ABC News Downloads & RevenueABC News: Live & Breaking · App Store & Google Play
ABC News: Live & Breaking gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
ABC News: Live & Breaking by Disney is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
ABC News: Live & Breaking update history & changes
Last change · 32 events since 23 Dec 2008Full timeline ↓📦iOSUpdated to version 8.100.0📈AndroidEntered the top 100📈iOSEntered the top 100📈AndroidCharting in a new country in 5 charts📈iOSEntered the top 100 in 3 charts🎉iOSIn-app event: Election Night 2026📦iOSUpdated to version 8.98.1✏️iOSAdded hidden keywords: newschannel✏️AndroidShort description updated✏️iOSAdded hidden keywords: cnn, politics🆕iOSFirst spotted by AppInsider🆕AndroidFirst spotted by AppInsider🆕AndroidReleased on Google Play🆕iOSReleased on the App Store
Full timeline · 32 events
- 📦ABC News: Live & Breaking updated to version 8.100.0iOSThis release includes various bug fixes and improvements to continue providing a best-in-class news experience.
- 📈ABC News: Live & Breaking entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · News & Magazines · DE
- 📈ABC News: Live & Breaking entered the top 100iOSTop Free · News · ID
- 📈ABC News: Live & Breaking charting in a new country in 5 chartsAndroidGermany · France · Italy · Netherlands · +1 more
- 📈ABC News: Live & Breaking entered the top 100 in 3 chartsAndroidTop Free · News & Magazines · IT · Top Free · News & Magazines · NL · Top Free · News & Magazines · SE
- 📈ABC News: Live & Breaking entered the top 100 in 3 chartsiOSTop Free · News · DE · Top Free · News · GB · Top Free · News · SA
- 📈ABC News: Live & Breaking charting in a new country in 2 chartsiOSGermany · Indonesia
- 🎉ABC News: Live & Breaking in-app event: Election Night 2026iOSLIVE EVENT · until 5 Nov
- 📈ABC News: Live & Breaking charting in a new country in 2 chartsiOSFrance · India
- 📈ABC News: Live & Breaking entered the top 100iOSTop Free · News · JP
- 📈ABC News: Live & Breaking entered the top 100iOSTop Free · News · AU
- 📈ABC News: Live & Breaking charting in a new country in 2 chartsiOSBrazil · Italy
- 📈ABC News: Live & Breaking charting in a new country in 3 chartsiOSUnited Arab Emirates · Japan · Saudi Arabia
- 📈ABC News: Live & Breaking charting in a new country in 2 chartsiOSAustralia · United Kingdom
- 📦ABC News: Live & Breaking updated to version 8.98.1iOSThis release includes various bug fixes and improvements to continue providing a best-in-class news experience.
- 📈ABC News: Live & Breaking entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · News & Magazines · SA
- 📈ABC News: Live & Breaking charting in a new countryAndroidSaudi Arabia
- 📈ABC News: Live & Breaking entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · News & Magazines · TH
- 📈ABC News: Live & Breaking charting in a new countryAndroidThailand
- ✏️ABC News: Live & Breaking added hidden keywords: newschanneliOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈ABC News: Live & Breaking entered the top 100iOSTop Free · News · KR
- 📈ABC News: Live & Breaking charting in a new countryiOSSouth Korea
- 📦ABC News: Live & Breaking updated to version 8.98.0iOS- Introducing Verts — our all-new vertical video experience. Swipe through a continuous stream of breaking news, exclusive reporting and must-watch moments.
- Live coverage of the 2026 midterm elections: results, analysis and on-the-ground reporting as races unfold.
- Plus performance improvements and bug fixes.… more - ✏️ABC News: Live & Breaking: short description updatedAndroid· US
- ✏️ABC News: Live & Breaking added hidden keywords: cnn, politicsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈ABC News: Live & Breaking entered the top 100iOSTop Free · News · CA
- 📈ABC News: Live & Breaking charting in a new countryiOSCanada
- 🆕ABC News: Live & Breaking first spotted by AppInsideriOS#62 in Top Free · News · United States
- 🆕ABC News: Live & Breaking first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidCanada
- 📦ABC News: Live & Breaking version 8.97.0iOS- Introducing Verts — our all-new vertical video experience. Swipe through a continuous stream of breaking news, exclusive reporting and must-watch moments.
