--- title: "MS NOW: Live & Breaking News - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store" description: "The new MS NOW app gives you more ways to stay informed and connected, without the overwhelm. Stay Informed, Without the Doomscroll Get a curated newsfeed with the day’s most important headlines an" --- # MS NOW: Live & Breaking News — United States > Politics, Elections, Community ![MS NOW App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/4c/5c/ef/4c5cef53-704d-5d01-62de-bcfebd84e89f/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007epad-0-1-0-85-220.png/400x400bb.png) **Developer:** [Versant Media](https://apptail.io/developer/versant-media-KAyAS) **Category:** News **Rating:** 4.1/5 (23,572 ratings) **Price:** Free **Bundle ID:** com.msnbc.rachelmaddow.ipad **Store:** Apple App Store **Country:** United States **Version:** 14.3.0 (released 2026-09-05) **Original Release:** 2011-01-11 **App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id396885309) **AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/ms-now-live-breaking-news-JtH/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/ms-now-live-breaking-news-JtH/united-states) ## MS NOW Description The new MS NOW app gives you more ways to stay informed and connected, without the overwhelm. Stay Informed, Without the Doomscroll Get a curated newsfeed with the day’s most important headlines and videos, all in one place. Unlimited Articles, Exclusively in the App Access all MS NOW articles, available for free on the MS NOW app. Get More Perspective From Journalists You Trust Read trusted reporting, analysis, and opinions from MS NOW journalists and experts. Connect With the Issues That Matter Get breaking news alerts, create an account and follow your favorite MS NOW hosts, get notified about topics you care about, and learn about opportunities to get your questions heard. When You Need a Reset Find meditations designed to help you navigate the day’s news, powered by Calm. *INTRODUCING THE NEW MS NOW MEMBERSHIP* Don’t just watch the news. Participate. Membership brings you into the conversation with exclusive connection to MS NOW journalists, live Q&As, Member-exclusive series, community discussions, and more. Stream MS NOW Live 24/7 Watch or listen to your favorite MS NOW TV shows live - including Morning Joe, The Rachel Maddow Show, and The Briefing with Jen Psaki - or catch up with replays on your schedule. Live TV is also available with your participating TV provider. Ad-Free Articles & Video On Demand Enjoy unlimited, ad-free articles and video on demand across the MS NOW app and ms.now. Connect Live With Hosts and Journalists Your questions. Their answers. Join twice-daily live Q&As with MS NOW hosts and journalists, ask what’s on your mind, and be part of the dialogue. Member-Exclusive Series Get exclusive programming featuring MS NOW hosts, reporters, and other familiar faces, with fresh perspectives and insights on the stories and issues that matter. Join the MS NOW Community Join other Members, changemakers and community leaders to discuss the issues you care about and take part in conversations shaping our democracy. Exclusive Founder Perks Founders get special opportunities to connect with the MS NOW team, share feedback, and enjoy exclusive perks and access at MS NOW live events. For Everything Else Life Throws at You Explore practical guidance from experts in mindfulness, parenting, caregiving, relationships, and more. Because there’s more to navigate than the news. *********************** An MS NOW account is required to use the app. Creating an account is free. To create an MS NOW account or purchase the MS NOW Membership you must be 18 years or older. Available in the U.S. only. MS NOW Membership benefits and features require a subscription. 50% off Member annual offer ends 9/30/2026, 11:59pm ET and will renew at the full price after your first year. Terms and conditions apply. Data charges may apply to video usage. MS NOW values your feedback. Please contact support@ms.now with any questions, comments or concerns. This app features Nielsen proprietary measurement software, which allows you to contribute to market research, like Nielsen’s TV Ratings. To learn more about our digital measurement products and your choices regarding them, please visit the privacy policy: Privacy Policy: Your Privacy Choices: CA Notice: ## MS NOW Screenshots - [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/fa/43/e1/fa43e1ba-07a3-508a-905e-3f153dfeab3a/MSNOW-iPhone-02.png/1290x2796.png) - [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/13/cb/e0/13cbe0c7-4e77-eb1b-1d90-bb25993f31cb/MSNOW-iPhone-03.png/1290x2796.png) - [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/12/38/35/123835ea-a9c1-8b76-e715-4c4319e34df3/MSNOW-iPhone-04.png/1290x2796.png) - [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/5d/a1/05/5da1054d-21ae-c3fd-dcc5-179bef73ca12/MSNOW-iPhone-05.png/1290x2796.png) - [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/52/84/ee/5284eeb0-8b79-4b14-e063-cd4e0576aaa0/MSNOW-iPhone-06.png/1290x2796.png) - [Screenshot 6](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/32/28/1d/32281d1c-640e-cf8d-7e6e-e0f0460f2ad0/MSNOW-iPhone-07.png/1290x2796.png) - [Screenshot 