Top Free News Apps in South Korea

Top 198 on the App Store · updated 07 Nov 2026 13:01 · changes vs 06 Nov 2026 15:14

#	Change	App	Released	Price	Rating
1	–	X X Corp.	9 Oct 2009	Free	★ 4.6
2	–	Blind: Anonymous Work Network Teamblind inc	27 Nov 2013	Free	★ 4.6
3	–	Reddit REDDIT, INC.	1 Jun 2016	Free	★ 4.8
4	▲ 2	다음 - Daum Daum Corp.	9 Apr 2010	Free	★ 0.0
5	▼ 1	롱블랙 LongBlack timenco	21 Oct 2023	Free	★ 3.9
6	▲ 3	뉴스보이 - 매일 뉴스로 배우는 시사·경제 Curvedroad	26 Sep 2024	Free	★ 4.8
7	▼ 2	Hyundai Card DIVE HyundaiCard Co., Ltd.	26 Jul 2019	Free	★ 0.0
8	▼ 1	뉴닉 - 가장 쉬운 뉴스 브리핑 뉴닉	8 Jan 2022	Free	★ 4.1
9	▲ 2	Substack Substack, Inc.	8 Mar 2022	Free	★ 4.9
10	▼ 2	한국경제 - 한경 프리미엄9 The Korea Economic Daily	4 Dec 2010	Free	★ 4.6
11	▲ 3	굿뉴스 Hwangmuc Kim	7 Mar 2017	Free	★ 3.2
12	–	BBC: World News & Stories BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.	1 Apr 2010	Free	★ 4.5
13	▲ 2	팟빵 (주)팟빵	28 Mar 2013	Free	★ 2.0
14	▼ 1	NYTimes: US and World News The New York Times Company	31 Jan 2019	Free	★ 4.8
15	▲ 3	중앙일보 Joongang Ilbo	20 Nov 2009	Free	★ 4.6
16	▲ 1	매일경제 - 매경플러스 매일경제신문	27 Sep 2009	Free	★ 3.6
17	▼ 1	CNN: Live & Breaking News CNN Interactive Group, Inc.	13 Dec 2010	Free	★ 4.8
18	▲ 1	Google News Google	11 Apr 2012	Free	★ 4.6
19	▲ 2	PressReader: News & Magazines PressReader Inc	20 Oct 2009	Free	★ 4.7
20	▲ 3	모바일한경 The Korea Economic Daily	9 Oct 2013	Free	★ 2.6
21	▲ 1	울릉알리미 경상북도청	31 Jul 2017	Free	★ 1.4
22	▼ 2	Coinness Live 코인니스 라이브	5 Mar 2026	Free	★ 2.9
23	▲ 3	연합뉴스 연합뉴스	21 Dec 2009	Free	★ 3.4
24	▲ 12	매경e신문 매일경제신문	14 Jan 2013	Free	★ 3.5
25	–	Bloomberg: Business News Daily Bloomberg Finance LP	1 Feb 2019	Free	★ 4.6
26	▲ 1	패션 & 스타일 Fashion & Style Company Inc.	31 Mar 2023	Free	★ 3.8
27	▲ 1	The Economist: News & Analysis The Economist	2 May 2018	Free	★ 4.9
28	▼ 4	시그널 실시간검색어 Signallab	4 Sep 2026	Free	★ 4.4
29	▲ 4	YTN YTN	10 Feb 2010	Free	★ 2.9
30	▼ 1	The Wall Street Journal News Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	1 Apr 2010	Free	★ 4.7
31	▲ 14	Medium: Read & Write Stories A Medium Corporation	20 Mar 2014	Free	★ 4.8
32	▼ 1	더불어민주당 더불어민주당	28 Jan 2020	Free	★ 3.2
33	▼ 1	tbn Korea Road Traffic Authority	9 Mar 2015	Free	★ 3.0
34	▲ 41	KNN KNN(Korea New Network) Co. Ltd	4 Apr 2023	Free	★ 3.9
35	▲ 31	The Korea Herald Herald Media Inc.	30 Dec 2025	Free	★ 5.0
