🇮🇩Worst News Apps in Indonesia

The most complained-about news apps in Indonesia 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	CNBC Indonesia - Berita MarketTrans Digital Media	Android	2.2	459
2	Gramedia DigitalGramedia Asri Media PT	Android	3.4	383
3	TempoPT Info Media Digital	Android	1.9	365
4	detikcom - Berita TerkiniTrans Digital Media	Android	4.1	349
5	Tangerang LIVEPemKot Tangerang	Android	4.6	291
6	X (Sebelumnya Twitter)X Corp.	Android	3.7	250
7	CNAMediacorp Pte Ltd	Android	4.3	248
8	Bloomberg: Finance Market NewsBloomberg LP CM	Android	4.0	213
9	Global Times《环球时报》社有限公司	Android	4.2	208
10	CHINA DAILY - 中国日报China Daily	Android	3.4	207
11	QuoraQuora, Inc.	Android	4.1	203
12	Google BeritaGoogle LLC	Android	4.0	182
13	NewsCash: Read to Earn MoneyNewsRead Apps	Android	4.7	164
14	Kompas.id:Baca Berita LengkapHarian Kompas	Android	4.6	162
15	HeyTap GamesColorOS	Android	3.5	157
16	GSMArenaGSMArena.com	Android	4.3	156
17	Berita Lokal - Tren & GlobalEASE Group	Android	4.1	154
18	CNN Indonesia - Berita TerkiniTrans Digital Media	Android	4.1	141
19	KOMPAS.com: Berita TepercayaPT Kompas Cyber Media	Android	4.4	130
20	TribunX - Berita TerkiniTribunnews.com	Android	3.7	111
21	MediumA Medium Corporation	Android	4.7	105
22	Haystack News: Local TV NewsHaystack News	Android	4.2	100
23	Berita Terkini: Lokal & GlobalYING LIANG HK LIMITED	Android	4.4	91
24	CGTN – China Global TV NetworkCGTN	Android	4.3	79
25	SubstackSubstack Inc.	Android	4.8	66
26	IDX ChanneliNews Media Group	Android	4.7	27
27	SINDOnews.comiNews Media Group	Android	4.4	25
28	IDN App: Berita & HiburanPT. MEDIA PUTRA NUSANTARA	Android	4.3	21
29	Koora Live - مباريات اليومKoora Live Fans	Android	3.6	20
30	Lontara+ (Makassar Super Apps)Dinas Kominfo Makassar	Android	3.9	14
31	Kompas TV - Live StreamingPT Kompas Cyber Media	Android	3.9	10
32	PPID PT KAIPT. KERETA API INDONESIA	iOS	2.0	10
33	Google NewsGoogle	iOS	4.6	9
34	XX Corp.	iOS	4.7	9
35	RedditREDDIT, INC.	iOS	4.7	9
36	detikcom - Berita TerlengkapAgranet Multicitra Siberkom	iOS	4.5	8
37	Kompas.id: Baca Berita LengkapPT Kompas Media Nusantara	iOS	4.9	8
38	Kontan:Business News & InsightPT. Grahanusa Mediatama	Android	4.8	7
39	BBC: World News & StoriesBBC Studios Distribution Ltd.	iOS	4.5	7
40	CryptoWave MediaCryptowave	Android	4.4	5
41	KOMPAS.com: Berita TerpercayaPT Kompas Cyber Media	iOS	4.3	5
42	Medium: Read & Write StoriesA Medium Corporation	iOS	4.9	5
43	QuoraQuora, Inc.	iOS	4.9	5
44	CryptoWave MediaCryptowave	iOS	4.8	4
45	TEMPOTempo Inti Media	iOS	2.1	2
46	TVRI TrendsEmerce Sdn. Bhd.	iOS	3.0	2
47	New Dana - Aqua Finance DiaryKhushwan Tayagi	iOS	4.4	1
48	TVRI NewsTVRI Nasional	Android	3.1	1
49	TEC-Travel Expense CalculatorRAQUEL RUSSO	iOS	4.8	1
50	SubstackSubstack, Inc.	iOS	4.9	1

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Why News Apps Fail in Indonesia

News apps that earn the most complaints in Indonesia 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 Indonesia.

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

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