🇷🇺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	XX Corp.	iOS	4.6	388
2	Дзен — новости, статьи, видеоVK LLC	iOS	4.7	372
3	The Guardian - UK & World NewsGuardian News & Media Ltd	Android	4.6	359
4	RedditREDDIT, INC.	iOS	4.8	342
5	CNN: Live & Breaking NewsCNN	Android	4.3	304
6	NewsmaxNewsmax Media	Android	3.1	253
7	РБК НовостиZAO ROSBUSINESSCONSULTING	Android	4.5	238
8	HabrHabr	Android	3.9	201
9	Paper PaperPEIPER TEKSTS OOO	iOS	2.4	174
10	ДождьTV Rain	Android	4.7	165
11	Google НовостиGoogle LLC	Android	4.0	154
12	Срочные новостиBeloud.com	Android	4.5	142
13	Washington Post: Live NewsThe Washington Post	Android	4.4	138
14	4PDA4PDA	Android	4.1	128
15	SubstackSubstack Inc.	Android	4.8	119
16	Meduza - новостиMeduza Project	Android	4.6	113
17	Садовод – агрегаторTeimur Gavrilov	iOS	4.2	82
18	Дзен — новости, статьи, видеоVK LLC	Android	3.9	65
19	vc.ru — стартапы и бизнесKMTT	Android	4.2	45
20	Новости Point.mdSimpals SRL	Android	2.2	29
21	Эхо onlineRadio Echo GmbH	Android	4.4	13
22	KP.RU - Комсомольская правда.KPIT Mobile Apps	Android	4.3	5
23	Главные новости России и мираООО Мой Путь	Android	4.2	2
24	Подсмотрено — новости городаSmartik News	Android	4.7	2
25	E1.RU – Новости ЕкатеринбургаСеть городских порталов	Android	4.0	1
26	ObjektivObjektiv	iOS	1.0	0
27	ДождьTVR Studios B.V.	iOS	4.8	0
28	NTV+Newfoundland Broadcasting Co. Ltd.	iOS	2.1	0
29	SubstackSubstack, Inc.	iOS	4.9	0
30	Эхо onlineRadio Echo GmbH	iOS	4.3	0
31	Обои на айфон - Живые обоиWALLPAPERS	iOS	4.6	0
32	Meduza - новостиMeduza Project	iOS	4.3	0
33	Журнал: медиаmaximnikulin	Android	4.3	0
34	Местные НовостиNEWSDELIVER LIMITED	Android	4.4	0
35	РБК НовостиRBC.ru	iOS	4.7	0
36	112 МОMoscow Region Government	iOS	3.9	0
37	E1 — новости ЕкатеринбургаГородские порталы	iOS	4.4	0
38	Мой POWERNETPOWERNET	iOS	3.0	0
39	59.ru – Новости ПермиГородские порталы	Android	4.0	0
40	MusofirUM Digital 77	Android	5.0	0
41	RU Газеты ( Новости )Zclouds Media	Android	4.7	0
42	Google НовостиGoogle	iOS	3.3	0
43	63.ru – Новости СамарыГородские порталы	Android	4.2	0
44	Важные ИсторииIStories	Android	4.9	0
45	Medium: Read & Write StoriesA Medium Corporation	iOS	4.8	0
46	Важные ИсторииIStories Media	iOS	4.3	0
47	HabrHabr	iOS	4.3	0
48	12 Канал ОмскSynterra Media	iOS	2.3	0
49	ГП РФGENERALNAYA PROKURATURA ROSSISKOI FEDERATSII, FKU	iOS	2.1	0
50	Новости ПлюсTSKV, LLC	iOS	4.6	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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