iPhone News Apps

Overview

Keeping up with everything that's going on in the world is easy on iPhone, you just have to pick the right app. You have a lot of choices to pick from but here's our easy guide to the best, the ones to consider and the ones to stay away from.

Essential Apps

Free
CNN App for iPhone (U.S.)

by CNN Interactive Group, Inc.

CNN pushes you the latest news headlines on the biggest national stories and lets you set topics you want to follow so you can keep up with the things you're most interested in. CNN even has live video and stories come with highlights right at the top so you can see what matters most right up front. Though paid, the app also has a lot of advertising. For what you get though it is worth it.

Notable Apps

$1.99
BNO News

by BitMethod

BNO News is fast and expensive. It delivers you the latest headlines via push notifications in the categories you set. It also costs 99 cents per month, a high price compared to the competition. What you get for that price though is being safe in the knowledge that when something happens in the categories you care about you'll be one of the first to hear about it. You can also set up notifications for keywords you specify.
Free
NYTimes

by The New York Times Company

For readers, there's nothing quite as good as the New York Times. It won't push you the latest news (yet), but it does have the most enjoyable fullscreen reading experience of any news app.
Free
AP Mobile

by The Associated Press

The biggest national news headlines are pushed to your phone for free in AP Mobile.

Decent Apps

Free
USA TODAY

by USA TODAY

Headlines, sports scores and weather are a couple taps away inside USA Today which makes it a great all in one choice if those are your interests.
Free
The Wall Street Journal - Mobile

by Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

If you care about business news the Wall Street Journal doesn't disappoint, though you do have to subscribe to get access to some WSJ content.