36	▲ 46	NHK WORLD-JAPAN NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)	4 Feb 2010	Free	★ 3.8
37	▲ 54	경향신문 - The Kyunghyang Shinmun The Kyunghyang Daily News	2 Dec 2011	Free	★ 3.3
38	▲ 12	YTN 라디오 YTN	17 Sep 2013	Free	★ 3.2
39	NEW	SmartNews: Breaking News SmartNews, Inc.	10 Jul 2017	Free	★ 4.6
40	▼ 6	내 손안에 서울 Seoul Metropolitan Government	25 Nov 2014	Free	★ 4.8
41	▲ 13	Blue for Twitter Kpaw, LLC	2 Jan 2024	Free	★ 4.7
42	▼ 3	NPR: National & Local News NPR	15 Aug 2009	Free	★ 4.7
43	▲ 33	KBS 뉴스 KBS Media Co.	11 Jun 2010	Free	★ 2.6
44	–	조선일보 The Chosunilbo Company	15 Mar 2010	Free	★ 3.6
45	▼ 15	Reuters - Breaking World News Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH	19 Mar 2013	Free	★ 4.8
46	▲ 15	Podcast App & Player - Castbox Guru Network Limited	30 Aug 2017	Free	★ 4.9
47	▼ 5	AI 이삭이2.0 농촌진흥청	16 Jan 2013	Free	★ 5.0
48	▼ 5	Clubhouse Alpha Exploration Co.	26 Sep 2020	Free	★ 4.8
49	▲ 2	한겨레 한겨레신문	1 Mar 2011	Free	★ 2.5
50	▲ 5	STĐV Thanh Hóa VIETTEL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS CORPORATION – BRANCH OF VIETTEL GROUP	20 May 2022	Free	★ 0.0
51	▼ 4	Ground News Snapwise Inc.	22 Apr 2018	Free	★ 4.7
52	▼ 17	AP News The Associated Press	1 Apr 2010	Free	★ 4.6
53	▼ 5	爱山东 Shandong Provincial Big Data Center	29 Jan 2016	Free	★ 1.3
54	▼ 16	MBC 뉴스 MUNHWA BROADCASTING CORP.	26 Aug 2010	Free	★ 3.1
55	▲ 50	Barron’s - Investing Insights Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	22 Dec 2010	Free	★ 4.6
56	▼ 15	Newsdaily - UK & News 뉴스매일 - 멀티소스 뉴스 리더	8 Jan 2013	Free	★ 4.7
57	▼ 20	腾讯新闻 Tencent News Tencent Technology (Beijing) Company Limited	23 Oct 2010	Free	★ 3.9
58	▲ 9	Quora Quora, Inc.	23 Mar 2012	Free	★ 4.7
59	▲ 106	Fizz: Your Authentic Community Fizz Social Corp.	25 Jan 2021	Free	★ 4.7
60	▼ 3	대한민국국회 대한민국국회	20 Jan 2012	Free	★ 2.7
61	▼ 15	CNBC: Stock Market & Business Versant Media LLC	6 Dec 2010	Free	★ 4.7
62	NEW	Waga News: Sri Lanka News Liyana Pathirana Rajika Chathuranga Jayasinghe	7 Feb 2025	Free	★ 4.0
63	▲ 18	MSN Microsoft Corporation	11 Dec 2014	Free	★ 4.6
64	▲ 25	HYPE by Hypebeast Hypebeast Hong Kong Limited	27 Jun 2015	Free	★ 4.8
65	NEW	한국 신문모음 신문 뉴스 Carlos Martinez Vila	23 Jan 2017	Free	★ 4.5
66	NEW	COP 31 Digital Platform United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCCC	4 Nov 2026	Free	★ 0.0
