🇮🇩Worst News Apps in Indonesia

The most complained-about news apps in Indonesia 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	CNBC Indonesia - Berita MarketTrans Digital Media How to cancel →	Android	2.2	459
2	Gramedia DigitalGramedia Asri Media PT How to cancel →	Android	3.4	383
3	TempoPT Info Media Digital How to cancel →	Android	1.9	366
4	detikcom - Berita TerkiniTrans Digital Media How to cancel →	Android	4.1	352
5	Tangerang LIVEPemKot Tangerang How to cancel →	Android	4.6	291
6	CNAMediacorp Pte Ltd How to cancel →	Android	4.3	250
7	Bloomberg: Finance Market NewsBloomberg LP CM How to cancel →	Android	4.0	213
8	Global Times《环球时报》社有限公司 How to cancel →	Android	4.2	208
9	CHINA DAILY - 中国日报China Daily How to cancel →	Android	3.4	207
10	QuoraQuora, Inc. How to cancel →	Android	4.1	207
11	Google BeritaGoogle LLC How to cancel →	Android	4.0	194
12	NewsCash: Read to Earn MoneyNewsRead Apps How to cancel →	Android	4.7	164
13	Kompas.id:Baca Berita LengkapHarian Kompas How to cancel →	Android	4.6	162
14	HeyTap GamesColorOS How to cancel →	Android	3.5	156
15	GSMArenaGSMArena.com How to cancel →	Android	4.3	156
16	Berita Lokal - Tren & GlobalEASE Group How to cancel →	Android	4.1	154
17	X (Sebelumnya Twitter)X Corp. How to cancel →	Android	4.3	143
18	CNN Indonesia - Berita TerkiniTrans Digital Media How to cancel →	Android	4.1	141
19	KOMPAS.com: Berita TepercayaKompas Cyber Media How to cancel →	Android	4.4	134
20	People's DailyPeople's Daily How to cancel →	Android	4.1	113
21	TribunX - Berita TerkiniTribunnews.com How to cancel →	Android	3.7	111
22	MediumA Medium Corporation How to cancel →	Android	4.7	108
23	Haystack News: Local TV NewsHaystack News How to cancel →	Android	4.2	101
24	Berita Terkini: Lokal & GlobalYING LIANG HK LIMITED How to cancel →	Android	4.3	92
25	CGTN – China Global TV NetworkCGTN How to cancel →	Android	4.3	79
26	SubstackSubstack Inc. How to cancel →	Android	4.8	66
27	IDX ChanneliNews Media Group How to cancel →	Android	4.7	27
28	SINDOnews.comiNews Media Group How to cancel →	Android	4.4	25
29	IDN App: Berita & HiburanPT. MEDIA PUTRA NUSANTARA How to cancel →	Android	4.2	24
30	Koora Live - مباريات اليومKoora Live Fans How to cancel →	Android	3.6	20
31	Lontara+ (Makassar Super Apps)Dinas Kominfo Makassar How to cancel →	Android	3.9	14
32	Эхо onlineRadio Echo GmbH How to cancel →	Android	4.4	13
33	PPID PT KAIPT. KERETA API INDONESIA How to cancel →	iOS	2.0	10
34	Kompas TV - Live StreamingKompas Cyber Media How to cancel →	Android	3.9	10
35	Google NewsGoogle How to cancel →	iOS	4.6	9
36	RedditREDDIT, INC. How to cancel →	iOS	4.7	9
37	XX Corp. How to cancel →	iOS	4.7	9
38	detikcom - Berita TerlengkapAgranet Multicitra Siberkom How to cancel →	iOS	4.5	8
39	Kompas.id: Baca Berita LengkapPT Kompas Media Nusantara How to cancel →	iOS	4.9	8
40	Kontan:Business News & InsightPT. Grahanusa Mediatama How to cancel →	Android	5.0	7
41	BBC: World News & StoriesBBC Studios Distribution Ltd. How to cancel →	iOS	4.5	7
42	QuoraQuora, Inc. How to cancel →	iOS	4.9	5
43	CryptoWave MediaCryptowave How to cancel →	Android	4.4	5
44	Medium: Read & Write StoriesA Medium Corporation How to cancel →	iOS	4.9	5
45	KOMPAS.com: Berita TerpercayaPT Kompas Cyber Media How to cancel →	iOS	4.3	5
46	CryptoWave MediaCryptowave How to cancel →	iOS	4.8	4
47	TVRI TrendsEmerce Sdn. Bhd. How to cancel →	iOS	3.0	2
48	TEMPOTempo Inti Media How to cancel →	iOS	2.1	2
49	SubstackSubstack, Inc. How to cancel →	iOS	4.9	1
50	TV Sepak Bola Piala Dunia 2026Sahil infotech How to cancel →	Android	0.0	1

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Why News Apps Fail in Indonesia

News apps that earn the most complaints in Indonesia 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 Indonesia.

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

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