Top 9 Best Nepali News Apps [iOS & Android]

Staying informed about current events is absolutely essential in leading a socially aware life. Everyone should strive to know more about what is happening around them and try to play an active role in their community. One of the ways to do this is through news apps. For Nepali people, we have gathered the 8 best Nepali news apps you can use to stay in the loop.

1. Kantipur

Kantipur is the digital version of the popular news outlet Kantipur group. You can browse through Kantipur’s daily newspaper among other news categories like politics, sports, country, and so on. There are also sections about horoscopes, movies, and vacancies (just like in the newspaper)

Features

• Credible source (Kantipur)
• Browse Kantipur’s daily newspaper
• Media-intensive reporting
• Browse vacancies, horoscopes, and movies

Download: iOS/ Android

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2. Onlinekhabar

Onlinekhabar has a reputation for bringing news to you almost instantly. This Nepali news apps is the host of the Onlinekhabar website and will show you all of the latest news in a much more streamlined manner inside your phone. Onlinekhabar is available in both English and Nepali so that’s certainly a plus too.

Features

• Very quick reporting
• Browse news in both English and Nepali
• Easy to use and navigate
• Categorized news lists

Download: iOS/ Android

3. Nagarik News

This Nepali news apps is much like Kantipur in that it is also handled by a media giant. In this case, Republica hosts this app and you can browse the Republica newspaper along with its other suite of offerings. This Nepali news app will also personalize news according to your taste which comes in handy for regular users.

Features

• Credible news source
• Personalized news tailored for you specifically
• Loyalty and reward features
• Browse through categorized news lists

Download: iOS/ Android

4. Hamro Patro

This might seem a bit weird, but Hamro Patro isn’t just a calendar app. On top of providing amazing calendar features, Hamro Patro also hosts a number of news sites like Onlinekhabar, Ratopati, and so on. You can browse through these sites through the Hamro Patro app.

Features

• Get a Nepali calendar along with news
• Browse news from multiple platforms together
• Foreign exchange rates, radio and horoscope options also available
• Very feature-heavy

Download: iOS/ Android

5. Ujyaalo

Ujyaalo is much like Onlinekhabar because both of these are mostly online news portals, although Ujyaalo has a radio station too. With the Ujyaalo app, hence, you can listen to the radio as you read through the news too.

Features

• Listen to the radio along with browsing news
• Quick reporting
• More opinion pieces
• Livestream Ujyaalo network too

Download: Android

6. Ratopati

Ratopati is known for reporting all the juicy stuff. Although it can be a bit tabloid-like at times, there is plenty of legit news on the site too. This Nepali news apps extends and streamlines that gives you a  plethora of news options ranging from politics to sports.

Features

• Great for opinion and non-mainstream news
• An online portal means quicker reporting
• Streamlined designed

Download: Android

7. Times of Nepal

Times of Nepal is a lesser-known but equally potent Nepali news app that will provide you with personalized news from multiple sources. The app design is commendable, and you are likely to prefer its simplistic yet feature-heavy app. There’s dark mode, options to bookmark news, and other miscellaneous features that makes this app stand out.

Features

• Browse through multiple sources
• Dark mode, news bookmarks and other miscellaneous features
• Personalized news options
• Smooth and seamless design

Download: iOS/ Android

8. Nepali E-papers

Nepali E-papers isn’t a news source by itself, but it provides a comprehensive collection of news sources you can browse through. The app’s design and comprehensiveness have attracted several readers over the years. As you can read through actual newspapers, the app pretty much differentiates itself too.

Features

• Multiple news sources (more than Hamro Patro too)
• Great design which attracts lots of readers
• Read actual newspapers through the app
• Save newspapers and read it offline

Download: Android

9. Nepali News

This app is arguably the most popular news app in Nepal. With over 40 news portals included in the app, you can pretty much browse through any news portal online. The app is quite mature which means fewer bugs although updates to the app are pretty rare.

Features

• Over 40 news portals to browse from
• Very mature app
• Read pretty much all news sources available in Nepal from a single app

Download: iOS/Android

Final Thoughts

These news apps are created by Nepali developers and offer some of the best news as well as ease of use. To stay informed about Nepal and the world, these apps can help you become a more aware and socially active person.

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