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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.
About Listen to News
Online news radio stations allow people to listen to the news any time and from any location.
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WTOP - Washington’s Top News
The latest local news, traffic and weather impacting Virginia, Maryland and DC.3.5 Ratings 500+ Reviews 50K+ DownloadsFreeFree![Google Play]()
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Economist
Daily and weekly analysis of world news, from business to politics and science4.8 Ratings 128K+ Reviews 500K+ DownloadsFree Fresh In App PurchasesFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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TYT - Home of Progressives
Progressive talk and news for the connected generation4.0 Ratings 3K+ Reviews 50K+ DownloadsFree Feature Rich In App PurchasesFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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Xinhua News
The Xinhua News App, a flagship mobile news portal, is your ”Window on China”.3.8 Ratings 4K+ Reviews 1M+ DownloadsFree FreshFree![Google Play]()
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VOA Learning English - Practice listening everyday
Learn English with stories from a special program of the Voice of America (VOA)4.8 Ratings 42K+ Reviews 1M+ DownloadsFree In App PurchasesFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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NPR One
NPR One is public radio made personal.3.5 Ratings 21K+ Reviews 1M+ DownloadsFree Feature Rich FreshFree![Google Play]()
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TuneIn Radio: News, Sports & AM FM Music Stations
Listen to live sports, news & AM/FM radio stations, plus stream music & podcasts4.7 Ratings 3M+ Reviews 100M+ DownloadsFree Feature Rich Fresh In App Purchases 1M+ ReviewsFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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BBC News
Download the official BBC News app for international audiences.4.3 Ratings 507K+ Reviews 10M+ DownloadsFree Feature RichFree![Google Play]()
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CNN Breaking US & World News
When you want to know what’s happening, tap into the global news power of CNN.4.6 Ratings 2M+ 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 482 unique apps (342 Android apps and 140 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 482 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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