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title: "Hourly News - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store"
description: "Hourly News is a simple app that plays the most recent news updates from multiple sources automatically when opened.  As a podcast app, Hourly News lets to you listen to any/all of the most recent NPR"
---

# Hourly News — United States
> A One-Tap Hourly News App

![Hourly News App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple128/v4/01/e8/42/01e842a3-b1a1-fac1-1921-9863d09a437b/mzl.vxivpriv.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Urban Apps](https://apptail.io/developer/urban-apps-cgqb) (United States)
**Category:** News
**Rating:** 4.4/5 (506 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** com.urbanapps.hourlynews
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** United States
**Version:** 1.7.3 (released 2017-07-24)
**Original Release:** 2012-01-21
**Languages:** English

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id493859859)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/united-states)

## Hourly News Description
Hourly News is a simple app that plays the most recent news updates from multiple sources automatically when opened.

As a podcast app, Hourly News lets to you listen to any/all of the most recent NPR , BBC, CBC, ABC, CBS, ESPN, VOA, SRN, RTHK, DW, Marketplace, New York Times, and/or FOX news updates and more.

You can also add your own custom podcasts sources to Hourly News!

FEATURES
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• Plays the most recent news summaries
• Automatically plays when opened
• Plays in background
• Responds to remote control buttons
• Automatically advances to the next news feed.
• Dead simple, easy to use
• Works every time
• Reorder, enable and disable news feeds
• Skip the podcast if already heard
• Sync your settings and sources over iCloud
• Add your own custom feeds


No Ads!
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Hourly News inserts no ads into the app, but some of the sources place them in their news streams. Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do to remove those ads.


Download Speeds:
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Like every app, download speeds are greatly affected by your connection (edge, 3G, 4G, LTE or WiFi). Edge downloads might take a little longer, 3G and 4G are faster, LTE is even faster still and WiFi is blazing fast to download the news updates in Hourly News.


Questions, Comments or Support?
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We are dedicated to bringing you the best support! Visit  or contact us via email at support@urbanapps.com


Sources
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If there is another National or Worldwide source you would like to see added to Hourly News, please contact support. At this time, only sources which are broadcast in English and have a radio or internet podcast can be added.



Legal
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Hourly News® is not affiliated with, or endorsed by any of the included sources. All rights are reserved by the respective owners.

Hourly News is a podcast app, giving you access to free publicly available news podcasts. These feeds are for personal use only and are subject to the terms and conditions provide by the news network providing the feed.

## Hourly News Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple127/v4/b3/47/73/b3477368-8de5-a295-92af-0b1cdcc34f52/mzl.zskqssyn.png/640x960.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple117/v4/2f/92/14/2f92148c-3dea-aacf-67ac-036742eca824/mzl.zectxigq.png/640x960.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple117/v4/f9/5e/a9/f95ea96a-a54a-2671-e95f-afa67e76bb41/mzl.hvxjbfvo.png/640x960.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple127/v4/9a/d5/ec/9ad5ec00-6047-f93a-4ce7-6996752cba52/mzl.allxaffx.png/640x960.png)
- [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple127/v4/f8/f1/7e/f8f17ee3-a537-c92c-d5e5-7f43b1a662c0/mzl.draqvwsg.png/640x960.png)

## Hourly News Rating Breakdown in United States
- 5 stars: 374 (74%)
- 4 stars: 65 (13%)
- 3 stars: 17 (3%)
- 2 stars: 17 (3%)
- 1 stars: 33 (7%)

## Hourly News Reviews in United States

### ****- "Sharing Tip"
If you can’t play app with locked screen or from widget, delete app and reinstall…Great app, wish improvements on process to add other sources.
-- Robbie G Rob, 2025-01-18

### *---- "JHelp"
Is this app still supported every time I open it it crashes using the iPhone 15?
-- Sltootle, 2025-01-17

### ***** "My morning "Go to" App."
I’m so glad this app exists!  Have used it for over 5 years.
-- HotSnapZcom, 2024-11-12

### ***-- "Useful app, but: ‘updates’ that disable existing features, & spontaneous playback at awkward times."
A recent update to the app introduced a change that may disappoint longtime users. A key feature — adding custom news sources — now costs $1 per custom source you want to add. This feature had been free until the update.

Also, the app sometimes starts playing spontaneously in the background, e.g., during an important meeting or while you’re asleep. To prevent this, force-quit the app when you’re done using it.
-- Michael Lowry (US), 2024-10-12

### *---- "No longer works!"
It WAS a great app - now it’s just a waste of time. Will not load, will not stay connected used it daily for years - now searching for something else. Any suggestions for a replacement?
-- alrakvin, 2024-06-26

### *---- "Won’t work on iPhone 8 iOS 16.7.8 !"
App shuts down immediately. Won’t play at all.
-- SparrowHawk34, 2024-06-13

### *---- "Great app - 5 stars (until it broke)"
I used it every morning. Unfortunately it stopped working on iPad with the newest release. Please update!
-- ciao id pi ciao, 2024-05-05

### ***** "Terrific"
This app has worked reliably for years and years, doing exactly the thing I downloaded it for. It plays the NPR, BBC, and AP news updates without fuss or interruption or ads or anything. More apps should be like this one!
-- jrgnnnn, 2024-04-26

### ***** "Listen every morning & night"
A great app! I love listening to the wide variety of news perspectives in real time; BBC, ABC, NPR, VOA, FOX. It’s literally a new podcast every hour.  Everybody spins. This is the perfect way to hear and keep up what’s hot with every interest group, both nationally and internationally.
-- Ironic2984, 2024-04-23

### *---- "App Inadvertently Starts By Itself"
I have experienced issues with the Hourly News app starting all by itself without provocation on my iPhone 13 Pro Max with at least the last three updates to its iOS.

