European Alternatives to Apple News+
Looking for a European alternative to Apple News+? The Apple News+ page lists a one-month free trial and then $12.99 per month for over 500 publications, and the apple.com site terms name Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California, apply California law and send disputes to courts in Santa Clara County. Those site terms are not the Apple News+ service terms, which we did not read.
The European magazine and news subscription apps below name entities in Sweden, Spain, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Bulgaria and Italy, and range from flat bundles to single-newsroom memberships.
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12 European Alternatives to Apple News+
Readly
Magazines and newspapers in one app from Stockholm
Kiosko y Más
Spanish newspapers and magazines with prices for every title
Pocketmags
UK digital magazine shop with Plus+ subscription and puzzles
iKiosk
German ePaper kiosk for newspapers and magazines from Munich
Inoreader
RSS reader for feeds, newsletters and news alerts
upday
Personalised news app with short summaries from Axel Springer
Mediapart
Independent French investigative journal, 12 EUR per month
De Correspondent
Ad-free Dutch member journalism from Amsterdam
Zetland
Danish digital newspaper you can read and listen to
Krautreporter
Reader-owned German journalism cooperative in Berlin
DER SPIEGEL
German news weekly with SPIEGEL+ digital plan from Hamburg
Issuu
Flipbook platform from Milan with a magazine store
Key takeaways
- Apple News+ is a paid plan from Apple Inc. in Cupertino, listed at $12.99 a month after a one-month free trial, for over 500 publications.
- The apple.com site terms name Apple Inc., apply California law and send disputes to Santa Clara County, but the Apple News+ service terms were not read.
- Readly AB in Stockholm is the nearest European bundle, with a flat monthly fee for magazines and newspapers.
- Kiosko y Más, iKiosk and Pocketmags sell titles one at a time instead of a bundle, so the cost follows what you read.
- Mediapart, De Correspondent, Zetland, Krautreporter and DER SPIEGEL each replace the news side with a single newsroom.
Why people leave Apple News+
Apple News+ is the paid tier of the news service that Apple Inc. runs from Cupertino, California. According to the Apple News+ page we read on 4 November 2026, the plan starts with a one-month free trial, then costs $12.99 a month, and gives access to over 500 publications. One fee, one app, one place for newspapers and magazines is the idea, and few services in Europe copy it exactly.
People leave for reasons that have little to do with price. The apple.com site terms we read name Apple Inc. as the owner, apply California law and send disputes to the courts in Santa Clara County. Those are the terms of the website, not of the Apple News+ service, which we did not read. Even so, the pattern is clear: a US company writes the contract and a US court settles disagreements.
A second group wants something Apple News+ does not aim at. A reader who follows one newsroom closely, a Spaniard who wants two named dailies, or a Dane who prefers to listen all have European options that charge for one thing and do it with a smaller catalogue. The list below separates the bundles from the single newsrooms so you can see what you give up.
- The contract and the courts are American On the apple.com site terms, Apple Inc. in Cupertino is the contracting party, California law governs, and a user agrees to the jurisdiction of state and federal courts in Santa Clara County. We did not read the separate Apple News+ service terms, so we do not claim they say the same. A reader who wants a subscription from a company registered in their own country, with a supervisory authority they can write to, gets that from every tool on this page.
- You pay for 500 titles and may read five The Apple News+ page lists over 500 publications for $12.99 a month. That is good value for a heavy browser of magazines, and poor value for someone who opens the same two sources every morning. Mediapart at 12 EUR a month, De Correspondent at 10,50 EUR or a Kiosko y Más monthly pass for one Spanish daily put the money behind the sources that person reads.
- The independence of a bundle is limited A bundle decides which publishers are in and which are out, and the reader has no say. Several tools here are owned by their readers or by the newsroom itself. Krautreporter says it belongs to more than 600 shareholders as a cooperative, and De Correspondent describes itself as ad-free and funded by members. A reader who cares who owns the newsroom has more to choose from here.
- Language and local coverage Apple News+ is a general product. Spanish, German, French, Dutch and Danish readers often want a dedicated service in their language: Kiosko y Más for Spanish titles, iKiosk and DER SPIEGEL for German ones, Mediapart for French, Zetland for Danish. Each of those speaks to its home market in a way a global catalogue does not.
What you have to replace, not just match
Apple News+ combines three things: a catalogue of magazines, a set of newspapers, and an editorial front page inside one app that comes with every iPhone. A European tool rarely covers all three. Readly is the closest bundle, with magazines and daily newspapers for one monthly fee, while the Spanish and German kiosks sell titles one at a time.
