---
title: "Ground News - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in South Africa | Apple App Store"
description: "Get all your news in one place on an eye-opening platform that shows you the bias, reliability and ownership of every source you read. Cut through the noise and escape media echo chambers with Ground "
---

# Ground News — South Africa
> See every side of every story

![Ground News App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/5e/1d/0a/5e1d0a7f-aa3d-fce5-3cd4-1b11371a5506/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-8-0-85-220.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Snapwise](https://apptail.io/developer/snapwise-TFub) (Canada)
**Category:** News
**Rating:** 4.7/5 (314 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** com.checkitt
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** South Africa
**Version:** 4.28.1 (released 2026-06-01)
**Original Release:** 2018-04-22
**Languages:** English

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/za/app/app/id1324203419)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/south-africa](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/south-africa)

## Ground News Description
Get all your news in one place on an eye-opening platform that shows you the bias, reliability and ownership of every source you read. Cut through the noise and escape media echo chambers with Ground News.

Ground News is the largest news aggregator in the world with over 50K news sources and 60K articles added daily. But we aren’t a typical news aggregator, throwing hundreds of headlines at you that barely skim the surface. Ground frees people from algorithmic restraints, illuminates blindspots and makes media bias explicit with our one-of-a-kind media analysis features.

AVOID MANIPULATIVE ALGORITHMS
SPOT MEDIA  BIAS
DISCOVER BLINDSPOTS
CHECK THE RELIABILITY OF SOURCES
SEE WHO OWNS THE NEWS YOU CONSUME

Read daily breaking stories from sources around the world, in real time. Like a modern day newspaper, we show you diverse stories instead of algorithm-driven content that can limit your worldview. News coverage is rarely unbiased, so we give you as much context as possible so you can come to your own conclusions. Compare coverage on partisan topics like politics, and elections.

Enjoy our free features, or subscribe for in-depth analysis that will transform the way you look at news.


About Your Ground News Subscription: 
Subscriptions renew monthly and can be managed through your App Store account
Payment will be charged to your App Store Account on confirmation of purchase
Renewal is automatic unless turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period
Subscriptions can also be managed through Ground News by going to your Account Settings after purchase 

See full terms and conditions here: 

## Ground News Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/0c/ce/fe/0ccefed1-56f2-b617-6933-fd4794968300/UK_Blindspot.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/3e/d2/65/3ed265ee-6495-5cf9-1ab7-74fe57f92623/UK_Split_Headline_Local.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/58/aa/f9/58aaf944-2e14-f63f-28e8-cf7328e87316/UK_Split_Headline_Intl.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/79/ba/49/79ba495e-40fa-2699-1b8c-5b66c1f5ca17/UK_Factuality.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/4b/ce/b4/4bceb421-8e59-ff11-6847-3d475c08cb06/Ground_News_UK.png/1242x2688.png)

## Ground News Rating Breakdown in South Africa
- 5 stars: 249 (79%)
- 4 stars: 40 (13%)
- 3 stars: 18 (6%)
- 2 stars: 3 (1%)
- 1 stars: 4 (1%)

## Ground News Reviews in South Africa

### ***** "Great App"
This app is an impeccable piece of software. The features in the app are incomparable to any of the generic media, calling Ground News an improvement would be an understatement.
The blind spot feature particularly gives good insight.
-- Carljonesthe|||, 2024-07-21

### *---- "Text too small"
Cannot get the text any bigger on iOS. Cancelled the trial. 😶
-- Shilling 🦊, 2024-06-23

### ***** "Fabulous"
Am absolute treasure. Love the free version and I’m sure the payed version is even better. Highly recommend Ground News. An entirely neutral review of what is out there to read. Fantastic work!
-- Northies10101, 2024-06-14

### ***** "Fresh air"
Worth every penny
-- Poseidonn77, 2024-06-10

### ***** "Perfect news aggregator and fact checker"
Honestly amazing how much work is put into this. It allows you to spot biased news articles from a distance especially in an era where misinformation is rife.

Only thing I want to see added is an automatic reader view to speed up to process. Other than that, it’s really great.
-- RuanSteyn, 2024-05-18

### ***** "The only news app I use"
This app is fantastic - it gives a clear and accurate view of its news and shows you the bias and factuality of a story upfront. It takes out the legwork of trying to establish whether the source of the news is reliable and credible. I love it.
-- castubbs, 2023-03-06

### ***** "Very good news app"
Love this app , offering different versions of the same news events really can give you a holistic view of the event. My go to news app now.
-- B Dillon app review, 2020-02-20

[View all Ground News reviews and detailed analytics on AppTail](https://apptail.io/account/signup?utm_campaign=ai-crawl&utm_content=reviews)

## Ground News In-App Purchases
| Item | Price |
|------|-------|
| Ground News Premium Yearly | 529.99 R |
| Ground News Premium Monthly | 64.99 R |
| Ground News Pro Monthly | 17.99 R |
| Ground News Pro Yearly | 169.99 R |
| Ground News Vantage Monthly | 169.99 R |
| Ground News Vantage Yearly | 1,699.99 R |