- Live coverage of the 2026 midterm elections: results, analysis and on-the-ground reporting as races unfold.
- Plus performance improvements and bug fixes.… more - 🆕ABC News: Live & Breaking released on Google PlayAndroid
- 🆕ABC News: Live & Breaking released on the App StoreiOS
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
3.8 ★
32k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#16
App Store · 
News Free
News FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
4.8
▲ +33% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
App Store
App details
App ID
300255638
Publisher
Disney Electronic Content, Inc.
Publisher country
United States
On the store since
Dec 2008
17 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 17.0+
iPhone XS and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
12+
4 content notes below
Languages
1
EN
Size
145 MB
Also listed in
Weather
Content notesInfrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or ReferencesInfrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive ThemesInfrequent/Mild Realistic ViolenceInfrequent/Mild Medical/Treatment Information
Google Play
App details
App ID
com.abc.abcnews
Publisher
Disney Electronic Content, Inc.
Publisher country
United States
Content rating
Everyone 10+
ABC News: Live & Breaking downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 100+ | 500k+ |
| Google Play | 100+ | 5M+ Measured |
| Total | 100+ Confidence | 5M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
App Store: chart positions and rating growth per country, anchored on its own Android downloads; lifetime from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Google Play: the daily change in its exact install count. The total adds every store.
Where ABC News: Live & Breaking's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Business model: Own advertising
How ABC News: Live & Breaking makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Own ad business
Hidden keywords
ABC News: Live & Breaking shows up in App Store search (US) for 2 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #16 News Free | 5 of 30 countries | #16 | – |
| Google Play | #26 News & Magazines Free | 10 of 23 countries | #26 | – |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisApp Store
New ratings a week
4.8
▲ +33% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
under 1
US App Store
Lifetime rating
4.0★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
76/100
faster than 84% of News apps
Google Play
New ratings a week
–
Google Play's rating count fell over the last 4 weeks: it removed more ratings than came in (spam clean-ups, deleted accounts), so the pace can't be read right now
Written reviews a week
under 1
Google Play
Lifetime rating
3.3★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.0 ★ | 6k |
| Google Play | 3.8 ★ | 26k 5.9k written reviews |
| Both stores | 3.8 ★ weighted by ratings | 32k |
What users say about ABC News: Live & Breaking
From the 54 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Mostly negative (17% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). The main complaints are about recent updates, and ads. Recent reviews are more positive than earlier ones.
Common complaints
- Updates: “I’m shocked this was the result of the update”
- Ads: “IF I SEE ONE MORE AD FOR THE ROOKIE”
- Price & subscription: “Breaking News: ABC prefers money over democracy”
- Crashes & bugs
About ABC News: Live & Breaking
Stay ahead of the story with the ABC News app, your destination for live breaking news and nonstop coverage from Good Morning America and World New Tonight with David Muir, Nightline, 20/20 and This Week. Dive into Verts, our all-new vertical video experience, and get customizable push alerts on the politics, weather, health and business news that matters most to you — including live results and analysis from the 2026 midterm elections.
VERTS
Our all-new vertical video experience in the ABC News app, designed to bring you closer to the stories shaping our world. With a simple swipe, explore a continuous stream of news, exclusive reporting and must-watch moments. Verts makes it easier than ever to stay informed on the news that matters most to you.
MIDTERM ELECTIONS
Get ready for the biggest political story of the year: the 2026 midterm elections. The ABC News app will be your front-row seat, delivering live results, breaking news, expert analysis on important issues and on-the-ground reporting as races unfold across the country. From key battleground contests to the fight for control of Congress, ABC News will bring you every major moment in real time through live coverage, vertical videos and customizable push alerts.
GOOD MORNING AMERICA & ORIGINAL PROGRAMS
Wake up with Good Morning America, then follow the day's biggest stories with expert analysis on Nightline, This Week, 20/20 and more. Watch exclusive interviews and roundtable discussions on the day's headline news.
ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT
Start your morning with an ABC News Live First Look and wrap up the day with ABC World News Tonight with David Muir — the most-watched network newscast in the U.S., streaming daily on ABC News Live.
Download now and gain access to all the latest news in the palm of your hand:
- Experience Verts for quick videos on the top news
- Live results, analysis and on-the-ground reporting from the 2026 midterm elections
- Watch live news coverage from ABC News Live wherever you are
- Get personalized push notifications on the stories that matter most to you
- Watch full episodes and clips from Good Morning America, World News Tonight, Nightline, 20/20 and more
- Listen to ABC News Podcasts, including our award-winning 'Start Here' daily show
- Dark mode available
- Content loads faster than ever
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Do Not Sell My Information: https://privacy.thewaltdisneycompany.com/en/dnsmi
Please note: This app features Nielsen's proprietary measurement software which contributes to market research, like Nielsen's TV Ratings. Please see http://priv-policy.imrworldwide.com/priv/mobile/us/en/optout.html for more information.
VERTS
Our all-new vertical video experience in the ABC News app, designed to bring you closer to the stories shaping our world. With a simple swipe, explore a continuous stream of news, exclusive reporting and must-watch moments. Verts makes it easier than ever to stay informed on the news that matters most to you.
MIDTERM ELECTIONS
Get ready for the biggest political story of the year: the 2026 midterm elections. The ABC News app will be your front-row seat, delivering live results, breaking news, expert analysis on important issues and on-the-ground reporting as races unfold across the country. From key battleground contests to the fight for control of Congress, ABC News will bring you every major moment in real time through live coverage, vertical videos and customizable push alerts.
GOOD MORNING AMERICA & ORIGINAL PROGRAMS
Wake up with Good Morning America, then follow the day's biggest stories with expert analysis on Nightline, This Week, 20/20 and more. Watch exclusive interviews and roundtable discussions on the day's headline news.
ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT
Start your morning with an ABC News Live First Look and wrap up the day with ABC World News Tonight with David Muir — the most-watched network newscast in the U.S., streaming daily on ABC News Live.
Download now and gain access to all the latest news in the palm of your hand:
- Experience Verts for quick videos on the top news
- Live results, analysis and on-the-ground reporting from the 2026 midterm elections
- Watch live news coverage from ABC News Live wherever you are
- Get personalized push notifications on the stories that matter most to you
- Watch full episodes and clips from Good Morning America, World News Tonight, Nightline, 20/20 and more
- Listen to ABC News Podcasts, including our award-winning 'Start Here' daily show
- Dark mode available
- Content loads faster than ever
Your California Privacy Rights: https://privacy.thewaltdisneycompany.com/en/current-privacy-policy/your-california-privacy-rights/
Do Not Sell My Information: https://privacy.thewaltdisneycompany.com/en/dnsmi
Please note: This app features Nielsen's proprietary measurement software which contributes to market research, like Nielsen's TV Ratings. Please see http://priv-policy.imrworldwide.com/priv/mobile/us/en/optout.html for more information.
ABC News: Live & Breaking App Store
ABC News: Live & Breaking gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
ABC News: Live & Breaking is #16 in News Free in United States and charting in 5 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 11 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperDisney
CategoryNews
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.0 (6k)
Version8.100.0
Age rating12+
First seen by us 25 Sep 2026
25 Sep 2026Installs (est.)500k+ worldwide
Rating
4.0 ★
6k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#16
News FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
4.8
▲ +33% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
ABC News: Live & Breaking on the App Store
App details
App ID
300255638
Publisher
Disney Electronic Content, Inc.
Publisher country
United States
On the store since
Dec 2008
17 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 17.0+
iPhone XS and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
12+
4 content notes below
Languages
1
EN
Size
145 MB
Also listed in
Weather
Content notesInfrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or ReferencesInfrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive ThemesInfrequent/Mild Realistic ViolenceInfrequent/Mild Medical/Treatment Information
ABC News: Live & Breaking downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where ABC News: Live & Breaking's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Business model: Own advertising
How ABC News: Live & Breaking makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Own ad business
Hidden keywords
ABC News: Live & Breaking shows up in App Store search (US) for 2 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | NewsFree | #16 |
 Japan | NewsFree | #101 |
 Canada | NewsFree | #55 |
 South Korea | NewsFree | #132 |
 Australia | NewsFree | #147 |
Apps near ABC News: Live & Breaking on the chart
News Free, around #16.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.0 ★
6k ratings
Measured
Ratings
6k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
4.8
▲ +33% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
under 1
US App Store
Lifetime rating
4.0★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
76/100
faster than 84% of News apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about ABC News: Live & Breaking
From the 54 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Mostly negative (17% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). The main complaints are about recent updates, and ads. Recent reviews are more positive than earlier ones.
