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NZ Herald News

NZME Holdings Ltd · News · United States store
NOT IN TOP 100 HERE
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Revenue a month, worldwide EST
$548.8K
Likely $238.1K to $1.3M
▼ 31.4% in 11 days
New ratings
+1
in 1 days, 8.2K in total
Rating
4.6 of 5
1.6K ratings in this store
Countries it ranks in
13
was 12 on Oct 16, 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 / YEAR · WORLDWIDE
$6.6M
App Store $254.4K + Google Play $294.4K a month
EST. LIFETIME DOWNLOADS
57.6K to 164.6K
Estimated from ratings count
WHERE IT EARNS · EST. / MONTH
  • New Zealand #29 overall (iOS), #47 apps (Play)$254.7K · 46%
  • Singapore #79 News (iOS), #60 News & Magazines (Play)$74.1K · 14%
  • United Kingdom #41 News (iOS)$40.3K · 7%
  • Switzerland #63 News & Magazines (Play)$36.2K · 7%
  • South Africa #61 News & Magazines (Play)$33.8K · 6%
  • India #76 News (iOS), #60 News & Magazines (Play)$15.4K · 3%
  • Saudi Arabia #60 News & Magazines (Play)$13.7K · 2%
  • Turkey #60 News & Magazines (Play)$7.6K · 1%
32 more countries
  • Australia #89 News (iOS)$7.5K · 1%
  • Thailand #99 News (iOS), #60 News & Magazines (Play)$7.3K · 1%
  • Indonesia #88 News (iOS), #60 News & Magazines (Play)$7.2K · 1%
  • Hong Kong #59 News & Magazines (Play)$6.5K · 1%
  • Mexico #62 News & Magazines (Play)$6K · 1%
  • Ireland #64 News & Magazines (Play)$4K · 1%
  • Vietnam #84 News (iOS), #60 News & Magazines (Play)$2.9K · 1%
  • Qatar #65 News (iOS), #60 News & Magazines (Play)$2.8K · 1%
  • UAE #60 News & Magazines (Play)$2.7K · 0%
  • Pakistan #60 News & Magazines (Play)$2.5K · 0%
  • Nigeria #60 News & Magazines (Play)$2.4K · 0%
  • Philippines #60 News & Magazines (Play)$2K · 0%
  • Argentina #60 News & Magazines (Play)$2K · 0%
  • Netherlands #66 News & Magazines (Play)$1.9K · 0%
  • Poland #62 News & Magazines (Play)$1.6K · 0%
  • Kuwait #60 News & Magazines (Play)$1.5K · 0%
  • Israel #61 News & Magazines (Play)$1.4K · 0%
  • Bangladesh #60 News & Magazines (Play)$1.1K · 0%
  • Finland #65 News & Magazines (Play)$1K · 0%
  • Colombia #60 News & Magazines (Play)$1K · 0%
  • Egypt #60 News & Magazines (Play)$886 · 0%
  • Chile #60 News & Magazines (Play)$865 · 0%
  • Belgium #65 News & Magazines (Play)$791 · 0%
  • Norway #62 News & Magazines (Play)$751 · 0%
  • Ukraine #59 News & Magazines (Play)$726 · 0%
  • Romania #60 News & Magazines (Play)$638 · 0%
  • Portugal #63 News & Magazines (Play)$633 · 0%
  • Czechia #60 News & Magazines (Play)$591 · 0%
  • Austria #66 News & Magazines (Play)$549 · 0%
  • Denmark #62 News & Magazines (Play)$532 · 0%
  • Greece #65 News & Magazines (Play)$491 · 0%
  • Kazakhstan #58 News & Magazines (Play)$450 · 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
1.6K
AVG RATING
4.61
PRICE
Free
AGE
15.5y
LAST UPDATE
9d ago
VERSION
8.2.5
SIZE
86 MB
AGE RATING
12+

