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Guardian News and Media Limited · News · United Kingdom store
#69 TOP GROSSING#2 GROSSING · NEWS
View on App Store ↗ Google Play version →
Revenue a month, worldwide EST
$7.7M
Likely $2.8M to $20.9M
▲ 17.3% in 27 days
New ratings
Tracking
Daily counts start building from today
Rating
4.8 of 5
255.2K ratings in this store
Countries it ranks in
52
was 52 on Oct 14, 2026

Revenue

Estimated from the grossing charts of Oct 21, 2026 in the 53 countries we track, and ratings growth on the App Store.

EST. REVENUE / MONTH · WORLDWIDE · BOTH STORES
$7.7M
Range $2.8M to $20.9M
EST. REVENUE / YEAR · WORLDWIDE
$92M
App Store $3.4M + Google Play $4.3M a month
EST. LIFETIME DOWNLOADS
8.9M to 25.5M
Estimated from ratings count
WHERE IT EARNS · EST. / MONTH
  • United States #15 News (iOS), #7 News & Magazines (Play)$2M · 26%
  • United Kingdom #71 overall (iOS), #44 apps (Play)$2M · 25%
  • Singapore #13 News (iOS), #4 News & Magazines (Play)$459K · 6%
  • Switzerland #21 News (iOS), #4 News & Magazines (Play)$310.8K · 4%
  • South Africa #15 News (iOS), #4 News & Magazines (Play)$247.1K · 3%
  • Saudi Arabia #72 News (iOS), #4 News & Magazines (Play)$220.9K · 3%
  • Germany #13 News (iOS), #13 News & Magazines (Play)$220.6K · 3%
  • Australia #5 News (iOS), #3 News & Magazines (Play)$217.4K · 3%
40 more countries
  • India #24 News (iOS), #4 News & Magazines (Play)$190.5K · 2%
  • Canada #7 News (iOS), #4 News & Magazines (Play)$183.2K · 2%
  • New Zealand #2 News (iOS), #97 apps (Play)$147.6K · 2%
  • Turkey #16 News (iOS), #4 News & Magazines (Play)$132.1K · 2%
  • Japan #59 News (iOS)$130.1K · 2%
  • France #22 News (iOS), #21 News & Magazines (Play)$125.5K · 2%
  • Hong Kong #19 News (iOS), #4 News & Magazines (Play)$109K · 1%
  • Ireland #63 overall (iOS), #50 apps (Play)$106.8K · 1%
  • Mexico #45 News (iOS), #4 News & Magazines (Play)$98K · 1%
  • Indonesia #48 News (iOS), #4 News & Magazines (Play)$90.8K · 1%
  • Thailand #34 News (iOS), #4 News & Magazines (Play)$89.3K · 1%
  • UAE #23 News (iOS), #4 News & Magazines (Play)$50.6K · 1%
  • Nigeria #8 News (iOS), #4 News & Magazines (Play)$48.5K · 1%
  • Norway #6 News (iOS), #4 News & Magazines (Play)$46.8K · 1%
  • Pakistan #16 News (iOS), #4 News & Magazines (Play)$41.7K · 1%
  • Vietnam #29 News (iOS), #4 News & Magazines (Play)$36.6K · 0%
  • Sweden #8 News (iOS)$35K · 0%
  • Argentina #19 News (iOS), #4 News & Magazines (Play)$31.9K · 0%
  • Netherlands #4 News & Magazines (Play)$30.8K · 0%
  • Philippines #4 News & Magazines (Play)$29.5K · 0%
  • Italy #19 News (iOS)$27K · 0%
  • Finland #9 News (iOS), #4 News & Magazines (Play)$26.3K · 0%
  • Poland #4 News & Magazines (Play)$25K · 0%
  • Kuwait #43 News (iOS), #4 News & Magazines (Play)$25K · 0%
  • Belgium #12 News (iOS), #4 News & Magazines (Play)$23.4K · 0%
  • Israel #42 News (iOS), #4 News & Magazines (Play)$22.8K · 0%
  • Colombia #41 News (iOS), #4 News & Magazines (Play)$16.2K · 0%
  • Bangladesh #4 News & Magazines (Play)$15.9K · 0%
  • Spain #19 News (iOS)$15.2K · 0%
  • Qatar #28 News (iOS), #4 News & Magazines (Play)$14.1K · 0%
  • Egypt #30 News (iOS), #4 News & Magazines (Play)$14K · 0%
  • Portugal #18 News (iOS), #4 News & Magazines (Play)$13.4K · 0%
  • Chile #4 News & Magazines (Play)$13K · 0%
  • Ukraine #4 News & Magazines (Play)$10.7K · 0%
  • Romania #4 News & Magazines (Play)$9.6K · 0%
  • Austria #4 News & Magazines (Play)$9.1K · 0%
  • Czechia #4 News & Magazines (Play)$8.9K · 0%
  • Denmark #4 News & Magazines (Play)$8.2K · 0%
  • Greece #4 News & Magazines (Play)$8K · 0%
  • Brazil #26 News (iOS)$7.7K · 0%
HOW SURE ARE WE
Calibrated range: for apps in the top 50, our estimates were within about 30% of published figures for 9 of 12 apps tested. Countries we don't track (and Google Play in China, which doesn't exist) aren't included, and neither are ads or web payments. Gross revenue before store fees.
RATINGS
255.2K
AVG RATING
4.80
PRICE
Free
AGE
15.8y
LAST UPDATE
2d ago
VERSION
13.52
SIZE
204 MB
AGE RATING
12+

