Best News apps without a subscription

96 of the 195 popular news apps we checked are free or paid once. Every app with a subscription is filtered out.

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1. 1Outcast for WatchCrunchy BagelPaid · no subscription4.2(970)
2. 2Reeder ClassicSilvio RizziPay once $4.994.1(839)
3. 3Election Explorer: 2026 MapCarlton Payne IIIPay once $2.99
4. 4lire: RSS ReaderKunal SoodPaid · no subscription4.4(157)
5. 5Wallflower - Boring ReaderAnd a DinosaurPay once $2.995.0(1)
6. 6News ExplorerRon ElemansPay once $4.994.7(640)
7. 7Bayou City WatchJustin StigallPay once $0.995.0(1)
8. 8Newsworthy: Calm NewsJames THOMPSONPay once $1.00
9. 9Loop - Podcast PlayerAugusto SimionatoPay once $4.994.5(2)
10. 10RIP VIP: The Death Alert App.David RitchiePay once $0.993.8(38)
11. 11FOX LOCAL: Live News & WeatherFox Television Stations, Inc.Free4.7(18.5k)
12. 12Simple Backup Contacts ProGiacomo GuglielmiPay once $0.99
13. 13QuakeWatchLateNightProjectsPay once $0.994.3(79)
14. 14Ballotics: Elections, PoliticsAntwon KeyPay once $3.994.5(31)
15. 15All Radio Pro - Radio AppALL RADIO DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY JOINT STOCK COMPANYPay once $8.994.3(3)
16. 16620 WTMJ RadioGood Karma BrandsFree4.7(1.5k)
17. 17The White HouseThe Official White HouseFree4.9(15.7k)
18. 18World Newspapers - 200 countriesBoCoSoft,Inc.Pay once $0.992.8(4)
19. 19Neighbors by RingRing.comFree4.8(304.9k)
20. 20FredScanner ProWaveJam Technologies LLCPay once $0.994.4(10)
21. 21FOX News: US & World HeadlinesFox News Network, LLCFree4.5(600.8k)
22. 22Earthquake 3DRichard WoltonPay once $6.993.7(76)
23. 23Google NewsGoogleFree4.6(226.2k)
24. 24Electoral Map Maker 2024CarnevalePay once $3.994.4(86)
25. 25AP NewsThe Associated PressFree4.6(359.2k)
26. 26NewsTap (Usenet Newsreader)Alexander ClaussPay once $3.993.4(19)
27. 27NPR: National & Local NewsNPRFree4.7(75.9k)
28. 28The Aviation HeraldThe Aviation HeraldPay once $12.995.0(1)
29. 29ZAKER专业版Guangzhou Jianhe Network Technology Co.,LtdPay once $0.994.0(80)
30. 30Podcast Alarm: Wake & ListenJonathan WilsonPay once $2.993.3(82)
31. 31Lottery (Thai) - ตรวจหวยOrismaPay once $0.995.0(1)
32. 32Hacker NewsMichael GrinichPay once $2.992.4(17)
33. 33凤凰新闻(专业版)-头条新闻阅读平台Beijing TianyingJiuzhou Network Technology Co. LtdPaid · no subscription2.4(16)
34. 34MobilePatrol: Public SafetyEquifaxFree2.0(3.9k)
35. 35Police Scanner on WatchGuru Network Limited Inc.Pay once $4.992.2(14)
36. 36Pincase - A Pinboard.in client, that is simple, elegant and powerful, perfect for managing your daily discoveries.Keishi MaedaPay once $3.993.5(42)
37. 37QuoraQuora, Inc.Free4.7(452.8k)
38. 38Network - Podcast AppAndrew ConlanPay once $2.994.2(11)
39. 39NSW FiresP4G Pty LtdPay once $0.994.9(44)
40. 40MocastKrueger Systems, Inc.Pay once $4.995.0(2)
41. 41ABC News: Live & BreakingDisneyFree4.0(6k)
42. 42HackerWeb - Hacker News clientChee Aun LimPay once $2.995.0(10)
43. 43Jubilee25Sandro StancampianoPay once $1.99
44. 44SkipCast: Podcast PlayerMatthew GrdinicPay once $1.993.1(8)
