🇮🇳Worst News Apps in India

The most complained-about news apps in India on App Store and Google Play, ranked by total negative reviews (1-3 stars) from real users. Updated monthly.

#	App	Platform	Rating	Negative Reviews
1	ABN AndhraJyothyV Ganesh Babu How to cancel →	iOS	3.8	400
2	The Times of India - News AppTimes Internet Limited How to cancel →	iOS	4.0	378
3	NDTV NewsNDTV Convergence How to cancel →	iOS	4.5	328
4	Indian Express News + EpaperThe Indian Express Group How to cancel →	iOS	4.6	302
5	ClubhouseAlpha Exploration Co. How to cancel →	iOS	4.6	295
6	RedditREDDIT, INC. How to cancel →	iOS	4.8	256
7	Gujarati News by Divya BhaskarDainik Bhaskar Group How to cancel →	Android	4.3	248
8	Dailyhunt - News & MagazinesEterno Infotech Pvt. Ltd. How to cancel →	iOS	4.5	247
9	Patrika Hindi News App, EpaperRajasthan Patrika Group How to cancel →	Android	2.9	243
10	Hindi News:Aaj Tak Live TV AppTV Today Network Limited How to cancel →	Android	4.6	241
11	The Hindu : India & World NewsTHG Publishing Private Limited How to cancel →	iOS	4.6	241
12	ABP LIVE Official AppABP Network How to cancel →	Android	4.4	220
13	The Economic TimesTimes Internet Limited How to cancel →	iOS	4.5	212
14	Global Times《环球时报》社有限公司 How to cancel →	Android	3.3	211
15	Mint: Stock Market & IPO NewsHT Media Ltd How to cancel →	Android	4.4	211
16	NDTV : Daily News & UpdatesNDTV Apps How to cancel →	Android	4.3	205
17	Google News - Daily HeadlinesGoogle LLC How to cancel →	Android	4.0	200
18	Way2News - Short News AppWay2Online Interactive India Pvt Ltd How to cancel →	iOS	4.7	200
19	Polimer NewsPolimer TV How to cancel →	Android	3.4	199
20	Quora: the knowledge platformQuora, Inc. How to cancel →	Android	4.1	196
21	The Hindu ePaper: eNewspaperTHG Publishing Private Limited How to cancel →	Android	3.5	184
22	Medium: Read & Write StoriesA Medium Corporation How to cancel →	iOS	4.8	179
23	The Hindu ePaper: English NewsTHG Publishing Private Limited How to cancel →	iOS	4.5	177
24	PRD LiveIPRD, Govt of Kerala How to cancel →	Android	2.7	155
25	HeyTap GamesColorOS How to cancel →	Android	4.0	155
26	NBT Local & Public Hindi NewsTIL (Times Internet Limited) How to cancel →	Android	4.0	149
27	Narendra Modi AppNarendraModi.in How to cancel →	Android	4.3	149
28	Google NewsGoogle How to cancel →	iOS	4.4	145
29	Puthiya Thalaimurai TVNew Gen Media Corp Pvt Ltd How to cancel →	Android	4.0	144
30	XX Corp. How to cancel →	iOS	4.6	144
31	XX Corp. How to cancel →	Android	4.7	139
32	InshortsInshorts Pte. Ltd. How to cancel →	iOS	4.5	137
33	Hindustan Times: Live News AppHT Media Ltd How to cancel →	Android	4.7	135
34	The Business TimesSPH Media Limited How to cancel →	Android	4.0	127
35	Dailyhunt - News & MagazinesEterno Infotech How to cancel →	Android	4.7	121
36	The Lallantop - Hindi News AppTV Today Network Limited How to cancel →	Android	4.5	120
37	QuoraQuora, Inc. How to cancel →	iOS	4.6	113
38	Bharatiya Janata Party AppBJP4INDIA How to cancel →	Android	4.0	111
39	The Hindu: India & World NewsTHG Publishing Private Limited How to cancel →	Android	4.1	107
40	Economic Times : Business NewsTIL (Times Internet Limited) How to cancel →	Android	4.6	103
41	CNN: Live & Breaking NewsCNN Interactive Group, Inc. How to cancel →	iOS	4.7	96
42	Hindi News by Dainik BhaskarDainik Bhaskar Group How to cancel →	Android	4.0	93
43	Hindustan: Hindi News, ePaperHT Media Ltd How to cancel →	Android	4.4	89
44	News18: Live News & HeadlinesNetwork18 How to cancel →	Android	4.4	87
45	Jagran Hindi News & Epaper AppJagran Prakashan Limited How to cancel →	Android	4.0	86
46	Aaro Ananda - যা কিছু বাঙালিরABP Pvt Ltd How to cancel →	Android	4.4	86
47	Mint: Daily Financial News AppHT Media How to cancel →	iOS	4.7	84
48	Gujarati News by Divya BhaskarD. B. Corp. Ltd How to cancel →	iOS	3.9	76
49	Way2News Daily News AppWay2News ( Formerly Way2SMS ) How to cancel →	Android	4.6	75
50	TV9 News App: LIVE TV & NewsAssociated Broadcasting Company Private Limited How to cancel →	Android	4.8	66

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Why News Apps Fail in India

News apps that earn the most complaints in India 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 India.

This page ranks news apps in India by total number of negative reviews (1-3 stars). Whether you are researching competitors before launching a news app in India, benchmarking your own app against local pain points, or just curious which news apps users in India complain about most: this data shows you what is actually happening on the ground, not what marketing pages claim.

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