NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts: iPhone vs Android
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, September 2026, rounded down to a band).
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts by Particle Media Inc. is on both the App Store and Google Play. Here are both versions together: downloads, users, revenue, ratings and chart positions, store by store with totals.
Rating
4.7 ★
2M ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#4
Android · 
News & Magazines Free
News & Magazines FreeMeasured
App Store
App details
App ID
1132762804
Publisher
Particle Media Inc.
Minimum OS
iOS 15.0+
Content rating
17+
Languages
2
EN ES
Size
210 MB
Google Play
App details
App ID
com.particlenews.newsbreak
Publisher
Particle Media Inc.
Content rating
Teen
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v24.36.0, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Trackers
11
Permissions
38
Trackers
Full permission listProSee plans
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | 10k+ | – |
| Google Play | 10k+ | 50M+ Measured |
| Total | 10k+ Confidence | 50M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
iPhone: 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 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.
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.
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.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchasesAds · 56 ad networks
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
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 8 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.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.8 ★ | 1.4M |
| Google Play | 4.6 ★ | 638k 150k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.7 ★ weighted by ratings | 2M |
What users say about NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Mixed (40% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). The main complaints are about ads, and missing features or content.
Common complaints
- Ads: “New updates did not remove no ads”
- Features & content: “What is the point of having a block feature if the accounts I block continue to show up on here?”
About NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
Get daily news and events sent straight to your phone, because small news makes a big difference to communities! Keep up to date with current events, live local news, business news and more!
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!
•
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 iPhone
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, September 2026, rounded down to a band).
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts is #6 in News Free in United States and charting in 1 of 24 countries we track.
Updated 27 Sep 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperParticle Media Inc.
CategoryNews
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.8 (1.4M)
Version26.38.1
Age rating17+
First seen by us 25 Sep 2026
25 Sep 2026Rating
4.8 ★
1.4M ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#6
News FreeMeasured
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts on the App Store
App details
App ID
1132762804
Publisher
Particle Media Inc.
Minimum OS
iOS 15.0+
Content rating
17+
Languages
2
EN ES
Size
210 MB
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
Apple publishes no download counts. iPhone 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 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.
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.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Not in an overall Top Grossing chart, only in category charts: each category position is converted to the overall position it corresponds to, then priced on the same rank-to-revenue curve, inside the part of each market the charted apps leave over.
Business model: Ad-led
How NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchasesAds · 56 ad networks
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
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 8 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 24 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | NewsFree | #6 |
Apps near NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts on the chart
News Free, around #6.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.8 ★
1.4M ratings
Measured
Ratings
1.4M
Measured
What users say about NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Mixed (40% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). The main complaints are about ads, and missing features or content.
Common complaints
- Ads: “New updates did not remove no ads”
- Features & content: “What is the point of having a block feature if the accounts I block continue to show up on here?”
About NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
Get daily news and events sent straight to your phone, because small news makes a big difference to communities! Keep up to date with current events, live local news, business news and more!
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!
•
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
26.38.1
Bug fixing and performance improvements.
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts Android
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, September 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 15 countries we track.
Updated 27 Sep 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperParticle Media Inc.
CategoryNews & Magazines
PriceFree
Released
Installs50M+
Rating★ 4.6 (638k)
Updated
Content ratingTeen
Rating
4.6 ★
638k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#4
News & Magazines FreeMeasured
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts on Google Play
App details
App ID
com.particlenews.newsbreak
Publisher
Particle Media Inc.
Content rating
Teen
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v24.36.0, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Trackers
11
Permissions
38
Trackers
Full permission listProSee plans
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
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 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.
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.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Not in an overall Top Grossing chart, only in category charts: each category position is converted to the overall position it corresponds to, then priced on the same rank-to-revenue curve, inside the part of each market the charted apps leave over.
Business model: Ad-led
How NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchasesAds · 56 ad networks
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
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 15 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | News & MagazinesFree | #4 |
| United States | News & MagazinesGrossing | #32 |
Apps near NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts on the chart
News & Magazines Free, around #4.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
4.6 ★
638k ratings
Measured
Ratings
638k
Measured
Written reviews
150k
Measured
What users say about NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
From the 100 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Mixed but leaning positive (55% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun. The main complaints are about ads, and price and subscriptions.
What people like
- Fun: “I enjoy and trust the reports from NewsBreak”
Common complaints
- Ads: “their are more ads then news”
- Price & subscription: “I understand that these things cost money to keep going and I really don't mind adds”
- Crashes & bugs: “waaaay too many ads and crashes”
- Features & content
About NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
Get daily news alerts & updates on current events sent straight to your phone, because a small news reader makes a big difference to communities! Keep up to date with news that impacts you & your community! Read trending headlines on live local news updates, international news, weather alerts, & more!
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
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