Top Free News Apps in India

Top 99 on the App Store · updated 08 Nov 2026 20:15 · changes vs 07 Nov 2026 17:48

#	Change	App	Released	Price	Rating
1	–	X X Corp.	9 Oct 2009	Free	★ 4.6
2	–	Reddit REDDIT, INC.	17 May 2016	Free	★ 4.8
3	–	Substack Substack, Inc.	8 Mar 2022	Free	★ 4.9
4	▲ 1	Hindi News by Dainik Bhaskar D. B. Corp. Ltd	19 Dec 2013	Free	★ 4.3
5	▲ 1	Inshorts Inshorts Pte. Ltd.	30 Jul 2014	Free	★ 4.4
6	▼ 2	Way2News - Short News App Way2Online Interactive India Pvt Ltd	7 Aug 2015	Free	★ 4.7
7	▲ 2	Objektiv Objektiv	15 Feb 2020	Free	★ 2.0
8	▼ 1	Narendra Modi Narendra Modi	22 Jul 2015	Free	★ 4.3
9	▼ 1	Google News Google	11 Apr 2012	Free	★ 4.6
10	▲ 1	The Hindu : India & World News THG Publishing Private Limited	21 Dec 2013	Free	★ 4.6
11	▼ 1	UPP Lost Article Report PC Solutions Pvt. Ltd.	4 Feb 2015	Free	★ 1.6
12	▲ 3	Dailyhunt - News & Magazines Eterno Infotech Pvt. Ltd.	1 Dec 2009	Free	★ 4.5
13	▲ 1	The Economic Times Times Internet Limited	26 Oct 2011	Free	★ 4.3
14	▼ 2	Gujarati News by Divya Bhaskar D. B. Corp. Ltd	19 Dec 2013	Free	★ 3.7
15	▼ 2	TOI Breaking News App & ePaper Times Internet Limited	29 Mar 2011	Free	★ 3.8
16	▲ 3	Quora Quora, Inc.	19 Dec 2011	Free	★ 4.7
17	▲ 1	Mint: Business & Market News HT Media	12 Oct 2011	Free	★ 4.7
18	▲ 3	Clubhouse Alpha Exploration Co.	26 Sep 2020	Free	★ 4.8
19	▼ 2	Volv - 9 Second News Summaries Benefactory Ventures INC	2 Oct 2019	Free	★ 4.9
20	–	NewsOnAir All India Radio	21 Jan 2019	Free	★ 3.5
21	▲ 4	Medium: Read & Write Stories A Medium Corporation	20 Mar 2014	Free	★ 4.8
22	▲ 1	Indian Express Latest News App Indian Express News + Epaper	5 Mar 2012	Free	★ 4.6
23	▲ 3	The Hindu ePaper: English News THG Publishing Private Limited	10 May 2021	Free	★ 4.7
24	▼ 2	Jagran Hindi News & Epaper App Jagran Prakashan Limited	24 Oct 2014	Free	★ 4.5
25	▲ 10	Patrika Hindi News & Epaper Rajasthan Patrika	19 Dec 2024	Free	★ 4.5
26	▼ 2	Hindustan Times: News & ePaper HT Media	22 Jun 2015	Free	★ 4.5
27	▲ 3	Financial Times: Business News Financial Times Ltd.	27 Jun 2017	Free	★ 4.8
28	▲ 3	Reuters - Breaking World News Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH	19 Mar 2013	Free	★ 4.8
29	▼ 1	BBC: World News & Stories BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.	1 Apr 2010	Free	★ 4.5
30	▼ 3	Amar Ujala Hindi News AmarUjala	25 Aug 2015	Free	★ 4.4
31	▲ 1	NYTimes: US and World News The New York Times Company	31 Jan 2019	Free	★ 4.8
32	▼ 16	The Tatva The Tatva	20 May 2026	Free	★ 1.0
33	▲ 3	Aaj Tak Live Hindi News India Living Media India Ltd.	3 Feb 2012	Free	★ 3.1
