🇰🇷Worst News Apps in South Korea

The most complained-about news apps in South Korea 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	CNN: Live & Breaking NewsCNN	Android	4.7	327
2	팟 캐스트 라디오 음악 - CastboxCastbox.FM - Radio & Podcast & AudioBooks	Android	4.8	263
3	XX Corp.	Android	3.6	234
4	한겨레한겨레신문	iOS	2.4	211
5	Bloomberg: Finance Market NewsBloomberg LP CM	Android	4.6	211
6	The Economist - News, PodcastsThe Economist Newspaper	Android	4.9	205
7	Google 뉴스 – 일일 헤드라인Google LLC	Android	3.9	193
8	스마트 지역뉴스EASE Group	Android	4.1	146
9	경향신문 - The Kyunghyang ShinmunThe Kyunghyang Daily News	iOS	3.3	138
10	지역 날씨 뉴스 - 레이더EASE Group	Android	4.4	122
11	연합뉴스연합뉴스	iOS	3.4	116
12	Zip뉴스: 속보 & 최신 정보EASE Group	Android	4.2	89
13	SubstackSubstack Inc.	Android	4.8	67
14	코인니스 - 빠르고 정확한 코인 투자 뉴스, 커뮤니티Pointex LLC	iOS	3.3	64
15	금일 뉴스Apps Skyline	Android	4.4	54
16	The White HouseExecutive Office of the President	Android	5.0	47
17	YTN(주)YTN	Android	3.6	39
18	조선일보Chosunilbo	Android	4.2	34
19	tbnKorea Road Traffic Authority	iOS	2.9	24
20	연합뉴스연합뉴스	Android	4.4	20
21	MBC 뉴스MBC (문화방송)	Android	4.3	19
22	KBS 뉴스KBS NEWS	Android	3.9	17
23	요약 뉴스: 소셜 & 날씨Build4world	Android	4.2	12
24	한국경제한국경제신문사	Android	4.4	12
25	중앙일보중앙일보(주)	Android	4.1	12
26	PressReader: 뉴스 및 잡지PressReader Inc	iOS	4.8	10
27	NHK WORLD-JAPANNHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)	iOS	3.3	9
28	MBN 매일방송매일경제신문	Android	4.5	9
29	매일경제 Mobile매일경제신문	Android	3.5	7
30	모바일한경한국경제신문사	Android	3.1	4
31	현대카드 DIVEHyundai Card	Android	4.2	4
32	속보 생중계Aymannn.net	Android	4.0	2
33	패션 & 스타일Fashion & Style Company Inc.	iOS	4.0	2
34	가톨릭Goodnews	Android	4.6	2
35	더불어민주당더불어민주당	Android	4.2	1
36	SAVE : 투자의 모든 소식, 이제 한 곳에서Fivelines	Android	4.7	1
37	연합뉴스 TVYONHAPNEWS TV	Android	4.1	1
38	Reuters - Breaking World NewsThomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH	iOS	4.4	1
39	모아진(Moazine)PlantyM	Android	3.8	1
40	한국경제 The Korea Economic DailyThe Korea Economic Daily	iOS	3.7	0
41	한국 뉴스 속보 - 긴급 뉴스Seasonjp	Android	4.2	0
42	SBS BizSBSi Co., Ltd.	Android	3.7	0
43	Podcast Player App - CastboxGuru Network Limited	iOS	4.8	0
44	Google 뉴스Google	iOS	4.4	0
45	팟빵(주)팟빵	iOS	3.8	0
46	뉴스런 라이브Creative innovations	Android	3.8	0
47	현지뉴스NEWSDELIVER LIMITED	Android	4.1	0
48	실검 뉴스 - 하루를 시작하는 똑똑한 방법! & 속보BlancEveCompany	Android	4.7	0
49	실검 위젯 – AI 검색엔진, 뉴스와 이슈cocoququ.co.,ltd	iOS	4.5	0
50	현대카드 DIVEHyundaiCard Co., Ltd.	iOS	4.2	0

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Why News Apps Fail in South Korea

News apps that earn the most complaints in South Korea 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 South Korea.

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

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