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The Guardian - Live World News: Comprehensive App Review and Analysis

by Guardian News & Media Ltd

★4.7
ANDROIDNews & Magazines
The Guardian app delivers real-time global news with personalized content curation and integrated podcasts. Designed for readers seeking independent journalism across politics, business, and sports with minute-by-minute live coverage.

Detailed Review

The Guardian - Live World News app provides access to the publication's award-winning journalism through a mobile platform that emphasizes real-time updates and personalized content delivery. The application serves as a digital extension of the Guardian's editorial mission, offering both free and subscription-based access to its reporting across international news, politics, business, culture, and sports. Core functionality centers around the redesigned 'My Guardian' tab, which enables users to follow specific topics and receive tailored content streams. The app integrates the publication's complete podcast library directly within the interface, supporting hands-free consumption of audio content. Live blogging capabilities provide minute-by-minute coverage of developing stories, while the article presentation maintains the Guardian's distinctive editorial tone and depth of analysis. The interface employs a clean, text-focused design with clear section divisions, though navigation requires multiple back-button presses when drilling deep into article chains. The app performs efficiently in loading content and refreshing live blogs, with offline reading capabilities for saved articles. Real-world usage patterns show particularly strong engagement during breaking news events, where live blogs provide comprehensive chronological coverage. User feedback indicates general satisfaction with content quality, though interface criticisms persist. Doug Oliver's June 2025 review notes significant improvements in topic organization while lamenting the removal of homepage editing features. Karen O'Brien's May 2025 review highlights the app's effectiveness as a newspaper replacement, particularly praising its journalistic standards. Another May 2025 review from 'Make Name Acceptable Go' acknowledges excellent content but criticizes navigation efficiency and inconsistency between app and web features. The application excels in content depth and personalization options, particularly for users seeking progressive-leaning international coverage. Limitations include navigation inefficiencies and some feature disparities between mobile and web platforms. The app serves readers who value comprehensive, real-time news coverage with strong editorial perspective, though interface refinements could enhance the user experience for those prioritizing efficient navigation.

Key Features

  • •Personalized 'My Guardian' tab allowing users to follow specific topics and receive tailored content streams based on interests
  • •Integrated podcast library providing access to the Guardian's award-winning audio content directly within the application
  • •Live blogging functionality delivering minute-by-minute coverage of breaking news and developing stories across all sections
  • •Comprehensive coverage spanning world news, politics, business, culture, technology, and sports with international perspective
  • •Offline reading capability enabling users to save articles for access without internet connectivity
  • •Clean, text-focused interface design prioritizing readability and efficient content consumption

Why Users Love It

Excellent journalism quality
Effective personalization features

Perfect for: Readers seeking progressive international news with real-time updates

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Best Rank

#48

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Average Rank

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User Reviews

Karen O'Brien
★★★★★
May 12, 2025

Works really well. I no longer buy a paper newspaper (but I do pay a monthly subscription so that the Guardian can continue with its excellent journalism) but you don't have to do that to enjoy this fine newspaper via this excellent app!

Karen O'Brien
★★★★★
May 12, 2025

Works really well. I no longer buy a paper newspaper (but I do pay a monthly subscription so that the Guardian can continue with its excellent journalism) but you don't have to do that to enjoy this fine newspaper via this excellent app!

Jacky Pratt
★★★★★
Jul 5, 2025

July25: Getting better all the time but I would most love to see a view by created date, so that I didn't have to scroll through so many older items pls. June25: THANK YOU for listening-now much improved. I use the Following feature a lot but this has stopped working when in the Latest view, which is my favourite way to browse. The fonts used now when scrolling the Home screen have made reading slower. The sub articles, shown in paler font, are not distinguishable from the rest of the headline.

Jacky Pratt
★★★★★
Jul 5, 2025

July25: Getting better all the time but I would most love to see a view by created date, so that I didn't have to scroll through so many older items pls. June25: THANK YOU for listening-now much improved. I use the Following feature a lot but this has stopped working when in the Latest view, which is my favourite way to browse. The fonts used now when scrolling the Home screen have made reading slower. The sub articles, shown in paler font, are not distinguishable from the rest of the headline.

Barry Irvine
★★★★★
May 28, 2025

Great app although the new Puzzles tab doesn't work offline and the download often has errors and then restarts from the very beginning every time instead of re-attempting the sections it missed. I think the constant attempts cause a lot of battery drain.

App Details

Developer

Guardian News & Media Ltd

Platform

android

Rating

★4.7

Last Updated

10/11/2025