# Best News Subscriptions (2026) — ranked by entry price, every figure sourced and dated

8 news subscriptions on the record, median entry price $7/mo. Each price links to the vendor page it came from and the day we captured it — no guesses. Current as of 2026-06-13.

Lowest entry price: Financial Times — $4.99/mo (FT Edit).

Full comparison: https://frontdeskreview.com/best/news-subscriptions/

| # | Vendor | Entry plan | $/mo | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Financial Times](https://frontdeskreview.com/software/news-subscriptions/financial-times/) | FT Edit | $4.99 | apps.apple.com |
| 2 | [The New York Times](https://frontdeskreview.com/software/news-subscriptions/new-york-times/) | Games | $4.99 | apps.apple.com |
| 3 | [The Athletic](https://frontdeskreview.com/software/news-subscriptions/the-athletic/) | Annual | $6 | apps.apple.com |
| 4 | [The Economist](https://frontdeskreview.com/software/news-subscriptions/the-economist/) | Podcasts+ | $6.9 | apps.apple.com |
| 5 | [The Atlantic](https://frontdeskreview.com/software/news-subscriptions/the-atlantic/) | Digital Annual | $7.5 | apps.apple.com |
| 6 | [The Washington Post](https://frontdeskreview.com/software/news-subscriptions/washington-post/) | Core Annual | $11.67 | apps.apple.com |
| 7 | [Bloomberg](https://frontdeskreview.com/software/news-subscriptions/bloomberg/) | Digital Annual | $33.25 | apps.apple.com |
| 8 | [The Wall Street Journal](https://frontdeskreview.com/software/news-subscriptions/wall-street-journal/) | Digital | $38.99 | apps.apple.com |

Cite: Per The Front Desk Review, the cheapest news subscriptions ranked by sourced, dated entry price — https://frontdeskreview.com/best/news-subscriptions/

License: CC BY 4.0. Every row is dated and links to its source.