🇰🇷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 (1-3 stars) from real users. Updated monthly.

#	App	Platform	Rating	Negative Reviews
1	블라인드 BlindTeamblind inc How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	409
2	XX Corp. How to cancel →	iOS	4.3	346
3	CNN: Live & Breaking NewsCNN How to cancel →	Android	4.7	327
4	다음 - DaumAXZ Corp. How to cancel →	iOS	2.7	308
5	팟 캐스트 라디오 음악 - CastboxCastbox.FM - Radio & Podcast & AudioBooks How to cancel →	Android	4.8	268
6	매일경제매일경제신문 How to cancel →	iOS	3.6	240
7	PressReaderPressReader Inc. How to cancel →	Android	4.6	237
8	Bloomberg: Finance Market NewsBloomberg LP CM How to cancel →	Android	4.6	211
9	한겨레한겨레신문 How to cancel →	iOS	2.4	211
10	The Economist - News, PodcastsThe Economist Newspaper How to cancel →	Android	4.9	205
11	Google 뉴스 – 일일 헤드라인Google LLC How to cancel →	Android	3.9	193
12	모바일한경The Korea Economic Daily How to cancel →	iOS	2.6	184
13	스마트 지역뉴스EASE Group How to cancel →	Android	4.1	157
14	XX Corp. How to cancel →	Android	4.3	147
15	가까운 지역 뉴스 및 속보Beloud.com How to cancel →	Android	4.5	142
16	경향신문 - The Kyunghyang ShinmunThe Kyunghyang Daily News How to cancel →	iOS	3.3	138
17	지역 날씨 뉴스 - 레이더EASE Group How to cancel →	Android	4.4	111
18	JTBC 뉴스JTBC How to cancel →	iOS	3.1	109
19	VOA 뉴스VOA (Voice of America) How to cancel →	Android	4.1	106
20	뉴닉 - 가장 쉬운 뉴스 브리핑뉴닉 How to cancel →	iOS	4.1	105
21	한국경제 - 한경 프리미엄9The Korea Economic Daily How to cancel →	iOS	4.6	98
22	중앙일보Joongang Ilbo How to cancel →	iOS	4.6	94
23	Zip뉴스: 속보 & 최신 정보EASE Group How to cancel →	Android	4.1	89
24	연합뉴스연합뉴스 How to cancel →	iOS	3.4	82
25	팟빵(주)팟빵 How to cancel →	iOS	3.8	80
26	RedditREDDIT, INC. How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	74
27	더불어민주당더불어민주당 How to cancel →	iOS	3.3	70
28	코인니스 - 빠르고 정확한 코인 투자 뉴스, 커뮤니티Pointex LLC How to cancel →	iOS	3.3	64
29	SubstackSubstack Inc. How to cancel →	Android	4.8	59
30	금일 뉴스Apps Skyline How to cancel →	Android	4.5	54
31	The White HouseExecutive Office of the President How to cancel →	Android	5.0	47
32	Bhakundo - Football and moreSoft Crunch How to cancel →	Android	5.0	46
33	YTN(주)YTN How to cancel →	Android	3.9	39
34	JTBC 뉴스(주)JTBC How to cancel →	Android	4.2	38
35	매경e신문매일경제신문 How to cancel →	iOS	4.7	35
36	조선일보Chosunilbo How to cancel →	Android	4.2	34
37	현대카드 DIVEHyundaiCard Co., Ltd. How to cancel →	iOS	4.2	32
38	Google 뉴스Google How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	30
39	BBC: World News & StoriesBBC Studios Distribution Ltd. How to cancel →	iOS	4.7	29
40	SBS 뉴스SBSi Co., Ltd. How to cancel →	Android	4.5	26
41	tbnKorea Road Traffic Authority How to cancel →	iOS	2.9	25
42	롱블랙 LongBlacktimenco How to cancel →	iOS	3.9	25
43	연합뉴스연합뉴스 How to cancel →	Android	4.4	20
44	中国领事Center for Consular Assistance & Protection, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People's Republic of China How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	19
45	MBC 뉴스MBC (문화방송) How to cancel →	Android	4.3	19
46	뉴스보이 - 매일 분야별 TOP 10 뉴스 보기Curvedroad How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	18
47	KBS 뉴스KBS NEWS How to cancel →	Android	4.2	17
48	중앙일보중앙일보(주) How to cancel →	Android	4.0	12
49	요약 뉴스: 소셜 & 날씨Build4world How to cancel →	Android	4.2	12
50	한국경제 - 한경 프리미엄9한국경제신문사 How to cancel →	Android	4.5	12

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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 (1-3 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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