Reviews of ABC NEWS

By: Australian Broadcasting Corporation App

List of user reviews and ratings for ABC NEWS

Total ratings

4.31 (Rating count: 35,122)

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Review summary

The reviews show a mixed sentiment. While some users praise ABC News for reliable content and service, the most frequent complaints are performance issues (slow loads / false offline messages), removal of widgets, misbehaving and poorly tailored notifications, a cluttered UI with insufficient personalization, and concerns about journalism quality and accuracy. Users also request filters, offline reading improvements, and return of widgets.

Pros

Excellent service
High quality and reliability
Long-time main news source for many users
Generally good usability

Cons

Performance issues: app is slow to open or unresponsive, with occasional 'no internet connection' messages despite having a connection
Widget support has been removed or is missing; users want widgets again
Notification misbehavior: poorly tailored alerts, including unwanted sports notifications, and repeated stories
Over-cluttered UI with limited personalization and filtering; many blogs and hard to navigate, plus large data/cache
Concerns about journalism quality and accuracy

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.40

All time rating average: 4.31

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Date	Author	Comment
2026-08-09	Se*****	ABC news is probably the most recent and up to date news service the public can trust the news is condensed into a format that is easily accessible to the consumer and provides a form of communication that the public can trust
ABC news is probably the most recent and up to date news service the public can trust the news is condensed into a format that is easily accessible to the consumer and provides a form of communication that the public can trust
2026-08-08	Gl*****	High standards of journalism finding the truth: ABC
High standards of journalism finding the truth: ABC
2026-08-07	Ja*****	Excellent app from a trusted organisation
Excellent app from a trusted organisation
2026-08-07	Ju*****	vile and deceptive liars
vile and deceptive liars
2026-08-06	Wi*****	Excellent factual News coverage you can rely upon.
Excellent factual News coverage you can rely upon.
2026-08-05	Ge*****	trusted source. not biased
trusted source. not biased
2026-08-05	Mi*****	My most trusted source of information.
My most trusted source of information.
2026-08-05	An*****	easy to use and accurate
easy to use and accurate
2026-08-04	Gu*****	the only news worth reading
the only news worth reading
2026-08-04	Ch*****	Dog's breakfast layout but worthwhile articles
Dog's breakfast layout but worthwhile articles