🇬🇧Worst News Apps in United Kingdom

The most complained-about news apps in United Kingdom 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	The Times: UK & World NewsTimes Media Limited (Apps) How to cancel →	iOS	4.0	453
2	Readly: Newspapers & MagazinesCafeyn How to cancel →	Android	3.6	447
3	Sky News: Breaking, UK & WorldSky UK Limited How to cancel →	iOS	4.6	434
4	Daily Mail: Breaking NewsDaily Mail Online How to cancel →	Android	3.6	414
5	RedditREDDIT, INC. How to cancel →	iOS	4.7	389
6	LBC: UK, World & Breaking NewsGlobal Media & Entertainment Limited How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	382
7	Google NewsGoogle How to cancel →	iOS	4.5	369
8	The Guardian - UK & World NewsGuardian News and Media Limited How to cancel →	iOS	4.8	354
9	Nextdoor: Neighbour NetworkNextdoor How to cancel →	iOS	4.7	349
10	Sky News: Breaking, UK & WorldSky UK Limited How to cancel →	Android	3.3	348
11	ClubhouseAlpha Exploration Co. How to cancel →	iOS	4.7	330
12	Reuters - Breaking World NewsThomson Reuters How to cancel →	Android	4.2	329
13	GB NewsGB News How to cancel →	Android	3.0	328
14	GB NewsGB News Limited How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	314
15	The Guardian - US & World NewsGuardian News & Media Ltd How to cancel →	Android	4.4	312
16	XX Corp. How to cancel →	iOS	4.6	295
17	The Economist - News, PodcastsThe Economist How to cancel →	iOS	4.8	291
18	BBC News - UK & World StoriesBBC Media Applications Technologies Limited How to cancel →	iOS	4.5	290
19	BBC NewsBritish Broadcasting Corporation How to cancel →	Android	4.4	273
20	Podcast PlayerCastbox.FM - Radio & Podcast & AudioBooks How to cancel →	Android	4.7	268
21	The Telegraph: UK & World NewsTELEGRAPH MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED How to cancel →	iOS	4.5	267
22	Financial Times: Business NewsFinancial Times Ltd. How to cancel →	iOS	4.8	265
23	NYTimes: Breaking World NewsThe New York Times Company How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	263
24	LBC: UK, World & Breaking NewsGlobal Media & Entertainment How to cancel →	Android	4.4	250
25	PressReader: News & MagazinesPressReader Inc. How to cancel →	Android	4.5	245
26	Good Food: Recipe FinderImmediate Media Co How to cancel →	Android	3.9	232
27	NYTimes: US and Global NewsThe New York Times Company How to cancel →	Android	4.6	232
28	The Sun Mobile - Daily NewsNews Group Newspapers Limited How to cancel →	Android	4.0	216
29	The i Paper: UK & World NewsAssociated Newspapers LTD How to cancel →	Android	4.5	207
30	Quora: the knowledge platformQuora, Inc. How to cancel →	Android	4.2	207
31	Medium: Read & Write StoriesA Medium Corporation How to cancel →	iOS	4.8	201
32	Ground NewsSnapwise Inc.(dba Ground News) How to cancel →	Android	4.5	199
33	PressReader: News & MagazinesPressReader Inc How to cancel →	iOS	4.7	198
34	Google News - Daily HeadlinesGoogle LLC How to cancel →	Android	3.8	193
35	The Telegraph UK Latest NewsTelegraph Media Group Holdings Limited How to cancel →	Android	4.2	177
36	SubstackSubstack, Inc. How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	164
37	Local News - Latest & SmartEASE Group How to cancel →	Android	3.8	157
38	QuoraQuora, Inc. How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	154
39	CNN: Live & Breaking NewsCNN Interactive Group, Inc. How to cancel →	iOS	4.7	151
40	XX Corp. How to cancel →	Android	3.8	147
41	UK Breaking News: Local & NewsSafe Apps Inc How to cancel →	Android	4.5	144
42	Breaking News: Local & AlertsBeloud.com How to cancel →	Android	4.5	137
43	Readly Magazines & NewspapersReadly International How to cancel →	Android	4.4	132
44	Financial Times: Business NewsThe Financial Times Limited How to cancel →	Android	4.6	115
45	Al Jazeera EnglishAl Jazeera Network How to cancel →	iOS	4.1	113
46	Pocket Casts - Podcast AppAutomattic, Inc How to cancel →	Android	4.8	106
47	Radio Times - What to watchImmediate Media Co How to cancel →	Android	3.5	98
48	The Sun Mobile - Daily NewsNews UK & Ireland Limited How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	92
49	Breaking News - Live HeadlinesYING LIANG HK LIMITED How to cancel →	Android	4.5	92
50	InYourArea - Local News & InfoTrinity Mirror Digital Media Limited How to cancel →	iOS	4.7	91

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Why News Apps Fail in United Kingdom

News apps that earn the most complaints in United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom.

This page ranks news apps in United Kingdom by total number of negative reviews (1-3 stars). Whether you are researching competitors before launching a news app in United Kingdom, benchmarking your own app against local pain points, or just curious which news apps users in United Kingdom complain about most: this data shows you what is actually happening on the ground, not what marketing pages claim.

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