34	▲ 5	Lokal : Information & Updates Lokal Made in India Local Updates	10 Nov 2023	Free	★ 3.1
35	▲ 9	NDTV News NDTV Convergence	1 Jul 2010	Free	★ 4.4
36	▲ 1	Blind: Anonymous Work Network Teamblind inc	27 Nov 2013	Free	★ 4.6
37	▲ 1	News18: Latest News & Updates NETWORK18	21 Oct 2010	Free	★ 4.6
38	▲ 32	The Clearcut News TULASAMMA CHENNURU	1 Nov 2026	Free	★ 0.0
39	▼ 10	LiveLaw Live Law Media Private Limited	26 Aug 2014	Free	★ 3.3
40	▲ 59	Sakshi-Epaper Jagati Publications Limited	27 Jul 2026	Free	★ 0.0
41	▲ 24	The Economist: News & Analysis The Economist	2 May 2018	Free	★ 4.9
42	▼ 9	Hindustan: Live News In Hindi HT Media	14 Sep 2015	Free	★ 4.6
43	▼ 9	Bloomberg: Business News Daily Bloomberg Finance LP	1 Feb 2019	Free	★ 4.6
44	▼ 3	Bharatiya Janata Party App Bharatiya Janata Party	18 Sep 2023	Free	★ 4.5
45	–	Traffic Prahari Delhi Police	8 Jan 2016	Free	★ 1.5
46	▼ 6	The Wall Street Journal News Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	1 Apr 2010	Free	★ 4.7
47	▲ 2	Biba Reworld Media Magazines	28 Jun 2014	Free	★ 1.0
48	▲ 14	Al Jazeera - الجزيرة Al Jazeera Network	1 Feb 2021	Free	★ 4.8
49	▼ 6	Shuru App: Local News & Videos Close App Private Limited	14 Mar 2023	Free	★ 4.6
50	▲ 11	Times of India Newspaper App Times Internet Limited	4 Feb 2024	Free	★ 2.4
51	▼ 5	Business Standard: Market News Business Standard Limited	17 Dec 2012	Free	★ 0.0
52	▲ 1	CNBC TV18 NETWORK18	5 Apr 2018	Free	★ 4.7
53	▲ 11	CommuTree CommuTree	12 Jun 2014	Free	★ 3.2
54	–	Ground News Snapwise Inc.	22 Apr 2018	Free	★ 4.7
55	▲ 11	Eenadu News Official app USHODAYA ENTERPRISES PRIVATE LIMITED	8 Jan 2017	Free	★ 4.4
56	▼ 14	CNBC: Stock Market & Business Versant Media LLC	6 Dec 2010	Free	★ 4.7
57	–	Sandesh News The Sandesh Ltd	17 Feb 2017	Free	★ 3.4
58	▲ 2	Gujarat Samachar Gujarati News LOK PRAKASHAN LIMITED	26 Mar 2013	Free	★ 3.6
59	▲ 28	Divya Marathi D. B. Corp. Ltd	4 Nov 2019	Free	★ 3.5
60	▼ 2	Press Information Bureau (PIB) Press Information Bureau of India	14 May 2017	Free	★ 2.2
61	▼ 11	Bar & Bench, Indian Legal News SAB Media Software Services Private Limited	7 Nov 2017	Free	★ 4.0
62	▲ 33	The Hindu Businessline News THG Publishing Private Limited	16 Sep 2014	Free	★ 4.1
63	▲ 8	Feedly - Smart News Reader Feedly Inc.	19 Nov 2010	Free	★ 4.6
64	NEW	BBC World Service BBC Media Applications Technologies Limited	18 Jun 2026	Free	★ 4.0
65	▲ 14	Navbharat Times - Hindi News Times Internet Limited	11 Jun 2013	Free	★ 3.2
66	▲ 17	Zee Business Zee Media Corporation Limited	19 Jan 2021	Free	★ 4.7
