🇬🇧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 (1-2 stars) from real users. Updated weekly.

#	App	Platform	Rating	Negative Reviews
1	The Times: UK & World NewsTimes Media Limited (Apps)	iOS	4.0	449
2	Sky News: Breaking, UK & WorldSky UK Limited	iOS	4.6	428
3	Daily Mail: Breaking NewsDaily Mail Online	Android	3.6	414
4	LBC: UK, World & Breaking NewsGlobal Media & Entertainment Limited	iOS	4.5	384
5	Google NewsGoogle	iOS	4.5	369
6	The Guardian - US & World NewsGuardian News & Media Ltd	Android	4.5	366
7	The Guardian - UK & World NewsGuardian News and Media Limited	iOS	4.8	364
8	RedditREDDIT, INC.	iOS	4.7	362
9	GB NewsGB News Limited	iOS	4.3	345
10	Nextdoor: Neighbour NetworkNextdoor	iOS	4.7	344
11	Reuters - Breaking World NewsThomson Reuters	Android	4.2	329
12	GB NewsGB News	Android	3.0	328
13	Sky News: Breaking, UK & WorldSky UK Limited	Android	3.4	327
14	XX Corp.	iOS	4.6	309
15	BBC News - UK & World StoriesBBC Media Applications Technologies Limited	iOS	4.5	301
16	The Economist: News & AnalysisThe Economist	iOS	4.8	290
17	BBC NewsBritish Broadcasting Corporation	Android	4.4	277
18	Financial Times: Business NewsFinancial Times Ltd.	iOS	4.8	266
19	NYTimes: Breaking World NewsThe New York Times Company	iOS	4.7	263
20	Podcast PlayerCastbox.FM - Radio & Podcast & AudioBooks	Android	4.7	262
21	The Telegraph: UK & World NewsTELEGRAPH MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED	iOS	4.5	252
22	LBC: UK, World & Breaking NewsGlobal Media & Entertainment	Android	4.5	250
23	Good Food: Recipe FinderImmediate Media Co	Android	3.9	239
24	XX Corp.	Android	3.4	238
25	PressReader: News & MagazinesPressReader Inc.	Android	4.5	237
26	NYTimes: US and Global NewsThe New York Times Company	Android	4.6	213
27	The Sun Mobile - Daily NewsNews Group Newspapers Limited	Android	4.0	209
28	Medium: Read & Write StoriesA Medium Corporation	iOS	4.8	201
29	Quora: the knowledge platformQuora, Inc.	Android	4.2	199
30	PressReader: News & MagazinesPressReader Inc	iOS	4.7	197
31	Ground NewsSnapwise Inc.(dba Ground News)	Android	4.5	191
32	Pocket Casts - Podcast AppAutomattic, Inc	Android	4.7	183
33	The Telegraph UK Latest NewsTelegraph Media Group Holdings Limited	Android	4.2	165
34	Google News - Daily HeadlinesGoogle LLC	Android	3.8	163
35	SubstackSubstack, Inc.	iOS	4.8	157
36	QuoraQuora, Inc.	iOS	4.7	151
37	CNN: Live & Breaking NewsCNN Interactive Group, Inc.	iOS	4.7	151
38	Local News - Latest & SmartEASE Group	Android	3.9	151
39	UK Breaking News: Local & NewsSafe Apps Inc	Android	4.5	149
40	Breaking News: Local & AlertsBeloud.com	Android	4.5	137
41	Readly Magazines & NewspapersReadly International	Android	4.4	132
42	Financial Times: Business NewsThe Financial Times Limited	Android	4.6	118
43	Al Jazeera EnglishAl Jazeera Network	iOS	4.1	113
44	SubstackSubstack Inc.	Android	4.8	112
45	InYourArea - Local News & InfoTrinity Mirror Digital Media Limited	iOS	4.7	91
46	Breaking News - Live HeadlinesYING LIANG HK LIMITED	Android	4.3	90
47	Podcast AppEvolve Global, Inc.	iOS	4.7	89
48	The Sun Mobile - Daily NewsNews UK & Ireland Limited	iOS	4.7	88
49	Radio Times - What to watchImmediate Media Co	Android	3.3	80
50	Ground NewsSnapwise Inc.	iOS	4.6	79

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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 (1-2 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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