## Ground News Store Rankings
| Chart | Country | Category | Rank |
|-------|---------|----------|------|
| Top Grossing | Hungary | News | #4 |
| Top Grossing | United States | News | #7 |
| Top Grossing | Dominican Republic | News | #8 |
| Top Grossing | Ecuador | News | #9 |
| Top Grossing | Pakistan | News | #9 |
| Top Grossing | Nigeria | News | #10 |
| Top Free | United States | News | #10 |
| Top Free | Canada | News | #13 |
| Top Grossing | Canada | News | #13 |
| Top Free | Romania | News | #13 |
| Top Grossing | Egypt | News | #13 |
| Top Grossing | Denmark | News | #14 |
| Top Grossing | Saudi Arabia | News | #15 |
| Top Grossing | Austria | News | #16 |
| Top Grossing | Romania | News | #16 |
| Top Grossing | Colombia | News | #17 |
| Top Grossing | South Africa | News | #17 |
| Top Grossing | Philippines | News | #18 |
| Top Free | Ireland | News | #19 |
| Top Free | United Kingdom | News | #20 |
| Top Free | Czechia | News | #21 |
| Top Grossing | Australia | News | #22 |
| Top Free | New Zealand | News | #22 |
| Top Grossing | Mexico | News | #23 |
| Top Free | Mexico | News | #23 |
| Top Grossing | Ireland | News | #24 |
| Top Free | Australia | News | #25 |
| Top Grossing | New Zealand | News | #27 |
| Top Free | Kazakhstan | News | #27 |
| Top Grossing | India | News | #27 |
| Top Grossing | Netherlands | News | #27 |
| Top Free | Greece | News | #27 |
| Top Grossing | Malaysia | News | #27 |
| Top Grossing | United Kingdom | News | #27 |
| Top Free | Portugal | News | #28 |
| Top Grossing | Azerbaijan | News | #28 |
| Top Grossing | Chile | News | #29 |
| Top Free | Finland | News | #29 |
| Top Free | Pakistan | News | #29 |
| Top Grossing | Algeria | News | #30 |
| Top Grossing | Indonesia | News | #30 |
| Top Grossing | Czechia | News | #31 |
| Top Free | Germany | News | #31 |
| Top Grossing | Spain | News | #31 |
| Top Grossing | Taiwan | News | #31 |
| Top Grossing | Ukraine | News | #32 |
| Top Grossing | Poland | News | #33 |
| Top Grossing | Germany | News | #33 |
| Top Free | Poland | News | #34 |
| Top Free | Switzerland | News | #34 |
| Top Grossing | Türkiye | News | #34 |
| Top Grossing | Greece | News | #35 |
| Top Free | United Arab Emirates | News | #35 |
| Top Free | Sweden | News | #35 |
| Top Grossing | Kuwait | News | #36 |
| Top Grossing | Finland | News | #36 |
| Top Free | Austria | News | #36 |
| Top Grossing | Argentina | News | #40 |
| Top Free | Denmark | News | #41 |
| Top Free | Netherlands | News | #41 |
| Top Grossing | Brazil | News | #42 |
| Top Free | Singapore | News | #42 |
| Top Grossing | Portugal | News | #43 |
| Top Grossing | Kazakhstan | News | #43 |
| Top Grossing | Italy | News | #43 |
| Top Free | Philippines | News | #44 |
| Top Free | Belgium | News | #44 |
| Top Grossing | Lebanon | News | #45 |
| Top Free | South Africa | News | #45 |
| Top Grossing | Japan | News | #45 |
| Top Grossing | Peru | News | #45 |
| Top Free | Ukraine | News | #49 |
| Top Grossing | Vietnam | News | #49 |
| Top Free | Azerbaijan | News | #52 |
| Top Free | Israel | News | #54 |
| Top Grossing | Belarus | News | #54 |
| Top Free | Lebanon | News | #55 |
| Top Grossing | Norway | News | #57 |
| Top Grossing | Thailand | News | #57 |
| Top Free | Indonesia | News | #58 |
| Top Grossing | Sweden | News | #58 |
| Top Free | India | News | #59 |
| Top Free | South Korea | News | #59 |
| Top Free | Colombia | News | #60 |
| Top Grossing | Russia | News | #62 |
| Top Free | Brazil | News | #63 |
| Top Free | Ecuador | News | #65 |
| Top Free | Egypt | News | #66 |
| Top Grossing | Singapore | News | #67 |
| Top Free | Hungary | News | #68 |
| Top Grossing | United Arab Emirates | News | #69 |
| Top Grossing | Hong Kong SAR China | News | #71 |
| Top Grossing | Switzerland | News | #71 |
| Top Free | Türkiye | News | #73 |
| Top Free | Chile | News | #74 |
| Top Grossing | Israel | News | #76 |
| Top Free | Argentina | News | #76 |
| Top Grossing | Belgium | News | #77 |
| Top Free | Italy | News | #80 |
| Top Free | Taiwan | News | #81 |
| Top Free | Kuwait | News | #86 |
| Top Free | France | News | #89 |
| Top Free | Algeria | News | #91 |
| Top Free | Spain | News | #92 |
| Top Free | Malaysia | News | #97 |
| Top Free | Thailand | News | #98 |
| Top Grossing | South Korea | News | #98 |
| Top Free | Norway | News | #102 |
| Top Free | Hong Kong SAR China | News | #104 |
| Top Free | Nigeria | News | #106 |
| Top Free | Russia | News | #147 |
| Top Free | Dominican Republic | News | #151 |
| Top Free | Peru | News | #153 |
| Top Free | Belarus | News | #159 |
| Top Free | Japan | News | #179 |
| Top Free | Vietnam | News | #213 |
| Top Free | Saudi Arabia | News | #341 |