Last 30 days

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

DAYS IN A GROSSING CHART
30 / 30
COUNTRIES NOW
11 (was 6)
NEW RATINGS, LAST 1 DAYS
+1
EST. REVENUE A MONTH, DAILY · BOTH STORES EST
Show daily values
Sep 24, 2026$17.8K a month
Sep 25, 2026$17.8K a month
Sep 26, 2026$13.4K a month
Sep 27, 2026$13.4K a month
Sep 28, 2026$13.4K a month
Sep 29, 2026$14.7K a month
Sep 30, 2026$14.7K a month
Oct 1, 2026$14.8K a month
Oct 2, 2026$13.9K a month
Oct 3, 2026$13.9K a month
Oct 4, 2026$13.8K a month
Oct 5, 2026$13.8K a month
Oct 6, 2026$13.8K a month
Oct 7, 2026$13.8K a month
Oct 8, 2026$13.8K a month
Oct 9, 2026$13.9K a month
Oct 10, 2026$800K a month
Oct 11, 2026$627.3K a month
Oct 12, 2026$583.2K a month
Oct 13, 2026$564.2K a month
Oct 14, 2026$513.4K a month
Oct 15, 2026$212.1K a month
Oct 16, 2026$197.5K a month
Oct 17, 2026$222.7K a month
Oct 18, 2026$203.4K a month
Oct 19, 2026$337.6K a month
Oct 20, 2026$295.4K a month
Oct 21, 2026$548.8K a month
Oct 22, 2026not in a grossing chart
Oct 23, 2026not in a grossing chart
The same estimate as the headline, saved every day. Best rank Sep 24, 2026: #52 News · AE. Now: #37 overall · NZ.
RATINGS IN THE CORE COUNTRIES, DAILY
Show daily values
Oct 22, 20268.2K ratings
Oct 23, 20268.2K ratings
8.2K on Oct 22, 2026, 8.2K on Oct 23, 2026. New ratings track new downloads, even outside the charts.

Money and momentum

Measured from the store, not estimated.

WHAT IT CHARGES
6 purchases listed
  • NZ Herald Premium - Monthly$14.99
  • NZ Herald Premium - Annual$119.00
  • Viva Premium - Monthly$7.99
  • The NZ Listener - Monthly$7.99
  • Viva Premium - Annual$61.99
  • The NZ Listener - Annual$59.99
Top in-app purchases as listed on the App Store, in local prices.
REVIEW MOMENTUM
0.1 reviews / week
  • Trendsteady
  • Recent reviews average2.4 stars
  • Recent 1 and 2 star share66%
From the latest 120 written reviews, covering 5611 days.
RELEASE CADENCE
9 updates in 90 days
  • Typical gap between releases12 days
From the last 25 versions listed on the App Store.
RATING BREAKDOWN
1.6K ratings
5★78%
4★13%
3★4%
2★2%
1★3%

What users want

From the latest 120 reviews on the United States App Store, Jun 13, 2011 to Jun 12, 2026: 66% are 1 or 2 stars. Open a theme to read what people wrote.

WHAT THEY COMPLAIN ABOUT · SHARE OF BAD REVIEWS
Crashes and freezes25%

20 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Wow complete failure. The latest version won't even open. What a laughing stock!
★★★★★ Other than the NZ Herald being obsessed with American “news,” the app is very buggy and crashes during every use.
★★★★★ Constantly crashes, videos won't play and having to click for 'more' related to the topic you have chosen is a pain.
Worse after an update20%

16 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ With this last update, I can no longer open the app.
★★★★★ Since the last update, the app signed me out, even though I am a pain subscriber every single day sometimes several times a day.
★★★★★ New update that allows premium content (that is unreadable unless paid for) on to the news feed is very frustrating as it means you can't read half the articles.
Bugs, things not working10%

8 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Since the last update, the app signed me out, even though I am a pain subscriber every single day sometimes several times a day. I have deleted and reinstalled the app, and nothing has changed it. This was never a…
★★★★★ It is laughable how the Herarld awards itself News App of the Year every year without fail in a New Zealand field of one entrant.
★★★★★ The app doesn't work well...
Price and subscription10%

