News apps on iOS
GameQuant publishes rank and ratings history for 66 iOS apps in the News category. On 3 Oct 2026, 51 of them stood in the top 10 of their chart in their main market. The highest-ranked was Ground News, #1 in Top Free Magazines & Newspapers in the United States on 3 Oct 2026.
66 apps
Rank in each app's main market · best rank on 3 Oct 2026
| App | Publisher | Chart | Rank | 7-day change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ground News |
Snapwise Inc. | Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · US | 1 | up 1 |
 Reddit |
REDDIT, INC. RDDT | Top Free · News · US | 2 | no change |
 NYTimes: US and Global News |
The New York Times Company | Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · US | 1 | up 1 |
 Substack |
Substack, Inc. | Top Free · News · US | 4 | no change |
 The Pour Over |
The Pour Over | Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · US | 5 | down 1 |
 NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts |
Particle Media Inc. | Top Free · News · US | 6 | no change |
 The Wall Street Journal. News |
Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal. | Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · US | 7 | down 1 |
 Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network |
Nextdoor NXDR | Top Free · News · US | 5 | up 1 |
 NHK ONE ニュース・防災 |
NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) | Top Free · News · JP | 6 | down 2 |
 Yahoo! JAPAN |
Yahoo Japan Corporation | Top Free · News · JP | 2 | up 1 |
 GoodLinks |
Ngoc Luu | Top Paid · News · US | 1 | no change |
 X |
X Corp. | Top Free · Apps · US | 30 | up 2 |
 DIE ZEIT – Nachrichten |
ZEIT ONLINE | Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · DE | 2 | up 1 |
 Citizen: Safety & Live Video |
sp0n, Inc. | Top Free · News · US | 5 | up 3 |
 de Volkskrant - Nieuws |
DPG Media Services | Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · NL | 1 | no change |
 Guncel Memur Haber |
Fundagul Buyuksahin | Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · TR | 2 | down 1 |
 Bolsa Família - Consulta |
Danoa Software Ltda | Top Free · News · BR | 2 | up 1 |
 Dagens Nyheter. |
Dagens Nyheter | Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · SE | 1 | up 1 |
 Police Scanner Radio & Fire |
GordonEdwards.net LLC | Top Free · News · US | 8 | up 1 |
 Fizz: Your Authentic Community |
Fizz Social Corp. | Top Free · News · US | 12 | no change |
 BBC News - UK & World Stories |
BBC Media Applications Technologies Limited | Top Free · News · GB | 5 | up 1 |
 WYBORCZA: fakty, newsy, opinie |
Wyborcza Sp. z o.o. | Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · PL | 3 | down 2 |
 The Australian |
News Digital Media | Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · AU | 7 | down 2 |
 ニュースはNewsPicks｜ビジネス・経済ニュース・就活 |
UZABASE, Inc. | Top Free · News · JP | 5 | no change |
 日本経済新聞 電子版 - ビジネス・政治・金融・経済ニュース |
NIKKEI INC. | Top Free · News · JP | 4 | up 4 |
 다음 - Daum |
Daum Corp. | Top Free · News · KR | 4 | no change |
 BILD News - Live Nachrichten |
BILD | Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · DE | 7 | down 1 |
 CNN: Live & Breaking News |
CNN Interactive Group, Inc. | Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · US | 9 | up 3 |
 Deutschlandfunk |
Deutschlandradio | Top Free · News · DE | 6 | down 1 |
 BBC: World News & Stories |
BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. | Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · US | 11 | up 4 |
 Yahoo - 秒懂新聞重點、每日生活資訊與必備實用工具 |
Yahoo | Top Free · News · TW | 2 | up 2 |
 Reeder Classic |
Silvio Rizzi | Top Paid · News · US | 2 | down 1 |
 WELT News & Live-TV |
Axel Springer SE | Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · DE | 9 | up 1 |
 Watch Duty: Wildfire & Floods |
Sherwood Forestry Service, Inc. | Top Free · News · US | 14 | down 1 |
 Downcast |
Jamawkinaw Enterprises LLC | Top Paid · News · US | 2 | up 1 |
 news.com.au |
News Digital Media | Top Free · News · AU | 5 | no change |
 Police Scanner: Fire Radio |
Guru Network Limited Inc. | Top Free · News · US | 14 | up 1 |
 O Trabalhador: Direitos, Vagas |
G PLUS - TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMACAO EIRELI | Top Free · News · BR | 4 | up 1 |
 The Globe and Mail |
The Globe and Mail Inc. | Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · CA | 3 | up 3 |
 NRC - Nieuws en achtergronden |
NRC Media | Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · NL | 3 | no change |
 뉴닉 - 가장 쉬운 뉴스 브리핑 |
뉴닉 | Top Free · News · KR | 6 | down 1 |
 The New Yorker |
Advance Magazine Publishers Inc. | Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · US | 17 | down 7 |
 7NEWS Australia |
Seven Network (Operations) Ltd. | Top Free · News · AU | 9 | down 6 |
 Handelsblatt - Nachrichten |
Handelsblatt GmbH | Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · DE | 7 | up 1 |
 The Atlantic Magazine |
The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC | Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · US | 15 | down 4 |
 Regionalny System Ostrzegania |
MSWiA | Top Free · News · PL | 4 | down 1 |
 NHK ONE らじるらじる ラジオ配信アプリ |
NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) | Top Free · News · JP | 8 | down 3 |
 SmartNews: Breaking News |
SmartNews, Inc. | Top Free · News · US | 21 | up 3 |
 5-0 Radio Pro Police Scanner |
Smartest Apps LLC | Top Free · News · US | 17 | down 1 |
 SZ Nachrichten |
Sueddeutsche Zeitung Digitale Medien GmbH | Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · DE | 8 | up 5 |
 롱블랙 LongBlack |
timenco | Top Free · News · KR | 8 | down 1 |
 ウェディングニュース-結婚式の情報収集アプリ |
Original Life,Inc. | Top Free · News · JP | 9 | no change |
 The White House |
The Official White House | Top Free · News · US | 13 | down 10 |
 SGSecure |
Ministry of Home Affairs | Top Free · News · SG | 4 | no change |
 ntv Nachrichten |
n-tv Der Nachrichtensender | Top Free · News · DE | 12 | down 3 |
 KATWARN |
CombiRisk - Riskmanagement GmbH | Top Free · News · DE | 8 | down 1 |
 グノシー -重要ニュースを分かりやすく、楽しくお届け |
Gunosy Inc. | Top Free · News · JP | 11 | down 2 |
 Noti |
PIGGI COMPANY LIMITED | Top Free · News · VN | 5 | down 1 |
 NPR: National & Local News |
NPR | Top Free · News · US | 20 | down 6 |
 CTV News: Canada, Local, World |
Bell Media Inc. | Top Free · News · CA | 7 | up 2 |
 方格子 vocus：新世代的創作平台 |
vocus.cc | Top Free · News · TW | 5 | up 1 |
 The Economist: News & Analysis |
The Economist | Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · US | 25 | no change |
 Dawn - Official Mobile App |
Dawn Media Group | Top Free · News · PK | 4 | up 1 |
 Exército Brasileiro |
Servicos e Informacoes do Brasil | Top Free · News · BR | 9 | down 2 |
 Génération #HDF |
Applicam SA | Top Free · News · FR | 17 | down 8 |
 PASS'Région jeunes |
Region Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Top Free · News · FR | 10 | down 2 |