7](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/7c/18/e9/7c18e9a3-5db8-47c6-3e42-b94c3f79371f/MSNOW-iPhone-08.png/1290x2796.png) - [Screenshot 8](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/94/39/0c/94390c64-78b5-8e1d-0d34-9cd51a26a3f7/MSNOW-iPhone-09.png/1290x2796.png) - [Screenshot 9](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/8d/da/16/8dda16d0-1026-cfab-9932-f69b889b86b3/MSNOW-iPhone-10.png/1290x2796.png) ## MS NOW Rating Breakdown in United States - 5 stars: 14,990 (64%) - 4 stars: 3,096 (13%) - 3 stars: 1,226 (5%) - 2 stars: 1,020 (4%) - 1 stars: 3,240 (14%) ## MS NOW Reviews in United States ### *---- "Subscribers Can’t Stream" Just subscribed, but access appears to be limited to the app. No member login option on TV - just login through a cable provider. I paid for a subscription that can only be used on mobile - not exactly transparent or honest. -- The Duder 2.0, 2026-09-13 ### **--- "Unable to sign in with Verizon TV provider" App looks good but I am now unable to sign into my TV provider to watch live. Specifically VERIZON - the screen is blank and I cannot enter information anywhere. WHY? Very frustrating. Seems all other providers listed can be entered. -- oboegiirl, 2026-09-12 ### ****- "Off to a great start" I Hope they can fix a couple bugs like the noticeably lower audio on when watching live TV compared to using my Cable Providers streaming app. Could also be better if the app remembered where I stopped watching the discussion Q&A videos to come back to later instead of scrubbing through the video trying to find where I last stopped watching. Sometimes encounter an “unexpected error” bug looking through the chat option, but not too bad for a brand new app -- Whodatbe420, 2026-09-12 ### *---- "New App is Awful" Bring back the old App!! -- JD UBS, 2026-09-12 ### *---- "Subscription-Instant Regret" I continue to appreciate the reporting from MSNOW, however, I regret subscribing to this app. First, when scrolling through clips, it “grays-out” before I can finish reading what’s available. Second, why all the ads when I am paying? Way too many and lengthy ads. Overall, this subscription is definitely NOT any improvement compared to my previous manner of accessing news. I’d really appreciate a refund.. -- V2n2s7, 2026-09-12 ### *---- "What about us?" OK, l can live with the fact that the latest version of the app won’t run on my iPad, but why can’t I continue using the current version? I’ve relied on MSNow for years, but I’m not going to buy a new iPad just to continue using the app! -- lansen, 2026-09-12 ### *---- "update app for TV" signed up for this the 1st day I was able to subscribe - app officially went live earlier this week however the app for AppleTV still requires a cable/streaming service to activate it - I want to watch the news on my tv & not on my phone/tablet Yea yea yea I know mobile devices can mirror most apps but doing that is the same reason I don’t by a butter churn or ice cream maker for those products -- BuddySF0, 2026-09-12 ### *---- "Not impressed with the app" I jumped onboard the ides of getting MSNOW without cable. Unfortunately they don’t have an app for my TV. I don’t want to watch a news program on my phone I want it on my tv. Fix that and this is more exciting. Absent that not worth the money. -- PatoLoco716, 2026-09-12 ### *---- "Disappointed" Can’t explain how disappointed I am that an email is now required to use the app. I used to stream the live stream on my commute but now I guess I’ll just listen to something else. -- brokennickname, 2026-09-12 ### *---- "No live feed for Verizon customers" Third day trying to watch live, third day unable to do so. Verizon login doesn’t work. Live stream doesn’t play. -- mkplusg, 2026-09-11 ### *---- "Account now required" Forced to update the app. Won’t accept my email address. Now unusable. -- Daany93, 2026-09-11 ### **--- "Good but" Finally, we’re getting some movement for this network to stream, but membership on the app for iOS does not include streaming on TV OS version. I’ll happily change my rating once I can actually stream on my Apple Apple TV, which is what I really bought the membership for. I don’t stream news on my phone. -- 0r3, 2026-09-11 ### *---- "No longer free" Used to be free but now it’s not. -- AviatorUSA, 2026-09-11 ### **--- "Disappointed" I heard an advertisement for the subscription and for $40 for the first year, this was a no brainer. I downloaded the app to my Apple TV only to find no way to sign in without a cable subscription. I’m a cord cutter who likes to stream to my tv. Bummed I can’t do this yet, hopefully it’s a feature they’ll add. -- musiclover4878, 2026-09-11 ### **--- "Annual Membership is Deceptive" Nowhere does it say that the annual membership does not enable live viewing on the AppleTV app. Only after you sign up for the membership do you realize that you can only use AppleTV with a subscription with a conventional television service. You can only watch live on iPhone or iPad with the membership. I don’t want to watch the news on my phone so I spent needlessly on a one year membership I will not use. FYI the CNN AppleTV app is FULLY FUNCTIONAL with their annual membership. This limitation should be CLEARLY DISCLOSED when subscribing to a membership. In the year 2026 this should not be an issue there are many many streaming apps for live tv with a subscription separate