🇺🇸Worst News Apps in United States

The most complained-about news apps in United States 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	CNN: Live & Breaking NewsCNN Interactive Group, Inc. How to cancel →	iOS	4.8	493
2	BBC: World News & StoriesBBC Studios Distribution Ltd. How to cancel →	iOS	4.5	481
3	FOX News: US & World HeadlinesFox News Network, LLC How to cancel →	iOS	4.4	458
4	RedditREDDIT, INC. How to cancel →	iOS	4.8	450
5	The Wall Street Journal. NewsDow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal. How to cancel →	iOS	4.7	445
6	The New YorkerAdvance Magazine Publishers Inc. How to cancel →	iOS	3.9	430
7	Citizen: Safety & Live Videosp0n, Inc. How to cancel →	iOS	4.7	399
8	Reuters - Breaking World NewsThomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH How to cancel →	iOS	4.7	383
9	FOX News - Daily Breaking NewsFOX News Network, LLC How to cancel →	Android	3.0	370
10	Nextdoor: Neighborhood NetworkNextdoor How to cancel →	iOS	4.7	368
11	AP NewsThe Associated Press How to cancel →	iOS	4.6	364
12	ClubhouseAlpha Exploration Co. How to cancel →	iOS	4.8	339
13	Neighbors by RingRing.com How to cancel →	iOS	4.8	323
14	Citizen: Protect The WorldSp0n Inc. How to cancel →	Android	4.5	316
15	ABC News: Live Breaking NewsDisney How to cancel →	iOS	4.0	309
16	CNN: Live & Breaking NewsCNN How to cancel →	Android	4.3	306
17	NewsBreak: Local News & AlertsParticle Media Inc. How to cancel →	iOS	4.8	305
18	5-0 Radio Pro Police ScannerSmartest Apps LLC How to cancel →	iOS	4.6	288
19	FOX Nation: Celebrate AmericaFOX News Network, LLC How to cancel →	Android	3.9	277
20	ABC News: Breaking News LiveDisney How to cancel →	Android	3.2	273
21	ABC 7 New YorkDisney How to cancel →	iOS	4.8	272
22	Spectrum News: Local StoriesCharter Communications How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	264
23	Podcast PlayerCastbox.FM - Radio & Podcast & AudioBooks How to cancel →	Android	4.8	263
24	Police Scanner: Fire RadioGuru Network Limited Inc. How to cancel →	iOS	4.7	262
25	KSTP 5 Minneapolis-St. Paul MNHubbard Broadcasting, Inc. How to cancel →	iOS	4.6	259
26	NewsmaxNewsmax Media How to cancel →	Android	3.2	248
27	Police Scanner: Crime RadarSepia Software LLC How to cancel →	iOS	4.6	242
28	Ground NewsSnapwise Inc. How to cancel →	iOS	4.7	240
29	SmartNews: Live News & RewardsSmartNews, Inc. How to cancel →	Android	3.7	237
30	NYTimes: US and Global NewsThe New York Times Company How to cancel →	Android	4.7	235
31	NYTimes: US and Global NewsThe New York Times Company How to cancel →	iOS	4.8	228
32	Police Scanner Radio & FireGordonEdwards.net LLC How to cancel →	iOS	4.6	224
33	Fizz: Your Authentic CommunityFizz Social Corp. How to cancel →	iOS	4.7	219
34	FOX LOCAL: Live News & WeatherFox Television Stations, Inc. How to cancel →	iOS	4.7	219
35	Wapa.TVWapaTV How to cancel →	iOS	3.5	218
36	XX Corp. How to cancel →	iOS	4.6	215
37	Podcast AppEvolve Global, Inc. How to cancel →	iOS	4.8	210
38	Quora: the knowledge platformQuora, Inc. How to cancel →	Android	4.1	207
39	Local News: Headlines & AlertsOpera How to cancel →	Android	4.5	205
40	CrimeRadar Dispatch AudioScoopz Inc. How to cancel →	iOS	4.9	205
41	ABC 7 New YorkDisney How to cancel →	Android	4.2	201
42	NewsBreak: Local News & AlertsParticle Media Inc. How to cancel →	Android	4.6	200
43	Ground NewsSnapwise Inc.(dba Ground News) How to cancel →	Android	4.7	199
44	FOX LOCAL: Live News & WeatherFox Television Stations, Inc. How to cancel →	Android	4.6	194
45	Google News - Daily HeadlinesGoogle LLC How to cancel →	Android	4.0	193
46	Spectrum News: Local StoriesCharter/Spectrum How to cancel →	Android	4.1	190
47	Police Scanner - Live RadioPolice Scanner, Scanner Live Radio App How to cancel →	Android	4.8	189
48	NBC News: Breaking News & LiveNBC News Digital LLC How to cancel →	Android	4.6	161
49	News 9Griffin Communications, L.L.C. How to cancel →	iOS	4.6	159
50	NewsNation: Unbiased NewsNexstar Broadcasting How to cancel →	iOS	3.8	155

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News apps that earn the most complaints in United States 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 United States.

This page ranks news apps in United States by total number of negative reviews (1-3 stars). Whether you are researching competitors before launching a news app in United States, benchmarking your own app against local pain points, or just curious which news apps users in United States complain about most: this data shows you what is actually happening on the ground, not what marketing pages claim.

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