# NBC News: Breaking & US News

> Breaking News, Live News Video

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id319740707](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id319740707)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id319740707`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** NBC News Digital, LLC
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (150,701 ratings)
- **Version:** 14.3.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-09
- **First published:** 2009-06-28
- **Size:** 101 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nbc-news-breaking-us-news/id319740707)
- **Website:** [https://nbcnews.com/](https://nbcnews.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.nbcuniversal.com/privacy/?intake=NBC\_News](http://www.nbcuniversal.com/privacy/?intake=NBC_News)

## Description

**NBC News: Breaking & US News** delivers trusted journalism, breaking news alerts, live updates, and in-depth reporting from the U.S. and around the world. Follow politics, business, technology, science, health, entertainment, sports, elections, and major developing stories with expert analysis from NBC News journalists.

Watch 24/7 live coverage on NBC News NOW and stream episodes of *Nightly News*, *Meet the Press*, and *Dateline*. Create a free account to save stories, listen to articles, receive personalized local news and weather, and manage newsletters. Subscribers get exclusive reporting, original videos, podcasts, newsletters, and subscriber-only Q&As.

## Rankings

- #2,630 — Overall
- #10 — news
- #61 — article

## Review summary

Most reviews criticize NBC News for moving to a paywall that locks many articles, generating subscription fatigue. Ads disrupt reading, and access to live programming/schedules has degraded the experience. Users report UX glitches (scrolling jumps, music stopping) and question trust due to perceived bias. A minority praise include fast performance, a clean layout, and an ad-free option for streams. Overall, the paywall and UX problems overshadow positive layout and brand familiarity.

### Pros

- Fast performance with a quick, well-organized layout.
- Ad-free live streams and better experience when opting for the no-ads subscription.
- Trusted NBC News brand and familiar interface that users recognize.

### Cons

- Paywalls and subscription fatigue: most content is behind a paywall, with users feeling they must pay for what used to be free.
- Intrusive and sometimes misleading ads: ad clutter disrupts reading and even slows navigation.
- Loss of access to live programming and lack of clear live schedules without subscribing.
- UX and reliability issues: frequent updates degrade experience, articles jumping back to the top, and features like music playback stopping on open.
- Perceived bias or erosion of trust: some reviews express concern about propaganda and reliability.

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