NewsBreak Downloads & RevenueNewsBreak: Local News & Alerts · App Store & Google Play
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts by Particle Media Inc. is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts update history & changes
Last change · 62 events since 17 Jun 2016Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 62 events
- 📦NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts updated to version 26.45.2iOSBug fixing and performance improvements.
- 📈NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts new best rank in the overall chart: #109AndroidTop Free · All Apps · US
- 📈NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts new best rank in the overall chart: #112AndroidTop Free · All Apps · US
- 📈NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts new best rank in the overall chart: #113AndroidTop Free · All Apps · US
- 📦NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts updated to version 26.45.1iOSBug fixing and performance improvements.
- 📈NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts new best rank in the overall chart: #116AndroidTop Free · All Apps · US
- 📣NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts started a new adAndroid3
- 📦NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts updated to version 26.45.0iOSBug fixing and performance improvements.
- 📈NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts new best rank in the overall chart: #120AndroidTop Free · All Apps · US
- 📈NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts new best rank in the overall chart: #129AndroidTop Free · All Apps · US
- 📈NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts new best rank in the overall chart: #134AndroidTop Free · All Apps · US
- 📈NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts new best rank in the overall chart: #147AndroidTop Free · All Apps · US
- 🔎NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts reached Top 10 for “nextdoor neighborhood app”iOS#9 in United States search · popularity 83
- 📦NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts updated to version 26.44.1iOSBug fixing and performance improvements.
- ✏️NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts added hidden keywords: incidentsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📣NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts started a new adAndroid3
- 📦NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts updated to version 26.44.0AndroidNo release notes
- 📦NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts updated to version 26.44.1AndroidNo release notes
- 📦NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts updated to version 26.44.0iOSBug fixing and performance improvements.
- ✏️NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts added hidden keywords: nfhsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts added hidden keywords: ice, policeiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📣NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts started a new adAndroid3
- 📦NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts updated to version 26.43.1iOSBug fixing and performance improvements.
- 📣NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts started a new adAndroid3
- 📦NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts updated to version 26.43.0AndroidNo release notes
- 📦NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts updated to version 26.43.1AndroidNo release notes
- 📦NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts updated to version 26.43.0iOSBug fixing and performance improvements.
- 📦NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts updated to version 26.42.1AndroidNo release notes
- ✏️NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts added hidden keywords: myshakeiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts updated to version 26.42.1iOSBug fixing and performance improvements.
- 📦NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts: now updating weeklyAndroid4 updates in 30 days, after a quiet two months
- 📦NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts updated to version 26.42.0iOSBug fixing and performance improvements.
- 📣NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts started a new adAndroid3
- 📦NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts updated to version 26.42.0AndroidNo release notes
- 📣NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts started a new adAndroid3
- 📦NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts updated to version 26.41.0AndroidNo release notes
- 📣NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts started a new adiOS3
- 📦NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts updated to version 26.40.2iOSBug fixing and performance improvements.
- ✏️NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts added hidden keywords: currentiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts: now updating weeklyiOS4 updates in 30 days, after a quiet two months
- 📦NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts updated to version 26.40.1iOSBug fixing and performance improvements.
- 📦NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts updated to version 26.39.2AndroidNo release notes
- 📦NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts updated to version 26.40.0iOSBug fixing and performance improvements.
- ✏️NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts added hidden keywords: newschanneliOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts added hidden keywords: crimeiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts added hidden keywords: earthquake, broadcastify, incidentiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts updated to version 26.39.0iOSBug fixing and performance improvements.
- 📈NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · News · US
- 🆕NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts first spotted by AppInsideriOS#7 in Top Free · News · United States
- 🆕NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidUnited States
- 📣NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts started a new adAndroid3
- 📦NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts version 26.39.1AndroidNo release notes
- 📦NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts version 26.38.1iOSBug fixing and performance improvements.
