🇩🇪Worst News Apps in Germany

The most complained-about news apps in Germany 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	BIWAPPMarktplatz GmbH - Agentur fuer Web & App	iOS	2.0	391
2	LiveuamapAltwork	Android	3.3	347
3	Süddeutsche ZeitungSüddeutsche Zeitung GmbH	iOS	4.6	346
4	XX Corp.	iOS	4.4	327
5	tagesschau - NachrichtenARD Online	Android	4.3	319
6	DER SPIEGEL - NachrichtenDER SPIEGEL GmbH & Co. KG	Android	4.2	289
7	Dlf – Die NachrichtenDeutschlandradio	iOS	3.2	271
8	NINA - Die Warn-App des BBKBundesamt für Bevölkerungsschutz (Deutschland)	Android	2.6	262
9	ntv Nachrichtenn-tv Nachrichtenfernsehen GmbH	Android	3.7	245
10	X (ehemals Twitter)X Corp.	Android	3.6	234
11	Upday \| Lokal & Welt-Newsupday GmbH & Co. KG	Android	3.9	223
12	CNN: Live & Breaking NewsCNN Interactive Group, Inc.	iOS	4.7	218
13	F.A.Z. - NachrichtenFrankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung GmbH	Android	4.0	210
14	Tagesspiegel - NachrichtenVerlag Der Tagesspiegel GmbH	iOS	4.4	209
15	Lokale News - EilmeldungOpera	Android	4.5	193
16	Ground NewsSnapwise Inc.(dba Ground News)	Android	4.7	192
17	DIE ZEIT E-PaperZEIT ONLINE	iOS	4.6	170
18	Readly - VeraltetReadly International	Android	4.1	149
19	TV SPIELFILM - TV-ProgrammTV SPIELFILM \| BurdaForward GmbH	Android	4.0	148
20	FOCUS online - NachrichtenBurdaForward GmbH	Android	4.5	145
21	rbb24 – regionale NachrichtenRundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg	iOS	4.6	145
22	DIE ZEIT – NachrichtenDIE ZEIT	Android	4.5	139
23	Intl+ اینتل پلاسVolant Media UK	Android	4.5	126
24	Lokales Wetter & NachrichtenEASE Group	Android	4.4	122
25	WELT News & Live-TVAxel Springer Deutschland GmbH \| WELT Digital	Android	4.2	120
26	SZ NachrichtenSüddeutsche Zeitung Digitale Medien GmbH	Android	4.1	119
27	SubstackSubstack Inc.	Android	4.8	119
28	ZDFheute - NachrichtenZDFonline	Android	4.4	92
29	ORF ONOesterreichischer Rundfunk	iOS	3.7	89
30	BILD News - Live NachrichtenAxel Springer Deutschland GmbH	Android	3.8	86
31	KATWARNCombiRisk Risk-Management GmbH	Android	3.0	81
32	Digi Sport-Știri&meciuri LIVEDigi.Mobil	Android	3.1	80
33	The PioneerMedia Pioneer Publishing AG (DE)	iOS	4.8	60
34	NIUSVius SE & Co.KGaA	iOS	4.4	52
35	Stuttgarter NachrichtenMHS Digital GmbH	iOS	4.1	50
36	The White HouseExecutive Office of the President	Android	4.5	46
37	Reuters - Breaking World NewsThomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH	iOS	4.4	45
38	Tagesspiegel - NachrichtenDer Tagesspiegel	Android	4.3	45
39	RTL.de: News, Stories & VideosRTL interactive GmbH	Android	3.9	28
40	Welt Nachrichten - EilmeldungApps Skyline	Android	4.2	21
41	LiveuamapAltwork LLC	iOS	2.8	21
42	Al Jazeera - الجزيرةAl Jazeera Network	iOS	4.7	20
43	BundesregierungPresse- und Informationsamt der Bundesregierung	iOS	3.6	19
44	Syft: KI-native NachrichtenORION ARM PTE. LTD.	Android	4.3	16
45	Eilmeldung DeutschlandSafe Apps Inc	Android	4.5	16
46	HÖRZU TV Programm als TV-AppFUNKE National Brands	Android	4.6	13
47	BR24 – NachrichtenBayerischer Rundfunk	Android	4.5	11
48	Koora Live - مباريات اليومKoora Live Fans	Android	3.4	10
49	WDRWestdeutscher Rundfunk	Android	4.6	8
50	read-it: Zeitungen & MagazinePVG Group GmbH & Co. KG	Android	4.2	8

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Why News Apps Fail in Germany

News apps that earn the most complaints in Germany 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 Germany.

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

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