Last 28 days

From our daily snapshots of every grossing chart.

DAYS IN A GROSSING CHART
28 / 28
COUNTRIES NOW
52 (was 20)
EST. REVENUE A MONTH, DAILY · BOTH STORES EST
Show daily values
Sep 24, 2026$6.5M a month
Sep 25, 2026$6.5M a month
Sep 26, 2026$5.9M a month
Sep 27, 2026$6.2M a month
Sep 28, 2026$6.6M a month
Sep 29, 2026$6.6M a month
Sep 30, 2026$6.3M a month
Oct 1, 2026$6M a month
Oct 2, 2026$5.8M a month
Oct 3, 2026$5.9M a month
Oct 4, 2026$5.4M a month
Oct 5, 2026$5.4M a month
Oct 6, 2026$6.1M a month
Oct 7, 2026$5.8M a month
Oct 8, 2026$5.8M a month
Oct 9, 2026$5.8M a month
Oct 10, 2026$11.6M a month
Oct 11, 2026$8.3M a month
Oct 12, 2026$8.1M a month
Oct 13, 2026$7.8M a month
Oct 14, 2026$7.8M a month
Oct 15, 2026$7.3M a month
Oct 16, 2026$7.1M a month
Oct 17, 2026$7M a month
Oct 18, 2026$7.3M a month
Oct 19, 2026$7.7M a month
Oct 20, 2026$7.4M a month
Oct 21, 2026$7.7M a month
The same estimate as the headline, saved every day. Best rank Sep 24, 2026: #57 overall · GB. Now: #63 overall · IE.

Money and momentum

Measured from the store, not estimated.

WHAT IT CHARGES
6 purchases listed
  • Premium Monthly Subscription£11.99
  • Premium 6-month subscription£31.99
  • Monthly Subscription£11.99
  • Premium Monthly Subscription£5.99
  • Premium annual subscription£114.99
  • Premium 6-month subscription£52.99
Top in-app purchases as listed on the App Store, in local prices.
REVIEW MOMENTUM
3.7 reviews / week
  • Trendsteady
  • Recent reviews average2.7 stars
  • Recent 1 and 2 star share52%
From the latest 500 written reviews, covering 942 days. The store only returns this many, so this is the most recent slice.
RELEASE CADENCE
12 updates in 90 days
  • Typical gap between releases7 days
From the last 25 versions listed on the App Store.
RATING BREAKDOWN
255.2K ratings
5★87%
4★10%
3★2%
2★1%
1★1%

What users say

Latest reviews, United Kingdom App Store.

