🇮🇳Worst News Apps in India

The most complained-about news apps in India 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	ABN AndhraJyothyV Ganesh Babu	iOS	3.8	400
2	NDTV NewsNDTV Convergence	iOS	4.5	328
3	XX Corp.	Android	3.6	280
4	TOI English News, Daily ePaperTIL (Times Internet Limited)	Android	4.1	264
5	Mint: Stock Market & IPO NewsHT Media Ltd	Android	4.4	230
6	NDTV : Daily News & UpdatesNDTV Apps	Android	4.2	228
7	ABP LIVE Official AppABP Network	Android	4.4	220
8	Global Times《环球时报》社有限公司	Android	3.3	211
9	Polimer NewsPolimer TV	Android	3.4	199
10	Quora: the knowledge platformQuora, Inc.	Android	4.1	197
11	Gujarati News by Divya BhaskarDainik Bhaskar Group	Android	4.4	180
12	The Hindu ePaper: eNewspaperTHG Publishing Private Limited	Android	3.5	180
13	Hindi News:Aaj Tak Live TV AppTV Today Network Limited	Android	4.6	166
14	Google News - Daily HeadlinesGoogle LLC	Android	4.0	165
15	PRD LiveIPRD, Govt of Kerala	Android	2.7	155
16	HeyTap GamesColorOS	Android	4.0	155
17	NBT Local & Public Hindi NewsTIL (Times Internet Limited)	Android	4.0	149
18	Dailyhunt - News & MagazinesEterno Infotech	Android	4.7	149
19	Amar Ujala Hindi News, ePaperAmarujala	Android	4.3	145
20	Puthiya Thalaimurai TVNew Gen Media Corp Pvt Ltd	Android	4.0	144
21	Hindustan Times: Live News AppHT Media Ltd	Android	4.7	135
22	Narendra Modi AppNarendraModi.in	Android	4.3	134
23	The Business TimesSPH Media Limited	Android	4.0	127
24	Inshorts - News in 60 wordsInshorts	Android	4.1	121
25	The Lallantop - Hindi News AppTV Today Network Limited	Android	4.5	120
26	Bharatiya Janata Party AppBJP4INDIA	Android	4.0	116
27	SubstackSubstack Inc.	Android	4.8	111
28	Aaro Ananda - যা কিছু বাঙালিরABP Pvt Ltd	Android	4.4	110
29	CNN: Live & Breaking NewsCNN Interactive Group, Inc.	iOS	4.7	96
30	News18: Live News & HeadlinesNetwork18	Android	4.4	90
31	Way2News Daily News AppWay2News ( Formerly Way2SMS )	Android	4.7	78
32	Hindi News by Dainik BhaskarDainik Bhaskar Group	Android	4.0	78
33	Law Finder HeadlinesChawla Publications	Android	3.9	65
34	TV9 News App: LIVE TV & NewsAssociated Broadcasting Company Private Limited	Android	4.8	63
35	Hoga Toga - Tech NewsHoga Toga Official	Android	3.8	61
36	Hindustan: Hindi News, ePaperHT Media Ltd	Android	4.4	46
37	CNBC TV18NETWORK18	iOS	4.7	45
38	Jagran Hindi News & Epaper AppJagran Prakashan Limited	Android	4.0	38
39	Vikatan: Tamil News & MagazineANANDA VIKATAN PRODUCTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED	Android	4.6	34
40	CNBC: Stock Market & BusinessVersant Media LLC	iOS	4.7	33
41	Al Jazeera EnglishAl Jazeera Network	iOS	3.6	25
42	Reuters - Breaking World NewsThomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH	iOS	4.5	24
43	Khaleej Times: UAE, World NewsKhaleej Times	iOS	4.7	21
44	Shuru App: Local News & VideosShuru App	Android	4.5	20
45	Tomorrow's AffairsTomorrow’s Affairs	Android	4.7	14
46	JanathavaniJanathavani	Android	3.2	6
47	Patrika Hindi News & EpaperRajasthan Patrika	iOS	4.5	5
48	DevBytes-For Busy DevelopersDevBytes: Tech, AI and Coding news	Android	4.6	5
49	Newspin by The CSR JournalResearch Rating and Communication Pvt Ltd	Android	3.2	2
50	Gujarati News by Divya BhaskarD. B. Corp. Ltd	iOS	3.9	0

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Why News Apps Fail in India

News apps that earn the most complaints in India 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 India.

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

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