Top Free News Apps on the App Store in Australia

Today's top free news apps on the Apple App Store in Australia, in Apple's own chart order and updated daily. #1 Reddit, #2 X, #3 Substack.

Store
Apple App Store
Market
Australia
Chart
Top Free, News Apps
Updated
2026-11-12
Source
Apple's official top chart for this storefront
  1. Reddit by REDDIT, INC.
  2. X by X Corp.
  3. Substack by Substack, Inc.
  4. Emergency WA by Department of Fire and Emergency Services
  5. news.com.au by News Digital Media
  6. ABC News by Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  7. 3AW by Macquarie Media Limited
  8. NYTimes: US and World News by The New York Times Company
  9. 7NEWS Australia by Seven Network (Operations) Ltd.
  10. VicEmergency by State of Victoria - Department of Justice
  11. The Australian by News Digital Media
  12. Australian Financial Review by Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited
  13. Police Scanner Radio & Fire by GordonEdwards.net LLC
  14. BBC: World News & Stories by BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.
  15. Podcast App by Evolve Global, Inc.
  16. The Guardian - US & World News by Guardian News and Media Limited
  17. Alert SA by Government of South Australia – South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission
  18. Squawster - Police Scanner by RadioReference.com LLC
  19. Sky News Australia by News Digital Media
  20. Google News by Google
  21. Shell V-Power Racing Team by Racing Team (Aust) Pty Ltd
  22. The Sydney Morning Herald by Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited
  23. 今日澳洲-澳洲华人头条新闻资讯软件 by Media Today Group Pty Ltd
  24. The Wall Street Journal News by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.
  25. The Economist: News & Analysis by The Economist
  26. Ground News by Snapwise Inc.
  27. PressReader: News & Magazines by PressReader Inc
  28. The Age by Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited
  29. The Daily Telegraph. by News Digital Media
  30. nine.com.au by NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
  31. Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network by Nextdoor
  32. Seniors Discount Club by Senior Discount Club
  33. Medium: Read & Write Stories by A Medium Corporation
  34. TasALERT by Department of Premier & Cabinet Tasmania
  35. CFSScan by Nico VanHaaster
  36. Herald Sun. by News Digital Media
  37. SBS Audio by Special Broadcasting Service Corporation
  38. 2GB by Macquarie Media Limited
  39. Quora by Quora, Inc.
  40. Podbean Podcast App & Player by Podbean Incorporated
  41. Bloomberg: Business News Daily by Bloomberg Finance LP
  42. Narwhal for Reddit by robot swingset, llc.
  43. SBS News by Special Broadcasting Service Corporation
  44. Reuters - Breaking World News by Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH
  45. The Courier-Mail. by News Digital Media
  46. NHK WORLD-JAPAN by NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
  47. The Atlantic Magazine by The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC
  48. BowlsLink by Memberpoint Pty Ltd
  49. Financial Times: Business News by Financial Times Ltd.
  50. Карта тривог - RadarUA by SERHII KYRYLOV
  51. Daily Mail: Breaking News Live by dmg media ltd
  52. Pocket Casts: Podcast Player by Automattic
  53. Spotify for Creators by Spotify
  54. The Advertiser. by News Digital Media
  55. Повітряна тривога by Ajax Systems Inc
  56. NSW Emergency: Incident Alerts by Harrison Johnston
  57. 5-0 Radio Pro Police Scanner by Smartest Apps LLC
  58. GodsView AI: Flight Tracker by JIJO JOHN
  59. Hindi News by Dainik Bhaskar by D. B. Corp. Ltd
  60. The Times: UK & World News by Times Media Limited (Apps)
  61. New Scientist Australia by New Scientist Ltd
  62. The New Yorker by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.
  63. Objektiv by Objektiv
  64. Al Jazeera - الجزيرة by Al Jazeera Network
  65. SZapp by Schoolzine Pty Ltd
  66. Clubhouse by Alpha Exploration Co.
  67. CNN: Live & Breaking News by CNN Interactive Group, Inc.
  68. Canberra Times by Rural Press Pty Ltd
  69. AP News by The Associated Press
  70. Карта БПЛА — радар онлайн by Kirill Konishchev
  71. NT News by News Digital Media
  72. lurkur for reddit by Lars van Houwelingen
  73. WIRED by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.
  74. Sky News: Breaking, UK & World by Sky UK Limited
  75. Overcast Podcast App by Overcast Radio, LLC
  76. BBC World Service by BBC Media Applications Technologies Limited
  77. 6PR by Macquarie Media Limited
  78. CNBC: Stock Market & Business by Versant Media LLC
  79. Podcast App & Player - Castbox by Guru Network Limited
  80. 爱山东 by Shandong Provincial Big Data Center
  81. Blind: Anonymous Work Network by Teamblind inc
  82. Mamamia by Mamamia Pty Ltd
  83. Gold Coast Bulletin by News Digital Media
  84. NetNewsWire: RSS Reader by Brent Simmons
  85. The Telegraph: UK & World News by TELEGRAPH MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
  86. Streem by Streem Pty Ltd
  87. Next Spaceflight by NASASpaceflight LLC
  88. 腾讯新闻 Tencent News by Tencent Technology (Beijing) Company Limited
  89. Feedly - Smart News Reader by Feedly Inc.
  90. Stock & Land: News & Livestock by Rural Press Pty Ltd
  91. AccorLive by ACCOR
  92. Instapaper by Instant Paper, Inc.
  93. Betsy - Horse Racing Form by Betsy Australia Pty Ltd
  94. Geelong Advertiser by News Digital Media
  95. Cairns Post by News Digital Media
  96. FRANCE 24 - Info et actualités by France Medias Monde
  97. Infinity for Reddit by Foxana Studio Inc.
  98. Police Scanner: Fire Radio by Guru Network Limited Inc.

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