NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
Description
Get daily news and events sent straight to your phone, because small news makes a big difference to communities! Keep up to date with current events, live local news, business news and more! Small news makes a big difference! NewsBreak is your #1 local news app for current events, free live news, business news, and more. Download today to stay up to date on all things local! Local news is different. NewsBreak believes that local news helps bring neighborhoods together around the unique stories they share in common. And only local, small news has the unique ability to meaningfully inform the decisions we make throughout the day. What’s the weather like in my area? What about traffic? What important events are happening nearby? Join NewsBreak’s growing local news community and see why over 45M people across the U.S. have helped make us the nation’s #1 local news app! And remember - we don’t just do local! Local breaking news, sports news, trending national & international news – NewsBreak’s got it all. Get everything from sports updates to national news headlines sent straight to your phone while coming together with your neighborhood to share in interesting conversations related to local news in your area. Join the 45M+ locals across the U.S. that trust NewsBreak as their #1 local news app! NewsBreak Features: Local News Highlights • Get a curated daily briefing on local news, traffic, events, local weather, and more. • Live stream news on local channels: follow local news, events, and activities. • Get local weather reports and traffic updates at a glance. Breaking News, National and Local • Both small news and breaking news, stay up to date with our current news coverage • Daily news highlights delivered straight to your device • Browse national news headlines and read comprehensive, in-depth stories. • Use the discovery engine to discover stories from over 10,000 trusted sources. Personalized News Feed • Get the stories that matter to you with a highly personalized feed, relevant to your likes and dislikes. • Get coverage on the news that matters most to you, including sports news, business news, tech news, and more • Keep up with the latest coverage of important news and events, nationally and locally.! • Our news aggregator collects and delivers the news that matters to you. • Get news alerts customized to your tastes. Your Community News • Find local eats, small news updates, deals, shop openings, and more ahead of time. • Read personal and vivid stories from our local news writers and content creators. • Treat us as your personal newsstand, magazine collector, restaurant reviewer, and more. Create Civic Value - Support the Cause • Use NewsBreak to revive the local news ecosystem and support small publishers. • Increase local story volume and geographic coverage to stimulate local storytelling and community power. Follow or Block the Trend - It’s Up to You • It’s totally cool to stay on top of some topics, or totally hate them! • NewsBreak allows you to follow what is trending, or completely block some topics you don’t appreciate. • You can laugh, share, think, cry, upvote, downvote, comment, reply... • NewsBreak is a free ground that welcomes you to express emotions & opinions. Download NewsBreak today to stay informed on local news, national headlines, and world news! Better informed, better life. Term of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
What's New
Bug fixing and performance improvements.
Details
- Developer
- Particle Media Inc.
- Main Category
- News
- Version
- 26.24.0
- Version Release
- 2026-06-11
- Initial Release
- 2016-07-15
- Size
- 170 MB
- Age Rating
- 17+
- Price
- Free
- Languages
- EN, ES
- Bundle ID
- com.particlenews.newsbreak
- Version Rating
- ★ 4.78 (1,361,683)
- First Seen
- 2026-05-28
Metadata updated 2026-06-13
Rank History
Free · Max 90 days · Top 5 categories shown (Y-axis: rank, lower is better)
Free Rankings
Paid Rankings
No rankings
Competitive Benchmark — News Top 10
What it takes to beat this app — comparison with the category's top apps. The orange row is the current app.
| # | App | Price | Rating | Ratings | Langs | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | X | Free | ★ 4.59 | 10,776,328 | 41 | 2026-06-11 |
| 2 | Free | ★ 4.76 | 3,435,219 | 32 | 2026-06-08 | |
| 3 | CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio | Free | ★ 4.89 | 24,114 | 2 | 2026-06-10 |
| 4 | Substack | Free | ★ 4.87 | 468,138 | 15 | 2026-06-09 |
| 5 | Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network | Free | ★ 4.71 | 2,089,373 | 9 | 2026-06-10 |
| 6 | NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts | Free | ★ 4.78 | 1,361,683 | 2 | 2026-06-11 |
| 7 | Citizen: Safety & Live Video | Free | ★ 4.73 | 504,806 | 0 | 2026-06-10 |
| 8 | Ground News | Free | ★ 4.72 | 44,105 | 1 | 2026-06-01 |
| 9 | Police Scanner Radio & Fire | Free | ★ 4.64 | 521,589 | 1 | 2026-06-04 |
| 10 | Watch Duty: Wildfire & Floods | Free | ★ 4.93 | 39,499 | 5 | 2026-06-05 |
User Reviews
So I know what’s going on,
I like it
This app has changed a lot in recent months and you’ll notice most of the happy reviews are older. I’ve tried multiple times to block contributors I don’t like, or product ads that are misleading, but that block only lasts a few days, and they’re back. I’ve gotten so tired of opening articles only to find they’re some sort of AI summary and not the actual article. I’m tired of clicking on “Watch til the end” videos that have no purpose… even if you watch to the end. Short videos posted by users that make absolutely no sense yet are still allowed. It is now full of AI created ads for products that many people would realize cannot deliver as advertised, but many people will spend their money on. This app went from a source of news, entertainment, and funny/cute videos to becoming a disappointing, low standard, ad filled waste of time, mostly created or altered by AI. NewsBreak should be ashamed to call themselves a news source at this point. Do better.
Need to be able to to expand all photos when viewing articles cannot zoom in or out on photos and pictures videos
There are women that are “looking” for relationships but are scammers in disguise. Be aware of who you follow and who gives you a like. There are also women’s who post pics of themselves just to get views. Some will never answer you others are just trying to scam you! They need to clean up this app! It’s supposed to be a news app, not a dating app!!!!
One night I was on my way home when I saw multiple police cars and ambulances near my area, what does my mind think? NewsBreak. Tells me the exact time, location, and the incident.
Great keeping up with the current event in your city neighborhood around your family Washington everything
Good app for local and global news
This one of the most left leaning app I’ve ever used!! It’s at least 10-1 leftist written versus conservative written. When will the media realize over half the country is conservative??
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