67	▲ 7	Blue for Twitter Kpaw, LLC	2 Jan 2024	Free	★ 4.7
68	▲ 16	Businessline - Business ePaper THG Publishing Private Limited	10 May 2021	Free	★ 4.5
69	–	SCC Online Eastern Book Company Private Limited	31 Jan 2018	Free	★ 3.0
70	▲ 6	Manorama Online: News & Videos Malayala Manorama Company Limited	7 Aug 2012	Free	★ 3.9
71	▼ 16	LatestLaws Divyansh Hanu Rathi	14 Aug 2017	Free	★ 3.3
72	▼ 16	CNN: Live & Breaking News CNN Interactive Group, Inc.	13 Dec 2010	Free	★ 4.8
73	▼ 25	Biblio Times: RSS Newspaper groov creator limited	15 Oct 2026	Free	★ 0.0
74	▼ 22	Grapevine - Jobs,Salary,Social Watercooler chat private limited	7 Oct 2022	Free	★ 4.5
75	▼ 12	India Today TV English News Living Media India Ltd.	3 Apr 2012	Free	★ 4.1
76	▼ 25	TV9 News App: LIVE TV & News Associated Broadcasting Company Private Ltd	9 Mar 2023	Free	★ 4.0
77	▲ 21	English News by Dainik Bhaskar D. B. Corp. Ltd	13 Jan 2025	Free	★ 4.7
78	▲ 12	Ghatna Chakra SAM SAMAYIK GHATNA CHAKRA PRIVATE LIMITED	9 Dec 2023	Free	★ 3.9
79	▼ 7	Way2News English WAY2NEWS PRIVATE LIMITED	24 Feb 2026	Free	★ 4.2
80	▲ 6	ABP LIVE Official App ABP Network PRIVATE LIMITED	7 Feb 2014	Free	★ 4.5
81	▼ 14	Spotify for Creators Spotify	21 Dec 2015	Free	★ 4.8
82	▼ 2	The Ken Kenrise Media Private Limited	26 Oct 2017	Free	★ 4.8
83	▲ 30	Ajit Rajeev Puri	30 Nov 2012	Free	★ 2.5
84	▼ 2	The Bonus AmarUjala	27 Feb 2025	Free	★ 4.3
85	▼ 17	Republic World Digital SARG Global Digital Private Limited	18 Dec 2017	Free	★ 3.0
86	▲ 10	Dainik Bhaskar Epaper - News Bhaskar Hindi	7 Sep 2021	Free	★ 2.8
87	NEW	Jagbani Hind Samachar Ltd	1 Jul 2012	Free	★ 4.3
88	▲ 24	Flipboard: The Social Magazine Flipboard Inc.	20 Jul 2010	Free	★ 4.7
89	▲ 8	Hacker News - Latest in Tech Snap Web Studios	20 Sep 2021	Free	★ 4.8
90	▲ 2	Kannada News – Vijay Karnataka Times Internet Limited	2 Apr 2014	Free	★ 3.8
91	▼ 14	Need24 News Mukesh Giri	12 Sep 2026	Free	★ 4.0
92	▼ 33	DDIndia All India Radio	23 Aug 2023	Free	★ 1.0
93	▼ 18	Podwise: Podcasts, Notes, AI PODWISE PTY LTD	13 Dec 2024	Free	★ 4.8
94	▲ 28	PGurus: Trusted News Source PGurus	5 Apr 2020	Free	★ 3.0
95	▼ 7	AP News The Associated Press	1 Apr 2010	Free	★ 4.6
96	▼ 15	Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera Network	20 Mar 2012	Free	★ 3.9
97	▲ 35	Prajavani Kannada News App The Printers Mysore Private Ltd	10 Nov 2020	Free	★ 4.2
98	▼ 25	Prabhat Khabar - Hindi News NEUTRAL PUBLISHING HOUSE LIMITED	12 Jan 2014	Free	★ 4.5
99	▲ 41	Pocket Casts: Podcast Player Automattic	26 Jan 2011	Free	★ 4.5

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