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Reader's Digest

Trusted Media Brands, Inc. · Lifestyle · United States store
NOT IN TOP 100 HERE
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Revenue a month, worldwide EST
$1.5K
Likely $490 to $4.4K
▼ 21.7% in 1 days
New ratings
+0
in 1 days, 2.9K in total
Rating
4.6 of 5
2.6K ratings in this store
Countries it ranks in
1
was 0 on Oct 18, 2026

Revenue

Estimated from the grossing charts of Oct 25, 2026 in the 53 countries we track, and ratings growth on the App Store.

EST. REVENUE / YEAR · WORLDWIDE
$17.7K
No Google Play version found
EST. LIFETIME DOWNLOADS
89.4K to 255.5K
Estimated from ratings count
WHERE IT EARNS · EST. / MONTH
  • Pakistan #93 Lifestyle$1.5K · 100%
HOW SURE ARE WE
Small app: combines its grossing ranks with ratings growth (15 new ratings a month on average since launch). Tested on 418 apps with verified revenue: typically off by about 2.6 times, so the range is wide. 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
2.6K
AVG RATING
4.59
PRICE
Free
AGE
15.8y
LAST UPDATE
115d ago
VERSION
6.4
SIZE
23 MB
AGE RATING
12+

Last 30 days

From our daily snapshots of every grossing chart and daily ratings counts.

DAYS IN A GROSSING CHART
2 / 30
COUNTRIES NOW
1 (was 0)
NEW RATINGS, LAST 1 DAYS
+0
EST. REVENUE A MONTH, DAILY · APP STORE EST
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Oct 24, 2026$1.9K a month
Oct 25, 2026$1.5K a month
The same estimate as the headline, saved every day. Best rank Sep 26, 2026: not ranked. Now: #93 Lifestyle · PK.
RATINGS IN THE CORE COUNTRIES, DAILY
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Oct 24, 20262.9K ratings
Oct 25, 20262.9K ratings
2.9K on Oct 24, 2026, 2.9K on Oct 25, 2026. New ratings track new downloads, even outside the charts.

Money and momentum

Measured from the store, not estimated.

WHAT IT CHARGES
10 purchases listed
  • Reader's Digest$14.99
  • Reader's Digest$1.99
  • June/July 2011 Issue$3.99
  • November 2011 Issue$3.99
  • FREE ISSUE$3.99
  • March 2011 Issue$3.99
  • April 2012 Issue$3.99
  • May 2011 Issue$3.99
Top in-app purchases as listed on the App Store, in local prices.
REVIEW MOMENTUM
0.7 reviews / week
  • Trendfalling
  • Recent reviews average3.0 stars
  • Recent 1 and 2 star share46%
From the latest 500 written reviews, covering 5013 days. The store only returns this many, so this is the most recent slice.
RELEASE CADENCE
0 updates in 90 days
  • Typical gap between releases59 days
From the last 25 versions listed on the App Store.
RATING BREAKDOWN
2.6K ratings
5★80%
4★11%
3★3%
2★1%
1★5%

What users want

From the latest 500 reviews on the United States App Store, Feb 2, 2013 to Oct 15, 2026: 46% are 1 or 2 stars. Open a theme to read what people wrote.

WHAT THEY COMPLAIN ABOUT · SHARE OF BAD REVIEWS
Price and subscription46%

105 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ I have had a subscription for Reader's Digest for over 50 years.
★★★★★ Numerous emails sent and no response so I'm stuck with an app that doesn't work and paid for subscription through 1/2027.
★★★★★ I purchased this 24 hours ago. My purchase has not been updated in the app even though I got a receipt for the purchase. My free week is clicking away and I can't use the app. There are not any issues with my Apple…
Bugs, things not working25%

57 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Why have an app that doesn't WORK.
★★★★★ The app does not work at all.
★★★★★ I will have no option but to not renew in September unless you get this to work again. Please advise.
No customer support20%