8 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ We are already paying a subscription, so when do we get so many ads?
★★★★★ I subscribe to The Herald for news; not to know what Mike Hosking is doing on ZM.
★★★★★ Almost all the content that is interesting is behind the paywall.
Lost data, sync, backup10%

8 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ So, I've deleted it from all my devices.
★★★★★ I have deleted and reinstalled the app, and nothing has changed it.
★★★★★ Have already deleted the app and will never read news from this source again.
Too many ads9%

7 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ We are already paying a subscription, so when do we get so many ads?
★★★★★ Also, while we're at it, my biggest complaint is that I'm a subscriber, and I still have a ton of ads pushed at me.
★★★★★ Every second article is now restricted Premium with constant ads to subscribe.
Slow, laggy, battery6%

5 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Ugly and cumbersome UI and the news is slow to update and old stories stay posted for weeks.
★★★★★ Please can you look into why your content is so slow to appear when loading the app?
★★★★★ Unfortunately the most recent update has rendered the app slow and cumbersome to use.
Wrong or poor results4%

3 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ This is the worst news platform I have ever used. The news articles are written in a poor logical order with lots of repeated information and readers can hardly get the key ideas. A waste of time! Some of the articles…
★★★★★ Fed up of getting a notification to listen to something live and then opening it only to see and not hear it, happens almost all the time, no sound. Also WAY too much paid promotions disguised as news releases. Toppled…
★★★★★ Loved this app, but now it's useless as it constantly crashes.
WHAT THEY ASK FOR
  • Please let us your readers form our own opinions on events- so important in this world today where increasingly we need to question what we read online. 3★, Oct 17, 2022
  • I wish I could give it no stars. 1★, Oct 23, 2019
  • I get that you need advertising but, this is too distracting. 2★, Oct 15, 2018
  • Please give us some font controls back asap Herald, that's a real oversight. 2★, Sep 18, 2015
WORDS THAT KEEP COMING UP IN BAD REVIEWS
keeps crashing5please fix4
WHAT THEY LOVE · SHARE OF GOOD REVIEWS
Easy to use9%

3 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ Easy to navigated but it does not allow online comment to opinion pieces which is frustrating.
★★★★★ It works fine, easy enough to read, not that different from the older version.
Fun, addictive9%

3 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ I also enjoy the travel section and other areas.
★★★★★ Throughly enjoy reading the NZ Herald as I live in the US and it keeps me informed and up to date.
★★★★★ I have relatives who live in NZ and enjoy reading their current event news!!!
Accurate, great results6%

2 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ I love it when big companies feel the need to upgrade something that works perfectly fine and proceed to screw it up.
★★★★★ Nice mix of high quality pics and stories.

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.

★★★★★Jun 12, 2026
Informative Reading

I always learn a lot when I read the NZ Herald. I look forward to each new edition that arrives in my email inbox.

★★★★★Feb 19, 2025
Review

No matter how good the App is it cannot lift the abysmal standard of clickbait and nonsense masquerading as quality journalism

★★★★★Dec 23, 2024
They said ‘bye bye, be gone’ to me

With this last update, I can no longer open the app. Nor can I ‘update’ it, even though it was previously working. So, I’ve deleted it from all my devices.

★★★★★Jun 21, 2024
Huge battery hog on iPad!

I’ve been using the Herald paid subscription for quite a few years now, and I keep hoping the developers will realize the effect the app has on iPad battery life - but to no avail. I use MANY apps on my iPad (latest generation, latest OS), but one thing unique to the Herald is the way it drains the battery even when not in use. For example, if I read the Herald late in the day (I live in the US), then close the lid on the iPad when the battery shows (e.g.) 80% remaining, when I wake up in the morning and open the iPad the battery has usually dropped significantly - often as low as 10% remaining. The only way I can stop this happening is to force-quit the Herald app before closing the lid - which is not the case with the other apps I have loaded. I’ve tested this behavior by quitting all other apps except the Herald - then closing the lid and leaving it closed overnight. Sure enough the battery drains even though the iPad is closed. Seems like the Herald must be doing something non-standard in the background for this to happen - or maybe it’s just a Kiwi thing demanding constant attention. The other major bugbear is the moderation of comments, which is VERY inconsistent and VERY one-sided. Some quite offensive comments get through, but other reasonable comments get rejected with no explanation. I guess it comes down to which moderator is on shift at the time, and which political leanings they have. Either way, very frustrating.

