🇷🇺Worst News Apps in Russia

The most complained-about news apps in Russia on App Store and Google Play, ranked by total negative reviews (1-2 stars) from real users. Updated weekly.

#	App	Platform	Rating	Negative Reviews
1	FOX News - Daily Breaking NewsFOX News Network, LLC	Android	3.1	394
2	Дзен — новости, статьи, видеоVK LLC	iOS	4.7	369
3	The Guardian - UK & World NewsGuardian News & Media Ltd	Android	4.6	366
4	CNN: Live & Breaking NewsCNN	Android	4.3	307
5	RedditREDDIT, INC.	iOS	4.8	277
6	XX Corp.	iOS	4.6	268
7	NewsmaxNewsmax Media	Android	3.1	253
8	РБК НовостиZAO ROSBUSINESSCONSULTING	Android	4.5	238
9	HabrHabr	Android	3.9	201
10	HabrHabr	iOS	4.3	194
11	DTF — игры, разработка, киноKomitet OOO	iOS	4.2	186
12	Обои на айфон - Живые обоиWALLPAPERS	iOS	4.6	169
13	ДождьTV Rain	Android	4.7	166
14	Google НовостиGoogle LLC	Android	4.0	163
15	Euronews: новости 24/7euronews	iOS	4.1	153
16	Google НовостиGoogle	iOS	3.3	146
17	Срочные новостиBeloud.com	Android	4.5	143
18	Washington Post: Live NewsThe Washington Post	Android	4.4	138
19	Meduza - новостиMeduza Project	iOS	4.3	135
20	112 МОMoscow Region Government	iOS	3.9	129
21	4PDA4PDA	Android	4.1	128
22	MediumA Medium Corporation	Android	4.7	126
23	vc.ru — стартапы и бизнесKomitet OOO	iOS	4.5	114
24	Meduza - новостиMeduza Project	Android	4.6	113
25	SubstackSubstack Inc.	Android	4.8	112
26	Paper PaperPEIPER TEKSTS OOO	iOS	2.3	91
27	Medium: Read & Write StoriesA Medium Corporation	iOS	4.8	86
28	Садовод – агрегаторTeimur Gavrilov	iOS	4.2	75
29	РБК НовостиRBC.ru	iOS	4.7	69
30	Дзен — новости, статьи, видеоVK LLC	Android	3.9	66
31	ГП РФGENERALNAYA PROKURATURA ROSSISKOI FEDERATSII, FKU	iOS	2.1	62
32	vc.ru — стартапы и бизнесKMTT	Android	4.2	45
33	Новости Point.mdSimpals SRL	Android	2.2	29
34	Эхо onlineRadio Echo GmbH	Android	4.4	13
35	SubstackSubstack, Inc.	iOS	4.9	5
36	KP.RU - Комсомольская правда.KPIT Mobile Apps	Android	4.3	5
37	Главные новости России и мираООО Мой Путь	Android	4.2	2
38	Подсмотрено — новости городаSmartik News	Android	4.7	2
39	E1.RU – Новости ЕкатеринбургаСеть городских порталов	Android	4.0	1
40	12 Канал ОмскSynterra Media	iOS	2.3	0
41	NTV+Newfoundland Broadcasting Co. Ltd.	iOS	2.1	0
42	Эхо onlineRadio Echo GmbH	iOS	4.3	0
43	ObjektivObjektiv	iOS	1.0	0
44	Журнал: медиаmaximnikulin	Android	4.3	0
45	Местные НовостиNEWSDELIVER LIMITED	Android	4.4	0
46	Новости ПлюсTSKV, LLC	iOS	4.6	0
47	MusofirUM Digital 77	Android	5.0	0
48	RU Газеты ( Новости )Zclouds Media	Android	4.7	0
49	E1 — новости ЕкатеринбургаГородские порталы	iOS	4.4	0
50	63.ru – Новости СамарыГородские порталы	Android	4.2	0

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Why News Apps Fail in Russia

News apps that earn the most complaints in Russia usually share the same failure patterns: missing local payment methods, broken integrations with country-specific services, slow servers, missing language support, or feature parity gaps with the global version. Reviews concentrate around the moment a news feature works in the US or UK but breaks in Russia.

This page ranks news apps in Russia by total number of negative reviews (1-2 stars). Whether you are researching competitors before launching a news app in Russia, benchmarking your own app against local pain points, or just curious which news apps users in Russia complain about most: this data shows you what is actually happening on the ground, not what marketing pages claim.

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