67	▼ 11	국회인터넷의사중계 대한민국국회	12 Dec 2011	Free	★ 1.8
68	▼ 28	Financial Times: Business News Financial Times Ltd.	27 Jun 2017	Free	★ 4.8
69	▼ 7	VOA Voice of America	5 Aug 2013	Free	★ 4.7
70	NEW	연합뉴스TV Yonhap News TV Co.,Ltd.	27 Feb 2016	Free	★ 3.3
71	▼ 8	SBSNEWS SBS I&M Co., Ltd.	24 May 2010	Free	★ 4.1
72	▲ 8	디지털농민신문 Farmer News	8 Aug 2017	Free	★ 3.6
73	▲ 12	Feedly - Smart News Reader Feedly Inc.	19 Nov 2010	Free	★ 4.6
74	▲ 3	Flipboard: The Social Magazine Flipboard Inc.	20 Jul 2010	Free	★ 4.7
75	▼ 7	봄봄 - 뉴스레터 리딩 플랫폼 cheolwon kang	29 Sep 2025	Free	★ 4.8
76	▲ 25	오마이뉴스 OhmyNews OhmyNews	12 Apr 2011	Free	★ 4.3
77	▼ 28	SBH News DAESEONG KIM	21 Sep 2026	Free	★ 3.0
78	▲ 26	Spotify for Creators Spotify	21 Dec 2015	Free	★ 4.8
79	▲ 28	이지벨 - EasyVel SeokWoo Jang	12 Jul 2023	Free	★ 3.9
80	▼ 1	미라클디그 Maekyung AX	27 Mar 2025	Free	★ 4.7
81	▲ 6	人民日报人民日报社	1 Apr 2013	Free	★ 3.1
82	▲ 11	ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation	17 Dec 2017	Free	★ 4.6
83	▼ 19	Byul – Finance & Crypto News Byul - 실시간 경제 뉴스 & 가상화폐 뉴스	20 May 2025	Free	★ 4.6
84	▼ 19	FOX News: US & World Headlines Fox News Network, LLC	26 Apr 2010	Free	★ 4.5
85	NEW	SBS Audio Special Broadcasting Service Corporation	2 Nov 2011	Free	★ 3.6
86	▲ 68	아이서퍼 V4M BECUAI Corp	24 Apr 2017	Free	★ 2.5
87	NEW	Yonhap News 연합뉴스	9 Jan 2010	Free	★ 3.9
88	▲ 89	Le Figaro Actualités en direct Société du Figaro	1 Aug 2009	Free	★ 4.6
89	NEW	경남신문 경남신문	2 Apr 2020	Free	★ 4.0
90	NEW	Berita Harian Mobile The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad	11 Oct 2015	Free	★ 0.0
91	NEW	The New Yorker Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.	11 Apr 2016	Free	★ 3.9
92	▼ 39	TrendWidget: AI Search & News 실검 위젯 – 홈화면 실시간검색어 위젯 뉴스	18 Aug 2025	Free	★ 4.6
93	NEW	SBS Biz SBS I&M Co., Ltd.	28 Mar 2011	Free	★ 4.0
94	NEW	시사IN - 정통 시사 주간지 Chameonron Co.	17 Oct 2024	Free	★ 1.6
95	▼ 37	스크랩 마스터 모바일 DAHAMI COMMUNICATIONS COM	17 Dec 2014	Free	★ 2.6
96	▼ 37	SH청약소식 hoseok kim	16 Jul 2025	Free	★ 5.0
97	NEW	서울경제신문 The Seoul Economic Daily	1 Apr 2016	Free	★ 3.3
98	▼ 38	Dongailbo 동아일보	24 Jun 2010	Free	★ 4.0
99	▼ 16	The Guardian - US & World News Guardian News and Media Limited	18 Jan 2011	Free	★ 4.9
101	NEW	The China Daily iPaper PressReader Inc	26 Aug 2010	Free	★ 2.3