46 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Very poor customer service.
★★★★★ Numerous emails sent and no response so I'm stuck with an app that doesn't work and paid for subscription through 1/2027.
★★★★★ I called customer service before updating.
Login and account problems18%

40 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ I paid for a year I can't sign in.
★★★★★ I can't even create an account so I can't sign in
★★★★★ An error message keeps popping up when I try to log in.
Worse after an update10%

22 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Maybe you need to update it
★★★★★ Whatever they did in this update needs to be backed out.
★★★★★ My purchase has not been updated in the app even though I got a receipt for the purchase.
Lost data, sync, backup8%

19 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ There are not any issues with my Apple Card—other purchases have gone through.
★★★★★ I have subscribed via Apple but this app will not restore my purchases
★★★★★ Restore ability to archive issues you've downloaded and have fished reading.
Crashes and freezes7%

17 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Now it opens to a black screen.
★★★★★ I either get an “error occurred” message or a black screen.
★★★★★ Received an issue that continued to crash and crashes as we speak.
Missing features5%

12 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ I will have no option but to not renew in September unless you get this to work again.
★★★★★ No way to contact iTunes.
★★★★★ There is a glitch after update where all purchases are missing and you have to restore them.
WHAT THEY ASK FOR
  • Please add the page saver back. 3★, Sep 8, 2021
  • Please add bookmark functionality back into the app, 2. 2★, May 23, 2021
  • Add the ability to zoom into a page with finger motions to make the page appear larger or ability to increase the font size. 2★, May 23, 2021
  • Not to add the amount of data that uses on WiFi or cellular. 1★, Oct 30, 2020
  • Please bring back the ability to bookmark a page so I can return to it rather than searching through already-read material. 2★, Oct 15, 2020
  • It would be nice if there were a way to increase font size. 4★, Dec 19, 2018
  • If they are no longer printing hard copies, I want a refund on my subscription. 2★, Apr 6, 2018
  • I just wish you had a bookmark feature. 3★, May 16, 2017
WORDS THAT KEEP COMING UP IN BAD REVIEWS
customer service17error message9year subscription7purchased subscription6apple support5keep getting5am unable5please fix7print subscription7through apple4current issue4paid for year4
WHAT THEY LOVE · SHARE OF GOOD REVIEWS
Fun, addictive26%

59 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ The app works great and this is so much a better way to enjoy phone time than doom scrolling through contentious social media posts and comments.
★★★★★ The variety of topics, and the regular features, e.g., Humor in Uniform, Laughter, the Best Medicine, Word Power, to name a few, bring so much enjoyment and edification.
★★★★★ Not only do I love the stories but the jokes are very fun.
Easy to use19%

45 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ The digital form is easy to use, very user friendly, and the same wonderful reading material is now on my iPad!
★★★★★ Fun read, humorous, informative and educational articles in one volume, every month.
★★★★★ Easy to navigate and very interactive especially the word power segment.
Looks great4%

10 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ The ease of reading from my iPad is a plus along with the beautiful photos and clear print.
★★★★★ Best reading experience I've seen. The interactive parts make it better than the regular scroll-and-read or even paper version, but without loosing the tactile touch. It even feels like you're handling a tactile…
★★★★★ Interface is very intuitive and easy navigation.
Accurate, great results3%

8 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ The app works great and this is so much a better way to enjoy phone time than doom scrolling through contentious social media posts and comments.
★★★★★ The information in each article is accurate and well researched.
★★★★★ Glad to know the quality if this publication is still just as good and engaging as back then!
Worth the money3%

6 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ My RD description including free online RD.
★★★★★ All the extras and vivid pics were worth it.
★★★★★ Next, I got myself an iPad mini and saw that I could get a few free electronic copies because I was a current subscriber so I tried it and this is much better than the printed version.

Found by matching words and phrases in the reviews, not read by a person. A review can count toward more than one theme.

What users say

Latest reviews, United States App Store.

