# Apple News 29 Hacker News commenters recommended Apple News and 83 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 13 months. **Verdict:** Bundles many paywalled newspapers and magazines into one cheap subscription that people find a bargain. Critics say the ads are intrusive and sometimes scammy. ## Why people recommend it - Cheap access to many paywalled publications (5 comments): "$13/month is less than many of those sites cost individually, but I get them all for that price?" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47080289)) "if you want just a handful of the paywalled publications it unlocks for you, it's a great deal" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47446660)) "Apple News is the most affordable way to access paywalled mainstream news" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46922598)) - Shared paywalled links open free (2 comments): "you can use the sharrow from Safari (not an in-app WebView) and “share” paywalled news articles to News.app" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49866851)) "the app sucks, but you can share articles into it to remove the paywall and that works great" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47079005)) - Covers many newspapers and magazines (2 comments): "I was very happy with my Apple News subscription because it has every English-language newspaper I've come across." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47079041)) "I get many publications included, and some magazines, and over time it learns what stories I like" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47078883)) - Filters low-quality sources and learns interests (2 comments): "I use it daily and it's decent. It's easy enough to just filter out all of the low-quality news sources" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46925605)) "I get many publications included, and some magazines, and over time it learns what stories I like" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47078883)) ## What people warn about - Intrusive ads throughout the app (5 comments): "Apple News remained fantastic until renewal of agreements when publishers demanded rights to insert additional ads." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47616737)) "man are those ads testing my patience" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46916639)) "the dark pattern whereby if I do a fast swipe up in an article, the page will scroll to a stop with the ad landing right under my finger" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46924072)) - Poorly designed, clunky app (4 comments): "Yet another Apple app designed by idealists and tested and refined by nobody who actually uses the app." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46914391)) "Apple News+ is in many ways garbage." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47445758)) "Otherwise it's a garbage app." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46915797)) - Scam ads shown in app (2 comments): "Tiktok ads, Youtube Ads, Instagram/Meta ads - there's just a huge influx of scams and obviously fake sites on them." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46913973)) "Shame on Apple for creating a honeypot for scam ads in what they consider to be a premium news service." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46913752)) - Subscription terms feel unfair (2 comments): "There was no way to turn off auto-renew without forfeiting the remaining trial period, which is a dark pattern to encourage accidental payments." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48329585)) "Apple News+ subscribers don't get the full subscription to all the participating publications." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47080507)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [The Economist](https://hackerapproved.com/p/economist.md): 87 recommend - [New York Times subscription](https://hackerapproved.com/p/new-york-times.md): 68 recommend - [Wall Street Journal](https://hackerapproved.com/p/wall-street-journal.md): 21 recommend - [The Atlantic magazine subscription](https://hackerapproved.com/p/atlantic.md): 21 recommend - [Wired magazine](https://hackerapproved.com/p/wired.md): 11 recommend ## Where to get it - [Visit the official site](https://www.apple.com/apple-news/) ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Apple News", https://hackerapproved.com/p/apple-news/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).