102	NEW	GoTrends for Google Trends Brais Moure	17 Nov 2014	Free	★ 1.7
103	NEW	딜로이트 인사이트 Deloitte Anjin LLC	18 Jan 2023	Free	★ 4.4
104	NEW	WSJ Print Edition Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.	28 May 2020	Free	★ 5.0
105	NEW	토큰포스트 TokenPost, Inc.	5 Aug 2026	Free	★ 5.0
106	NEW	香港經濟日報 Hong Kong Economic Times Limited	16 Dec 2011	Free	★ 3.5
107	NEW	광고정보센터 (사)한국광고총연합회	29 Sep 2016	Free	★ 5.0
108	NEW	조선비즈 조선경제i	12 Apr 2013	Free	★ 3.6
109	NEW	e-flux e-flux	12 Jun 2012	Free	★ 5.0
110	NEW	朝日新聞 - 国内外のニュースをいつでもどこでも株式会社朝日新聞社	14 Jul 2011	Free	★ 4.5
111	NEW	ArirangTV Korea International Broadcasting Foundation	27 Mar 2012	Free	★ 4.2
112	NEW	Fashion Network Fashion Network	8 Sep 2023	Free	★ 4.3
113	NEW	머니투데이방송 MTN(MONEYTODAY NETWORK)	14 Jul 2012	Free	★ 3.6
114	NEW	세시반 - 바쁜 직장인을 위한 종가 투자 정보 앱 왼손잡이들	10 Mar 2026	Free	★ 4.9
115	NEW	Enbek - поиск работы и бизнес TSENTR RAZVITIYA TRUDOVYKH RESURSOV, AO	20 Dec 2022	Free	★ 3.4
116	NEW	The NIKKEI Viewer 日本経済新聞紙面ビューアー	29 Feb 2012	Free	★ 4.7
117	NEW	Hệ thống Thông tin Tuyên giáo TTXVN	14 Jul 2021	Free	★ 4.8
118	NEW	Báo Mới: Đọc Báo, Tin Mới 24h ePi Technologies	28 May 2013	Free	★ 3.8
119	NEW	DW - Breaking World News Deutsche Welle	15 Feb 2012	Free	★ 3.0
120	NEW	TOKYO FM+ エフエムラジオ初の読めるニュースアプリ GignoSystem Japan, Inc.	11 Sep 2016	Free	★ 0.0
121	NEW	굿뉴스TV Good News Mission	18 Apr 2011	Free	★ 4.6
122	NEW	广播中国 (China RADIO) BluMedialab.com	25 Sep 2012	Free	★ 3.0
123	NEW	핫팅 : 커뮤니티 눈팅 Beomseok Jang	16 Jun 2026	Free	★ 5.0
124	NEW	TV 2 Nyheder TV 2 Danmark A/S	31 Aug 2011	Free	★ 0.0
125	NEW	Biblio Times: RSS Newspaper groov creator limited	15 Oct 2026	Free	★ 0.0
126	NEW	Sveriges Radio Sveriges Radio	2 Mar 2009	Free	★ 4.5
127	NEW	Libération: Info et Actualités Liberation	27 Nov 2009	Free	★ 3.7
128	NEW	CNEWS - Toute l'Actu en direct GROUPE CANAL+	17 Jan 2011	Free	★ 4.7
129	NEW	Les Echos, actualités éco Les Echos	19 Jun 2014	Free	★ 4.4
130	NEW	Courrier international Courrier International	4 Jan 2015	Free	★ 4.8
131	NEW	Germany & World News Germany News & Daily Headlines	19 Oct 2012	Free	★ 0.0
132	NEW	NK News NK Consulting Inc.	30 Oct 2018	Free	★ 0.0
133	NEW	L'Humanité - Le Journal Societe Nouvelle du Journal l'Humanité	30 May 2012	Free	★ 0.0
134	NEW	Metacast – podcast app Metacast Inc	20 Sep 2024	Free	★ 0.0
