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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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Online news radio stations allow people to listen to the news any time and from any location.
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TuneIn Radio: News, Music & FM
Listen to live news, sports, podcasts and music on AM/FM radio stations online4.7 Ratings 3M+ Reviews 100M+ DownloadsFree Feature Rich Fresh In App Purchases 1M+ ReviewsFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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News Radio - Hourly & Live
Listen to news radio. Hourly. Daily. Live.3.9 Ratings 1K+ Reviews 100K+ DownloadsFree Fresh In App PurchasesFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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CNN Breaking US & World News
Stay informed on breaking news with the global news gathering power of CNN.4.7 Ratings 2M+ Reviews 50M+ DownloadsFree Feature Rich Fresh 1M+ ReviewsFree![Google Play]()
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Google News - Daily Headlines
Stay informed with latest world & local news personalized for your interest4.2 Ratings 2M+ Reviews 1B+ DownloadsFree Feature Rich Fresh 1M+ ReviewsFree![Google Play]()
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BBC News
Download the official BBC News app for international audiences.4.4 Ratings 526K+ Reviews 10M+ DownloadsFree Feature RichFree![Google Play]()
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Google Podcasts
A podcast player, from Google. Listen and subscribe to the world’s podcasts.4.6 Ratings 680K+ Reviews 100M+ DownloadsFreeFree![Google Play]()
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BBC World Service
Listen to the latest programmes and news headlines on the official BBC WS app4.7 Ratings 49K+ Reviews 1M+ DownloadsFreeFree![Google Play]()
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VOA News
Free, fast international English news, video, audio & photos from VOA News4.1 Ratings 27K+ Reviews 1M+ DownloadsFree Feature RichFree![Google Play]()
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NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
Reconnect with your neighborhood! Daily news alerts for local news headlines!4.7 Ratings 1M+ Reviews 50M+ DownloadsFree Feature Rich Fresh 1M+ ReviewsFree![Google Play]()
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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 181 unique apps (39 Android apps and 142 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 181 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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