Top free News apps, App Store United States
November 6, 2026
On November 6, 2026, the #1 app on this chart was NYTimes: US and World News, followed by X and CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio.
| # | App |
|---|---|
| 1 | NYTimes: US and World NewsThe New York Times Company |
| 2 | XX Corp. |
| 3 | CrimeRadar Dispatch AudioScoopz Inc. |
| 4 | SubstackSubstack, Inc. |
| 5 | RedditREDDIT, INC. |
| 6 | Ground NewsSnapwise Inc. |
| 7 | NewsBreak: Local News & AlertsParticle Media Inc. |
| 8 | Nextdoor: Neighborhood NetworkNextdoor |
| 9 | Citizen: Safety & Live Videosp0n, Inc. |
| 10 | Police Scanner Radio & FireGordonEdwards.net LLC |
| 11 | CNN: Live & Breaking NewsCNN Interactive Group, Inc. |
| 12 | MS NOW: Live & Breaking NewsVersant Media LLC |
| 13 | AP NewsThe Associated Press |
| 14 | The Pour OverThe Pour Over |
| 15 | FOX News: US & World HeadlinesFox News Network, LLC |
| 16 | SmartNews: Breaking NewsSmartNews, Inc. |
| 17 | NPR: National & Local NewsNPR |
| 18 | NBC News: Breaking & US NewsNBC News Digital, LLC |
| 19 | Police Scanner: Fire RadioGuru Network Limited Inc. |
| 20 | Fizz: Your Authentic CommunityFizz Social Corp. |
| 21 | The Wall Street Journal NewsDow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal. |
| 22 | FOX LOCAL: Live Election NewsFox Television Stations, Inc. |
| 23 | The White HouseThe Official White House |
| 24 | 5-0 Radio Pro Police ScannerSmartest Apps LLC |
| 25 | Squawster - Police ScannerRadioReference.com LLC |
| 26 | BBC: World News & StoriesBBC Studios Distribution Ltd. |
| 27 | NewsmaxNewsmax Media, Inc. |
| 28 | Google NewsGoogle |
| 29 | Crime RadarMuhtadi Muhammad |
| 30 | ABC News: Live & BreakingDisney |
| 31 | Local 10 + PlatinumWPLG, Inc |
| 32 | Daily WireDaily Wire LLC |
| 33 | Reuters - Breaking World NewsThomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH |
| 34 | Neighbors by RingRing.com |
| 35 | Podcast AppEvolve Global, Inc. |
| 36 | Bloomberg: Business News DailyBloomberg Finance LP |
| 37 | The Atlantic MagazineThe Atlantic Monthly Group LLC |
| 38 | ClubhouseAlpha Exploration Co. |
| 39 | MobilePatrol: Public SafetyEquifax |
| 40 | Washington Post: Breaking NewsThe Washington Post |
| 41 | Police Scanner: Crime RadarSepia Software LLC |
| 42 | CNBC: Stock Market & BusinessVersant Media LLC |
| 43 | Stocks.News－Market AlertsIR Agency LLC |
| 44 | Alrabiaa - الرابعةDAQAT AL-FIKRA FOR TECHNICAL PRODUCTION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD |
| 45 | WIREDAdvance Magazine Publishers Inc. |
| 46 | USA News Updates: Crime AlertsMONETIZEGO LTD |
| 47 | QuoraQuora, Inc. |
| 48 | Podcast App & Player - CastboxGuru Network Limited |
| 49 | Election TrackerNelson Lai |
| 50 | The Economist: News & AnalysisThe Economist |
| 51 | FEED MobileThe Kroger Co. |
| 52 | Spectrum News: Local StoriesCharter Communications |
| 53 | CBS News: Live Breaking NewsCBS Interactive |
| 54 | POLITICOPOLITICO, LLC |
| 55 | Fox NationFox News Network, LLC |
| 56 | Watch Duty: Wildfire & FloodsSherwood Forestry Service, Inc. |
| 57 | The New YorkerAdvance Magazine Publishers Inc. |
| 58 | The Guardian - US & World NewsGuardian News and Media Limited |
| 59 | Narwhal for Redditrobot swingset, llc. |
| 60 | Medium: Read & Write StoriesA Medium Corporation |
| 61 | Spotify for CreatorsSpotify |
| 62 | 中国领事Center for Consular Assistance & Protection, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People's Republic of China |
| 63 | NewsNation: Unbiased NewsNexstar Broadcasting |
| 64 | Al Jazeera - الجزيرةAl Jazeera Network |
| 65 | Enigma: What’s that in the SkyEnigma Labs, LLC |
| 66 | Police Scanner +Rego Apps |
| 67 | Podbean Podcast App & PlayerPodbean Incorporated |
| 68 | Financial Times: Business NewsFinancial Times Ltd. |
| 69 | The BulwarkCenter Enterprises, Inc. |
| 70 | Blind: Anonymous Work NetworkTeamblind inc |
| 71 | DarkShort:Dark&Mystery StoriesMobile entertainment srl |
| 72 | Blue for TwitterKpaw, LLC |
| 73 | PressReader: News & MagazinesPressReader Inc |
| 74 | Barron’s - Investing InsightsDow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal. |
| 75 | C-SPAN NowC-SPAN |
| 76 | The Boston GlobeBOSTON GLOBE MEDIA PARTNERS, LLC |
| 77 | Local News & Weather: HaystackHaystack TV |
| 78 | Pocket Casts: Podcast PlayerAutomattic |
| 79 | SnopesSnopes, Inc. |
| 80 | Very Local: News & WeatherHearst Television |
| 81 | The Free PressRunaway Media Inc. |
| 82 | Integrity IndexPolitical Integrity Project |
| 83 | myAlertsKonexus, Inc |
| 84 | WDRB+WAVEGray Television Group, Inc. |
| 85 | MSNMicrosoft Corporation |
| 86 | People's Daily人民日报社 |
| 87 | Yahoo News: Daily News For YouYahoo |
| 88 | NBC Bay Area: News & WeatherNBCUniversal Media, LLC |
| 89 | Epoch Times: Live & BreakingEpoch Usa Inc |
| 90 | NBC LA: News, Weather, Live TVNBCUniversal Media, LLC |
| 91 | Truth+T Media Tech LLC |
| 92 | Denver News from 9NewsTegna Inc. |
| 93 | VoteMapper Election SimulatorScattered Labs |
| 94 | Mortgage News DailyMortgage News Daily |
| 95 | Overcast Podcast AppOvercast Radio, LLC |
| 96 | Kiki: Local Chat & People NearKikihub |
| 97 | LA TimesLos Angeles Times Communications LLC |