World Newspapers - 200 countries

Name: World Newspapers - 200 countries
Rating: 2.8 (4 reviews)
Author: BoCoSoft,Inc.

by BoCoSoft,Inc.

iPhone · iPad

Abandoned risk Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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What it is: Store information collected; independent summary not yet available.
At a glance: $0.99

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Official categories

News
Productivity

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Key functions

Function	Availability	Access	Scope	Evidence
Family Sharing	Yes	Unknown	App Store	Store published

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Price: $0.99

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

Ratings & reviews

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2.8 4 ratings · App Store

2/5It's Great for Wireless, Stinks for the Rest of Us
I'm sure the App works great, but if you don't have wireless access, don't bother getting it. I wish the product details had been more specific on how the news is downloaded onto your iTouch. I assure you it isn't through the iPod wire that syncs up your pod with iTunes. It only works by downloading via wireless. I hope you iPhone folks enjoy it!

JustNAct · 31 Jul 2026
1/5Disappearing App
After download the app does not open. When attempting to open nothing happens and the phone reverts to the main screen. After deleting the app and downloading again, the problem continues. Appears to have some serious bugs.

Ezflaw · 31 Jul 2026
1/5App does not open
Upon opening the app, it immediately closes

JimmyJackal · 31 Jul 2026
5/5The best news app on the App Store
I check world news often so this application is definitely worth purchasing, because of the time it saves instead of going online searching for news sites. I like the way news are organized, and with favorites it's easy to bookmark and go back to the news sites you visit the most. The selection of countries is impressive to say the least even small Caribbean island nations are included, and even my hometown's newspaper site is there! The add news sources feature sometimes doesn't work quite right, however --something to fix in future updates. But very impressive app overall

shoms2 · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Fine, fine app
** UPDATE ** Wow - this update delivers us a nice, modern, full-featured news app. No other news app delivers international coverage like this. The developer obviously takes pride in his work. I will be going through the new features and update my review as necessary. Simply the most comprehensive news app in the store. I give it 5 stars as is - but it would be even better with enhanced grouping options rather always alphabetic by country. Maybe we could have continent (or regional) groupings - that way we could more simply see the sites available regionally. Definately underappreciated in the app store - don't pass it by.

HAMsmoke · 31 Jul 2026

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Versions

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1.0
1.1
1.2
+ Added table index for fast scrolling + Fixed some crashing issues + Added US News Sources Arizona Republic Atlanta Journal-Constitution Baltimore Sun Boston Globe Boston Herald Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune Christian Science Monitor Cincinnati Enquirer Cleveland Plain Dealer Columbus Dispatch Dallas Morning News Denver Post Detroit Free Press Houston Chronicle Indianapolis Star Kansas City Star Las Vegas Sun Los Angeles Times Miami Herald Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Minneapolis Star-Tribune New York Daily News New York Newsday New York Post New York Times Orlando Sentinel Philadelphia Inquirer Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Portland Oregonian Providence Journal-Bulletin Sacramento Bee Salt Lake City Tribune San Diego Union-Tribune San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Examiner San Jose Mercury News Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle Times St. Petersburg Times Tampa Tribune USA Today Village Voice Wall Street Journal Washington Post Washington Times
1.3
• Full Screen Viewing of News Sources • Fixed some broken news links • Easier management of favorites • Select news sources by one of 7 regions (North America, South America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, South Asia) Turn iPhone sideways on the country-list screen to access a map of regions - touch region to access list of countries from the region. Thanks to HAMsmoke for the helpful review.
1.4
+ Translate any webpage into preferred language + Icons for newspapers in favorites list + Favorites list is now the first to open
1.5
+ World News is now available in 9 languages - Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Russian, and Simplified Chinese + Favorites List - The icons of news sources are automatically downloaded and used as the icons - In landscape mode, favorites are now large icons + Database correction
2.0.0
The user-interface has been designed for iOS 8. Now supports both iPad and iPhone. View favorites in lanscape orientation. Show the logos of new sources in the list.
2.1.0
Localize country names Update app icon
2.2.0
Improve the name of the app New settings screen: • Users can now change the default target language for translation • Users can now enable automatic translation so that newspapers are automatically translated into the target language without having to tap the "translate" button.
2.3.0
Improved web browser screen: • Automatic full-screen mode on iPhone • Swipe gesture for navigate backward and forward • Additional sharing actions • UI enhancements
2.3.1
Remove "Göteborgs Posten" from list of newspaper webpage urls
2.3.2 · 16 Dec 2016
This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included. Fix webpages not loading

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