★★★★★Oct 15, 2026
The app performs poorly

The digital edition used to be working flawlessly. Unfortunately, for the last 2-3 months it has had several issues where the app does not download properly or does not download at all.

★★★★★Oct 8, 2026
Poor

Very poor customer service. Every time a new issue come out it will NOT load properly on the app. All the old issues are fine, but the new one doesn’t. So I call RD and get NO WHERE. Still unable to get the NOVEMBER/December issue. Why have an app that doesn’t WORK. You want everyone to go digital yet your app doesn’t work 3/4 of the time.

★★★★★Aug 30, 2026
Glitch

The app does not work at all. Maybe you need to update it

★★★★★Aug 26, 2026
Readers Digest

Unable to read it, I get a blank screen

★★★★★Aug 19, 2026
Better Business should check out Reader’s Digest

I have had a subscription for Reader’s Digest for over 50 years. I changed from the mailed magazine to on line because I got tired of magazines not being delivered. I started my digital subscriptions through Amazon and got a while everything was fine until the month before I had to renew. Then suddenly I could not access the magazines I had bought. I tried to deal with the publishers but hit a brick wall. I like the magazine so I thought if I bought my subscription through Apple instead of Amazon it might solve my problem. It did not! I bought my latest subscription in September of 2025 with a renewal scheduled for mid September, 2026. Unfortunately in August of 2026 my app will not access anything at all. I have talked to Apple who worked with me to try and access my magazines but could not. I have sent all the information available from Apple to Reader’s Digest to get their help but all they look at is the cancellation of my subscription renewal with Amazon in 2025 and not my new subscription through Apple in September of 2025. I guess I will have to give up on reading a magazine that I had enjoyed for over 50 years. Apple at least generously has refunded the original purchase price they took 11 months ago.

★★★★★Aug 13, 2026
App NOT working

I will have no option but to not renew in September unless you get this to work again. Please advise.

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ASO keywords

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

issue4month4subscribers4latest issue3day subscribe3automatically renewed3renewed until3until canceled3turned off3edition3print3issues3automatically3renewal3another3easy2latest2enjoy2single2day2subscribe2useful2automatic2renewed2

What's new in 6.4

Resolves an issue with restoring subscriptions on iOS 26.

Released Jan 18, 2011. Current version shipped Jul 3, 2026.

Store description

A beautiful redesign for iPad and a new iPhone edition, which includes all the same content as our print and iPad editions, presented in an easy, mobile-friendly reading experience. iPad users can preview articles from the latest issue. Enjoy a look around before you decide what’s right for you: single-issue purchase, or a month-to-month or yearly subscription. · NEW SUBSCRIBERS: Enjoy a 30-day free trial on iPhone and iPad when you subscribe. About the Magazine The interactive edition of Reader’s Digest lets you browse smart, useful tips on health, work, food, relationships, home, and money, all expertly selected from hundreds of online and print sources. You’ll discover original profiles of inspiring people, real-life dramas, insightful essays, and news roundups that get you up-to-date fast on the issues you care about. All the features and departments from the print edition are here, including the jokes and funny true stories, along with our famous Word Power column—now with automatic scoring and audio pronunciations. Each issue is enhanced with exclusive cartoons, videos, slide shows, animations, and useful Web links—all in a well-designed, easy-to-navigate interface. Choose your Subscription Option Get a 30-day FREE trial when you subscribe. • 1-month subscription for $1.99 automatically renewed until canceled • 1-year subscription for $14.99 automatically renewed until canceled • Your subscription starts with the latest issue; back issues are not included, but you may purchase them as single issues ($3.99) SUBSCRIBERS’ AUTOMATIC-RENEWAL FEATURE: Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews for another subscription period (another year for annual subscribers, another month for monthly subscribers) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your credit card will be charged the full amount for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms of Use: http://www.rd.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://www.trustedmediabrands.com/privacy-policy/

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