NPR News iPhone app, developed by Bottle Rocket Apps, has won the 2009 Best News App Ever Award.

“There are no shortage of news apps in the App Store. But this app takes one of the most trusted news sources, NPR, and presents it in a wonderful way. Not only do you have access to audio from nearly all of the NPR programs, but you have the latest news available all the time. Also throw in access to finding the broadcast times and stations of your favorite NPR programs no matter where you are and you have the best news app.” – 148apps.com

Winning this category was no small feat. The NPR News app had to beat out strong contenders such as The New York Times, Instapaper, NetNewsWire and CNN Mobile.

Judges included 148Apps.com, Appular, AppVee, IGN, The iPhone Blog, Ars Technica, TUAW, Slide to Play, Wired and much more.

Bottle Rocket Apps shares this honor with NPR as well as our good friends at Apple.

Get the NPR News app for iPhone on the App Store now.