🇰🇷Best News Apps in South Korea

Top-rated news apps in South Korea on App Store and Google Play, ranked by the lowest complaint rate. Filtered to apps with 1,000+ ratings and ★ 4.0+ overall.

Method: Sorted by negative reviews ÷ total ratings (lower = users complain less). Category: News. Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea. Updated weekly from live App Store and Google Play data.

#AppRatingComplaint Rate
1CNBC: Stock Market & Business
CNBC: Stock Market & BusinessVersant Media LLC
4.8<0.1%
2CNN: Live & Breaking News
CNN: Live & Breaking NewsCNN Interactive Group, Inc.
4.7<0.1%
3The Wall Street Journal. News
The Wall Street Journal. NewsDow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.
4.7<0.1%
4NYTimes: US and Global News
NYTimes: US and Global NewsThe New York Times Company
4.8<0.1%
5PressReader: 뉴스 및 잡지
PressReader: 뉴스 및 잡지PressReader Inc
4.8<0.1%
6Substack
SubstackSubstack Inc.
4.8<0.1%
7팟 캐스트 라디오 음악 - Castbox
팟 캐스트 라디오 음악 - CastboxCastbox.FM - Radio & Podcast & AudioBooks
4.8<0.1%
8X
XX Corp.
4.30.1%
9가톨릭
가톨릭Goodnews
4.60.1%
10현대카드 DIVE
현대카드 DIVEHyundai Card
4.20.2%
11The Economist - News, Podcasts
The Economist - News, PodcastsThe Economist Newspaper
4.90.3%
12연합뉴스
연합뉴스연합뉴스
4.40.3%
13스마트 지역뉴스
스마트 지역뉴스EASE Group
4.10.4%
14Zip뉴스: 속보 & 최신 정보
Zip뉴스: 속보 & 최신 정보EASE Group
4.10.5%
15한국경제 - 한경 프리미엄9
한국경제 - 한경 프리미엄9한국경제신문사
4.50.5%
16블라인드 Blind
블라인드 BlindTeamblind inc
4.40.6%
17PressReader
PressReaderPressReader Inc.
4.60.6%
18MBC 뉴스
MBC 뉴스MBC (문화방송)
4.30.6%
19KBS 뉴스
KBS 뉴스KBS NEWS
4.20.6%
20Reddit
RedditREDDIT, INC.
4.80.7%
21JTBC 뉴스
JTBC 뉴스(주)JTBC
4.20.7%
22중앙일보
중앙일보중앙일보(주)
4.10.7%
23MBN 매일방송
MBN 매일방송매일경제신문
4.50.8%
24지역 날씨 뉴스 - 레이더
지역 날씨 뉴스 - 레이더EASE Group
4.30.9%
25금일 뉴스
금일 뉴스Apps Skyline
4.51.3%
26Bloomberg: Business News Daily
Bloomberg: Business News DailyBloomberg Finance LP
4.71.4%
27중앙일보
중앙일보Joongang Ilbo
4.61.6%
28현대카드 DIVE
현대카드 DIVEHyundaiCard Co., Ltd.
4.23.7%

News Apps in South Korea: What to Look For

News apps that perform well in South Korea usually solve a local problem better than the global competition. Local payment methods, language support, regional integrations, and country-specific features drive ratings up faster than feature counts. The news apps on this page have the lowest complaint rate among South Korea users with at least 1,000 ratings, which means real users in South Korea are picking them over alternatives and not complaining loudly afterward.

Why combine category and country? A news app that ranks #1 globally may rank lower in South Korea due to missing local features, or vice versa. Looking only at global rankings hides these market-level differences. This page divides negative reviews by total ratings on a per-country basis for news, so apps with strong global ratings but weak South Korea performance drop down the list, and locally loved apps surface where they belong.