Common complaints
- Updates: “I’m shocked this was the result of the update”
- Ads: “IF I SEE ONE MORE AD FOR THE ROOKIE”
- Price & subscription: “Breaking News: ABC prefers money over democracy”
- Crashes & bugs
About ABC News: Live & Breaking
Stay ahead of the story with the ABC News app, your destination for live breaking news and nonstop coverage from Good Morning America and World New Tonight with David Muir, Nightline, 20/20 and This Week. Dive into Verts, our all-new vertical video experience, and get customizable push alerts on the politics, weather, health and business news that matters most to you — including live results and analysis from the 2026 midterm elections.
VERTS
Our all-new vertical video experience in the ABC News app, designed to bring you closer to the stories shaping our world. With a simple swipe, explore a continuous stream of news, exclusive reporting and must-watch moments. Verts makes it easier than ever to stay informed on the news that matters most to you.
MIDTERM ELECTIONS
Get ready for the biggest political story of the year: the 2026 midterm elections. The ABC News app will be your front-row seat, delivering live results, breaking news, expert analysis on important issues and on-the-ground reporting as races unfold across the country. From key battleground contests to the fight for control of Congress, ABC News will bring you every major moment in real time through live coverage, vertical videos and customizable push alerts.
GOOD MORNING AMERICA & ORIGINAL PROGRAMS
Wake up with Good Morning America, then follow the day's biggest stories with expert analysis on Nightline, This Week, 20/20 and more. Watch exclusive interviews and roundtable discussions on the day's headline news.
ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT
Start your morning with an ABC News Live First Look and wrap up the day with ABC World News Tonight with David Muir — the most-watched network newscast in the U.S., streaming daily on ABC News Live.
Download now and gain access to all the latest news in the palm of your hand:
- Experience Verts for quick videos on the top news
- Live results, analysis and on-the-ground reporting from the 2026 midterm elections
- Watch live news coverage from ABC News Live wherever you are
- Get personalized push notifications on the stories that matter most to you
- Watch full episodes and clips from Good Morning America, World News Tonight, Nightline, 20/20 and more
- Listen to ABC News Podcasts, including our award-winning 'Start Here' daily show
- Dark mode available
- Content loads faster than ever
Your California Privacy Rights: https://privacy.thewaltdisneycompany.com/en/current-privacy-policy/your-california-privacy-rights/
Do Not Sell My Information: https://privacy.thewaltdisneycompany.com/en/dnsmi
Please note: This app features Nielsen's proprietary measurement software which contributes to market research, like Nielsen's TV Ratings. Please see http://priv-policy.imrworldwide.com/priv/mobile/us/en/optout.html for more information.
VERTS
Our all-new vertical video experience in the ABC News app, designed to bring you closer to the stories shaping our world. With a simple swipe, explore a continuous stream of news, exclusive reporting and must-watch moments. Verts makes it easier than ever to stay informed on the news that matters most to you.
MIDTERM ELECTIONS
Get ready for the biggest political story of the year: the 2026 midterm elections. The ABC News app will be your front-row seat, delivering live results, breaking news, expert analysis on important issues and on-the-ground reporting as races unfold across the country. From key battleground contests to the fight for control of Congress, ABC News will bring you every major moment in real time through live coverage, vertical videos and customizable push alerts.
GOOD MORNING AMERICA & ORIGINAL PROGRAMS
Wake up with Good Morning America, then follow the day's biggest stories with expert analysis on Nightline, This Week, 20/20 and more. Watch exclusive interviews and roundtable discussions on the day's headline news.
ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT
Start your morning with an ABC News Live First Look and wrap up the day with ABC World News Tonight with David Muir — the most-watched network newscast in the U.S., streaming daily on ABC News Live.
Download now and gain access to all the latest news in the palm of your hand:
- Experience Verts for quick videos on the top news
- Live results, analysis and on-the-ground reporting from the 2026 midterm elections
- Watch live news coverage from ABC News Live wherever you are
- Get personalized push notifications on the stories that matter most to you
- Watch full episodes and clips from Good Morning America, World News Tonight, Nightline, 20/20 and more
- Listen to ABC News Podcasts, including our award-winning 'Start Here' daily show
- Dark mode available
- Content loads faster than ever
Your California Privacy Rights: https://privacy.thewaltdisneycompany.com/en/current-privacy-policy/your-california-privacy-rights/
Do Not Sell My Information: https://privacy.thewaltdisneycompany.com/en/dnsmi
Please note: This app features Nielsen's proprietary measurement software which contributes to market research, like Nielsen's TV Ratings. Please see http://priv-policy.imrworldwide.com/priv/mobile/us/en/optout.html for more information.
Latest updates
8.100.0
This release includes various bug fixes and improvements to continue providing a best-in-class news experience.
8.98.1
This release includes various bug fixes and improvements to continue providing a best-in-class news experience.
8.98.0
- Introducing Verts — our all-new vertical video experience. Swipe through a continuous stream of breaking news, exclusive reporting and must-watch moments.
- Live coverage of the 2026 midterm elections: results, analysis and on-the-ground reporting as races unfold.
- Plus performance improvements and bug fixes.
More from Disney
ABC News: Live & Breaking Android
ABC News: Live & Breaking gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
ABC News: Live & Breaking is #26 in News & Magazines Free on Google Play in United States and charting in 10 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 11 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperDisney
CategoryNews & Magazines
PriceFree
Released
Installs5M+
Rating★ 3.8 (26k)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone 10+
Rating
3.8 ★
26k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#26
News & Magazines FreeMeasured
ABC News: Live & Breaking on Google Play
App details
App ID
com.abc.abcnews
Publisher
Disney Electronic Content, Inc.
Publisher country
United States
Content rating
Everyone 10+
ABC News: Live & Breaking downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Google Play shows an exact lifetime install count; downloads per day are its daily change (measured). When Play hasn't refreshed the count, they come from new ratings and Top Free chart positions. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where ABC News: Live & Breaking's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Business model: Own advertising
How ABC News: Live & Breaking makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Own ad business
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | News & MagazinesFree | #26 |
| Australia | News & MagazinesFree | #27 |
| Japan | News & MagazinesFree | #96 |
| Canada | News & MagazinesFree | #29 |
 United Kingdom | News & MagazinesFree | #69 |
 Brazil | News & MagazinesFree | #99 |
 Saudi Arabia | News & MagazinesFree | #79 |
 India | News & MagazinesFree | #167 |
 United Arab Emirates | News & MagazinesFree | #67 |
 Thailand | News & MagazinesFree | #80 |
Apps near ABC News: Live & Breaking on the chart
News & Magazines Free, around #26.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
3.8 ★
26k ratings
Measured
Ratings
26k
Measured
Written reviews
5.9k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
–
Google Play's rating count fell over the last 4 weeks: it removed more ratings than came in (spam clean-ups, deleted accounts), so the pace can't be read right now
Written reviews a week
under 1
Google Play
Lifetime rating
3.3★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about ABC News: Live & Breaking
From the 107 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Mixed (43% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for regular updates, and its features and content. The main complaints are about ads, and crashes and bugs. Recent reviews are more positive than earlier ones.
What people like
- Updates: “ABC news has definitely gotten better with updates & features”
- Features & content: “The new Verts feature from ESPN is really cool”
Common complaints
- Ads: “get rid of the commercials”
- Crashes & bugs: “I get an error code: A-PE-0 MP-DMP-5403”
- Features & content: “Listen to News feature removed”
- Updates: “Recent update forces you to watch a commercial in-between each clip?”
