(52.6K)Free - 45New
USA News Updates: Crime AlertsMONETIZEGO LTD4.7(861)Free - 467
MobilePatrol: Public SafetyEquifax2.0(3.9K)Free - 477
QuoraQuora, Inc.4.7(453.1K)Free - 48New
TadryYOUSEF ALMASSAEEDNo ratings yetFree - 4925
ThinLine Radio ScannerThinline Dynamic Solutions4.5(338)Free - 505
Washington Post: Breaking NewsThe Washington Post4.7(640.3K)Free - 51New
iSideWithiSideWith.com LLC2.7(30)Free - 522
Stocks.News－Market AlertsIR Agency LLC4.7(5K)Free - 535
The Economist: News & AnalysisThe Economist4.9(182.2K)Free - 547
The New YorkerAdvance Magazine Publishers Inc.3.9(8.2K)Free - 5510
CBS News: Live Breaking NewsCBS Interactive3.7(19.7K)Free - 562
TrueShort - Stream True CrimeHumans Anonymous, Inc4.9(18.6K)Free - 5719
Повітряна тривогаAjax Systems Inc4.7(5.5K)Free - 5812
Medium: Read & Write StoriesA Medium Corporation4.8(157.5K)Free - 5911
News 9Griffin Communications, L.L.C.4.6(11K)Free - 602
Fox NationFox News Network, LLC4.7(51.4K)Free - 61New
Just The NetworkJust The Network5.0(2)Free - 629
CNBC: Stock Market & BusinessVersant Media LLC4.7(628K)Free - 6321
TPACTIONSuperfeed Technologies, Inc4.8(194)Free - 6412
World Monitor: GlobeAlertAPPRICOTT DIJITAL TEKNOLOJI VE YAZILIM ANONIM SIRKETI4.6(212)Free - 654
Al Jazeera - الجزيرةAl Jazeera Network4.8(86.6K)Free - 66–
The Guardian - US & World NewsGuardian News and Media Limited4.9(113.6K)Free - 6712
Podbean Podcast App & PlayerPodbean Incorporated4.8(54K)Free - 68New
News On 6Griffin Communications, L.L.C.4.6(8.2K)Free - 6910
FEED MobileThe Kroger Co.4.5(17.9K)Free - 7019
Narwhal for Redditrobot swingset, llc.4.5(17.3K)Free - 71New
Election Day Map 2028Carlton Payne III4.0(3)Free - 7216
Spotify for CreatorsSpotify4.8(117.8K)Free - 7313
中国领事Center for Consular Assistance & Protection, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People's Republic of China1.8(2.3K)Free - 7417
Enigma: What’s that in the SkyEnigma Labs, LLC4.8(6.1K)Free - 75New
myAlertsKonexus, Inc2.4(56)Free - 767
Just the News AppBentley Media Group, LLC2.7(40)Free - 7710
Financial Times: Business NewsFinancial Times Ltd.4.8(24.6K)Free - 78New
VoteMapper Election SimulatorScattered Labs4.9(16)Free - 7944
ABC 7 New YorkDisney4.7(49.1K)Free - 80New
Integrity IndexPolitical Integrity Project4.9(326)Free - 8120
OpenMHzLuke Berndt3.9(175)Free - 826
KOCO 5 News - Oklahoma CityHearst Television4.6(8K)Free - 835
Карта БПЛА — радар онлайнKirill Konishchev4.8(31)Free - 8421
Police Scanner +Rego Apps4.5(101.9K)Free - 8514
Pocket Casts: Podcast PlayerAutomattic4.5(16.3K)Free - 86New
AwareCAIntterra, LLC4.6(559)Free - 87New
Local News & Weather: HaystackHaystack TV4.7(20.8K)Free - 887
Blue for TwitterKpaw, LLC4.7(78)Free - 894
Blind: Anonymous Work NetworkTeamblind inc4.6(13.5K)Free - 9015
TV Club: Movies & Show TrackerTV Show Tracker, LLC4.5(2.6K)Free - 913
Very Local: News & WeatherHearst Television4.6(7.8K)Free - 9213
DarkShort:Dark&Mystery StoriesMobile entertainment srl4.4(1K)Free - 933
NewsNation: Unbiased NewsNexstar Broadcasting3.8(749)Free - 94New
US Elections & Civic TrackerEdry Garcia4.9(10)Free - 9527
Barron’s - Investing InsightsDow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.4.6(12.7K)Free - 9623
PressReader: News & MagazinesPressReader Inc4.7(19.1K)Free - 97New
WFAA - News from North TexasTegna Inc.4.8(75.9K)Free - 9821
SnopesSnopes, Inc.4.8(895)Free