🇰🇷Worst News Apps in South Korea

The most complained-about news apps in South Korea 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	다음 - DaumAXZ Corp.	iOS	2.7	419
2	블라인드 BlindTeamblind inc	iOS	4.4	363
3	XX Corp.	iOS	4.3	346
4	CNN: Live & Breaking NewsCNN	Android	4.7	327
5	XX Corp.	Android	3.6	280
6	팟 캐스트 라디오 음악 - CastboxCastbox.FM - Radio & Podcast & AudioBooks	Android	4.8	263
7	PressReaderPressReader Inc.	Android	4.6	237
8	한겨레한겨레신문	iOS	2.4	211
9	Bloomberg: Finance Market NewsBloomberg LP CM	Android	4.6	211
10	The Economist - News, PodcastsThe Economist Newspaper	Android	4.9	205
11	Google 뉴스 – 일일 헤드라인Google LLC	Android	3.9	193
12	매일경제매일경제신문	iOS	3.5	181
13	스마트 지역뉴스EASE Group	Android	4.1	152
14	모바일한경The Korea Economic Daily	iOS	2.6	146
15	경향신문 - The Kyunghyang ShinmunThe Kyunghyang Daily News	iOS	3.3	138
16	지역 날씨 뉴스 - 레이더EASE Group	Android	4.3	129
17	뉴닉 - 가장 쉬운 뉴스 브리핑뉴닉	iOS	4.1	126
18	팟빵(주)팟빵	iOS	3.8	108
19	중앙일보Joongang Ilbo	iOS	4.5	97
20	한국경제 The Korea Economic DailyThe Korea Economic Daily	iOS	3.7	93
21	Zip뉴스: 속보 & 최신 정보EASE Group	Android	4.1	89
22	연합뉴스연합뉴스	iOS	3.4	82
23	현대카드 DIVEHyundaiCard Co., Ltd.	iOS	4.2	70
24	SubstackSubstack Inc.	Android	4.8	67
25	RedditREDDIT, INC.	iOS	4.8	64
26	코인니스 - 빠르고 정확한 코인 투자 뉴스, 커뮤니티Pointex LLC	iOS	3.3	64
27	금일 뉴스Apps Skyline	Android	4.4	54
28	The White HouseExecutive Office of the President	Android	5.0	47
29	YTN(주)YTN	Android	3.6	39
30	롱블랙 LongBlacktimenco	iOS	3.9	36
31	조선일보Chosunilbo	Android	4.2	34
32	tbnKorea Road Traffic Authority	iOS	2.9	24
33	연합뉴스연합뉴스	Android	4.4	20
34	MBC 뉴스MBC (문화방송)	Android	4.3	19
35	KBS 뉴스KBS NEWS	Android	3.9	17
36	뉴스보이 - 매일 분야별 TOP 10 뉴스 보기Curvedroad	iOS	4.8	15
37	한국경제 - 한경 프리미엄9한국경제신문사	Android	4.4	12
38	중앙일보중앙일보(주)	Android	4.1	12
39	요약 뉴스: 소셜 & 날씨Build4world	Android	4.2	12
40	PressReader: 뉴스 및 잡지PressReader Inc	iOS	4.8	10
41	MBN 매일방송매일경제신문	Android	4.5	9
42	NHK WORLD-JAPANNHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)	iOS	3.3	9
43	매일경제 Mobile매일경제신문	Android	3.5	7
44	모바일한경한국경제신문사	Android	3.1	4
45	현대카드 DIVEHyundai Card	Android	4.2	4
46	패션 & 스타일Fashion & Style Company Inc.	iOS	4.0	2
47	가톨릭Goodnews	Android	4.6	2
48	속보 생중계Aymannn.net	Android	4.0	2
49	SAVE : 투자의 모든 소식, 이제 한 곳에서Fivelines	Android	4.6	1
50	더불어민주당더불어민주당	Android	4.2	1

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Why News Apps Fail in South Korea

News apps that earn the most complaints in South Korea 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 South Korea.

This page ranks news apps in South Korea by total number of negative reviews (1-2 stars). Whether you are researching competitors before launching a news app in South Korea, benchmarking your own app against local pain points, or just curious which news apps users in South Korea complain about most: this data shows you what is actually happening on the ground, not what marketing pages claim.

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