🇬🇧Worst News Apps in United Kingdom

The most complained-about news apps in United Kingdom 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	Readly: Newspapers & MagazinesCafeyn	Android	3.4	455
2	The Times: UK & World NewsTimes Media Limited (Apps)	iOS	4.0	453
3	Sky News: Breaking, UK & WorldSky UK Limited	iOS	4.6	434
4	Daily Mail: Breaking NewsDaily Mail Online	Android	3.6	414
5	RedditREDDIT, INC.	iOS	4.7	389
6	LBC: UK, World & Breaking NewsGlobal Media & Entertainment Limited	iOS	0.0	382
7	Google NewsGoogle	iOS	4.5	369
8	The Guardian - UK & World NewsGuardian News and Media Limited	iOS	4.8	354
9	Nextdoor: Neighbour NetworkNextdoor	iOS	4.7	349
10	Sky News: Breaking, UK & WorldSky UK Limited	Android	3.3	338
11	The Guardian - US & World NewsGuardian News & Media Ltd	Android	4.4	335
12	ClubhouseAlpha Exploration Co.	iOS	4.7	330
13	Reuters - Breaking World NewsThomson Reuters	Android	4.2	329
14	GB NewsGB News	Android	3.0	328
15	GB NewsGB News Limited	iOS	0.0	314
16	XX Corp.	iOS	4.6	295
17	The Economist - News, PodcastsThe Economist	iOS	4.8	291
18	BBC News - UK & World StoriesBBC Media Applications Technologies Limited	iOS	4.5	290
19	BBC NewsBritish Broadcasting Corporation	Android	4.4	271
20	The Telegraph: UK & World NewsTELEGRAPH MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED	iOS	4.5	267
21	Podcast PlayerCastbox.FM - Radio & Podcast & AudioBooks	Android	4.7	267
22	Financial Times: Business NewsFinancial Times Ltd.	iOS	4.8	265
23	NYTimes: Breaking World NewsThe New York Times Company	iOS	0.0	263
24	LBC: UK, World & Breaking NewsGlobal Media & Entertainment	Android	4.4	249
25	XX Corp.	Android	3.5	246
26	PressReader: News & MagazinesPressReader Inc.	Android	4.5	241
27	Good Food: Recipe FinderImmediate Media Co	Android	3.9	236
28	NYTimes: US and Global NewsThe New York Times Company	Android	4.6	232
29	The Sun Mobile - Daily NewsNews Group Newspapers Limited	Android	4.0	213
30	The i Paper: UK & World NewsAssociated Newspapers LTD	Android	4.5	207
31	Quora: the knowledge platformQuora, Inc.	Android	4.2	203
32	Medium: Read & Write StoriesA Medium Corporation	iOS	4.8	201
33	PressReader: News & MagazinesPressReader Inc	iOS	4.7	198
34	Ground NewsSnapwise Inc.(dba Ground News)	Android	4.5	197
35	Google News - Daily HeadlinesGoogle LLC	Android	3.8	182
36	SubstackSubstack, Inc.	iOS	0.0	164
37	The Telegraph UK Latest NewsTelegraph Media Group Holdings Limited	Android	4.2	163
38	QuoraQuora, Inc.	iOS	0.0	154
39	Local News - Latest & SmartEASE Group	Android	3.7	152
40	CNN: Live & Breaking NewsCNN Interactive Group, Inc.	iOS	4.7	151
41	UK Breaking News: Local & NewsSafe Apps Inc	Android	4.5	144
42	Breaking News: Local & AlertsBeloud.com	Android	4.5	137
43	Readly Magazines & NewspapersReadly International	Android	4.4	132
44	Financial Times: Business NewsThe Financial Times Limited	Android	4.6	115
45	Al Jazeera EnglishAl Jazeera Network	iOS	4.1	113
46	Radio Times - What to watchImmediate Media Co	Android	3.5	98
47	The Sun Mobile - Daily NewsNews UK & Ireland Limited	iOS	0.0	92
48	Breaking News - Live HeadlinesYING LIANG HK LIMITED	Android	4.4	91
49	InYourArea - Local News & InfoTrinity Mirror Digital Media Limited	iOS	4.7	91
50	Podcast AppEvolve Global, Inc.	iOS	0.0	90

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Why News Apps Fail in United Kingdom

News apps that earn the most complaints in United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom.

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

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