🇮🇳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	The Times of India - News AppTimes Internet Limited	iOS	4.0	378
3	NDTV NewsNDTV Convergence	iOS	4.5	328
4	Indian Express News + EpaperThe Indian Express Group	iOS	4.6	302
5	ClubhouseAlpha Exploration Co.	iOS	4.6	295
6	RedditREDDIT, INC.	iOS	4.8	256
7	TOI Breaking News App & ePaperTIL (Times Internet Limited)	Android	4.2	255
8	XX Corp.	Android	3.7	250
9	Dailyhunt - News & MagazinesEterno Infotech Pvt. Ltd.	iOS	4.5	247
10	The Hindu : India & World NewsTHG Publishing Private Limited	iOS	4.6	241
11	NDTV : Daily News & UpdatesNDTV Apps	Android	4.2	223
12	Hindi News:Aaj Tak Live TV AppTV Today Network Limited	Android	4.6	222
13	ABP LIVE Official AppABP Network	Android	4.4	220
14	Mint: Stock Market & IPO NewsHT Media Ltd	Android	4.4	219
15	Gujarati News by Divya BhaskarDainik Bhaskar Group	Android	4.3	216
16	The Economic TimesTimes Internet Limited	iOS	4.5	212
17	Global Times《环球时报》社有限公司	Android	3.3	211
18	Quora: the knowledge platformQuora, Inc.	Android	4.1	203
19	Way2News - Short News AppWay2Online Interactive India Pvt Ltd	iOS	4.7	200
20	Polimer NewsPolimer TV	Android	3.4	199
21	Lokal: AI Status & UpdatesLokal - AI enabled products for Bharat	Android	4.2	198
22	The Hindu ePaper: eNewspaperTHG Publishing Private Limited	Android	3.5	184
23	Medium: Read & Write StoriesA Medium Corporation	iOS	4.8	179
24	The Hindu ePaper: English NewsTHG Publishing Private Limited	iOS	4.5	177
25	Google News - Daily HeadlinesGoogle LLC	Android	4.0	165
26	PRD LiveIPRD, Govt of Kerala	Android	2.7	155
27	HeyTap GamesColorOS	Android	4.0	155
28	NBT Local & Public Hindi NewsTIL (Times Internet Limited)	Android	4.0	149
29	Narendra Modi AppNarendraModi.in	Android	4.3	149
30	Google NewsGoogle	iOS	4.4	145
31	Puthiya Thalaimurai TVNew Gen Media Corp Pvt Ltd	Android	4.0	144
32	XX Corp.	iOS	4.6	144
33	InshortsInshorts Pte. Ltd.	iOS	4.5	137
34	Hindustan Times: Live News AppHT Media Ltd	Android	4.7	135
35	The Business TimesSPH Media Limited	Android	4.0	127
36	The Lallantop - Hindi News AppTV Today Network Limited	Android	4.5	120
37	Inshorts - News in 60 wordsInshorts	Android	4.0	119
38	QuoraQuora, Inc.	iOS	4.6	113
39	Bharatiya Janata Party AppBJP4INDIA	Android	4.0	111
40	The Hindu: India & World NewsTHG Publishing Private Limited	Android	4.1	107
41	Aaro Ananda - যা কিছু বাঙালিরABP Pvt Ltd	Android	4.4	102
42	Hindi News by Dainik BhaskarDainik Bhaskar Group	Android	4.0	97
43	CNN: Live & Breaking NewsCNN Interactive Group, Inc.	iOS	4.7	96
44	Dailyhunt - News & MagazinesEterno Infotech	Android	4.7	93
45	News18: Live News & HeadlinesNetwork18	Android	4.4	87
46	Mint: Daily Financial News AppHT Media	iOS	4.7	84
47	Gujarati News by Divya BhaskarD. B. Corp. Ltd	iOS	3.9	76
48	SubstackSubstack Inc.	Android	4.8	66
49	Law Finder HeadlinesChawla Publications	Android	3.9	65
50	TV9 News App: LIVE TV & NewsAssociated Broadcasting Company Private Limited	Android	4.8	63

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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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