Which News app on the App Store has the best ASO?

ABC News: Live Breaking News has the highest ASO score (83/100) among the top-charting News apps on the App Store. The list ranks the category's chart leaders by how well their store listings are optimized.

Ranked by ASO score · App Store · 2026

Best News apps on iOS, ranked by ASO

The App Store's top-charting News apps, ranked not by downloads but by how well each one is optimized. NYTimes: US and Global News is the most downloaded, yet ranks #13 here by ASO.

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Top News apps on the App Store by ASO score

Seeded from the App Store'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.

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ABC News: Live Breaking NewsApp Store#11 by downloadsDisney
83View report
2
Bloomberg: Business News DailyApp Store#6 by downloadsBloomberg Finance LP
81View report
3
Watch Duty: Wildfire & FloodsApp Store#13 by downloadsSherwood Forestry Service, Inc.
81View report
4
Citizen: Safety & Live VideoApp Store#4 by downloadssp0n, Inc.
79View report
5
Current - RSS Feed ReaderApp Store#5 by downloadsJupiter Interactive Group LLC
79View report
6
5-0 Radio Pro Police ScannerApp Store#17 by downloadsSmartest Apps LLC
79View report
7
Epoch Times: Live & BreakingApp Store#22 by downloadsEpoch Usa Inc
79View report
8
Stocks.News－Market AlertsApp Store#15 by downloadsIR Agency LLC
78View report
9
FOX LOCAL: Live News & WeatherApp Store#19 by downloadsFox Television Stations, Inc.
78View report
10
Barron’s - Investing InsightsApp Store#24 by downloadsDow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.
78View report
11
CNBC: Stock Market & BusinessApp Store#11 by downloadsVersant Media LLC
77View report
12
NewsBreak: Local News & AlertsApp Store#6 by downloadsParticle Media Inc.
76View report
13
NYTimes: US and Global NewsApp Store#2 by downloadsThe New York Times Company
75View report
14
CNN: Live & Breaking NewsApp Store#5 by downloadsCNN Interactive Group, Inc.
75View report
15
Police Scanner: Crime RadarApp Store#14 by downloadsSepia Software LLC
75View report
16
Loop - Podcast PlayerApp Store#17 by downloadsAugusto Simionato
74View report
17
Nextdoor: Neighborhood NetworkApp Store#5 by downloadsNextdoor
73View report
18
World News 206・TranslationApp Store#11 by downloadsSeiya.k
73View report
19
Fizz: Your Authentic CommunityApp Store#21 by downloadsFizz Social Corp.
73View report
20
The Economist: News & AnalysisApp Store#10 by downloadsThe Economist
72View report
21
Financial Times: Business NewsApp Store#14 by downloadsFinancial Times Ltd.
71View report
22
CrimeRadar Dispatch AudioApp Store#3 by downloadsScoopz Inc.
70View report
23
Police Scanner: Fire RadioApp Store#16 by downloadsGuru Network Limited Inc.
70View report
24
Reuters - Breaking World NewsApp Store#25 by downloadsThomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH
70View report
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The Wall Street Journal. NewsApp Store#3 by downloadsDow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.
69View report

Ranked by ASO score among News chart leaders on the App Store. 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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