Moreover, it does this even after closing the app and swiping up, trying to avoid the issue, without avail.

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Device Model: Unknown iPhone
Device System Name: iOS
Device System Version: 17.4.1
Device UDID: 32EB6EDE-362D-419F-9DCF-23BE3B0B9DF1
Device Current Timezone: America/New_York (EDT) offset -14400 (Daylight)
Device Current Free Memory: 709.22 MB
Custom Sources: Unpurchased
Application Name: Hourly News
Application Version: 1.7.3 (6213)
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-- Scubapro1956, 2024-04-19

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## Hourly News In-App Purchases
| Item | Price |
|------|-------|
| Add Custom Sources | $0.99 |

## Hourly News Store Rankings
| Chart | Country | Category | Rank |
|-------|---------|----------|------|
| Top Paid | South Korea | News | #3 |
| Top Paid | Taiwan | News | #4 |
| Top Paid | Lebanon | News | #4 |
| Top Paid | Canada | News | #7 |
| Top Paid | Japan | News | #9 |
| Top Paid | Egypt | News | #9 |
| Top Paid | Thailand | News | #10 |
| Top Paid | United Arab Emirates | News | #10 |
| Top Paid | South Africa | News | #11 |
| Top Paid | Malaysia | News | #11 |
| Top Paid | Ireland | News | #12 |
| Top Paid | Hong Kong SAR China | News | #12 |
| Top Paid | Saudi Arabia | News | #12 |
| Top Paid | India | News | #12 |
| Top Paid | United Kingdom | News | #12 |
| Top Paid | Indonesia | News | #13 |
| Top Paid | Romania | News | #13 |
| Top Paid | Kuwait | News | #14 |
| Top Paid | France | News | #14 |
| Top Paid | Poland | News | #15 |
| Top Paid | Colombia | News | #15 |
| Top Paid | Vietnam | News | #15 |
| Top Paid | Türkiye | News | #16 |
| Top Paid | United States | News | #16 |
| Top Paid | Hungary | News | #17 |
| Top Paid | Russia | News | #17 |
| Top Paid | Spain | News | #18 |
| Top Paid | Mexico | News | #18 |
| Top Paid | Belgium | News | #18 |
| Top Paid | Nigeria | News | #18 |
| Top Paid | Australia | News | #18 |
| Top Paid | New Zealand | News | #18 |
| Top Paid | Denmark | News | #19 |
| Top Paid | Philippines | News | #19 |
| Top Paid | Israel | News | #19 |
| Top Paid | Ukraine | News | #21 |
| Top Paid | Sweden | News | #21 |
| Top Paid | Brazil | News | #21 |
| Top Paid | Portugal | News | #21 |
| Top Paid | Austria | News | #21 |
| Top Paid | Singapore | News | #22 |
| Top Paid | Italy | News | #23 |
| Top Paid | Netherlands | News | #24 |
| Top Paid | Germany | News | #24 |
| Top Paid | Greece | News | #25 |
| Top Paid | Norway | News | #27 |
| Top Paid | Finland | News | #28 |
| Top Paid | Chile | News | #29 |
| Top Paid | Argentina | News | #32 |
| Top Paid | Switzerland | News | #33 |
| Top Grossing | South Korea | News | #41 |
| Top Paid | Czechia | News | #51 |
| Top Paid | South Korea | Overall | #76 |

## Hourly News Discovered Keywords
- hourly news

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## Hourly News Available In
- [United States](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/united-states)
- [China](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/china)
- [Canada](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/canada)
- [United Kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/united-kingdom)
- [Japan](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/japan)
- [South Korea](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/south-korea)
- [Germany](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/germany)
- [Taiwan](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/taiwan)
- [New Zealand](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/new-zealand)
- [Australia](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/australia)
- [Sweden](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/sweden)
- [France](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/france)
- [Greece](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/greece)
- [Hong Kong SAR China](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/hong-kong)
- [Hungary](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/hungary)
- [Saudi Arabia](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/saudi-arabia)
- [Suriname](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/suriname)
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- [Ireland](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/ireland)
- [Austria](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/austria)
- [Brazil](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/brazil)
- [India](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/india)
- [Italy](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/italy)
- [Denmark](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/denmark)
- [Switzerland](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/switzerland)
- [Chile](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/chile)
- [Malaysia](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/malaysia)
- [Egypt](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/egypt)
- [Netherlands](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/netherlands)
- [Spain](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/spain)
- [Panama](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/panama)
- [Finland](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/finland)
- [Pakistan](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/pakistan)
- [South Africa](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/south-africa)
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- [Cyprus](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/cyprus)
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- [Dominican Republic](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/dominican-republic)
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- [Ecuador](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/ecuador)
- [Estonia](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/estonia)
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- [Portugal](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/portugal)
- [Romania](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/romania)
- [Russia](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/russia)
- [Türkiye](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/turkey)
- [Ukraine](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/ukraine)
- [Vietnam](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/vietnam)
- [United Arab Emirates](https://apptail.io/app/hourly-news-hWb/united-arab-emirates)

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