135	NEW	Denmark News & Danish Radio - Copenhagen Today Juicestand Inc	8 Apr 2017	Free	★ 4.8
136	NEW	LawWatch Wonseok Jang	13 Oct 2026	Free	★ 0.0
137	NEW	Public Opinion Hochan Jo	6 Nov 2026	Free	★ 0.0
138	▼ 86	Squawster - Police Scanner RadioReference.com LLC	17 Sep 2026	Free	★ 4.6
139	▼ 61	Podcast Player RSSRadio App Maple Media Apps, LLC	26 Sep 2010	Free	★ 4.6
140	NEW	매경이코노미 e매거진 Maekyung AX	21 Jul 2024	Free	★ 3.3
141	▼ 71	AI News Daily: Breaking & Tips AI 뉴스 데일리: AI News 속보	2 Oct 2026	Free	★ 5.0
142	▼ 58	WIRED Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.	15 Sep 2026	Free	★ 4.4
143	▼ 55	JTBC 뉴스 JTBC	25 Jan 2012	Free	★ 3.1
144	▼ 75	NBC News: Breaking & US News NBC News Digital, LLC	27 Jun 2009	Free	★ 4.7
145	NEW	5EPlay - Live for E-sports Hangzhou Leyu Zhan Network Technology Co., Ltd.	12 Mar 2017	Free	★ 5.0
146	▼ 51	숏 뉴스 KNSOO Co., Ltd.	12 Jul 2023	Free	★ 4.7
147	▼ 23	이어줌 Community Media Foundation	6 Jul 2025	Free	★ 4.0
148	▼ 77	e내일신문 The Naeil News	1 Jan 2019	Free	★ 2.3
149	▼ 77	澎湃新闻-时政新闻资讯上海东方报业有限公司	22 Jul 2014	Free	★ 4.8
150	▼ 76	Washington Post: Breaking News The Washington Post	3 Mar 2010	Free	★ 4.7
151	▼ 52	천주교 서울대교구 Hwangmuc Kim	12 Apr 2021	Free	★ 0.0
152	▲ 5	The Korea Times The Korea Times	30 Jul 2016	Free	★ 3.5
153	▼ 80	thebell The Bell Co., Ltd	21 Jun 2016	Free	★ 3.0
154	▼ 52	Le Monde, Live News Societe Editrice du Monde	14 Nov 2008	Free	★ 4.8
155	▲ 11	凤凰新闻-热点头条新闻抢先看 Beijing TianyingJiuzhou Network Technology Co. Ltd	21 Oct 2010	Free	★ 4.5
156	▼ 53	Outstanding 아웃스탠딩	10 May 2021	Free	★ 1.7
157	▼ 51	央视新闻 China Media Group	30 Sep 2011	Free	★ 4.5
158	▼ 49	티타임즈(T Times) Money Today Co., Ltd	16 Jan 2015	Free	★ 3.9
159	▼ 51	Morning News Digest: Pidgeon AI 뉴스 요약 브리핑: Pidgeon	7 Nov 2024	Free	★ 0.0
160	▼ 50	TBS NEWS DIG 防災・ニュース・天気 by JNN Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc.	15 Apr 2022	Free	★ 3.5
161	▼ 49	UB Info Slide Ltd.	26 Nov 2014	Free	★ 3.8
162	▼ 76	ABC News: Live & Breaking Disney	4 Apr 2014	Free	★ 4.0
163	▼ 49	틈틈이 시사챙겨! JAEWOO LEE	7 Oct 2026	Free	★ 5.0
164	▼ 74	머니투데이 뉴스 Money Today Co., Ltd	10 Jan 2010	Free	★ 3.5
165	▼ 49	의안정보시스템 대한민국국회	13 Jan 2013	Free	★ 1.9
166	▼ 48	넥스트젠 - 크리에이터 수익화 플랫폼 & 링크인 바이오 NextGen Corp.	21 Jul 2026	Free	★ 4.4