About ABC News: Live & Breaking
Stay ahead of the story with the ABC News app, your destination for live breaking news and nonstop coverage from Good Morning America and World New Tonight with David Muir, Nightline, 20/20 and This Week. Dive into Verts, our all-new vertical video experience, and get customizable push alerts on the politics, weather, health and business news that matters most to you — including live results and analysis from the 2026 midterm elections.
VERTS
Our all-new vertical video experience in the ABC News app, designed to bring you closer to the stories shaping our world. With a simple swipe, explore a continuous stream of news, exclusive reporting and must-watch moments. Verts makes it easier than ever to stay informed on the news that matters most to you.
MIDTERM ELECTIONS
Get ready for the biggest political story of the year: the 2026 midterm elections. The ABC News app will be your front-row seat, delivering live results, breaking news, expert analysis on important issues and on-the-ground reporting as races unfold across the country. From key battleground contests to the fight for control of Congress, ABC News will bring you every major moment in real time through live coverage, vertical videos and customizable push alerts.
GOOD MORNING AMERICA & ORIGINAL PROGRAMS
Wake up with Good Morning America, then follow the day's biggest stories with expert analysis on Nightline, This Week, 20/20 and more. Watch exclusive interviews and roundtable discussions on the day's headline news.
ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT
Start your morning with an ABC News Live First Look and wrap up the day with ABC World News Tonight with David Muir — the most-watched network newscast in the U.S., streaming daily on ABC News Live.
Download now and gain access to all the latest news in the palm of your hand:
- Experience Verts for quick videos on the top news
- Live results, analysis and on-the-ground reporting from the 2026 midterm elections
- Watch live news coverage from ABC News Live wherever you are
- Get personalized push notifications on the stories that matter most to you
- Watch full episodes and clips from Good Morning America, World News Tonight, Nightline, 20/20 and more
- Listen to ABC News Podcasts, including our award-winning 'Start Here' daily show
- Dark mode available
- Content loads faster than ever
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VERTS
Our all-new vertical video experience in the ABC News app, designed to bring you closer to the stories shaping our world. With a simple swipe, explore a continuous stream of news, exclusive reporting and must-watch moments. Verts makes it easier than ever to stay informed on the news that matters most to you.
MIDTERM ELECTIONS
Get ready for the biggest political story of the year: the 2026 midterm elections. The ABC News app will be your front-row seat, delivering live results, breaking news, expert analysis on important issues and on-the-ground reporting as races unfold across the country. From key battleground contests to the fight for control of Congress, ABC News will bring you every major moment in real time through live coverage, vertical videos and customizable push alerts.
GOOD MORNING AMERICA & ORIGINAL PROGRAMS
Wake up with Good Morning America, then follow the day's biggest stories with expert analysis on Nightline, This Week, 20/20 and more. Watch exclusive interviews and roundtable discussions on the day's headline news.
ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT
Start your morning with an ABC News Live First Look and wrap up the day with ABC World News Tonight with David Muir — the most-watched network newscast in the U.S., streaming daily on ABC News Live.
Download now and gain access to all the latest news in the palm of your hand:
- Experience Verts for quick videos on the top news
- Live results, analysis and on-the-ground reporting from the 2026 midterm elections
- Watch live news coverage from ABC News Live wherever you are
- Get personalized push notifications on the stories that matter most to you
- Watch full episodes and clips from Good Morning America, World News Tonight, Nightline, 20/20 and more
- Listen to ABC News Podcasts, including our award-winning 'Start Here' daily show
- Dark mode available
- Content loads faster than ever
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Do Not Sell My Information: https://privacy.thewaltdisneycompany.com/en/dnsmi
Please note: This app features Nielsen's proprietary measurement software which contributes to market research, like Nielsen's TV Ratings. Please see http://priv-policy.imrworldwide.com/priv/mobile/us/en/optout.html for more information.
What's new
- Introducing Verts — our all-new vertical video experience. Swipe through a continuous stream of breaking news, exclusive reporting and must-watch moments.
- Live coverage of the 2026 midterm elections: results, analysis and on-the-ground reporting as races unfold.
- Plus performance improvements and bug fixes.
- Live coverage of the 2026 midterm elections: results, analysis and on-the-ground reporting as races unfold.
- Plus performance improvements and bug fixes.
Store changes
What ABC News: Live & Breaking changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
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