## Ground News Discovered Keywords
- for mastodon
- ground news

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## Ground News Available In
- [United States](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/united-states)
- [Canada](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/canada)
- [United Kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/united-kingdom)
- [Australia](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/australia)
- [Germany](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/germany)
- [Netherlands](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/netherlands)
- [South Africa](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/south-africa)
- [India](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/india)
- [New Zealand](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/new-zealand)
- [Sweden](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/sweden)
- [Switzerland](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/switzerland)
- [Ireland](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/ireland)
- [France](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/france)
- [Mexico](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/mexico)
- [Spain](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/spain)
- [Romania](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/romania)
- [Italy](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/italy)
- [Türkiye](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/turkey)
- [Brazil](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/brazil)
- [Portugal](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/portugal)
- [Denmark](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/denmark)
- [Norway](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/norway)
- [Belgium](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/belgium)
- [Poland](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/poland)
- [Japan](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/japan)
- [Austria](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/austria)
- [Singapore](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/singapore)
- [Philippines](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/philippines)
- [Hong Kong SAR China](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/hong-kong)
- [Thailand](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/thailand)
- [Israel](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/israel)
- [Czechia](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/czechia)
- [United Arab Emirates](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/united-arab-emirates)
- [Chile](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/chile)
- [South Korea](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/south-korea)
- [Hungary](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/hungary)
- [Colombia](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/colombia)
- [Malaysia](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/malaysia)
- [Finland](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/finland)
- [Ukraine](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/ukraine)
- [Bulgaria](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/bulgaria)
- [Vietnam](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/vietnam)
- [Pakistan](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/pakistan)
- [Greece](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/greece)
- [China](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/china)
- [Indonesia](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/indonesia)
- [Taiwan](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/taiwan)
- [Peru](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/peru)
- [Saudi Arabia](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/saudi-arabia)
- [Slovenia](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/slovenia)
- [Dominican Republic](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/dominican-republic)
- [Nigeria](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/nigeria)
- [Croatia](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/croatia)
- [Egypt](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/egypt)
- [Ecuador](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/ecuador)
- [Russia](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/russia)
- [Argentina](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/argentina)
- [Luxembourg](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/luxembourg)
- [Slovakia](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/slovakia)
- [Cyprus](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/cyprus)
- [Lithuania](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/lithuania)
- [Iceland](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/iceland)
- [Latvia](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/latvia)
- [Kenya](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/kenya)
- [Panama](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/panama)
- [Estonia](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/estonia)
- [Ghana](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/ghana)
- [Honduras](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/honduras)
- [Jordan](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/jordan)
- [Uruguay](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/uruguay)
- [Qatar](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/qatar)
- [Nepal](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/nepal)
- [North Macedonia](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/north-macedonia)
- [Sri Lanka](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/sri-lanka)
- [Armenia](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/armenia)
- [Malta](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/malta)
- [Lebanon](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/lebanon)
- [Kazakhstan](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/kazakhstan)
- [Oman](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/oman)
- [Kuwait](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/kuwait)
- [Bahrain](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/bahrain)
- [Jamaica](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/jamaica)
- [Uganda](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/uganda)
- [Namibia](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/namibia)
- [Brunei](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/brunei)
- [Uzbekistan](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/uzbekistan)
- [Tunisia](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/tunisia)
- [Paraguay](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/paraguay)
- [Angola](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/angola)
- [Azerbaijan](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/azerbaijan)
- [Algeria](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/algeria)
- [Cayman Islands](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/cayman-islands)
- [Belize](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/belize)
- [Belarus](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/belarus)
- [Bermuda](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/bermuda)
- [Senegal](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/senegal)
- [Barbados](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/barbados)
- [Mauritius](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/mauritius)
- [Mali](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/mali)
- [Macao SAR China](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/macau)
- [Grenada](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/grenada)
- [Suriname](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/suriname)
- [Madagascar](https://apptail.io/app/ground-news-HFn/madagascar)

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