Decide first which of the three you use. If you read magazines, Readly, Pocketmags and Kiosko y Más are the nearest. If you read the news, a single newsroom such as Mediapart, DER SPIEGEL or Krautreporter replaces the headline side. If you use the Apple front page to see what happened today, upday and Inoreader are the closest, because both gather items from many sources into one feed.
Check what you will miss. Our notes on Readly say it lacks the puzzles that Apple News+ offers, while Pocketmags sells a separate Puzzles product. A saved list of articles on your iPhone does not migrate to any other service, so export what you want to keep before you cancel.
The alternatives compared
| Position | Tool | Headquarters | Pricing | Jurisdiction |
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| #1 | Readly | Stockholm, Sweden | Swedish storefront: 2 months free, then 149,00 kr per month, cancel any time. Other countries have their own storefronts and prices (not read). | EU (Sweden) |
| #2 | Kiosko y Más | Madrid, Spain | Per title, from the tariff page: for example ABC 1,49 EUR per issue, 17,99 EUR per month, 199,99 EUR per year; Ara 0,99 EUR, 23,99 EUR, 199,99 EUR; As 10,99 EUR per month. | EU (Spain) |
| #3 | Pocketmags | London, United Kingdom | Not shown in the pages we read; the site shows currency choices GBP, USD, AUD, CAD and EUR. | United Kingdom (adequacy decision, outside the EEA) |
| #4 | iKiosk | Munich, Germany | Not shown in the pages we read. | EU (Germany) |
| #5 | Inoreader | Sofia, Bulgaria | Free (150 feeds) / Pro €6.67 per month billed yearly or €8.99 monthly (up to 2,500 feeds) / Custom plan priced on add-ons | EU (Bulgaria) |
| #6 | upday | Berlin, Germany | Free app | EU (Germany) |
| #7 | Mediapart | Paris, France | Normal rate 12 EUR per month or 120 EUR per year; discovery rate 1 EUR for 15 days, then 12 EUR per month; a supporter rate is also listed. | EU (France) |
| #8 | De Correspondent | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Month: 10,50 EUR per month. Year: 105 EUR per year (21 EUR discount). A two-year option is also listed. | EU (Netherlands) |
| #9 | Zetland | Denmark (city not shown in the excerpt we read), Denmark | Homepage: become a member for 60 kr (billing period not read). | EU (Denmark) |
| #10 | Krautreporter | Berlin, Germany | Memberships from 8 EUR per month and from 9 EUR per month (two figures on the membership page); 30 days free trial. | EU (Germany) |
| #11 | DER SPIEGEL | Hamburg, Germany | Digital: 6,49 EUR per week, billed every four weeks. Print plus digital: 7,10 EUR per issue. SPIEGEL+ U30: 1 EUR for 4 weeks, then 4,49 EUR per week. | EU (Germany) |
| #12 | Issuu | Milan, Italy | Pricing page exists but its figures were not in the text we read. | EU (Italy) |
How each alternative compares to Apple News+
Best for: Readers who want one monthly fee for many magazines and newspapers in a single app.
Readly AB, a Swedish company in Stockholm, sells the same promise as Apple News+: pay once a month and read what you like. On its Swedish storefront the price is 149,00 kr a month after two free months, with cancellation at any time. Apple News+ lists $12.99 after one free month.
The privacy policy names Readly AB as controller and the Swedish authority IMY as supervisor, but also says some providers outside the EU and EEA, including in the UK and US, receive data under standard contractual clauses. The catalogue size was not on the pages we read, and the terms are in Swedish.
What Readly does better than Apple News+
- Swedish company with a named supervisory authority, IMY
- Longer free period on the Swedish storefront (2 months)
- Gift cards and apps beyond Apple devices (Android, Amazon, Huawei)
Where Readly is a step down from Apple News+
- No editorial front page like the Apple News app
- Catalogue size not published on the pages we read
- Some data goes to providers in the UK and US
Standout against Apple News+. Readly is the only tool on this page that sells a flat plan for both magazines and daily newspapers.
Best for: Spanish-language readers who follow a few named newspapers and want to see each price.
Kiosko y Más works like a newsstand in Madrid. Against a bundle, you pick the title and pay for it: ABC costs 1,49 EUR per issue, 17,99 EUR per month or 199,99 EUR per year, and Ara costs 0,99 EUR per issue and 23,99 EUR per month.
