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> **Original source:** https://unstar.app/best-apps/news

Top-rated news apps on App Store and Google Play, ranked by the lowest complaint rate. Filtered to apps with 1,000+ ratings and ★ 4.0+ overall: no marketing fluff.

Method: Sorted by negative reviews ÷ total ratings (lower = users complain less). Minimum thresholds: ★ 4.0, 1,000 ratings. Updated monthly.

## What Makes a News App Genuinely Good?

A high star rating doesn't tell the whole story. Two news apps can both have 4.6 stars, but one might have 50,000 furious 1-star reviews hidden under the volume of mediocre 5-stars. Our ranking divides negative reviews by total ratings: giving you a true picture of how often users actually have a bad time.

For news apps specifically, we filter for at least 1,000 ratings and ★ 4.0+ overall. That weeds out brand-new apps gaming the system with friends-and-family reviews, and surfaces the apps that have stood the test of real users at scale. Click any app to see its actual negative reviews, word cloud, and AI-generated issue summary.

### Best News Apps by Country

See country-specific rankings for the best news apps in each market.