from a cable provider. -- Chris C79, 2026-09-11 ### *---- "Broken" New version doesn’t work at all - just a black screen that says “fios” when I try to connect. -- LookListenHooray, 2026-09-10 ### *---- "Ms Now new paywall" MS now decided that greed was more important than keeping the public informed by putting up a pay wall right before the elections. You’re not getting my email and I’m not paying money a month for mediocre. It’s not even journalism anchors because they don’t do any real journalism.. Maybe they should stop paying Rachel Maddow 20+ million dollars a year for one day a week! So much for MS now being for the people greedy corporations ruin everything -- what cha doin, 2026-09-10 ### *---- "Membership Ripoff (Caveat Emptor) UPDATED" 9/10 (1O AM) UNBELIEVABLE no Morning Joe 9/10 podcast or video on the MS Now app. But you know where I did find a video? YouTube! Whose running this ship? Get your act together. 9/9 And let me add, now that I have gotten over the shock of first time contact, your app podcast section does not include any of your major commentators🤬 And if one simultaneously uses Apple Podcasts to listen to shows like Morning Joe they want to charge you extra money to listen ad free🤮 How many combined ways can you collect money from unsuspecting customers? I have no issue with companies asking for compensation for their services but you guys have crossed the line in terms of what you are providing then what you want people to pay. An MS Now subscription should provide complete EQUIVALENT access to all your products without charging separate fees for each. LAST REVIEW From the start I was not thrilled when I read the MS Now membership did not extend to TVs. (I am a Direct to Consumer customer) But I thought I could suffer through that by using AirPlay. But when I finally signed up, and looked for on demand content from commentators I follow, it was 2 days old! SERIOUSLY? I can do better on YouTube! Sure, the membership includes live content streaming, which you could airplay on some TVs, but that’s not the point. The point is, and please correct me if I’m wrong, 2 day old videos are no longer news … their flashbacks. Their own podcasts are more current than that by far. For current video news content there are much better avenues. As an example, try the MeidasTouch or The Bulwark on YouTube. Heck, use MS Now’s podcasts for more up to date coverage. Cable news providers are out of touch with how people consume content and what they want emphasized. And for the baby boomers, who have adjusted to streaming, if they watch a major news provider they are most likely tuning in because of morning or primetime commentators. With news organizations like Ms Now becoming less relevant, how dense do you have to be to not provide timely videos of their shows in a subscription service? People are simply not going to sign up when there are so many other ways available to consume news. MS Now cannot afford to make this kind of mistake if they expect to survive. I sincerely hope they make this right quickly regardless of what type of service it addresses. This is non competitive in a world that has little patience for slow development. -- GrannyDar, 2026-09-10 ### ***** "Great New News App" I like the format. Easy to consume stories quickly. Bravo MS NOW! -- renmy c, 2026-09-10 ### ***** "MSNOW" I watched MSNBC every day and night and now I watch MS NOW every day and night! Awesome News and Awesome People and Reporting! -- donnybrich, 2026-09-10 [View all MS NOW reviews and detailed analytics on AppTail](https://app.apptail.io/signup?utm_campaign=ai-crawl&utm_content=reviews) ## MS NOW In-App Purchases | Item | Price | |------|-------| | MS NOW Members Subscription Annual | $79.99 | | MS NOW Members Subscription Monthly | $7.99 | | MS NOW Founders Subscription Annual | $189.00 | ## MS NOW Store Rankings | Chart | Country | Category | Rank | |-------|---------|----------|------| | Top Grossing | United States | News | #8 | | Top Free | United States | News | #32 | ## MS NOW Discovered Keywords - live stream - going live - joi - live video - free live - live gehen ## Apps Similar to MS NOW - [ABC News: Live Breaking News](https://apptail.io/app/abc-news-live-breaking-news-xe/united-states) - [NPR: National & Local News](https://apptail.io/app/npr-national-local-news-Ll/united-states) - [CNN: Live & Breaking News](https://apptail.io/app/cnn-live-breaking-news-uo/united-states) - [Washington Post](https://apptail.io/app/washington-post-Ev/united-states) - [AP News](https://apptail.io/app/ap-news-tz/united-states) - [CBS News: Live Breaking News](https://apptail.io/app/cbs-news-live-breaking-news-HtH/united-states) - [USA TODAY: US & Breaking News](https://apptail.io/app/usa-today-us-breaking-news-ItH/united-states) - [POLITICO](https://apptail.io/app/politico-KtH/united-states) - [BBC World Service](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-service-NtH/united-states) - [C-SPAN Now](https://apptail.io/app/c-span-now-zmT/united-states) --- ## About AppTail [AppTail](https://apptail.io) is a mobile app intelligence platform providing app analytics, ASO (App Store Optimization) tools, keyword tracking, competitor analysis, revenue estimates, and review monitoring for iOS App Store apps. 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