🇦🇺Worst News Apps in Australia

The most complained-about news apps in Australia on App Store and Google Play, ranked by total negative reviews (1-2 stars) from real users. Updated weekly.

#	App	Platform	Rating	Negative Reviews
1	FOX News - Daily Breaking NewsFOX News Network, LLC	Android	3.4	389
2	The Guardian - US & World NewsGuardian News & Media Ltd	Android	4.5	365
3	Sky News AustraliaNews Digital Media.	Android	3.2	347
4	ABC NEWSAustralian Broadcasting Corporation	Android	3.5	332
5	XX Corp.	Android	3.7	279
6	ABC News: Breaking News LiveDisney	Android	3.6	273
7	Podcast PlayerCastbox.FM - Radio & Podcast & AudioBooks	Android	4.7	263
8	Good Food: Recipe FinderImmediate Media Co	Android	3.5	239
9	PressReader: News & MagazinesPressReader Inc.	Android	4.6	237
10	NYTimes: US and Global NewsThe New York Times Company	Android	4.5	210
11	9NEWSNINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	Android	4.0	205
12	2GBTapt Media	Android	3.4	200
13	Quora: the knowledge platformQuora, Inc.	Android	4.2	197
14	Ground NewsSnapwise Inc.(dba Ground News)	Android	4.5	192
15	Pocket Casts - Podcast AppAutomattic, Inc	Android	4.7	185
16	Australia Breaking NewsSafe Apps Inc	Android	4.4	177
17	Google News - Daily HeadlinesGoogle LLC	Android	3.8	165
18	Scanner Radio - Police ScannerGordonEdwards.net LLC	Android	4.6	131
19	SubstackSubstack Inc.	Android	4.7	111
20	shapes.inc - AI with friendsShapes Inc	Android	4.4	65
21	Emergency WADFES	Android	3.9	55
22	Al Jazeera - الجزيرةAl Jazeera Network	Android	4.8	40
23	7NEWSSeven West Media	Android	3.9	29
24	Australian Financial ReviewFairfax Media	Android	4.4	21
25	Sky News AustraliaAustralian News Channel Pty Ltd (Sky News)	Android	2.9	11
26	7NEWS AustraliaSeven Network (Operations) Ltd.	iOS	3.9	0
27	news.com.auNews Digital Media	iOS	2.7	0
28	RedditREDDIT, INC.	iOS	4.7	0
29	Podcast AppEvolve Global, Inc.	iOS	4.7	0
30	XX Corp.	iOS	4.5	0
31	Tas CountryISW Development	Android	0.0	0
32	Google NewsGoogle	iOS	4.5	0
33	SubstackSubstack, Inc.	iOS	4.8	0
34	The AustralianNews Digital Media	iOS	2.9	0
35	2GBMacquarie Media Limited	iOS	4.4	0
36	CFSScanNico VanHaaster	iOS	3.4	0
37	中国领事Center for Consular Assistance & Protection, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People's Republic of China	iOS	1.4	0
38	Ground NewsSnapwise Inc.	iOS	4.6	0
39	Sky News AustraliaNews Digital Media	iOS	3.2	0
40	The Sydney Morning HeraldFairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited	iOS	4.2	0
41	NYTimes: Breaking World NewsThe New York Times Company	iOS	4.8	0
42	Nextdoor-Neighbourhood NetworkNextdoor	iOS	4.6	0
43	VicEmergencyState of Victoria - Department of Justice	iOS	2.9	0
44	Police Scanner Radio & FireGordonEdwards.net LLC	iOS	4.6	0
45	The Guardian - AU & World NewsGuardian News and Media Limited	iOS	4.8	0
46	Australian Financial ReviewFairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited	iOS	2.3	0
47	TrueShort - Stream True CrimeHumans Anonymous, Inc	iOS	4.9	0
48	9NEWSNINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	iOS	4.5	0
49	ABC NewsAustralian Broadcasting Corporation	iOS	3.7	0
50	BBC: World News & StoriesBBC Studios Distribution Ltd.	iOS	4.3	0

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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 (1-2 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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