That model suits someone who reads two dailies and nothing else, since the bill matches the habit. It does not suit someone who browses. The legal text and interface are in Spanish, and we did not verify a mobile app or the data location.
What Kiosko y Más does better than Apple News+
- Prices of each title visible before you buy
- Single issues, so no monthly commitment
- Spanish company with register entry and address in Madrid
Where Kiosko y Más is a step down from Apple News+
- No flat-rate plan for browsing
- Interface and legal text only in Spanish
- Mobile apps and data location not verified
Standout against Apple News+. Kiosko y Más lets you buy a single issue of a Spanish newspaper for as little as 0,99 EUR.
Best for: Special-interest magazine readers in the UK and Europe who buy issues or subscriptions.
Pocketmags is operated by Jellyfish Connect Ltd from The Shard in London. Compared with Apple News+, it is a store, not a bundle: you buy single issues or subscriptions to named magazines, and an optional Plus+ plan exists. Categories run from aviation and craft to news.
The site can show prices in GBP, USD, AUD, CAD and EUR, but no prices appeared on the pages we read. The terms contain a US arbitration clause, and we found no statement on who owns Jellyfish Connect Ltd. UK status means an EU adequacy decision, not EU membership.
What Pocketmags does better than Apple News+
- Euro display and several other currencies
- Puzzles sold as a separate product
- Library synced across devices
Where Pocketmags is a step down from Apple News+
- US arbitration clause in the terms
- Prices and parent company not visible on the pages read
- Little newspaper coverage compared with Apple News+
Standout against Apple News+. Pocketmags is the only tool here that sells puzzles as a separate product next to magazines.
Best for: German-speaking readers who want ePapers of named titles on tablet, phone and PC.
iKiosk is the ePaper shop of Schweitzer Fachinformationen GmbH & Co. KG in Munich. Where Apple News+ presents a bundle, iKiosk presents a comparison of subscriptions and single issues for named newspapers and magazines, readable on tablet, phone and PC, with offline reading for downloadable titles.
The imprint gives a register number and VAT ID, and the terms exist in German and English. No prices or catalogue size appeared on the pages we read. The pages mention Facebook and affiliate tracking, and iKiosk does not take part in consumer dispute resolution.
What iKiosk does better than Apple News+
- German imprint with register number and VAT ID
- Single issues next to subscriptions
- Terms available in German and English
Where iKiosk is a step down from Apple News+
- Not a flat-rate bundle
- Prices and catalogue not visible on the pages read
- Facebook and affiliate tracking mentioned
Standout against Apple News+. iKiosk publishes its terms in both German and English and reads on tablet, phone and PC.
Best for: Readers who build their own news feed from RSS, newsletters and alerts.
Inoreader from Innologica Ltd in Sofia gathers RSS feeds, newsletters, social feeds and news alerts in one reader. Apple News+ chooses the sources for you; Inoreader asks you to pick them, which means more setup and more control.
The free plan holds 150 feeds, and Pro costs €6.67 a month billed yearly or €8.99 monthly for up to 2,500 feeds. AI summaries sit on the paid plan, and the pages we read did not state the AI provider or the storage country.
What Inoreader does better than Apple News+
- Free plan with 150 feeds
- You choose every source yourself
- Rules, filters and email digests
- Bulgarian company named in the privacy policy
Where Inoreader is a step down from Apple News+
- No paid magazine catalogue
- AI features need the Pro plan
- AI provider and storage country not stated
Standout against Apple News+. Inoreader lets you read newsletters and RSS feeds side by side with social feeds in the same list.
Best for: Readers who only want a free headline feed on the phone.
upday is a free news app from upday GmbH & Co. KG in Berlin, built by Axel Springer and offered to Samsung users. It compares best with the free Apple News front page, not with the paid News+ catalogue, and offers a personalised feed.
Press coverage, not the product pages we read, describes editors writing summaries. You cannot add your own sources, and the company register number was not read. There is no paywalled magazine content, so upday replaces only the front-page habit.
What upday does better than Apple News+
- Free to use
- Company named as controller in the privacy policy
- Backed by a large European publisher
Where upday is a step down from Apple News+
- No paid magazines or newspapers
- You cannot choose your own sources
- Product description rests on press coverage
Standout against Apple News+. upday is a free app with a personalised feed and, per press coverage, summaries written by editors.