★★★★★May 3, 2024
Red banner and comments

Please get rid of the annoying red banner that keeps popping up ..even when you close it . Also in the app format, all comments don’t load. Way too many video/live/sliding ads and moving/sliding property ads. All of these are way too distracting when you just want to read the articles . The huge background ads are very annoying also. The Herald is the best news site and I don’t mind paying but it is getting almost unreadable with all the distractions. Thanks

★★★★★Apr 3, 2024
NZ Hersld

As an expat kiwi I love being kept up to date.

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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.

No App Store ads in the EU
None in the last 90 days.

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.

Meta Ad Library ↗Active Facebook and Instagram adsTikTok Creative Center ↗Top performing TikTok adsTikTok creators ↗Organic videos mentioning the appInstagram ↗Reels and posts under its hashtagYouTube ↗Reviews, tutorials and ShortsDeveloper site ↗Landing page and pricing

ASO keywords

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

herald9news8please4local news3live demand3herald herald3herald viva3viva listener3off renewal3content3listener3viva3puzzles3property3zealand2centre2stay2local2choose2live2demand2watch2suits2picture2

What's new in 8.2.5

Minor updates to sign-in and account handling.

Released Apr 19, 2011. Current version shipped Oct 14, 2026.

Store description

The NZ Herald has been New Zealand’s newsroom for more than 160 years. Our new app is built from the ground up, with you at the centre. Stay informed with the latest breaking news, in-depth analysis and investigations, sports, entertainment and lifestyle content from The New Zealand Herald, The Listener, Viva and our regional titles – all in one place. MAKE THE NEWS YOUR OWN My Herald lets you build your own feed by topic, author, and saved stories - fully editable and re-orderable at any time. Pin your favourite sections with a customisable bottom navigation bar. Whether that's national or your local news, puzzles, or property - you choose what's front and centre. LIVE AND ON-DEMAND NEWS VIDEO Watch Ryan Bridge TODAY and Herald NOW Business with Garth Bray live, or on-demand when it suits you. Picture-in-Picture on iPhone means you stay across the news while you multitask. AWARD-WINNING JOURNALISM With the news worth knowing at your fingertips, you can read, watch or listen to our reporting however and whenever suits you. ONEROOF, PUZZLES AND MORE Search property listings and read property news through the integrated OneRoof portal. Follow your region with local news. Take a break with puzzles. It's all here. The NZ Herald app is free to download. If you’re a Herald Premium, Viva Premium or Listener subscriber you can sign in for full access to exclusive journalism and subscriber-only content. Sign in with your existing account - everything is ready for you. Subscription Details If you choose to purchase a Herald Premium, Viva Premium or Listener subscription your payment will be processed by Apple. Subscriptions can be managed by going to your 'Profile & Settings' after purchase. Premium subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your iTunes account will be charged for renewal within the 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You may turn off auto-renewal after purchasing by going to your iTunes Account Settings. Privacy policy: https://www.nzme.co.nz/about-us/privacy-policy/ Terms & Conditions: https://subscriptions.nzherald.co.nz/termsandconditions/ We are always working to improve your experience and appreciate your feedback. Please send your ideas and feedback to nzhapp@nzme.co.nz. For issues/bugs or to get help with your in-App subscription please contact us via the form at Help and support with our sites and services - NZ Herald - NZ Herald Please note: This app features Nielsen’s proprietary measurement software which will allow you to contribute to market research, like Digital Content Ratings. Please see http://priv-policy.imrworldwide.com/priv/mobile/nz/en/optout.html for more information.

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