3.3/5
Google Play rating
26,032 reviews
Report
Should I Use ABC News?
Your trusted source for breaking news, analysis, exclusive interviews, headlines, and videos at ABCNews.com
Depends
DependsUse ABC News free as a secondary US headline and live breaking-news source, including the 24/7 stream on Hulu or Disney+.
Free US breaking news plus a 24/7 live stream — fine as a secondary source, weak as your only one; app rates 3.3/5.
Confidence: Medium
Free
Price
Ad-supported web and apps
Yes
Free tier
Includes 24/7 live stream
22.5M+
Facebook followers
Main ABC News page
Value for money
5
Free news, apps, and live stream.
Ease of use
3
3.3/5 Play rating suggests rough app experience.
Feature depth
3
24/7 live stream and apps, nothing deeper.
Security posture
4
No public CVEs found; no security page though.
Pros
Cons
Gotchas
- mediumApp experience lags the website: 3.3/5 from 26,032 Google Play users³
- medium'ABC News Live First' premium upsell sits next to the free stream — check what's gated before relying on live coverage²
- lowNo public security page; iOS app shows no disclosed CVEs in reviewed sources⁹
- lowTrustpilot's brutal 1.4/5 'ABC' rating targets Australia's.au, not this US site — don't confuse the two11
Best for
- Casual US headline checks
- Live breaking-news streaming
- Push-alert news followers
- Cord-cutters via Hulu/Disney+
Not for
- Anyone wanting a single-source daily news habit
- Ad-free purists — the core site is ad-supported
- Buyers needing a neutral wire service — use AP or Reuters instead
Pricing
Free
$0
- Breaking news, video, analysis on web and apps
- Ad-supported
- ABC News Live stream access
ABC News Live First
Not disclosed
- Premium 24/7 live news offering
- Also distributed via Disney+ and Hulu
Security
No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
What users say
App-store sentiment is lukewarm (3.3/5 across 26,032 Google Play reviews), while the loud Reddit trust debates mostly concern the Australian ABC namesake, not this US outlet.
“I also like the addition”
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Based on 40+ public sources. Caveat: several review and Reddit sources actually cover Australia's ABC (abc.net.au), not this US site; only clearly US-entity sources were used for ratings and sentiment.
Sources
official
- ABC News Live First | Watch Live Newsabcnews.comofficial
- ABC News: Breaking News Live — Google Playplay.google.comreview
- ABC News app reviews — App Storeapps.apple.comreview
- ABC News (United States) — Wikipediaen.wikipedia.orgofficial
- ABC News on Facebookfacebook.comofficial
- ABC News Live on Huluhulu.comofficial
- ABC News Live on Disney+disneyplus.comofficial
- ABC News security pageabcnews.go.comsecurity
- ABC News iOS app CVE scanscout.appaloosa.iosecurity
- Australian Broadcasting reviews — Trustpilotau.trustpilot.comreview
- Associated Press Newsapnews.comofficial
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