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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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Listen News - English News around the World
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Easy English with VOA News, Learn English S+plus
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BBC News
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News Break: Local Breaking Stories & US Headlines
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CNN Breaking US & World News
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Google News - Top world & local news headlines
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BBC World Service
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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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NewsOnAir: Prasar Bharati Official App News+Live
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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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Easy English with VOA News, Learn English S+plus
My App Factory
Education
Learn English naturally through listening and shadowing.
Best English News app.50K+ DownloadsFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
$1.99![App Store]()
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BBC News
BBC Studios Limited
News & Magazines
Download the official BBC News app for international audiences.
10M+ DownloadsFree![Google Play]()
Free![App Store]()
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News Break: Local Breaking Stories & US Headlines
Particle Media Inc.
News & Magazines
Free local news coverage - current events, crime alerts & political news
10M+ DownloadsFree![Google Play]()
Free![App Store]()
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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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Google News - Top world & local news headlines
Google LLC
News & Magazines
Stay informed with latest world & local news personalized for your interest
1B+ DownloadsFree![Google Play]()
Free![App Store]()
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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]()
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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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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Spotify: Listen to podcasts & find music you love
Spotify Ltd.
Music & Audio
Discover new music & play your favorite songs, albums, artists & podcasts
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Audible: audiobooks, podcasts & audio stories
Audible, Inc
Books & Reference
Listen your way. Hear the best audio storytelling from audio books to podcasts
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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.
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SoundCloud - Play Music, Audio & New Songs
SoundCloud
Music & Audio
The 🌎’s largest audio and music 🎶streaming platform, with over 200M tracks 🏆
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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 495 unique apps (342 Android apps and 153 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 495 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.
If you are interested in learning more about our process, find out here.
