🇮🇳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	TOI English News, Daily ePaperTIL (Times Internet Limited)	Android	4.2	262
4	XX Corp.	Android	3.6	238
5	NDTV : Daily News & UpdatesNDTV Apps	Android	4.2	231
6	Mint: Stock Market & IPO NewsHT Media Ltd	Android	4.4	229
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	199
11	The Hindu ePaper: eNewspaperTHG Publishing Private Limited	Android	3.5	180
12	Gujarati News by Divya BhaskarDainik Bhaskar Group	Android	4.4	172
13	Google News - Daily HeadlinesGoogle LLC	Android	3.9	169
14	Hindi News:Aaj Tak Live TV AppTV Today Network Limited	Android	4.6	156
15	Amar Ujala Hindi News, ePaperAmarujala	Android	4.3	155
16	HeyTap GamesColorOS	Android	4.0	155
17	PRD LiveIPRD, Govt of Kerala	Android	2.7	155
18	Dailyhunt - News & MagazinesEterno Infotech	Android	4.7	153
19	NBT Local & Public Hindi NewsTIL (Times Internet Limited)	Android	4.0	149
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	The Lallantop - Hindi News AppTV Today Network Limited	Android	4.5	120
25	Bharatiya Janata Party AppBJP4INDIA	Android	4.0	116
26	SubstackSubstack Inc.	Android	4.8	112
27	Inshorts - News in 60 wordsInshorts	Android	4.1	111
28	Aaro Ananda - যা কিছু বাঙালিরABP Pvt Ltd	Android	4.5	104
29	CNN: Live & Breaking NewsCNN Interactive Group, Inc.	iOS	4.7	96
30	News18: Live News & HeadlinesNetwork18	Android	4.4	89
31	Hindi News by Dainik BhaskarDainik Bhaskar Group	Android	4.0	82
32	Way2News Daily News AppWay2News ( Formerly Way2SMS )	Android	4.7	81
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	3.9	60
36	CNBC TV18NETWORK18	iOS	4.7	45
37	Jagran Hindi News & Epaper AppJagran Prakashan Limited	Android	4.0	38
38	Hindustan: Hindi News, ePaperHT Media Ltd	Android	4.4	37
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	Local News & Updates - ShuruShuru 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	ClubhouseAlpha Exploration Co.	iOS	4.6	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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