🇦🇺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	The AustralianNews Digital Media. How to cancel →	Android	3.0	440
2	news.com.auNews Digital Media. How to cancel →	Android	4.5	431
3	The Advertiser: Adelaide NewsNews Digital Media. How to cancel →	Android	2.9	419
4	News24: Trusted News. FirstMEDIA24 (PTY) LTD How to cancel →	Android	3.4	400
5	FOX News - Daily Breaking NewsFOX News Network, LLC How to cancel →	Android	3.5	386
6	News24 AustraliaNews Digital Media. How to cancel →	Android	3.1	350
7	The Guardian - US & World NewsGuardian News & Media Ltd How to cancel →	Android	4.5	311
8	ABC NEWSAustralian Broadcasting Corporation How to cancel →	Android	4.7	294
9	Podcast PlayerCastbox.FM - Radio & Podcast & AudioBooks How to cancel →	Android	4.8	274
10	ABC News: Breaking News LiveDisney How to cancel →	Android	3.6	272
11	SBS NewsSBS Corporation How to cancel →	Android	3.4	254
12	PressReader: News & MagazinesPressReader Inc. How to cancel →	Android	4.5	245
13	Good Food: Recipe FinderImmediate Media Co How to cancel →	Android	3.5	240
14	nine.com.auNINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA PTY LTD How to cancel →	Android	3.8	239
15	NYTimes: US and Global NewsThe New York Times Company How to cancel →	Android	4.7	232
16	2GBTapt Media How to cancel →	Android	3.3	202
17	Google News - Daily HeadlinesGoogle LLC How to cancel →	Android	3.8	200
18	Ground NewsSnapwise Inc.(dba Ground News) How to cancel →	Android	4.5	199
19	Quora: the knowledge platformQuora, Inc. How to cancel →	Android	4.2	196
20	Australia Breaking NewsSafe Apps Inc How to cancel →	Android	4.4	176
21	Local News - Latest & SmartEASE Group How to cancel →	Android	4.4	154
22	XX Corp. How to cancel →	Android	4.5	140
23	Scanner Radio - Police ScannerGordonEdwards.net LLC How to cancel →	Android	4.6	138
24	MediumA Medium Corporation How to cancel →	Android	4.7	114
25	Pocket Casts - Podcast AppAutomattic, Inc How to cancel →	Android	4.8	110
26	shapes.inc - AI with friendsShapes Inc How to cancel →	Android	4.4	65
27	Emergency WADFES How to cancel →	Android	4.0	57
28	SubstackSubstack Inc. How to cancel →	Android	4.8	43
29	9NEWSNINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA PTY LTD How to cancel →	iOS	4.5	39
30	Al Jazeera - الجزيرةAl Jazeera Network How to cancel →	Android	4.8	36
31	7NEWSSeven West Media How to cancel →	Android	3.9	31
32	Australian Financial ReviewFairfax Media How to cancel →	Android	4.4	22
33	SDC App - For Aussies Over 60Seniors Discount Club How to cancel →	Android	4.5	21
34	World Monitor: GlobeAlertAppricott Dijital Teknoliji ve Yazilim A.S. How to cancel →	Android	4.6	17
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	Australian Financial ReviewFairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	10
37	BBC: World News & StoriesBBC Studios Distribution Ltd. How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	10
38	The AustralianNews Digital Media How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	10
39	News24 AustraliaAustralian News Channel Pty Ltd (News24) How to cancel →	Android	3.1	10
40	RedditREDDIT, INC. How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	9
41	ABC NewsAustralian Broadcasting Corporation How to cancel →	iOS	3.7	8
42	7NEWS AustraliaSeven Network (Operations) Ltd. How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	7
43	3AWMacquarie Media Limited How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	7
44	news.com.auNews Digital Media How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	6
45	SubstackSubstack, Inc. How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	6
46	NYTimes: Breaking World NewsThe New York Times Company How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	5
47	XX Corp. How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	5
48	News24 AustraliaNews Digital Media How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	5
49	Podcast AppEvolve Global, Inc. How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	5
50	PressReader: News & MagazinesPressReader Inc How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	4

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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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