News24: Trusted News. First

Name: News24: Trusted News. First
Rating: 2.8 (265 reviews)
Author: 24.com

By: 24.com

SA’s leading news source.

Features & Capabilities

News24: Trusted News. First is SA's leading news app with an award-winning newsroom delivering breaking stories as they happen. From entertainment and sport to politics and business, you’ll find in-depth analysis and context you can trust. A paid subscription unlocks exclusive journalism—opinion, investigative reporting, video documentaries, podcasts, and a range of daily features.

As a subscriber, you can read and write comments on articles, listen to pieces, and share subscriber-only articles with friends. You’ll also access e-editions ofYOU, Fair Lady, and more, plus personalized newsletters. Free sign-up lets you bookmark content and receive special newsletters. For support, contact us in the app under Profile/Support, and review our privacy policy and EULA for details.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App News & Magazines Content

By:

24.com

Rating:

2.80

(265)

Version:

7.93.2026052014 Last updated: 2026-05-21

Version code:

885884030

Creation date:

2009-04-20

Compatible devices:

Size:

86.78MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-06

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 124,460 ▼ 50

For Developers

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Developed by:

24.com

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/news24-trusted-news-first/id310970460

Website:

http://www.News24.com

User Reviews

User reviews largely criticize News24 for ad-heavy, paywalled access and reliability problems. The most frequent complaints are intrusive ads that hamper reading and content, and subscription gating that leaves paying users unable to access articles or requiring unsatisfactory support. Many report stability issues—freezing, grey screens, and crashes—often after updates, plus navigation problems caused by ads and a broken in-app browser. Some reviewers still value News24's journalism and are willing to pay for quality coverage, and a few note past performance improvements and brand trust. Dark mode and cross-device login remain common requests.

Pros

Valuable, high-quality journalism and reporting that users value.
A subset of users are willing to pay for quality journalism and subscribe.
Longstanding brand and trusted source for SA news, with loyal readers.

Cons

Intrusive ads and aggressive paywalls degrade the reading experience (frequent full-screen ads, banners, and auto-playing videos).
Subscription/access problems and unhelpful support when subscribing or trying to access paid content.
App stability issues including freezing, grey screens, and crashes after updates.
Ad layout and in-app browser problems disrupt navigation and make it hard to exit articles.
Missing features like dark mode and device/login limitations (iPad issues, multi-device login) and occasional battery drain.

Recent reviews

Many of the articles are anti US.

by Zx*****, 2026-04-21

I renewed my subscription and paid but some reason every time I opened the App, it told me to subscribe. When I clicked subscribe it told me I was already subscribed. The support was completely useless. I have abandoned all attempts to try and resolve this.

by Fa*****, 2026-02-03

Since the last update, closing a news article shoots the home page back up to the featured/newest article, requiring a reader to scroll back down to where they were last opening articles.