# VOA

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id632618796](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id632618796)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id632618796`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Voice of America
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.30 / 5 (731 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.10
- **Last updated:** 2025-11-26
- **First published:** 2013-08-05
- **Size:** 77 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/voa/id632618796)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.voanews.com/terms-use-and-privacy-notice](https://www.voanews.com/terms-use-and-privacy-notice)

## Description

VOA's official mobile news app delivers Voice of America’s international coverage to your device, with photos, video, audio, and text. Stream podcasts and newscasts on demand, download stories, videos, and photos for offline viewing, and customize your feed for quick access to the topics you care about.

With VOA's global newsroom of more than 3,500 journalists across Africa, the Middle East, Asia and beyond, you’ll get trusted news even where free press or open internet access is limited. Share stories easily on social platforms and get help at voamobileapps@gmail.com by including your device and OS details.

## Rankings

- #64,671 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviews praise VOA’s easy navigation, straightforward headlines, and credibility, but flag recurring stability and accessibility problems: frequent startup crashes after updates, broken push notifications, perceived bias in coverage, poor audio quality, and language support issues.

### Pros

- Easy to navigate and well-organized by region and topic, with a simple first-run onboarding.
- Headlines and coverage are straightforward and non-editorialized, helping users form their own opinions.
- VOA is presented as a credible, longtime news source that many users trust.
- Positive sentiment from long-time listeners and general appreciation of VOA as a news source.

### Cons

- App frequently fails to start or crashes, especially after updates, making it unreliable.
- Push notifications are broken or unreliable.
- Perceived bias and lack of balanced reporting in coverage.
- Audio quality issues, including low volume and inconsistent broadcast sound.
- Language accessibility problems and bugs (languages missing or bugs when switching to Chinese).

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