🇷🇺Worst News Apps in Russia

The most complained-about news apps in Russia 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	GB NewsGB News How to cancel →	Android	3.9	352
2	BBC: World News & StoriesBBC Studios Distribution Ltd. How to cancel →	Android	3.1	332
3	CNN: Live & Breaking NewsCNN How to cancel →	Android	4.3	313
4	The Guardian - UK & World NewsGuardian News & Media Ltd How to cancel →	Android	4.6	312
5	FOX News - Daily Breaking NewsFOX News Network, LLC How to cancel →	Android	4.7	285
6	RedditREDDIT, INC. How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	279
7	XX Corp. How to cancel →	iOS	4.6	278
8	Подкаст Радио Музыка - CastboxCastbox.FM - Radio & Podcast & AudioBooks How to cancel →	Android	4.8	267
9	DTF — игры, разработка, киноKomitet OOO How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	265
10	NewsmaxNewsmax Media How to cancel →	Android	3.1	253
11	РБК НовостиZAO ROSBUSINESSCONSULTING How to cancel →	Android	4.5	240
12	Google НовостиGoogle LLC How to cancel →	Android	4.0	213
13	vc.ru — стартапы и бизнесKomitet OOO How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	212
14	HabrHabr How to cancel →	Android	3.8	202
15	HabrHabr How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	184
16	ДождьTV Rain How to cancel →	Android	4.7	166
17	Paper PaperPEIPER TEKSTS OOO How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	156
18	Euronews: новости 24/7euronews How to cancel →	iOS	4.1	153
19	Срочные новостиBeloud.com How to cancel →	Android	4.5	145
20	Washington Post: Live NewsThe Washington Post How to cancel →	Android	4.4	138
21	Meduza - новостиMeduza Project How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	128
22	4PDA4PDA How to cancel →	Android	4.1	128
23	Дзен — новости, статьи, видеоVK LLC How to cancel →	iOS	4.7	120
24	Opera News: свежие новостиOpera How to cancel →	Android	4.5	118
25	Meduza - новостиMeduza Project How to cancel →	Android	4.6	114
26	Medium: Read & Write StoriesA Medium Corporation How to cancel →	Android	4.7	114
27	X (Ранее Twitter)X Corp. How to cancel →	Android	4.8	105
28	Haystack TV: Daily NewsHaystack News How to cancel →	Android	4.2	97
29	112 МОMoscow Region Government How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	91
30	Обои на айфон - Живые обоиWALLPAPERS How to cancel →	iOS	4.6	89
31	Medium: Read & Write StoriesA Medium Corporation How to cancel →	iOS	4.8	86
32	РБК НовостиRBC.ru How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	70
33	Дзен — новости, статьи, видеоVK LLC How to cancel →	Android	3.9	68
34	ГП РФGENERALNAYA PROKURATURA ROSSISKOI FEDERATSII, FKU How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	67
35	Садовод – агрегаторTeimur Gavrilov How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	56
36	Hindustan: Hindi News, ePaperHT Media Ltd How to cancel →	Android	4.4	51
37	SubstackSubstack Inc. How to cancel →	Android	4.8	48
38	vc.ru — стартапы и бизнесKMTT How to cancel →	Android	4.2	46
39	BBC: World News & StoriesBBC Studios Distribution Ltd. How to cancel →	iOS	4.5	40
40	Google НовостиGoogle How to cancel →	iOS	3.3	38
41	Мой POWERNETPOWERNET How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	35
42	Новости Point.mdSimpals SRL How to cancel →	Android	2.2	29
43	ДождьTVR Studios B.V. How to cancel →	iOS	4.8	28
44	HR IDLLC SM LAB How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	20
45	Новости России и мираMOI PUT, OOO How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	19
46	Эхо onlineRadio Echo GmbH How to cancel →	Android	4.4	13
47	Enbek - поиск работы и бизнесTSENTR RAZVITIYA TRUDOVYKH RESURSOV, AO How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	6
48	Портал ЕАСУЗMoscow Region Government How to cancel →	iOS	4.0	6
49	Фонтанка.ру – НовостиСеть городских порталов How to cancel →	Android	4.0	6
50	SubstackSubstack, Inc. How to cancel →	iOS	0.0	5

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Why News Apps Fail in Russia

News apps that earn the most complaints in Russia 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 Russia.

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

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