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Best 10 Apps for Listening to the News
Headlines you need to hear! Find articles, podcasts, and radio stations, and listen to the latest world and national news on the go.
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BBC News
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Listen News - English News around the World
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NBC News: Breaking News, US News & Live Video
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TuneIn Radio: News, Sports, Music & Radio Stations
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NPR News
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CNN Breaking US & World News
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NewsOnAir: Prasar Bharati Official App News+Live
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BBC World Service
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Learn English with News, TV - ScanNews
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VOA Learning English - Practice listening everyday
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SiriusXM: Music, Podcasts, Radio, News & More
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Audible: audiobooks, podcasts & audio stories
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Feedly - Smarter News Reader
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Pandora - Streaming Music, Radio & Podcasts
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inkl: daily breaking news
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The New York Times
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The Athletic: Sports News, Stories, Scores & More
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Amazon Music: Stream and Discover Songs & Podcasts
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BBC News
BBC Studios Limited
News & Magazines
Download the official BBC News app for international audiences.
10M+ DownloadsFree![Google Play]()
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Listen News - English News around the World
Kas Apps
Education
Read and Listen to Newspapers around the World in English.
100K+ DownloadsFree![Google Play]()
Free![App Store]()
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NBC News: Breaking News, US News & Live Video
NBC News Digital LLC
News & Magazines
Get breaking news alerts, live streaming video and top headlines from NBC News
5M+ DownloadsFree![Google Play]()
Free![App Store]()
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TuneIn Radio: News, Sports, Music & Radio Stations
TuneIn Inc
Music & Audio
Listen to live sports, breaking news, free music on local AM FM radio & podcasts
100M+ DownloadsFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
Free In-App Purchases![App Store]()
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NPR News
NPR
News & Magazines
NPR News: The NPR and public radio station player for your Android.
1M+ DownloadsFree![Google Play]()
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CNN Breaking US & World News
CNN
News & Magazines
When you want to know what’s happening, tap into the global news power of CNN.
10M+ DownloadsFree![Google Play]()
Free![App Store]()
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NewsOnAir: Prasar Bharati Official App News+Live
Prasar Bharati (All India Radio, Doordarshan)
News & Magazines
Contains Live Radio, TV, Podcasts, News, Current Affairs in multiple languages.
1M+ DownloadsFree![Google Play]()
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BBC World Service
Zeno News
News & Magazines
Listen to the latest programmes and news headlines on the official BBC WS app
500K+ DownloadsFree![Google Play]()
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Learn English with News, TV - ScanNews
nextmining
Education
Simply click the word!
50K downloaded world best English news app.100K+ DownloadsFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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VOA Learning English - Practice listening everyday
Innoloop Inc.
Education
Learn English with stories from a special program of the Voice of America (VOA)
1M+ DownloadsFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
Free In-App Purchases![App Store]()
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SiriusXM: Music, Podcasts, Radio, News & More
Sirius XM Radio Inc
Music & Audio
Discover music & podcasts. Watch exclusive musical performances
10M+ Downloads -
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Audible: audiobooks, podcasts & audio stories
Audible, Inc
Books & Reference
Listen to the best storytelling & original content from audio books to podcasts
100M+ Downloads -
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Feedly - Smarter News Reader
Feedly Team
News & Magazines
A single place to organize, read, and share all the content you need to succeed
5M+ Downloads -
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Pandora - Streaming Music, Radio & Podcasts
Pandora
Music & Audio
Hand-picked songs by some of the top athletes in the world on UNINTERRUPTED.
100M+ Downloads -
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The New York Times
The New York Times Company
News & Magazines
Download the free NYTimes app to read the latest headlines from today’s news.
10M+ Downloads -
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The Athletic: Sports News, Stories, Scores & More
The Athletic Media Company
Sports
Every team. In-depth. Ad-free. Expert coverage of the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL & EPL.
1M+ Downloads -
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Amazon Music: Stream and Discover Songs & Podcasts
Amazon Mobile LLC
Music & Audio
Listen to podcasts, trending playlists, hit music and your favorite songs
100M+ Downloads
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How We Choose The Best Apps
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Broad Search
Our unique algorithm scoured the App Store and Google Play Store by searching listening to news. From there, we retrieved a total of 498 unique apps (353 Android apps and 145 iOS apps) as potential candidates. -
Additional Review by Editorial Team
Finally, our editorial team checks all apps in our best 10 list one by one to make sure these apps are of the highest quality. -
Filter only high-quality apps
We then selected the highest quality apps from the 498 apps listed. We compared the number of stars, downloads, and reviews along with the velocity of these apps to create a list of the Best Apps for Listening to the News for both Android & iOS.
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