🇦🇺Worst News Apps in Australia

The most complained-about news apps in Australia on App Store and Google Play, ranked by total negative reviews (1-3 stars) from real users. Updated monthly.

#	App	Platform	Rating	Negative Reviews
1	News24: Trusted News. FirstMEDIA24 (PTY) LTD How to cancel →	Android	3.4	400
2	FOX News - Daily Breaking NewsFOX News Network, LLC How to cancel →	Android	3.5	386
3	News24 AustraliaNews Digital Media. How to cancel →	Android	3.2	349
4	The Guardian - US & World NewsGuardian News & Media Ltd How to cancel →	Android	4.5	312
5	ABC NEWSAustralian Broadcasting Corporation How to cancel →	Android	4.7	310
6	ABC News: Breaking News LiveDisney How to cancel →	Android	3.7	277
7	Podcast PlayerCastbox.FM - Radio & Podcast & AudioBooks How to cancel →	Android	4.8	268
8	SBS NewsSBS Corporation How to cancel →	Android	3.4	254
9	PressReader: News & MagazinesPressReader Inc. How to cancel →	Android	4.5	245
10	Good Food: Recipe FinderImmediate Media Co How to cancel →	Android	3.5	240
11	nine.com.auNINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA PTY LTD How to cancel →	Android	3.8	239
12	NYTimes: US and Global NewsThe New York Times Company How to cancel →	Android	4.6	235
13	Quora: the knowledge platformQuora, Inc. How to cancel →	Android	4.2	207
14	2GBTapt Media How to cancel →	Android	3.3	202
15	Ground NewsSnapwise Inc.(dba Ground News) How to cancel →	Android	4.5	199
16	Google News - Daily HeadlinesGoogle LLC How to cancel →	Android	3.8	193
17	Australia Breaking NewsSafe Apps Inc How to cancel →	Android	4.4	178
18	Local News - Latest & SmartEASE Group How to cancel →	Android	4.4	154
19	Scanner Radio - Police ScannerGordonEdwards.net LLC How to cancel →	Android	4.6	147
20	XX Corp. How to cancel →	Android	4.1	143
21	MediumA Medium Corporation How to cancel →	Android	4.7	114
22	Pocket Casts - Podcast AppAutomattic, Inc How to cancel →	Android	4.8	106
23	SubstackSubstack Inc. How to cancel →	Android	4.8	66
24	shapes.inc - AI with friendsShapes Inc How to cancel →	Android	4.4	65
25	Emergency WADFES How to cancel →	Android	4.0	57
26	9NEWSNINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA PTY LTD How to cancel →	iOS	4.5	39
27	Al Jazeera - الجزيرةAl Jazeera Network How to cancel →	Android	4.8	36
28	7NEWSSeven West Media How to cancel →	Android	4.0	30
29	Australian Financial ReviewFairfax Media How to cancel →	Android	4.4	22
30	SDC App - For Aussies Over 60Seniors Discount Club How to cancel →	Android	4.5	20
31	The AustralianNews Digital Media How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	10
32	BBC: World News & StoriesBBC Studios Distribution Ltd. How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	10
33	Australian Financial ReviewFairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	10
34	News24 AustraliaAustralian News Channel Pty Ltd (News24) How to cancel →	Android	3.1	10
35	中国领事Center for Consular Assistance & Protection, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People's Republic of China How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	10
36	RedditREDDIT, INC. How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	9
37	ABC NewsAustralian Broadcasting Corporation How to cancel →	iOS	3.7	8
38	7NEWS AustraliaSeven Network (Operations) Ltd. How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	7
39	3AWMacquarie Media Limited How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	7
40	news.com.auNews Digital Media How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	6
41	SubstackSubstack, Inc. How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	6
42	Podcast AppEvolve Global, Inc. How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	5
43	News24 AustraliaNews Digital Media How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	5
44	NYTimes: Breaking World NewsThe New York Times Company How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	5
45	XX Corp. How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	5
46	PressReader: News & MagazinesPressReader Inc How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	4
47	Ground NewsSnapwise Inc. How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	2
48	The Guardian - AU & World NewsGuardian News and Media Limited How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	2
49	Police Scanner Radio & FireGordonEdwards.net LLC How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	1
50	World Monitor Real-Time IntelScate How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	1

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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 (1-3 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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