Best News Apps
News and article apps.
The catalogue holds 32 apps in this category, 23 of them analysed from user reviews. Average store rating is 4.01.
Most common capabilities: rss / news, push notifications, podcasts, video player, ad-free.
Ordered by number of store ratings. Varezca checks what an app actually does by reading its reviews, not its marketing copy.
20 apps in this selection
- 1
Reddit
★ 4.7🌐 Russian≈What it actually doesWelcome to Reddit, the heart of the Internet.
50%Marketing ≈ reality35%Stability99%Live projectHelpful? - 2🌐 Multilingual · 12
What it actually doesCastbox is a podcast player with search across a catalog of 95+ million episodes, offline downloads, cross-device synchronization, and recommendations, but suffers from persistent ads, download errors, and crashes on some platforms.
55%Marketing ≈ reality45%Stability92%Live projectHelpful? - 3🌐 English≈
What it actually doesPocket Casts is a podcast and audiobook listening app with cross-device synchronization, but recent versions suffer from instability, loading issues, and unwanted advertisements.
45%Marketing ≈ reality30%Stability83%Live projectHelpful? - 4
Дзен
★ 4.2🌐 Russian≈AndroidRuStore★ 4.2What it actually doesZen is a content aggregation social network with various formats (posts, articles, videos, short videos), a personalized feed, and monetization options for creators, but suffers from excessive advertising, stability issues, and moderation problems.
55%Marketing ≈ reality45%Stability99%Live projectHelpful? - 5🌐 Russian≈AndroidRuStore★ 4.6
What it actually doesOfficial news app of Russia's leading newspaper "Komsomolskaya Pravda" and the KP.RU web portal.
55%Marketing ≈ reality70%Stability98%Live projectHelpful? - 6
РИА Новости
★ 4.5🌐 Russian≈AndroidRuStore★ 4.5What it actually doesOfficial news app of RIA Novosti, a news agency by MIA "Rossiya Segodnya", a recognized and widely cited source of current and reliable information in Russia and abroad.
35%Marketing ≈ reality40%Stability95%Live projectHelpful? - 7🌐 Russian≈AndroidRuStore★ 4.1
What it actually doesThe Афиша app helps you easily purchase tickets for movies, theater, concerts, and exhibitions.
35%Marketing ≈ reality20%Stability98%Live projectHelpful? - 8
Юнармеец
★ 4.7🌐 Russian≈AndroidRuStore★ 4.7What it actually doesAn app for Yunarmiya movement participants to interact with regional headquarters through a mobile platform featuring digital activities and assignments.
65%Marketing ≈ reality55%Stability83%Live projectHelpful? - 9
Журнал: медиа
★ 4.8🌐 Russian≈AndroidRuStore★ 4.7What it actually doesA journal app featuring educational articles on finance, business, health, and lifestyle topics, supplemented with commenting, bookmarking, and content rating functionality (karma system).
75%Marketing ≈ reality60%Stability92%Live projectHelpful? - 10
РБК Новости
★ 4.0🌐 Russian≈AndroidRuStore★ 3.8What it actually doesРБК is not just news.
40%Marketing ≈ reality25%Stability93%Live projectHelpful? - 11🌐 Russian≈AndroidRuStore★ 1.7
What it actually doesWelcome to Кавёр, your reliable guide to unusual events in Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
40%Marketing ≈ reality30%Stability96%Live projectHelpful? - 12
Радио Sputnik
★ 4.3🌐 Russian≈AndroidRuStore★ 4.3What it actually doesMeet the new Радио Sputnik app!
45%Marketing ≈ reality35%Stability94%Live projectHelpful? - 13🌐 Multilingual · 35
What it actually doesPlayerFM - the best independent podcast player, enabling listeners worldwide to search, discover, save and listen to over 20 million free podcasts.
⚠ Not enough reviews to verifyHelpful? - 14
Калашников Клуб
★ 4.1🌐 Russian≈AndroidRuStore★ 4.0What it actually doesA journal app for firearms enthusiasts featuring content (articles, videos, interviews) and profile functionality, but suffering from critical stability issues—fails to open, crashes, and has authentication problems.
25%Marketing ≈ reality15%Stability93%Live projectHelpful? - 15
ГП РФ
★ 2.9🌐 Russian≈AndroidRuStore★ 2.9What it actually doesThe app is designed for filing complaints with prosecution authorities, viewing news and documents, but is critically unstable: most users cannot register, submit a complaint, or receive confirmation codes.
15%Marketing ≈ reality5%Stability84%Live projectHelpful? - 16
ЛК ЕРЦ ЖКХ
★ 2.0🌐 Russian≈AndroidRuStore★ 1.8What it actually doesThe app allows managing housing and communal services through a personal account (viewing payments, receipts, submitting meter readings), but suffers from critical bugs with connectivity, finding management companies, and stability.
15%Marketing ≈ reality5%Stability68%Live projectHelpful? - 17🌐 Russian≈AndroidRuStore★ 3.9
What it actually doesA news reading app for St. Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, and Russia with photo/video viewing, weather, and currency exchange features, but functionally overloaded with extensive contextual advertising.
45%Marketing ≈ reality35%Stability86%Live projectHelpful? - 18
Comss App
★ 3.3🌐 Russian≈AndroidRuStore★ 3.3What it actually doesA news reader application for cybersecurity with an integrated DNS service that provides access to ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok; frequently experiences connection failures and subscription synchronization issues.
35%Marketing ≈ reality25%Stability78%Live projectHelpful? - 19
Ul Time
★ 5.0🌐 Russian≈AndroidRuStore★ 5.0What it actually doesUnofficial app for convenient viewing of Uletay festival schedule organized by days and stages, allowing users to mark interesting performances and view time conflicts.
85%Marketing ≈ reality95%Stability89%Live projectHelpful? - 20
Новости в России
★ 4.3🌐 Russian≈AndroidRuStore★ 4.3What it actually doesGet instant updates, current news, and in-depth analysis of politics, economics, culture, sports, and more, all in one place.
0%Marketing ≈ reality0%Stability52%Live projectHelpful?