KPop World

How can we help?

Email [email protected]. Include the app version, your iPhone or iPad model and what happened. Do not send passwords or payment information.

Choose your news sources

Open the Sources tab and turn on the publishers you want to follow. Headlines from the sources you turn on appear in your news list.

Browse by topic

Latest shows the newest K-pop stories from every publisher you turned on. Use the tabs under the title (Music, Idols, Concerts, Awards) to narrow the list to one topic.

Korean-language publishers

Korean publishers write in Korean, so they are off by default (they are on automatically when your device's first language is Korean). Turn any of them on in the Sources tab. From newspapers and Korean publishers the app shows K-pop stories only.

Home Screen widget

Touch and hold the Home Screen, tap Edit → Add Widget, search for KPop World and choose a size. The widget shows the newest K-pop headlines and updates about every 30 minutes; tap a story to open it in the app. The widget shows no ads.

Why does a story open on the publisher's site?

KPop World shows the headline, a short excerpt and the photo that each publisher shares in its public news feed. The full story belongs to the publisher, so it opens on the publisher's own web page inside the app. Patcell does not write or edit news.

Reading offline

Without a connection, the app shows the headlines it last downloaded. Full stories need a connection, because they open on the publisher's website.

Saved stories

Stories you save stay on your iPhone or iPad. They are not sent to Patcell, and uninstalling the app removes them.

Remove Ads and restoring the purchase

Remove Ads is an optional one-time purchase that removes the ads in the news list. Bought it on another device or after reinstalling? Open Settings → Restore purchase, signed in with the same Apple ID you used to buy it.

More from Patcell

Settings → More from Patcell lists other games and apps made by Patcell. Some ad places in the news list may show one of them, labelled “Ad · From Patcell”. Tap “I already have this game” to stop seeing one.

A source does not load

The publisher's website may be down, slow or blocking requests for a while. Try again later, or turn that source off in the Sources tab.

Report a problem or request a publisher

Email [email protected] with what went wrong, or the name of the K-pop publisher you would like to see in the app. See the privacy policy.