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The Best Free News IOS Apps July 2026

The best 10 free News applications to your iPhone, iPad or iWatch in July 2026.

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Bloomberg: Business News Daily #NO1

1 - Bloomberg: Business News Daily by Bloomberg Finance LP
Breaking news on world finance, business, stock market and investments. Access award-winning journalism to help you understand the economics and financial news that’s shaping tomorrow, today. Before you change the world. Bloomberg. Customize the app to monitor the stock market and your investment portfolio. Stay up-to-date on trending topics like the US economy, oil prices, Dow Jones, NASDAQ and more. Bloomberg delivers critical business news for modern business leaders and financial profess...

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Police Scanner + #NO2

2 - Police Scanner + by Rego Apps
Listen to the largest collection of police, fire, EMS, airport, railroad, weather, comedy, talk, and music stations. That's over 100,000 stations available for free. Get the original police scanner app that has everyone hooked - as seen in hit movies like Spider-Man FEATURES: - Read about active events going on at the moment along with the station that is current playing the audio from that event - Record stations for future playback and for emailing an mp3 copy to yourself or others - Set an ...

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Podcast App #NO3

3 - Podcast App by Evolve Global, Inc.
Get millions of podcasts at your fingertips and any curiosity on-demand, only on Podcast App: the #1 most downloaded podcast app in The App Store. Sharpen up in your downtime with free and easy access to millions of shows. Start feeding all of your interests from news and comedy to true crime, sports and infinitely more. Find something new to listen to in less than 10 seconds. With endless personalized recommendations, interest categories, and our powerful search and filters, it’s easy to di...

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Enigma: What’s that in the Sky #NO4

4 - Enigma: What’s that in the Sky by Enigma Labs, LLC
Enigma is the #1 destination for UFO sighting alerts and aerial intelligence. Every day, thousands of people see something they can't explain in the skies. Seen something unusual? Share your UFO sighting story and read accounts from thousands of other witnesses worldwide. EXPLORE THE MAP -Discover over 200K recent and historical UFO, drone, and other aerial sightings around the world on an interactive map -Read crowdsourced witness accounts, watch sighting videos, and listen to fascinating audi...

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CNBC: Stock Market & Business #NO5

5 - CNBC: Stock Market & Business by Versant Media LLC
CNBC brings the world of Wall Street to you with breaking news alerts, watchlists, global market data, CNBC TV & live audio. Access the power of CNBC to get the latest business, tech, finance news & more! - Watch a daily free preview of CNBC’s live TV stream - Powerful interactive charts & quote data - Add up to 100 watchlists, each with up to 100 quotes - Search for companies & add them to your watchlist or view news - Listen to CNBC podcasts & live audio (US only), in the app & i...

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Space Coast Launches #NO6

6 - Space Coast Launches by Brevard County Board of County Commissioners
Track the rocket launch schedule on Florida's Space Coast with Space Coast Launches. This app contains the schedule of rocket launches from the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force base from organizations like NASA, SpaceX, ULA and more with a clean and convenient user experience. Receive T-2 hour and T-5 minute launch notifications, live launch feeds, a map of popular viewing locations and rocket experiences on Florida's Space Coast, and much more. Space Coast Launches will help ...

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Podcast App & Player - Castbox #NO7

7 - Podcast App & Player - Castbox by Guru Network Limited
The best podcast app & podcast player to find, save, download, and listen to your favorite podcasts, FM, and audiobooks. Access over 95 million audio content including podcasts, audiobooks, FM radio, white noise/fan noise, guided meditation podcasts from 27 different countries. Download Castbox and turn your iPhone or iPad into a fully functional podcast player. You would be able to control the playback on your apple watch, switch to the next episodes using CarPlay, or meditate to the guided m...

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Podbean Podcast App & Player #NO8

8 - Podbean Podcast App & Player by Podbean Incorporated
The best podcast app / podcast player app to search, download, and listen to your favorite podcast, network, FM, radio and audiobook anywhere, anytime. Listening to over 50 million episodes of podcasts worldwide on iPhone/iPad. The Podbean podcast app enhance your podcast listening experience with intelligent speed, volume boost, customizable playlist, and all the best features: — DISCOVERY / RECOMMENDATION — •  Search by podcast name, episode name, or author name. •  Browse new/...

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Google News #NO9

9 - Google News by Google
Google News is a personalized news aggregator that organizes and highlights what’s happening in the world so you can quickly catch up and discover more about the stories that matter to you. With Google News, you’ll find: YOUR BRIEFING: It can be nearly impossible to keep up with every story you care about, Your Briefing makes it easy to stay in the know about what’s important and relevant in your world. It updates throughout the day to bring you the top local, national, and world headlin...

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Newsmax #NO10

10 - Newsmax by Newsmax Media, Inc.
Newsmax is a premier news platform that offers comprehensive news coverage, breaking news, and real-time updates on topics that matter to you. Forbes calls Newsmax "a news powerhouse," and The New York Times describes it as a "potent force in U.S. politics". It is America’s fastest-growing news channel. From the corridors of the White House to the halls of Congress, our reporting covers every aspect of US political life. We provide trusted news on health, personal finance, faith, and freedo...

