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Best magazines & newspapers apps in 🇿🇦 South Africa, September 2026

Four lists from Apple's own charts, read every morning: the most downloaded free magazines & newspapers apps, the best rated among the hundred most downloaded, the top paid and the top grossing. Ratings are the store's, positions are today's, and movement is against yesterday. Nothing here is estimated.

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Most downloaded free magazines & newspapers apps

Apple's top free chart, ZA, today.

  1. 1 FreeFlix - Movies & TV Showsabdessamad moukarrame 1.6★ ·
  2. 2 Giggles: Videos & TrendsGiggles Platforms Inc 4.0★ ·
  3. 3 Goojara – Movies & TV BrowserLucas Walker 4.4★ ▲2
  4. 4 Movies Box & TV ShowVlad Khodiachiy 3.9★ ▼1
  5. 5 MoviesBox - Reels & TV ShowsMurad Ali 3.0★ ▲1
  6. 6 GALATEA: Novels & AudiobooksInkitt 4.6★ ▲1
  7. 7 MyPassion: Read & Listen NovelHW FANTASY LIMITED 4.5★ ▲1
  8. 8 NYTimes: Breaking World NewsThe New York Times Company 4.8★ ▲1
  9. 9 49s Lunch & Teatime ResultsGOOD MOBILE LLP 4.7★ ▲2
  10. 10 BBC: World News & StoriesBBC Studios Distribution Ltd. 4.5★ ▲2
  11. 11 Lookmovie : FMovies & GoMoviesEL HASSAN AKACHAR — ▲6
  12. 12 NovelTime: Read Novels & BooksFLUX JOY PTE. LTD. 4.4★ ▲1
  13. 13 Ground NewsSnapwise Inc. 4.7★ ▲14
  14. 14 AlphaNovel - Novels & StoriesBrailion Ventures Limited 4.7★ ▲1
  15. 15 IOL NewsIOL 4.5★ ▲19
All 100, with movers and drop-outs →

Best rated of the top 100

Highest star rating among the hundred most downloaded, at least 500 ratings.

  1. 1 The Economist: News & Analysis#16 free · 2,749 ratings 4.80
  2. 2 The Guardian - UK & World News#43 free · 2,718 ratings 4.80
  3. 3 NYTimes: Breaking World News#8 free · 1,664 ratings 4.80
  4. 4 CNN: Live & Breaking News#19 free · 11,025 ratings 4.70
  5. 5 AlphaNovel - Novels & Stories#14 free · 3,145 ratings 4.70
  6. 6 Magzter: Magazines, Newspapers#48 free · 3,068 ratings 4.70
  7. 7 49s Lunch & Teatime Results#9 free · 747 ratings 4.70
  8. 8 The Wall Street Journal. News#56 free · 650 ratings 4.70
  9. 9 Washington Post#49 free · 576 ratings 4.70
  10. 10 GALATEA: Novels & Audiobooks#6 free · 6,662 ratings 4.60

Top paid magazines & newspapers apps

  1. 1 B&W Photography Magazine 5.0★
  2. 2 Woodworking Crafts Magazine 4.0★
  3. 3 Furniture & Cabinetmaking 5.0★
  4. 4 DocScanner - Scan Documents, Receipts, Biz Cards —
  5. 5 Outdoor Photography Magazine 1.0★
  6. 6 Woodturning Magazine 4.0★
  7. 7 Knitting Magazine —
  8. 8 Presidential & US Election Pro —
All 100 →

Top grossing magazines & newspapers apps

  1. 1 The Economist: News & Analysis 4.8★
  2. 2 The Guardian - UK & World News 4.8★
  3. 3 GALATEA: Novels & Audiobooks 4.6★
  4. 4 NYTimes: Breaking World News 4.8★
  5. 5 PressReader: News & Magazines 4.6★
  6. 6 The Week UK: Daily Analysis 4.6★
  7. 7 Magzter: Magazines, Newspapers 4.7★
  8. 8 Listen AI: PDF & Docs Reader 4.7★
All 100 →

How "best" is decided

Downloads decide the first list: Apple's top free chart for South Africa, which ranks by installs over the last days. The second list takes those hundred apps and sorts them by the star rating South Africa users gave them, ignoring apps with fewer than 500 ratings so a handful of five-star reviews cannot win. Paid and grossing come straight from Apple's charts. We add no score of our own and take no placement fees.

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