🇩🇪Best News Apps in Germany

Top-rated news apps in Germany 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: 🇩🇪 Germany. Updated weekly from live App Store and Google Play data.

#	App	Platform	Rating	Complaint Rate
1	t-online NachrichtenStroeer Digital Publishing GmbH	iOS	★ 4.5	<0.1%
2	stern online: Nachrichten AppG+J Medien GmbH	iOS	★ 4.3	<0.1%
3	NYTimes: US and Global NewsThe New York Times Company	iOS	★ 4.8	<0.1%
4	Good News AppGoodimpact GmbH	iOS	★ 4.8	<0.1%
5	NDR Mecklenburg-VorpommernNorddeutscher Rundfunk	iOS	★ 4.4	<0.1%
6	t-online - NachrichtenStröer Digital Publishing GmbH	Android	★ 4.5	<0.1%
7	SubstackSubstack Inc.	Android	★ 4.8	<0.1%
8	Eilmeldung DeutschlandSafe Apps Inc	Android	★ 4.5	<0.1%
9	BR24 – NachrichtenBayerischer Rundfunk	Android	★ 4.5	<0.1%
10	FOCUS online - NachrichtenBurdaForward GmbH	Android	★ 4.5	<0.1%
11	XX Corp.	iOS	★ 4.4	<0.1%
12	TV SPIELFILM - TV-ProgrammTV SPIELFILM \| BurdaForward GmbH	Android	★ 4.0	0.1%
13	ntv Nachrichtenn-tv Der Nachrichtensender	iOS	★ 4.4	0.2%
14	DER SPIEGEL - NachrichtenDER SPIEGEL GmbH & Co. KG	Android	★ 4.2	0.2%
15	WDRWestdeutscher Rundfunk	Android	★ 4.6	0.2%
16	نبأ - اخبار مباريات كأس العالمMadar Software	Android	★ 4.3	0.3%
17	DER SPIEGEL - NachrichtenDER SPIEGEL GmbH und Co. KG	iOS	★ 4.2	0.3%
18	WELT News & Live-TVAxel Springer Deutschland GmbH \| WELT Digital	Android	★ 4.2	0.3%
19	RedditREDDIT, INC.	iOS	★ 4.6	0.3%
20	tagesschau - NachrichtenSudwestrundfunk, Anstalt des offentlichen Rechts	iOS	★ 4.5	0.3%
21	F.A.Z. - NachrichtenFrankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung GmbH	iOS	★ 4.5	0.3%
22	tagesschau - NachrichtenARD Online	Android	★ 4.3	0.3%
23	ZDFheute - NachrichtenZDFonline	Android	★ 4.4	0.4%
24	Lokale Nachrichten - AktuelleEASE Group	Android	★ 4.1	0.4%
25	WELT News & Live-TVAxel Springer SE	iOS	★ 4.5	0.4%
26	Handelsblatt - NachrichtenHandelsblatt GmbH	iOS	★ 4.6	0.4%
27	Tagesspiegel - NachrichtenDer Tagesspiegel	Android	★ 4.3	0.5%
28	Al Jazeera - الجزيرةAl Jazeera Network	iOS	★ 4.7	0.5%
29	The PioneerMedia Pioneer Publishing AG (DE)	iOS	★ 4.8	0.5%
30	Syft: KI-native NachrichtenORION ARM PTE. LTD.	Android	★ 4.3	0.5%

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News Apps in Germany: What to Look For

News apps that perform well in Germany 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 Germany users with at least 1,000 ratings, which means real users in Germany 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 Germany 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 Germany performance drop down the list, and locally loved apps surface where they belong.

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