Best for: French-speaking readers who want long investigations from a single independent source.
Mediapart is a Paris publication run by the Société Editrice de Mediapart SAS. Against Apple News+, you give up hundreds of titles and get one newsroom with investigations, videos, podcasts, newsletters and reader blogs. The normal rate is 12 EUR a month or 120 EUR a year.
The legal notice names OVH in Roubaix as host, which is more than most tools here state. A discovery rate of 1 EUR for 15 days lets you test it. The site is mostly French, and there are no magazines or puzzles.
What Mediapart does better than Apple News+
- Hosting named: OVH in Roubaix, France
- Public prices and a 1 EUR discovery rate
- French SAS with register number and capital
- Newsletters and podcasts included
Where Mediapart is a step down from Apple News+
- One newsroom only
- Mostly French-language
- No magazines or puzzles
Standout against Apple News+. Mediapart is the only tool on this page that names its hosting provider and city in its legal notice.
Best for: Dutch readers who prefer background journalism without advertising.
De Correspondent is an Amsterdam digital journalism platform owned by de Correspondent B.V. Where Apple News+ offers breadth, this offers depth in a single publication that says it is ad-free and independent. Membership costs 10,50 EUR a month or 105 EUR a year.
The service has an app, a website and an RSS feed, and sells gift and business memberships. Content is Dutch-language, there are no magazines or puzzles, and the data location was not stated on the pages we read. No free trial appeared.
What De Correspondent does better than Apple News+
- No advertising
- RSS feed for your own reader
- Public prices of 10,50 EUR and 105 EUR
Where De Correspondent is a step down from Apple News+
- One publication, Dutch-language
- No free trial seen
- Data location not stated
Standout against Apple News+. De Correspondent offers an RSS feed, so its articles can sit in a reader such as Inoreader.
Best for: Danish readers who want to listen to news as well as read it.
Zetland ApS publishes a Danish newspaper that calls itself one you can listen to. Each story comes as text and audio, with a morning overview and a daily podcast called Helikopter.
The homepage invites readers to become a member for 60 kr, but the billing period was not read. The company is registered with a CVR number and an address on Njalsgade, though the excerpt we read did not show the city. Everything is in Danish.
What Zetland does better than Apple News+
- Audio version of each story
- No advertising
- Danish company with CVR number
Where Zetland is a step down from Apple News+
- Danish only, one newsroom
- Billing period of the 60 kr price not read
- City and data location not read
Standout against Apple News+. Zetland publishes a daily news podcast, Helikopter, next to its written stories.
Best for: German readers who want explained background instead of a stream of headlines.
Krautreporter eG is a registered cooperative in Berlin, and the site says it belongs to more than 600 shareholders. In contrast to Apple News+, which is a company product, this is a newsroom owned by its readers. It publishes daily background articles and a Morgenpost newsletter.
Membership starts at 8 EUR a month and has a 30-day free trial, though the site shows both 8 and 9 EUR in different places. An audio app reads out all articles. Everything is German, and hosting was not read.
What Krautreporter does better than Apple News+
- Reader-owned cooperative with more than 600 shareholders
- 30-day free trial
- Audio app reading all articles
- Low entry price from 8 EUR
Where Krautreporter is a step down from Apple News+
- One main piece per day
- German-language only
- Price shown inconsistently, 8 and 9 EUR
Standout against Apple News+. Krautreporter is the only tool on this page that is a cooperative owned by its readers.
Best for: German readers who want one established weekly and daily news.
DER SPIEGEL is published by SPIEGEL-Verlag Rudolf Augstein GmbH & Co. KG in Hamburg. Digital access costs 6,49 EUR per week, billed every four weeks, which over a year exceeds Apple News+ at $12.99 a month. Print plus digital costs 7,10 EUR per issue.
Readers under 30 can take SPIEGEL+ U30 for 1 EUR for four weeks, then 4,49 EUR per week. A daily newsletter is included. The service carries one publisher only, is German-language, and we did not read the hosting.
What DER SPIEGEL does better than Apple News+
- Established newsroom with register number and imprint
- Reduced offer for under 30s
- Daily newsletter
Where DER SPIEGEL is a step down from Apple News+
- Weekly price is higher than Apple News+ over a year
- One publisher, German-language
- Hosting not read
Standout against Apple News+. DER SPIEGEL is the only tool here that sells a print plus digital plan at 7,10 EUR per issue.