45. 45Thanh niên Việt NamTrung uong Doan TNCS Ho Chi MinhFree1.2(1.1k)
46. 46FEED MobileThe Kroger Co.Free4.5(17.8k)
47. 47WIREDAdvance Magazine Publishers Inc.Free4.6(51)
48. 48SWX Local SportsKHQ IncorporatedFree5.0(4)
49. 49中国领事Center for Consular Assistance & Protection, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People's Republic of ChinaFree1.8(2.3k)
50. 50Enigma: What’s that in the SkyEnigma Labs, LLCFree4.8(6.1k)
51. 51Feedibus — RSS Feed ReaderNicolas NeubauerPay once $3.993.7(12)
52. 52FREECABLE TV: News & TV ShowsMixerBox Inc.Free4.7(45.1k)
53. 53QLD FiresP4G Pty LtdPay once $0.995.0(4)
54. 54Al Jazeera - الجزيرةAl Jazeera NetworkFree4.8(86.3k)
55. 55OpenMHzLuke BerndtFree3.9(175)
56. 56Den for RSSGarrett JohnsonPay once $4.994.8(5)
57. 57华人头条(专业版)-海外华人新闻资讯生活平台福建可比软件有限公司Pay once $0.99
58. 58TPACTIONSuperfeed Technologies, IncFree4.8(195)
59. 59World News 206・TranslationSeiya.kPay once $11.991.0(1)
60. 60Schweizer Zeitungen +iBros.ch GmbHPay once $0.994.0(1)
61. 61TinyFeedsMatthew ElliottPay once $2.995.0(5)
62. 62KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. PaulTegna Inc.Free4.7(35k)
63. 63TextTV IIThrow LabPay once $0.991.0(1)
64. 64SA FiresP4G Pty LtdPay once $0.995.0(3)
65. 65ApergiaGR PlusHadokoaPay once $0.99
66. 66Cool Font KeyboardGiacomo GuglielmiPay once $0.99
67. 67Crustacean for LobstersSayan GoswamiPay once $1.99
68. 68Spectrum News: Local StoriesCharter CommunicationsFree4.7(51.8k)
69. 69KTLA 5 News Los AngelesTribune Broadcasting CompanyFree4.5(6.2k)
70. 70Blue for TwitterKpaw, LLCFree4.7(74)
71. 71Color Keys Keyboard ProGiacomo GuglielmiPay once $0.99
72. 72CBS News: Live Breaking NewsCBS InteractiveFree3.7(19.6k)
73. 73Prensa AbiertaActa DiurnaFree5.0(4)
74. 74PDF Converter !Emanuele FlorisPay once $1.991.0(1)
75. 75Local 10 - WPLG MiamiWPLG, IncFree4.8(28.4k)
76. 76NITAS - Doctor Who News MatrixNews in Time and Space LtdPay once $1.994.0(1)
77. 77C14 - החדשות של ישראלJewish-Israeli channelFree4.2(245)
78. 78Fanfold: News as MagazinesHMZ craftsmanship GmbHPay once $4.99
79. 79Space Coast LaunchesBrevard County Board of County CommissionersFree2.3(235)
80. 80TAS FiresP4G Pty LtdPay once $0.99
81. 81Very Local: News & WeatherHearst TelevisionFree4.6(7.7k)
82. 82NewsFlash RSSMichael SteurerPaid · no subscription4.8(6)
83. 83StudyFindsChromaKeysPay once $17.995.0(1)
84. 84Feedster: RSS ReaderNikolaj JensenPaid · no subscription2.7(3)
85. 85POLITICOPOLITICO, LLCFree4.7(49k)
86. 86MSNMicrosoft CorporationFree4.6(124.4k)
87. 87Afrique MediaArole KenfackPay once $1.99
88. 88WFAA - News from North TexasTegna Inc.Free4.8(75.8k)
89. 89C-SPAN NowC-SPANFree3.9(634)
90. 90WAFiresP4G Pty LtdPay once $0.99
91. 91Al Jazeera EnglishAl Jazeera NetworkFree3.9(66)
92. 92Flux : Smart RSS readerAdrien DONOTPay once $3.99
93. 93Wapa.TVWapaTVFree3.4(271)
94. 94Flipboard: The Social MagazineFlipboard Inc.Free4.7(329.3k)
95. 95RSSolvedBenjamin ErhartPay once $0.995.0(1)
96. 96Mortgage News DailyMortgage News DailyFree4.2(58)