★★★★★Oct 16, 2026
Masoud y.p

One of the greatest news papers in the world

★★★★★Oct 15, 2026
John Craces column

Brilliant article about Farage

★★★★★Oct 10, 2026
Excellent

Great articles and some balance in a right wing dominated media in the UK. Less sycophantic about the royals than other papers.

★★★★★Oct 10, 2026
Good app, too many emails for subscribers

See title

★★★★★Oct 7, 2026
Shame it’s so expensive

As above

★★★★★Oct 7, 2026
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Store screenshots

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App Store ads

Apple Search Ads this app ran in the last 90 days, from Apple's public ad repository.

STATUS
Running now
FIRST SEEN
Jul 11, 2026
AD VARIATIONS
118
EU COUNTRIES
6
WHERE
Search results in DE, ES, FR, IT, NL, SE. Formats: Icon + Asset Ad, Icon Ad. Last impression Oct 16, 2026.
AD TEXT
  • News, sport, podcasts, puzzles
Ad creativeAd creativeAd creativeAd creativeAd creativeAd creative

Apple only publishes ads shown in the EU (EU Digital Services Act), with a 7 day delay. An app that advertises only outside the EU shows nothing here.

Growth research

Where this app is buying and earning its users. Each link opens pre filtered.

ASO keywords

Most repeated terms in the listing. Highlighted ones also appear in the title.

guardian11news7articles5guardian news5listen4fearless independent3follow stories3live blogs3articles read3theguardian help3help service3independent3journalism3read3subscribing3reading3service3theguardian3fearless2follow2stories2minute2live2blogs2

What's new in 13.52

We've been busy improving the app: * Fixes an issue which caused the app to crash for some users with Voiceover enabled. * Fixed an issue where tapping the “Crosswords” title on the Home screen did not navigate to the new Crosswords list view.

Released Jan 19, 2011. Current version shipped Oct 19, 2026.

Store description

Get fearless, independent journalism with the Guardian app. Never miss breaking news, dive into diverse opinion pieces, and follow stories minute-by-minute with our dynamic live blogs - from world news and politics to business and sport. Get the following app exclusive features: My Guardian - Your own custom feed of your favourite topics and writers, so you can follow the stories you care most about. Puzzles - Whether you're looking for classics like Sudoku and Crosswords, or fun word games like Wordiply and Word wheel, we have the puzzle for you. Podcasts - Listen to our award-winning podcasts directly in the Guardian app. Listen to Articles - Can't read our articles? Listen to them instead. You can get realistic audio transcription of every article we publish - excluding live blogs. The Guardian news app is free to download and offers you a beautiful, intuitive mobile experience – so you can read, watch and listen to our independent reporting whenever and wherever it suits you. Readers have a limited number of articles, which refreshes on a regular basis. If you’re a regular reader, you might consider subscribing. Subscribing gives you full access to Guardian articles in our app, so you can read quality, international journalism with no restrictions. And, when you subscribe, you’ll unlock: Unlimited reading in the app, with no subscription messages Ad-free reading, for an uninterrupted experience Offline reading – download articles to explore on the go What’s more, subscribing to our news app is a great way to show your support for fearless, independent Guardian journalism. As a reader-funded news organisation, we rely on your funding to power our future. Thank you. All content in the Guardian app is copyright Guardian News & Media 2025. All rights reserved. Our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy apply when accessing content via the Guardian app. Privacy Policy: http://www.theguardian.com/help/privacy-policy Terms of Service: http://www.theguardian.com/help/terms-of-service If you subscribe to the Guardian app, our subscription terms will also apply https://www.theguardian.com/info/2023/feb/24/the-guardian-news-app-terms-conditions. Your subscription will auto renew and you will be charged before the next renewal date unless you cancel.

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