Best for: Readers of independent magazines, and publishers who want their own flipbooks.
Issuu is operated by Bending Spoons Operations S.p.A. in Milan, a sole shareholder company under the management of Bending Spoons S.p.A. Compared with Apple News+, it is mainly a tool for publishers who turn PDF, DOCX, PPTX, EPUB and RTF files into flipbooks.
Readers can browse and buy publications through the Issuu Store. The terms say billing can run through a US affiliate and that arbitration follows US law for US users. Plan prices were not in the text we read.
What Issuu does better than Apple News+
- Publishers can upload and embed their own titles
- Statistics for publishers
- Italian S.p.A. with register number and capital
Where Issuu is a step down from Apple News+
- No reader bundle at all
- US billing affiliate and arbitration terms
- Pricing figures not read
Standout against Apple News+. Issuu is the only tool here that lets a small publisher put out its own magazine.
What actually breaks when you switch
The first thing that breaks is the shared habit. Apple News+ lives in an app on every iPhone, and moving to Readly or Mediapart means a new app, a new login and a new payment method. Cancel the Apple plan in your Apple account settings; we did not read the cancellation terms of the service, so check the renewal date yourself.
Saved articles and followed channels do not travel. Nothing on this page imports an Apple News+ library, so write down the titles you read before cancelling. Prices also differ per country: Readly has separate storefronts, and Kiosko y Más prices each title. Expect a week of re-learning where things are before the new routine settles.
Can I get all my Apple News+ magazines in one European app?
Not exactly. Readly is the only tool on this page that sells a flat plan for unlimited reading across magazines and daily newspapers, and its catalogue differs per country. The pages we read give no title count, so compare the lists in your own storefront before you commit.
If you read a few special-interest magazines, Pocketmags may match them better, since it covers hobbies from aviation to craft. Kiosko y Más fits Spanish readers who know which titles they want. None of them import your Apple saved list.
What happens to my Apple News+ plan when I cancel?
We read the Apple News+ page and the apple.com site terms, not the subscription terms, so we cannot tell you the notice period or refund rules. Check the plan in your Apple account settings, where the renewal date and the cancel button are shown.
Start a European trial before you cancel. Readly offers 2 months free on its Swedish storefront and Krautreporter offers a 30-day free trial, so you can compare reading habits before you drop the Apple plan.
Which one to pick
Pick Readly if you want the closest copy of the Apple News+ bundle. Pick Kiosko y Más, iKiosk or Pocketmags if you know which titles you read and prefer to pay for those. Pick upday or Inoreader if you only need a free or cheap feed and no paywalled content.
Pick a single newsroom when you read one source more than any other: Mediapart for French, De Correspondent for Dutch, Zetland for Danish, Krautreporter or DER SPIEGEL for German. Keep Apple News+ if you use many US magazines, since none of these tools matches its catalogue of over 500 publications.
Frequently Asked Questions
For a bundle of magazines and newspapers, Readly from Stockholm. For Spanish titles, Kiosko y Más from Madrid, and for German ePapers, iKiosk from Munich. For a single newsroom, Mediapart (France), De Correspondent (Netherlands), Zetland (Denmark), Krautreporter or DER SPIEGEL (Germany). For a free news feed, upday from Berlin or Inoreader from Sofia.
The Apple News+ page we read lists $12.99 a month after a one-month free trial. Mediapart charges 12 EUR a month, De Correspondent 10,50 EUR, Krautreporter starts at 8 EUR, and DER SPIEGEL digital costs 6,49 EUR per week. upday is free, and Inoreader has a free plan with 150 feeds. Readly shows 149,00 kr a month on its Swedish storefront.
upday from Berlin is a free app with a personalised feed. Inoreader from Sofia has a free plan for up to 150 feeds, and its Pro plan costs €6.67 a month billed yearly. Neither gives you paywalled magazines, so they replace the front page of Apple News, not the paid catalogue.
Readly is built around magazines and newspapers in one plan, but the pages we read do not give a title count, so we cannot rank it by catalogue size. Pocketmags lists many special-interest categories and Kiosko y Más lists Spanish titles with their price. Check each catalogue for your own titles before paying.
We did not read the Apple News+ privacy terms, so we do not say where its data is stored. The apple.com site terms we read name Apple Inc. in Cupertino and apply California law. Among the European tools, only Mediapart names its hosting (OVH in Roubaix, France); most others do not state a data location on the pages we read.
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