First News

First News Education iPhoneiPadiPod touch

First News is a free Education app for iPhone and iPad by First News. Rated 4.5/5 from 22 ratings. Requires iOS 17.0. Updated June 18, 2026.

Rating: 4.5; 22 ratings
Price: Free; on the App Store
Size: 23 MB; Age 4+
Updated: Jun 18; 2026 · v11.4

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About First News

For 20 years, First News has provided trusted & impartial age-appropriate news to kids around the world. Our award-winning weekly newspaper is jam-packed with headlines, sport, entertainment, world news and more. App features: READ: weekly 28-page edition of First News with interactive features, plus a searchable archive. WATCH: hundreds of videos, including news explainers presented by children for children. CHALLENGE: play interactive word and number puzzles. Subscribers can also play the weekly news quiz, based on the latest issue of the paper. STAY AHEAD: read or listen to 3 daily news articles from the UK and around the world. SHARE YOUR OPINION: weekly polls encouraging children to form their own opinions and get their voices heard. Terms of use: https://www.firstnews.co.uk/terms/

Ratings & reviews

4.5

22 ratings

5 ★ 64% 4 ★ 23% 3 ★ 9% 2 ★ 5% 1 ★ 0%

What’s new

Version 11.4 · Updated June 18, 2026

Description and images updated.

App privacy

The developer, First News, reported these privacy practices to Apple.

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:

Identifiers: User ID, Device ID
Usage Data: Product Interaction, Advertising Data, Other Usage Data
Diagnostics: Crash Data

Used for: Analytics, App Functionality

App details

First News is a free Education app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, developed by First News. It is rated 4.5 out of 5 from 22 ratings on the App Store, requires iOS 17.0 or later and is 23 MB to download. It was first released on December 22, 2020 and last updated on June 18, 2026.

Category: Education
Rating: 4.5 / 5 (22 ratings)
Price: Free
Version: 11.4
Size: 23 MB
Requires: iOS 17.0 or later
Compatibility: iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
Languages: English
Age rating: 4+
Released: December 22, 2020
Last updated: June 18, 2026
Developer: First News

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