🇦🇺Worst News Apps in Australia

The most complained-about news apps in Australia 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	3.5	386
2	Sky News AustraliaNews Digital Media.	Android	3.2	348
3	The Guardian - US & World NewsGuardian News & Media Ltd	Android	4.5	335
4	ABC NEWSAustralian Broadcasting Corporation	Android	3.4	334
5	ABC News: Breaking News LiveDisney	Android	3.6	276
6	Podcast PlayerCastbox.FM - Radio & Podcast & AudioBooks	Android	4.7	267
7	SBS NewsSBS Corporation	Android	3.4	254
8	XX Corp.	Android	3.8	246
9	PressReader: News & MagazinesPressReader Inc.	Android	4.6	241
10	Good Food: Recipe FinderImmediate Media Co	Android	3.5	240
11	nine.com.auNINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	Android	3.8	237
12	NYTimes: US and Global NewsThe New York Times Company	Android	4.6	236
13	ABC NewsAustralian Broadcasting Corporation	iOS	3.7	219
14	Quora: the knowledge platformQuora, Inc.	Android	4.2	203
15	2GBTapt Media	Android	3.3	202
16	Ground NewsSnapwise Inc.(dba Ground News)	Android	4.5	197
17	Google News - Daily HeadlinesGoogle LLC	Android	3.8	182
18	Australia Breaking NewsSafe Apps Inc	Android	4.4	177
19	Local News - Latest & SmartEASE Group	Android	4.4	154
20	Scanner Radio - Police ScannerGordonEdwards.net LLC	Android	4.6	151
21	3AWMacquarie Media Limited	iOS	4.2	119
22	MediumA Medium Corporation	Android	4.7	105
23	BBC: World News & StoriesBBC Studios Distribution Ltd.	iOS	4.3	100
24	news.com.auNews Digital Media	iOS	2.7	94
25	Pocket Casts - Podcast AppAutomattic, Inc	Android	4.8	87
26	SubstackSubstack Inc.	Android	4.8	66
27	shapes.inc - AI with friendsShapes Inc	Android	4.4	65
28	Emergency WADFES	Android	3.9	55
29	The AustralianNews Digital Media	iOS	2.9	45
30	Australian Financial ReviewFairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited	iOS	2.3	44
31	The Guardian - AU & World NewsGuardian News and Media Limited	iOS	4.8	44
32	RedditREDDIT, INC.	iOS	4.7	42
33	9NEWSNINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	iOS	4.5	39
34	NYTimes: Breaking World NewsThe New York Times Company	iOS	4.8	38
35	Al Jazeera - الجزيرةAl Jazeera Network	Android	4.8	36
36	7NEWSSeven West Media	Android	4.0	29
37	Australian Financial ReviewFairfax Media	Android	4.4	21
38	Sky News AustraliaAustralian News Channel Pty Ltd (Sky News)	Android	2.9	11
39	Emergency WADepartment of Fire and Emergency Services	iOS	4.0	1
40	Sky News AustraliaNews Digital Media	iOS	3.2	0
41	XX Corp.	iOS	4.5	0
42	Tas CountryISW Development	Android	0.0	0
43	SubstackSubstack, Inc.	iOS	4.8	0
44	Police Scanner Radio & FireGordonEdwards.net LLC	iOS	4.6	0
45	2GBMacquarie Media Limited	iOS	4.4	0
46	CFSScanNico VanHaaster	iOS	3.4	0
47	中国领事Center for Consular Assistance & Protection, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People's Republic of China	iOS	1.4	0
48	SCN WorldStarZeky Mallah	iOS	4.5	0
49	Google NewsGoogle	iOS	4.5	0
50	Ground NewsSnapwise Inc.	iOS	4.6	0

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Why News Apps Fail in Australia

News apps that earn the most complaints in Australia 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 Australia.

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

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