# Hourly News

> A One-Tap Hourly News App

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id493859859](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id493859859)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id493859859`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Urban Apps
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.30 / 5 (581 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.0.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-27
- **First published:** 2012-01-21
- **Size:** 27 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hourly-news/id493859859)
- **Website:** [https://hourlynewsapp.com](https://hourlynewsapp.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://hourlynewsapp.com/legal/privacy](https://hourlynewsapp.com/legal/privacy)

## Description

**Hourly News** is a one-tap audio news app that automatically plays the latest updates from trusted sources including NPR, BBC, CBC, ABC, CBS, ESPN, VOA, DW, Marketplace, The New York Times, and FOX. It plays feeds in your preferred order, skips updates you’ve already heard, downloads upcoming episodes for reliable listening, and supports adjustable playback speed.

Use Hourly News across iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, widgets, CarPlay, and Siri. Add custom podcast feeds, sync settings and listening history with iCloud, and control playback in the background with Now Playing and remote controls. Try all premium features free for 14 days, with monthly or yearly subscription options afterward.

## Rankings

- #70,886 — Overall

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id493859859)