- 📣NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts started a new adiOS3
- 📣NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts started 2 new adsAndroid3
- 📣NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts started 2 new adsAndroid3
- 📣NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts started 4 new adsiOS3
- 📣NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts started a new adiOS3
- 📣NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts started 6 new adsiOS3
- 📣NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts started a new adAndroid3
- 🆕NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts released on the App StoreiOS
- 🆕NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts released on Google PlayAndroid
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
News & Magazines FreeNewsBreak: Local News & Alerts at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-09-28. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
NewsBreak is a free, location-based news aggregator that delivers hyper-local stories, traffic, and weather updates to U.S. residents seeking community-specific information. The app ranks #5 in the US News Free category and #87 in US News Grossing, indicating strong user acquisition alongside moderate monetization performance.
Similar apps: Patch, Nextdoor, Yahoo News
App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts’s App Store privacy label declares 3 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 7 linked to your identity and 1 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v24.36.0, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 10k+ | – |
| Google Play | 10k+ | 50M+ Measured |
| Total | 10k+ Confidence | 50M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts'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.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: Ad-led
How NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Advanced Premium Experience Yearly subscription | |
| 2 | Advanced Premium Experience subscription | |
| 3 | 非续期订阅 | |
| 4 | TestName |
Hidden keywords
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts shows up in App Store search (US) for 9 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field, and it ranks in the top 10 for at least one of them.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #7 News Free | 1 of 30 countries | #7 | #85 |
| Google Play | #4 News & Magazines Free | 1 of 23 countries | #4 | #42 |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview 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 | 4.8 ★ | 1.4M |
| Google Play | 4.6 ★ | 643k 150k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.7 ★ weighted by ratings | 2M |
What users say about NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
From the 200 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users frequently complain about excessive notifications, intrusive ads, and perceived political bias or fake content. While some appreciate the local news alerts, many find the app unusable due to technical issues like location errors and constant interruptions.
Mixed (48% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for regular updates, and being useful. The main complaints are about ads, and missing features or content.
What people like
- Updates: “Update information and news are on point”
- Useful: “Highly recommended for you”
- Features & content: “Why, when the story is about Trump, the only option you have is a thumbs up”
- Fun: “I thoroughly enjoy this app”
Common complaints
- Ads: “just ads now - little news”
- Features & content: “Not Worth Keeping — Inaccurate Content”
- Privacy & data: “Garbage spam nonsense news while playing my games”
- Login & account: “Won’t reset password neither”
About NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
Small news makes a big difference! NewsBreak is your #1 local news app for current events, free live news, business news, and more. Download today to stay up to date on all things local!
Local news is different. NewsBreak believes that local news helps bring neighborhoods together around the unique stories they share in common. And only local, small news has the unique ability to meaningfully inform the decisions we make throughout the day.
What’s the weather like in my area? What about traffic? What important events are happening nearby? Join NewsBreak’s growing local news community and see why over 45M people across the U.S. have helped make us the nation’s #1 local news app!
And remember - we don’t just do local! Local breaking news, sports news, trending national & international news – NewsBreak’s got it all. Get everything from sports updates to national news headlines sent straight to your phone while coming together with your neighborhood to share in interesting conversations related to local news in your area.
Join the 45M+ locals across the U.S. that trust NewsBreak as their #1 local news app!
NewsBreak Features:
Local News Highlights
• Get a curated daily briefing on local news, traffic, events, local weather, and more.
• Live stream news on local channels: follow local news, events, and activities.
• Get local weather reports and traffic updates at a glance.
Breaking News, National and Local
• Both small news and breaking news, stay up to date with our current news coverage
• Daily news highlights delivered straight to your device
• Browse national news headlines and read comprehensive, in-depth stories.
• Use the discovery engine to discover stories from over 10,000 trusted sources.
Personalized News Feed
• Get the stories that matter to you with a highly personalized feed, relevant to your likes and dislikes.
• Get coverage on the news that matters most to you, including sports news, business news, tech news, and more
• Keep up with the latest coverage of important news and events, nationally and locally.!
• Our news aggregator collects and delivers the news that matters to you.
• Get news alerts customized to your tastes.
Your Community News
• Find local eats, small news updates, deals, shop openings, and more ahead of time.
• Read personal and vivid stories from our local news writers and content creators.
