The Citizen News

THE CITIZEN LTD News iPhoneiPadiPod touch

The Citizen News is a free News app for iPhone and iPad by THE CITIZEN LTD. Rated 4.8/5 from 24 ratings. Requires iOS 16.0. Updated September 17, 2026.

Rating: 4.8; 24 ratings
Price: Free; on the App Store
Size: 93 MB; Age 12+
Updated: Sep 17; 2026 · v2.2.1

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About The Citizen News

For your news, your way, this app contains the best and latest of The Citizen’s breaking news, opinion, sport writing, lifestyle, features, analysis, business advice, local soccer content with Phakaaathi and so much more.

Ratings & reviews

4.8

24 ratings

5 ★ 83% 4 ★ 8% 3 ★ 8% 2 ★ 0% 1 ★ 0%

What’s new

Version 2.2.1 · Updated September 17, 2026

Minor updates and performance improvements

App privacy

The developer, THE CITIZEN LTD, reported these privacy practices to Apple.

Data Used to Track You

The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:

Search History: Search History
Browsing History: Browsing History

Data Not Linked to You

The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:

Search History: Search History
Browsing History: Browsing History

Used for: Third-Party Advertising, Developer’s Advertising or Marketing, Analytics

App details

The Citizen News is a free News app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, developed by THE CITIZEN LTD. It is rated 4.8 out of 5 from 24 ratings on the App Store, requires iOS 16.0 or later, is 93 MB to download and is available in 33 languages. It was first released on September 6, 2017 and last updated on September 17, 2026.

Category: News
Rating: 4.8 / 5 (24 ratings)
Price: Free
Version: 2.2.1
Size: 93 MB
Requires: iOS 16.0 or later
Compatibility: iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
Languages: English, Afrikaans, Amharic, Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech and 25 more
Age rating: 12+
Released: September 6, 2017
Last updated: September 17, 2026
Developer: THE CITIZEN LTD

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