🇦🇺Worst News Apps in Australia

The most complained-about news apps in Australia 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 AustralianNews Digital Media. How to cancel →	Android	3.6	442
2	news.com.auNews Digital Media. How to cancel →	Android	4.5	421
3	The Advertiser: Adelaide NewsNews Digital Media. How to cancel →	Android	2.9	419
4	News24: Trusted News. FirstMEDIA24 (PTY) LTD How to cancel →	Android	3.4	400
5	News24 AustraliaNews Digital Media. How to cancel →	Android	3.1	347
6	BBC: World News & StoriesBBC Studios Distribution Ltd. How to cancel →	Android	3.0	332
7	The Guardian - US & World NewsGuardian News & Media Ltd How to cancel →	Android	4.5	310
8	ABC NEWSAustralian Broadcasting Corporation How to cancel →	Android	4.7	288
9	FOX News - Daily Breaking NewsFOX News Network, LLC How to cancel →	Android	4.3	285
10	ABC News: Breaking News LiveDisney How to cancel →	Android	3.6	272
11	Podcast PlayerCastbox.FM - Radio & Podcast & AudioBooks How to cancel →	Android	4.8	265
12	SBS NewsSBS Corporation How to cancel →	Android	3.4	254
13	PressReader: News & MagazinesPressReader Inc. How to cancel →	Android	4.5	245
14	Good Food: Recipe FinderImmediate Media Co How to cancel →	Android	3.5	240
15	nine.com.auNINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA PTY LTD How to cancel →	Android	3.8	239
16	NYTimes: US and Global NewsThe New York Times Company How to cancel →	Android	4.6	230
17	Google News - Daily HeadlinesGoogle LLC How to cancel →	Android	3.8	213
18	2GBTapt Media How to cancel →	Android	3.3	202
19	Quora: the knowledge platformQuora, Inc. How to cancel →	Android	4.2	201
20	Ground NewsSnapwise Inc.(dba Ground News) How to cancel →	Android	4.5	199
21	Australia Breaking NewsSafe Apps Inc How to cancel →	Android	4.4	175
22	Local News - Latest & SmartEASE Group How to cancel →	Android	4.4	154
23	Pocket Casts - Podcast AppAutomattic, Inc How to cancel →	Android	4.8	135
24	Scanner Radio - Police ScannerGordonEdwards.net LLC How to cancel →	Android	4.6	131
25	MediumA Medium Corporation How to cancel →	Android	4.7	114
26	XX Corp. How to cancel →	Android	4.7	105
27	shapes.inc - AI with friendsShapes Inc How to cancel →	Android	4.4	65
28	Emergency WADFES How to cancel →	Android	4.0	57
29	SubstackSubstack Inc. How to cancel →	Android	4.7	48
30	9NEWSNINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA PTY LTD How to cancel →	iOS	4.5	39
31	Al Jazeera - الجزيرةAl Jazeera Network How to cancel →	Android	4.8	36
32	7NEWSSeven West Media How to cancel →	Android	3.9	31
33	Australian Financial ReviewFairfax Media How to cancel →	Android	4.4	22
34	SDC App - For Aussies Over 60Seniors Discount Club How to cancel →	Android	4.4	22
35	World Monitor: GlobeAlertAppricott Dijital Teknoliji ve Yazilim A.S. How to cancel →	Android	4.6	17
36	BBC: World News & StoriesBBC Studios Distribution Ltd. How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	10
37	Australian Financial ReviewFairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	10
38	The AustralianNews Digital Media How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	10
39	中国领事Center for Consular Assistance & Protection, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People's Republic of China How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	10
40	News24 AustraliaAustralian News Channel Pty Ltd (News24) How to cancel →	Android	3.2	10
41	RedditREDDIT, INC. How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	9
42	ABC NewsAustralian Broadcasting Corporation How to cancel →	iOS	3.7	8
43	3AWMacquarie Media Limited How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	7
44	7NEWS AustraliaSeven Network (Operations) Ltd. How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	7
45	SubstackSubstack, Inc. How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	6
46	news.com.auNews Digital Media How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	6
47	XX Corp. How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	5
48	Podcast AppEvolve Global, Inc. How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	5
49	NYTimes: Breaking World NewsThe New York Times Company How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	5
50	News24 AustraliaNews Digital Media How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	5

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Why News Apps Fail in Australia

News apps that earn the most complaints in Australia 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 Australia.

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

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