NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts

Name: NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
Rating: 4.8 (1374529 reviews)
Author: Particle Media Inc.

By: Particle Media Inc. App

Weather, Safety & Crime Alerts

Overview

Version:

26.30.1

Last updated: 2026-07-30

Features & Capabilities

NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts delivers local, breaking, and national news with live streams, weather, traffic, and community updates. It curates a daily briefing from over 10,000 trusted sources, offers a highly personalized feed, and lets you follow or block topics to tailor what you see. The app also supports local publishers, helping to revive the local news ecosystem while keeping you informed about events, deals, and stories in your area.

Stay connected with your neighborhood and beyond—download NewsBreak to get informed on local news, sports, and world headlines all in one place.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App News & Magazines Content

By:

Particle Media Inc.

Rating:

4.80

(1,374,529) 1,917 new ratings

Version:

26.30.1 Last updated: 2026-07-30

Version code:

888807054

Creation date:

2016-07-15

Compatible devices:

Size:

183.16MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-05

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 303 ▼ 1

Other rankings

#7 in news keyword 30 ▼ 1#11 in break keyword 10 ▲ #77 in update keyword 17 ▲ 1

Other platforms

NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts (v26.31.1)

93,214,768 4.62

(632,386)

For Developers

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Contact the developer

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Developed by:

Particle Media Inc.

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/newsbreak-local-news-alerts/id1132762804

Website:

https://www.newsbreak.com

User Reviews

Users praise NewsBreak for local, timely news and useful audio features, plus broad coverage. However, frequent ads, a push toward premium access for AI content, questionable AI-generated summaries, perceived political bias, and reliability frustrations (loading problems, broken links, erratic alerts) are common criticisms. The app’s value hinges on local, rapid updates and audio perks, but is hampered by ads, paywalls, content quality concerns, and stability issues.

Pros

Local news coverage and timely updates that are useful on the go
Broad coverage across local and national topics
Audio options attached to stories for quick listening

Cons

Excessive ads and pop-ups that disrupt reading experience
Forced premium/subscription pressure for accessing AI-generated content
AI-generated summaries replacing full articles and concerns about content quality
Perceived political bias or propaganda in coverage
Reliability and usability issues (stories not loading, broken links, erratic alerts/UI glitches)