🇷🇺Worst News Apps in Russia

The most complained-about news apps in Russia on App Store and Google Play, ranked by total negative reviews (1-2 stars) from real users. Updated weekly.

#	App	Platform	Rating	Negative Reviews
1	FOX News - Daily Breaking NewsFOX News Network, LLC	Android	3.0	388
2	GB NewsGB News	Android	3.9	354
3	The Guardian - UK & World NewsGuardian News & Media Ltd	Android	4.6	335
4	CNN: Live & Breaking NewsCNN	Android	4.3	313
5	Подкаст Радио Музыка - CastboxCastbox.FM - Radio & Podcast & AudioBooks	Android	4.8	267
6	NewsmaxNewsmax Media	Android	3.1	253
7	РБК НовостиZAO ROSBUSINESSCONSULTING	Android	4.5	238
8	HabrHabr	Android	3.9	202
9	DTF — игры, разработка, киноKomitet OOO	iOS	4.2	186
10	Google НовостиGoogle LLC	Android	4.0	182
11	ДождьTV Rain	Android	4.7	166
12	Euronews: новости 24/7euronews	iOS	4.1	153
13	Срочные новостиBeloud.com	Android	4.5	139
14	Washington Post: Live NewsThe Washington Post	Android	4.4	138
15	4PDA4PDA	Android	4.1	128
16	MediumA Medium Corporation	Android	4.7	126
17	Opera News: свежие новостиOpera	Android	4.5	120
18	Дзен — новости, статьи, видеоVK LLC	iOS	4.7	120
19	Meduza - новостиMeduza Project	Android	4.6	113
20	Haystack TV: Daily NewsHaystack News	Android	4.2	93
21	Обои на айфон - Живые обоиWALLPAPERS	iOS	4.6	89
22	Medium: Read & Write StoriesA Medium Corporation	iOS	4.8	86
23	XX Corp.	iOS	4.6	71
24	RedditREDDIT, INC.	iOS	4.8	68
25	Дзен — новости, статьи, видеоVK LLC	Android	3.9	68
26	SubstackSubstack Inc.	Android	4.8	66
27	Hindustan: Hindi News, ePaperHT Media Ltd	Android	4.4	51
28	vc.ru — стартапы и бизнесKomitet OOO	iOS	4.5	46
29	vc.ru — стартапы и бизнесKMTT	Android	4.2	45
30	Google НовостиGoogle	iOS	3.3	38
31	Новости Point.mdSimpals SRL	Android	2.2	29
32	ДождьTVR Studios B.V.	iOS	4.8	28
33	Садовод – агрегаторTeimur Gavrilov	iOS	4.2	23
34	РБК НовостиRBC.ru	iOS	4.7	20
35	Эхо onlineRadio Echo GmbH	Android	4.4	13
36	HabrHabr	iOS	4.3	10
37	ГП РФGENERALNAYA PROKURATURA ROSSISKOI FEDERATSII, FKU	iOS	2.1	10
38	112 МОMoscow Region Government	iOS	3.9	10
39	Paper PaperPEIPER TEKSTS OOO	iOS	2.3	8
40	Портал ЕАСУЗMoscow Region Government	iOS	4.0	6
41	Фонтанка.ру – НовостиСеть городских порталов	Android	4.0	6
42	KP.RU - Комсомольская правда.KPIT Mobile Apps	Android	4.3	5
43	Sports.uzRender Systems	Android	4.0	2
44	Главные новости России и мираООО Мой Путь	Android	4.2	2
45	Подсмотрено — новости городаSmartik News	Android	4.7	2
46	E1.RU – Новости ЕкатеринбургаСеть городских порталов	Android	4.0	1
47	Журнал: медиаmaximnikulin	Android	4.3	0
48	SubstackSubstack, Inc.	iOS	4.9	0
49	Эхо onlineRadio Echo GmbH	iOS	4.3	0
50	NTV+Newfoundland Broadcasting Co. Ltd.	iOS	2.0	0

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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 (1-2 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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