The Best Paid News IOS Apps July 2026

The best 10 paid News applications to your iPhone, iPad or iWatch in July 2026.

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凤凰新闻(专业版)-头条新闻阅读平台 #NO1

1 - 凤凰新闻(专业版)-头条新闻阅读平台 by Beijing TianyingJiuzhou Network Technology Co. Ltd
【凤凰新闻 给你不同】 1、没有不感兴趣的内容 只推荐和你兴趣相关的新闻和内容,使用时间越长,凤凰新闻越懂你。 2、没有重复信息 通过人工智能推荐技术和大数据算法处理,为你推荐不同的精品资讯。 【凤凰新闻 看到不同】 凤凰忠实记录转型阶段中国社会经济、政治、民主和法制发展进程;详解大陆及两岸三地重要事件,汇集环球新闻资讯,为主流华人提供互联网...

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Speak News - RSS news reader #NO2

2 - Speak News - RSS news reader by Imaja
Speak News reads stories from RSS/Atom news feeds, web pages, Wikipedia pages, or Google News queries to you using text-to-speech. Speak News app is built for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Use Siri to open Speak News and listen to news stories hands-free using the earphones remote control. Just say “Hey Siri, Open Speak News” and the app will start reading your current news stories. Complete Features • Use Siri to open the app and listen to stories. • Use Siri Shortcuts to perform seve...

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iCatcher! Podcast Player #NO3

3 - iCatcher! Podcast Player by Joeisanerd.com
Download, listen, watch, and relish your favorite podcasts. FEATURES - Subscribe to your preferred podcasts within the app and manage them conveniently. - Download episodes over WiFi or Cellular (available on devices with cellular capabilities). - Support for password-protected feeds. - Background refresh and download in the background. - Sync subscriptions, episode playback positions, and playlists between your devices using iCloud. - Universal App (compatible with iPhone and iPad). - Search a...

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The Aviation Herald - Feed #NO4

4 - The Aviation Herald - Feed by Tobias Ecke
The latest news from "The Aviation Herald". Accidents, Incidents and News. Support: [email protected]

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QLD Fires #NO5

5 - QLD Fires by P4G Pty Ltd
The QLD Fires application is designed to provide information on current fires within the state of Queensland Australia. The information is displayed in a list or map view to enable the user to understand how far the fire is from a user. The application also maps current wind and satellite "hotspot" data to try and provide as much information as possible. It utilises fire information from the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service, wind information from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology and Sat...

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HackerWeb - Hacker News client #NO6

6 - HackerWeb - Hacker News client by Chee Aun Lim
HackerWeb is a super-clean Hacker News app built for maximum readability and has a lean set of features to optimize the reading experience. It’s created specifically with iOS design guidelines in mind, so it feels native and blends well with the operating system. It has a simple set of features that are usually invisible: - Dual Web and Comments tabs for easy switching between the story’s web page and the list of comments - Revolutionary comments thread UI for easy navigation, with smart ...

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News Explorer #NO7

7 - News Explorer by Ron Elemans
News Explorer is a full-featured yet easy-to-use RSS, JSON, Atom, Reddit, YouTube, Podcast, Bluesky and Mastodon news reader with iCloud synchronization between Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple TV. Full iCloud Sync • News Explorer syncs your feeds, filters, folders, articles including statuses, notes and tags, across all your Apple devices. • Synchronization is based on iCloud, so there is no need to login or to sign up into any other service, it just works out of the box. Smart Fi...

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Police Scanner on Watch #NO8

8 - Police Scanner on Watch by Guru Network Limited Inc.
Download Police Scanner on your Apple Watch and be the first to know about public safety, breaking news, fire alarms, and crime waves near you. Police Scanner is the best police scanner app on App Watch of live police, fire alarm, railroad radio, aircraft, emergency, news, and amateur radio. Discover the local live police scanner radio, fire alarm, railroad radio, air traffic control, emergency alert, and amateur radio station. Keep updated about the local news, emergency, and public safety af...

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Earthquake 3D #NO9

9 - Earthquake 3D by Richard Wolton
Zoom and spin your way around the world with this fully immersive 3D Earthquake display app. Earthquake 3D uses animated graphics to show you the "big picture" and visualize large amounts of Earthquake data quickly and easily. Go where no seismogram has gone before with a fascinating and mesmerizing look at the world's Earthquakes. - Eight different Earth display types that include population and tectonic plate maps. - Four different custom view 'presets'. - Solid and wire frame 3D views wi...

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Parsent #NO10

10 - Parsent by Salar Digital Ltd
Parsent — Stay Informed. Stay Present. Stop scrolling. Start listening. Parsent turns the websites, news sources and documents you care about into a morning radio briefing — designed to cut your screen time while keeping you ahead of what matters. Add any URL — news sites, industry blogs, research pages, PDFs or files — and we’ll read, summarise and voice it for you, so you can listen while you get ready, commute, work out or make coffee. How it works: Add any website URL or docume...