Which News app on the Google Play has the best ASO?

ABC News: Breaking News Live has the highest ASO score (92/100) among the top-charting News apps on the Google Play. The list ranks the category's chart leaders by how well their store listings are optimized.

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Best News apps on Android, ranked by ASO

The Google Play's top-charting News apps, ranked not by downloads but by how well each one is optimized. CrimeRadar: Dispatch Alerts is the most downloaded, yet ranks #6 here by ASO.

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Top News apps on the Google Play by ASO score

Seeded from the Google Play's News top charts (free + paid), then ranked by ASO score. The "by downloads" position shows where each app sits in the chart, so you can see the gap between popularity and optimization.

1
ABC News: Breaking News LiveGoogle Play#13 by downloadsDisney
92View report
2
The Wall Street Journal. NewsGoogle Play#3 by downloadsDow Jones & Company, Inc.
86View report
3
Bloomberg: Finance Market NewsGoogle Play#10 by downloadsBloomberg LP CM
86View report
4
SmartNews: Live News & RewardsGoogle Play#25 by downloadsSmartNews, Inc.
86View report
5
PEOPLE: Pop Culture & PuzzlesGoogle Play#20 by downloadsDotdash Meredith Inc.
85View report
6
CrimeRadar: Dispatch AlertsGoogle Play#2 by downloadsScoopz LLC
84View report
7
Local Weather & News - RadarGoogle Play#4 by downloadsDaowei Network
84View report
8
Scanner Radio - Police ScannerGoogle Play#10 by downloadsGordonEdwards.net LLC
83View report
9
FOX News - Daily Breaking NewsGoogle Play#14 by downloadsFOX News Network, LLC
82View report
10
The Epoch Times: Breaking NewsGoogle Play#16 by downloadsEpoch Times Association Inc
82View report
11
Local Weather News - RadarGoogle Play#6 by downloadsEASE Group
81View report
12
NYTimes: US and Global NewsGoogle Play#2 by downloadsThe New York Times Company
78View report
13
FOX Nation: Celebrate AmericaGoogle Play#11 by downloadsFOX News Network, LLC
78View report
14
CNN: Live & Breaking NewsGoogle Play#4 by downloadsCNN
77View report
15
WeatherNews: Local & BreakingGoogle Play#11 by downloadsNEWSDELIVER LIMITED
77View report
16
Local News: Breaking & LatestGoogle Play#12 by downloadsNEWSDELIVER LIMITED
77View report
17
The Guardian - US & World NewsGoogle Play#8 by downloadsGuardian News & Media Ltd
76View report
18
Weather & News - Radar, AlertsGoogle Play#8 by downloadsDoomob Labs
76View report
19
Washington Post: Live NewsGoogle Play#13 by downloadsThe Washington Post
75View report
20
NewsBreak: Local News & AlertsGoogle Play#5 by downloadsParticle Media Inc.
74View report
21
FOX LOCAL: Live News & WeatherGoogle Play#15 by downloadsFox Television Stations, Inc.
73View report
22
Local News: Headlines & AlertsGoogle Play#17 by downloadsOpera
73View report
23
Pocket Casts - Podcast AppGoogle Play#18 by downloadsAutomattic, Inc
73View report
24
Le Monde, Live NewsGoogle Play#23 by downloadsLe Monde
72View report
25
The Economist - World NewsGoogle Play#15 by downloadsThe Economist Newspaper
71View report

Ranked by ASO score among News chart leaders on the Google Play. Scores measure title, subtitle or short description, keyword coverage, description, screenshots and visuals, freshness, and metadata completeness. Corpus refresh: 6/9/2026.

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