By AppHub Editorial Team · Updated August 3, 2026
Financial Times: Business News
Overview
News & Magazines
The Financial Times Limited
Free
Nov 8, 2011
2.293.0-snapshot.0.17963199665904.6860+14521f9
8.0
$2.49 - $719.00 per item
No
May 19, 2026
Features
Empower your ambitions with the Financial Times’ unrivalled, globally focused journalism.
WHAT’S FREE? Download for free and access all podcasts, all videos, the FT Crossword, markets & finance blog “Alphaville” and 3 articles of your choice per month without any payment.
FINANCIAL TIMES ADVANTAGE:
Empower your ambitions with the Financial Times’ unrivalled, globally focused journalism. WHAT’S FREE? Download for free and access all podcasts, all videos, the FT Crossword, markets & finance blog “Alphaville” and 3 articles of your choice per month without any payment. FINANCIAL TIMES ADVANTAGE:
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Ratings breakdown
49,600 reviewsDeveloper contact
Name
FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED(THE)
Address
Bracken House 1 Friday Street LONDON EC4M 9BT United Kingdom
Website
http://www.ft.comPhone
+44 7723 082036
Support
help@ft.com
Privacy
View policyFrequently Asked Questions
Is Financial Times: Business News free to download? high
Yes. The app metadata lists Financial Times: Business News as free, with in-app purchases listed as $2.49 - $719.00 per item.
Source: app_metadata
What do sampled users complain about in Financial Times: Business News? low
Financial Times: Business News has sampled complaints about payment, subscriptions, trials, or locked features. Only 1 sampled review supports this theme, so confidence is low.
Source: user_reviews
What do sampled users like about Financial Times: Business News? medium
Financial Times: Business News is praised by sampled reviewers as easy, useful, or convenient. 2 sampled reviews or 1 sampling buckets support this theme.
Source: user_reviews
How to Use
Empower your ambitions with the Financial Times’ unrivalled, globally focused journalism.WHAT’S FREE? (app_description)
Getting Started
Source: app_description_and_user_feedback_noted
- Install Financial Times: Business News from the appropriate app store.
- Open the app and start with the free experience.
- Review the main features described in the app listing.
- Check settings or support resources if you run into sampled issue patterns such as financial times: business news has sampled complaints about payment, subscriptions, trials, or locked features.
Key Features (from app listing)
Source: app_description
- Accurate, independent, and insightful journalism since 1888.
- Personalised news: Follow topics important to you by curating your own feed with MyFTLISTEN, WATCH, READ:
- Podcasts, including News Briefing and FT Weekend
- Articles read by AI
- Available with Apple CarPlay for news on the go
- Offline Reading: Save articles and editions for offline reading anywhere, anytime
Theme 'easy, useful, or convenient to use' identified in recent_reviews #4, recent_reviews #5. Review #4 praises easy, useful, or convenient to use. Review #5 praises easy, useful, or convenient to use.
How this content was created
Content type: pattern_analysis_of_user_reviews_and_metadata
AI generated: Yes
- Google Play user reviews (12-20 preferred; may be smaller if source data is limited per app), April 24, 2026 to September 28, 2025
- Google Play ratings distribution
- App Store listing metadata
- Review samples are not statistically representative of all user sentiment
- High-engagement negative reviews can overrepresent complaints
- Claims labeled 'low confidence' are based on single-review observations only
- No real-world app testing was conducted
- Feature availability may vary by region, device, and app version
Pros & Cons
Based on analysis of Google Play user reviews
Pros
- Users appreciate the app: "Great journalism, but the app has some pain points. It will lose it's place when scrolling a list of articles, clicking " high
Extracted from 3 high-rated user review(s)
Evidence (3)
“Great journalism, but the app has some pain points. It will lose it's place when scrolling a list of articles, clicking one, and navigating back. Switching back to the app will return you to your plac”Rating: 4★ September 28, 2025 24 likes“The journalism is timely, insightful, and important, especially for investors and analysts. They also offer a student discount, which is always nice. The problem is that discount is for the digital su”Rating: 4★ June 26, 2024 30 likes“Great articles! I love the voice assistance but it would be nicer if the voice didn't sound so robotic. Sounds like the default voice from 2010! It would also be great if you could add AI summaries fo”Rating: 4★ March 18, 2025 80 likes - Accurate, independent, and insightful journalism since 1888. medium
Extracted from app description
- Unbiased reporting: Expert comment and analysis on world news, business, politics, economics, finance, companies and more medium
Extracted from app description
- Thought-provoking journalism: Explore the arts, real estate, fashion, food, books, technology news and more with a unique FT voice medium
Extracted from app description
- Personalised news: Follow topics important to you by curating your own feed with MyFTLISTEN, WATCH, READ: medium
Extracted from app description
Cons
- Some users report issues: "Sales tactic are unfair, borderline scam. I subscribed to the FT through a promotional offer in February. I decided it was not for me and un-subscribe" low
Identified from 1 low-rated user review(s)
Evidence (1)
“Sales tactic are unfair, borderline scam. I subscribed to the FT through a promotional offer in February. I decided it was not for me and un-subscribed a few days later on their website, which is very”Rating: 1★ September 19, 2022 5 likes
Recent Reviews
Eric Paul Marvets
4★Great journalism, but the app has some pain points. It will lose it's place when scrolling a list of articles, clicking one, and navigating back. Switching back to the app will return you to your place in an article, but relaunching the app takes you to the home screen and you have to find the article (and where you left off) again. There's also no way to see which articles you've read, let alone what percentage you've made it through.
Mn Garcia (Fividy)
4★The journalism is timely, insightful, and important, especially for investors and analysts. They also offer a student discount, which is always nice. The problem is that discount is for the digital subscription---which would be fine had it been more readily apparently that there's not only a (far more expensive) premium tier above that, but there's no such discount for the premium tier. I only realized this upon spotting here and there (unreadable) articles available only to premium subscribers.
Nico D
1★Sales tactic are unfair, borderline scam. I subscribed to the FT through a promotional offer in February. I decided it was not for me and un-subscribed a few days later on their website, which is very cumbersome. 6 months later I realized they were still billing me... I paid over $350 for a service I didn't use and they now refuse to reimburse me...
Avinash N
4★Great articles! I love the voice assistance but it would be nicer if the voice didn't sound so robotic. Sounds like the default voice from 2010! It would also be great if you could add AI summaries for a quick glance. That'll be very handy for a quick review before diving deep in.
Nick K
5★This is the best news app I have tried so far. Great and simple layout. Does what it's supposed to do without any bloat. Doesn't send you any advertisements. Non-sensationalist headlines and informative content. Of course you do need a subscription for the FT. Very happy with the overall experience.