• Treat us as your personal newsstand, magazine collector, restaurant reviewer, and more.
Create Civic Value - Support the Cause
• Use NewsBreak to revive the local news ecosystem and support small publishers.
• Increase local story volume and geographic coverage to stimulate local storytelling and community power.
Follow or Block the Trend - It’s Up to You
• It’s totally cool to stay on top of some topics, or totally hate them!
•
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts App Store
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts is #7 in News Free in United States and charting in 1 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
25 Sep 2026 News FreeNewsBreak: Local News & Alerts at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-09-28. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
NewsBreak is a free, location-based news aggregator that delivers hyper-local stories, traffic, and weather updates to U.S. residents seeking community-specific information. The app ranks #5 in the US News Free category and #87 in US News Grossing, indicating strong user acquisition alongside moderate monetization performance.
Similar apps: Patch, Nextdoor, Yahoo News
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts’s App Store privacy label declares 3 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 7 linked to your identity and 1 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts'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.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Advanced Premium Experience Yearly subscription | |
| 2 | Advanced Premium Experience subscription | |
| 3 | 非续期订阅 | |
| 4 | TestName |
Hidden keywords
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts shows up in App Store search (US) for 9 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field, and it ranks in the top 10 for at least one of them.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | NewsFree | #7 |
| United States | NewsGrossing | #85 |
Apps near NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts on the chart
News Free, around #7.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview 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 NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
From the 200 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users frequently complain about excessive notifications, intrusive ads, and perceived political bias or fake content. While some appreciate the local news alerts, many find the app unusable due to technical issues like location errors and constant interruptions.
Mixed (48% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for regular updates, and being useful. The main complaints are about ads, and missing features or content.
What people like
- Updates: “Update information and news are on point”
- Useful: “Highly recommended for you”
- Features & content: “Why, when the story is about Trump, the only option you have is a thumbs up”
- Fun: “I thoroughly enjoy this app”
Common complaints
- Ads: “just ads now - little news”
- Features & content: “Not Worth Keeping — Inaccurate Content”
- Privacy & data: “Garbage spam nonsense news while playing my games”
- Login & account: “Won’t reset password neither”
About NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
Small news makes a big difference! NewsBreak is your #1 local news app for current events, free live news, business news, and more. Download today to stay up to date on all things local!
Local news is different. NewsBreak believes that local news helps bring neighborhoods together around the unique stories they share in common. And only local, small news has the unique ability to meaningfully inform the decisions we make throughout the day.
What’s the weather like in my area? What about traffic? What important events are happening nearby? Join NewsBreak’s growing local news community and see why over 45M people across the U.S. have helped make us the nation’s #1 local news app!
And remember - we don’t just do local! Local breaking news, sports news, trending national & international news – NewsBreak’s got it all. Get everything from sports updates to national news headlines sent straight to your phone while coming together with your neighborhood to share in interesting conversations related to local news in your area.
Join the 45M+ locals across the U.S. that trust NewsBreak as their #1 local news app!
NewsBreak Features:
Local News Highlights
• Get a curated daily briefing on local news, traffic, events, local weather, and more.
• Live stream news on local channels: follow local news, events, and activities.
• Get local weather reports and traffic updates at a glance.
Breaking News, National and Local
• Both small news and breaking news, stay up to date with our current news coverage
• Daily news highlights delivered straight to your device
• Browse national news headlines and read comprehensive, in-depth stories.
• Use the discovery engine to discover stories from over 10,000 trusted sources.
Personalized News Feed
• Get the stories that matter to you with a highly personalized feed, relevant to your likes and dislikes.
• Get coverage on the news that matters most to you, including sports news, business news, tech news, and more
• Keep up with the latest coverage of important news and events, nationally and locally.!
• Our news aggregator collects and delivers the news that matters to you.
• Get news alerts customized to your tastes.
Your Community News
• Find local eats, small news updates, deals, shop openings, and more ahead of time.
• Read personal and vivid stories from our local news writers and content creators.
• Treat us as your personal newsstand, magazine collector, restaurant reviewer, and more.
Create Civic Value - Support the Cause
• Use NewsBreak to revive the local news ecosystem and support small publishers.
