The 10 Best News Apps for Your iPhone
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Getting your daily dose of news has never been easier. Now, with just a few taps on your iPhone, you can get access to everything from the most important events around the world to the latest goings-on in your local neighborhood.
Thanks to the power of the App Store, you can also easily zero in on the news experience that's best for you. However, although there are dozens of news apps to choose from, only a handful are really noteworthy.
The best part about all these apps is that they're free to use. You can try as many as you like until you find the one that's best for you. Plus, you don't need to settle for just one. You can use apps like Twitter and Reddit together, and you'll find different news and people that you'll love to interact with. Or you can pick Apple News or Google News and get your news from reputable sources from around the world.
If you're not sure yet which app is the ideal way to get your news, we've got you a list of all the best news apps you can use on your iPhone.
Apple News
Apple News is the easiest choice when it comes to news apps for your iPhone, especially if you live in the US, Canada, UK, or Australia.
Besides finding official news from all around the globe, you can also now get quick access to all the news from your favorite sports teams and events with a single tap.
The best part is that you can use the Apple News app for free with access to hundreds of newspapers and other sources worldwide, curated by Apple's editorial team. However, if you want to take it to the next level, you should subscribe to Apple News+.
This subscription service offers exclusive access to some of the world's best newspapers publications like the Wall Street Journal, LA Times, and Toronto Star, over 300 premium magazines like Sports Illustrated, The New Yorker, and Time, and audio stories so you can listen to your news on the go. The only downside is that Apple News+ is still only available in a handful of regions like the US, the UK, Canada, and Australia, and Apple News Audio remains US-only.
Still, whether you can get a subscription or just want to read news for free, Apple News is the perfect app for your iPhone.
Google News
Google literally has an app for everything, and that includes local and worldwide news.
Cleverly called Google News, this app is great if you want to keep up with events from around the globe. What's great about this app is that Google already has a pretty good idea of what your interests are.
Just by opening the app and logging in to your account, you'll get a list filled with relevant stores that Google thinks you'll like. Not only that, but Google News will keep adjusting the news based on what it knows about your interests.
Feedly
Feedly is a fan favorite for many people because of how easy it is to use and how customizable your experience can be.
With Feedly, you can search for the websites you already follow and add them to your own custom feed. Feedly will then provide a daily news experience that combines all the websites you're interested in and all the most relevant news for that day or week.
Feedly is completely free to use, but you can get a subscription to its premium service to get a ton of cool and useful features. For instance, you'll get the ability to add your own Twitter and Reddit feed so that you can check all the news in one place. You also get extra customization features and much more.
Yahoo! News
Just like Google, Yahoo has a lot of different apps and platforms you can access for free. Enter Yahoo! News, one of the best apps the company has to offer. This app provides a wide variety of channels to get all the breakthrough stories or the local news you need to know.
Further, you also get access to what the app calls The 360, which lets you see different points of view of the same stories, so you don't get bombarded with only one side of the news.
Beyond that, you'll also get a curated list of stories made by Yahoo's editors and a lot of other exclusive content to read or watch.
Believe it or not, many people use Twitter as their main source of news. Shocking, right?
With the help of its easy-to-digest content and the ability of every Twitter user to publish news and information, Twitter is the perfect way to learn about developing news before it becomes a big enough trend to hit the papers.
Sure, you'll need to manually find the right users to follow, but once you do, then you can get your news and entertainment on the same app without having to look for it.
As a piece of advice, you should start by looking at hashtags or stories that interest you. That way, you can find who the top profiles are and learn who's worth following.
Is Flipboard the best news app for iPhone? Maybe. Is it the most satisfying to look at? Most certainly.
What makes Flipboard stand out is the user experience. You'll see all the news and posts you're following laid out as a digital magazine that you can flip through to find more interesting news or stories.
Beyond the user interface, Flipboard is a great way to get started when you haven't followed any particular news sites and aren't sure where to begin. With Flipboard, you can select the topics that interest you, and the app will do the rest, providing a list of relevant news on that topic from nothing but the best and most reliable websites.
Newsbreak
Newsbreak is one of the most popular news apps available online. The app has over 45 million users, and you can become part of that community.
Besides being able to check new and current trends, the app also has a weather feature that can show you what your day will look like before it begins.
Not only that, but Newsbreak has a unique focus on local communities. On top of being able to check news from your local area, you'll find a community tab filled with news, restaurant reviews, and even local deals that you won't find anywhere else.
Just like Twitter, Facebook is a great source of daily news you can access from almost anywhere, not just your iPhone.
Sure, Facebook isn't as popular as it once was, but it's still got millions of people sharing daily news and events that are happening near you.
The best part is that you can also follow specific groups based on your interests. You can also get news from your own hobbies, like trading cards, games, or your favorite artists.
YouTube
YouTube is one of the best places to find the content you're interested in, and that includes news.
There are hundreds of news channels that will cater to all your needs. Whether you want news about sports, music, video games, or politics, there's a YouTuber out there waiting to tell you everything you need to know.
Just like Twitter or Facebook, you'll need to find the right people to watch the news from, but once you do, your feed will be filled with all the most interesting news you can find.
It might sound weird at first, but Reddit is one of the best places to find news and stories that you'll like.
What's great about Reddit is that it combines a lot of features you find on all the other apps on the list. You'll find news in the form of videos, images, or text. You'll also get links to the most reputable sites that users like you want to share with the world.
The best part is that, just like other platforms, you can share your own news with everyone else. If you find an interesting story, you can post it in the right subreddit and find people that think or feel the same as you do.
If that isn't enough, once you're done with your news stories, you can have some fun by looking at memes or discovering new hobbies you didn't know you liked.
Overall, Reddit is a complete app, and while it depends on users to get the news, you'll surely find a subreddit that gives you all the information you need about any topic.