🇮🇩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	382
3	detikcom - Berita TerkiniTrans Digital Media	Android	4.1	347
4	Tangerang LIVEPemKot Tangerang	Android	4.6	286
5	X (Sebelumnya Twitter)X Corp.	Android	3.6	279
6	CNAMediacorp Pte Ltd	Android	4.3	248
7	Bloomberg: Finance Market NewsBloomberg LP CM	Android	4.0	213
8	CHINA DAILY - 中国日报China Daily	Android	3.4	207
9	QuoraQuora, Inc.	Android	4.1	197
10	Google BeritaGoogle LLC	Android	4.0	165
11	NewsCash: Read to Earn MoneyNewsRead Apps	Android	4.7	164
12	Kompas.id:Baca Berita LengkapHarian Kompas	Android	4.6	162
13	HeyTap GamesColorOS	Android	3.4	157
14	CNN Indonesia - Berita TerkiniTrans Digital Media	Android	4.1	141
15	KOMPAS.com: Berita TerpercayaPT Kompas Cyber Media	Android	4.4	129
16	MediumA Medium Corporation	Android	4.7	121
17	SubstackSubstack Inc.	Android	4.8	111
18	TribunX - Berita TerkiniTribunnews.com	Android	3.7	111
19	Berita Terkini: Lokal & GlobalYING LIANG HK LIMITED	Android	4.4	91
20	IDX ChanneliNews Media Group	Android	4.7	27
21	SINDOnews.comiNews Media Group	Android	4.4	25
22	IDN App: Berita & HiburanPT. MEDIA PUTRA NUSANTARA	Android	4.3	21
23	Lontara+ (Makassar Super Apps)Dinas Kominfo Makassar	Android	4.1	14
24	Kontan:Business News & InsightPT. Grahanusa Mediatama	Android	4.7	7
25	CryptoWave MediaCryptowave	Android	4.4	5
26	IDX CHANNELOkezone Indonesia	iOS	4.1	0
27	SubstackSubstack, Inc.	iOS	4.9	0
28	XX Corp.	iOS	4.7	0
29	CSM-Cigarette Spending MonitorBurak ATEK	iOS	4.8	0
30	Kaya Dana - Clear Every CostANTHONY JESUS APONTE GOITIA	iOS	4.9	0
31	SisternetPT XL Axiata Tbk	iOS	4.5	0
32	detikcom - Berita TerlengkapAgranet Multicitra Siberkom	iOS	4.5	0
33	QuoraQuora, Inc.	iOS	4.9	0
34	Kompas.id: Baca Berita LengkapPT Kompas Media Nusantara	iOS	4.9	0
35	TEC-Travel Expense CalculatorRAQUEL RUSSO	iOS	4.8	0
36	Siaga NTBDinas Komunikasi, Informatika dan Statistik NTB	iOS	0.0	0
37	Bloomberg: Business News DailyBloomberg Finance LP	iOS	4.8	0
38	IKNOWOTORITA IBU KOTA NUSANTARA	iOS	2.5	0
39	New Dana - Aqua Finance DiaryKhushwan Tayagi	iOS	4.5	0
40	CNN Indonesia - Latest NewsAgranet Multicitra Siberkom	iOS	3.5	0
41	Medium: Read & Write StoriesA Medium Corporation	iOS	4.9	0
42	ObjektivObjektiv	iOS	0.0	0
43	RedditREDDIT, INC.	iOS	4.7	0
44	IDN App: News & EntertainmentMedia Putra Nusantara, PT	iOS	4.5	0
45	KOMPAS.com: Berita TerpercayaPT Kompas Cyber Media	iOS	4.3	0
46	CryptoWave MediaCryptowave	iOS	4.8	0
47	PPID PT KAIPT. KERETA API INDONESIA	iOS	2.0	0
48	Google NewsGoogle	iOS	4.6	0
49	CaBe: Cari & Baca BeritaDewi Studio App	Android	0.0	0

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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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