167	▼ 48	苏服办 Government Affairs service management office in jiangsu province	8 Jan 2017	Free	★ 1.3
168	▼ 76	썰리 Joongang Ilbo	9 Apr 2018	Free	★ 4.5
169	NEW	CBS News: Live Breaking News CBS Interactive	13 Oct 2009	Free	★ 3.7
170	▼ 76	뉴스핀 - 관심 키워드 뉴스만 쏙! 실시간 속보 알림 CubeSat	21 May 2025	Free	★ 4.3
171	NEW	Police Scanner Radio & Fire GordonEdwards.net LLC	5 Feb 2012	Free	★ 4.7
172	▼ 76	뉴스알람New Peter and Partners	21 May 2020	Free	★ 3.9
173	▼ 76	Alrabiaa - الرابعة DAQAT AL-FIKRA FOR TECHNICAL PRODUCTION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD	24 May 2022	Free	★ 3.7
174	▼ 47	KBS WORLD Mobile KBS Media Co.	26 Nov 2014	Free	★ 4.0
175	▼ 47	데일리팜 – 의약전문 인터넷 신문 데일리팜	31 Dec 2014	Free	★ 2.8
176	▼ 47	BBC World Service BBC Media Applications Technologies Limited	18 Jun 2026	Free	★ 4.0
177	▼ 47	Inoreader: News & RSS reader Innologica	5 Jul 2014	Free	★ 4.5
178	▼ 47	뉴스1 - news1korea NEWS1 Co., Ltd.	21 Nov 2013	Free	★ 3.8
179	▼ 47	Podcast & Radio - iVoox iVoox Global Podcasting Service	23 Jul 2012	Free	★ 4.6
180	▼ 47	FT Digital Edition Financial Times Ltd.	1 Sep 2023	Free	★ 4.7
181	▼ 47	NetNewsWire: RSS Reader Brent Simmons	8 Mar 2020	Free	★ 4.8
182	▼ 47	Scientific American Springer Nature America, Inc.	17 Jul 2012	Free	★ 4.8
183	▼ 47	SurfEnglish: Bilingual News SurfEnglish: 영어 뉴스 원문·번역	18 Aug 2026	Free	★ 0.0
184	▼ 47	MBN 매일방송 Maekyung AX	3 Apr 2010	Free	★ 4.7
185	▼ 47	헤럴드경제 Herald Media Inc.	31 Aug 2025	Free	★ 5.0
186	▼ 46	이데일리 뉴스 edaily Co., Ltd.	26 May 2011	Free	★ 3.4
187	▼ 48	WNYC New York Public Radio	12 Oct 2011	Free	★ 5.0
188	▼ 47	천스퀘어 - 정치 뉴스, 선거, 커뮤니티 1000Square	21 Apr 2026	Free	★ 4.8
189	▼ 47	Найман шаргa Undrakhbayar Tumenbayar	17 Aug 2025	Free	★ 0.0
190	▼ 45	캐시피드 NBT Inc.	14 Aug 2019	Free	★ 4.2
191	▼ 48	매경ECONOMY Maekyung AX	11 Nov 2019	Free	★ 3.7
192	▼ 48	스크랩마스터 프리미엄 모바일 뷰어 DAHAMI COMMUNICATIONS COM	13 Jan 2015	Free	★ 2.7
193	NEW	아시아투데이 Asiatoday Co., Ltd.	27 May 2015	Free	★ 2.5
195	▼ 48	MyFE FECredit	14 Aug 2025	Free	★ 0.0
196	▼ 48	마켓인사이트 The Korea Economic Daily	5 Feb 2014	Free	★ 4.3
197	▼ 47	매일경제 영문뉴스 Pulse Maekyung AX	5 Jan 2018	Free	★ 4.0
198	▼ 49	Next Spaceflight NASASpaceflight LLC	1 Mar 2019	Free	★ 4.9
199	▼ 48	아이고 AI-go Jonghun Sa	3 Nov 2026	Free	★ 0.0
200	▼ 47	부동산의 중심-땅집고 Mdic Inc.	27 Apr 2021	Free	★ 4.7

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