• Increase local story volume and geographic coverage to stimulate local storytelling and community power.
Follow or Block the Trend - It’s Up to You
• It’s totally cool to stay on top of some topics, or totally hate them!
•
Latest updates
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts Android
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts is #4 in News & Magazines Free on Google Play in United States and charting in 1 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
News & Magazines FreeNewsBreak: Local News & Alerts at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-07. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
NewsBreak is a free, location-based news aggregator that delivers hyperlocal alerts, weather, and community updates to US residents seeking neighborhood-specific information. The app holds the #4 position in US News & Magazines Free and #109 in US All Apps Free, indicating strong user acquisition driven by its localized content model.
Similar apps: Patch, Nextdoor, Yahoo News
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v24.36.0, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts'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.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Advanced Premium Experience Yearly subscription | |
| 2 | Advanced Premium Experience subscription | |
| 3 | 非续期订阅 | |
| 4 | TestName |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | News & MagazinesFree | #4 |
| United States | News & MagazinesGrossing | #42 |
| United States | All AppsFree | #105 |
Apps near NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts on the chart
News & Magazines Free, around #4.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview 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 NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
From the 200 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users heavily criticize the app for excessive intrusive ads and a decline in content quality due to AI-generated clickbait. While some appreciate local news alerts, many report technical issues like lock screen overrides and difficulty blocking unwanted topics.
Mixed but leaning positive (59% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and regular updates. The main complaints are about ads, and missing features or content.
What people like
- Fun: “I enjoy both the News and the videos”
- Updates: “Very informative, and update news breaks”
- Price & subscription: “what is mean my phone need clean up : I'm don't have money to clean tablet and telephone tanks”
- Speed & performance: “Katie is giving her best performance she deserves her respect as new fashion house in LA”
Common complaints
- Ads: “way to many advertisement”
- Features & content: “Too much right wing content”
- Price & subscription: “The only way to stop this is to pay”
- Login & account: “my accounts and identity Comcast and FOID and PERC even still pictures of of social media ads bank accounts”
About NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
Small news makes a big difference! NewsBreak is your #1 local news app for current events, free live news, local weather alerts for your community. Download today to stay up to date on all things local!
Local news is different from national US news, trending headlines or global news. NewsBreak believes that local news helps bring neighborhoods together around the unique stories they share in common. Only local, small news has the unique ability to meaningfully inform the decisions we make throughout the day.
Are there any weather alerts or winter storm updates for my area? What about traffic updates? What important events are happening nearby? Stay updated with a crime map for the neighborhood & check for local weather alerts. Join NewsBreak’s growing local news community & see why over 45M people across the United States have helped make us the nation’s #1 local news app!
Remember - we don’t just do small news! Local breaking news, sports news, trending national & international news – NewsBreak’s got it all. Get everything from sports updates to national news headlines & live stream news sent straight to your phone while coming together with your neighborhood to share interesting conversations related to local news in your area.
Join the 45M+ locals across the U.S. that trust NewsBreak as their #1 local news app!
NewsBreak Features:
Local News Highlights
• Get local news, traffic, events near by, local weather alerts, news widget, & more in a curated daily briefing
• Live stream news on local channels: follow local news, events, newspapers, & activities
• Get local weather reports & traffic updates at a glance
Breaking News, National & Local
• Both small news & breaking news, stay up to date with our current news coverage
• Daily news aggregated right onto your device
• Browse national news headlines & read comprehensive, in-depth stories
• Use the discovery engine to discover stories from over 10,000 trusted sources
Personalized News Feed
• Get the stories that matter to you with a highly personalized feed, relevant to your likes & dislikes
• Get coverage on the tv news that matters most to you, including sports news, business news, tech news, health news, real estate news, science news, finance news, celebrity news, market news, & more!
• Keep up with the latest coverage of headline news & events, nationally & locally!
• Our news aggregator collects & delivers the news that matters to you
• Get news alerts customized to your tastes to make NewsBreak your personalized news reader
Your Community News
• Find local eats, small news updates, traffic alerts, deals, local shopping, & more ahead of time
• Read personal & vivid stories from our