Ranked by ASO score · 2026

Best News apps, ranked by ASO

We took the News category's real top-chart leaders on the App Store and Google Play and ranked them by how well they're optimized. Both store leaderboards are shown side by side.

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App Store25 apps

Top: 5-0 Radio Pro Police Scanner · ASO 84

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5-0 Radio Pro Police ScannerApp Store#17 by downloadsSmartest Apps LLC
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Watch Duty: Wildfire & FloodsApp Store#3 by downloadsSherwood Forestry Service, Inc.
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Bloomberg: Business News DailyApp Store#5 by downloadsBloomberg Finance LP
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Citizen: Safety & Live VideoApp Store#4 by downloadssp0n, Inc.
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NewsBreak: Local News & AlertsApp Store#6 by downloadsParticle Media Inc.
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Loop - Podcast PlayerApp Store#13 by downloadsAugusto Simionato
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FOX LOCAL: Live News & WeatherApp Store#18 by downloadsFox Television Stations, Inc.
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Stocks.News－Market AlertsApp Store#20 by downloadsIR Agency LLC
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World News 206・TranslationApp Store#12 by downloadsSeiya.k
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YourPods: Podcast PlayerApp Store#8 by downloadsA Secret Company, LLC
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Daily Mail: Breaking NewsApp Store#18 by downloadsdmg media ltd
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NYTimes: US and Global NewsApp Store#2 by downloadsThe New York Times Company
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CNBC: Stock Market & BusinessApp Store#9 by downloadsVersant Media LLC
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CNN: Live & Breaking NewsApp Store#12 by downloadsCNN Interactive Group, Inc.
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Police Scanner: Crime RadarApp Store#14 by downloadsSepia Software LLC
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Financial Times: Business NewsApp Store#20 by downloadsFinancial Times Ltd.
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Nextdoor: Neighborhood NetworkApp Store#7 by downloadsNextdoor
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The Economist - News, PodcastsApp Store#8 by downloadsThe Economist
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Fizz: Your Authentic CommunityApp Store#15 by downloadsFizz Social Corp.
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Police Scanner: Fire RadioApp Store#12 by downloadsGuru Network Limited Inc.
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Current - RSS Feed ReaderApp Store#15 by downloadsJupiter Interactive Group LLC
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iCatcher! Podcast PlayerApp Store#6 by downloadsJoeisanerd.com
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The Wall Street Journal. NewsApp Store#3 by downloadsDow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.
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CrimeRadar Dispatch AudioApp Store#4 by downloadsScoopz Inc.
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FOX News: US & World HeadlinesApp Store#18 by downloadsFox News Network, LLC
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Google Play25 apps

Top: The Wall Street Journal. News · ASO 86

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The Wall Street Journal. NewsGoogle Play#3 by downloadsDow Jones & Company, Inc.
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Bloomberg: Finance Market NewsGoogle Play#10 by downloadsBloomberg LP CM
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CrimeRadar: Dispatch AlertsGoogle Play#2 by downloadsScoopz LLC
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Scanner Radio - Police ScannerGoogle Play#9 by downloadsGordonEdwards.net LLC
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Local Weather & News - RadarGoogle Play#6 by downloadsDaowei Network
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FOX News - Daily Breaking NewsGoogle Play#11 by downloadsFOX News Network, LLC
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The Epoch Times: Breaking NewsGoogle Play#15 by downloadsEpoch Times Association Inc
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Local Weather News - RadarGoogle Play#3 by downloadsEASE Group
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NYTimes: US and Global NewsGoogle Play#2 by downloadsThe New York Times Company
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CNN: Live & Breaking NewsGoogle Play#11 by downloadsCNN
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FOX Nation: Celebrate AmericaGoogle Play#6 by downloadsFOX News Network, LLC
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Local News: Breaking & LatestGoogle Play#14 by downloadsNEWSDELIVER LIMITED
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The Guardian - US & World NewsGoogle Play#8 by downloadsGuardian News & Media Ltd
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Weather & News - Radar, AlertsGoogle Play#19 by downloadsDoomob Labs
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Washington Post: Live NewsGoogle Play#7 by downloadsThe Washington Post
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WeatherNews: Local & BreakingGoogle Play#10 by downloadsNEWSDELIVER LIMITED
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NewsBreak: Local News & AlertsGoogle Play#5 by downloadsParticle Media Inc.
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Local News: Headlines & AlertsGoogle Play#20 by downloadsOpera
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FOX LOCAL: Live News & WeatherGoogle Play#12 by downloadsFox Television Stations, Inc.
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Pocket Casts - Podcast AppGoogle Play#17 by downloadsAutomattic, Inc
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Local News - Breaking &WeatherGoogle Play#18 by downloadsDaowei Network
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The Economist - World NewsGoogle Play#14 by downloadsThe Economist Newspaper
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Financial Times: Business NewsGoogle Play#19 by downloadsThe Financial Times Limited
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Local News - Latest & SmartGoogle Play#15 by downloadsEASE Group
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Reuters - Breaking World NewsGoogle Play#20 by downloadsThomson Reuters
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