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Revenue a month, worldwide EST
$1.4K
Likely $462 to $4.2K
▼ 89.0% in 11 days
New ratings
+8
in 3 days, 5.5K in total
Rating
4.5 of 5
5.5K ratings in this store
Countries it ranks in
0
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
$16.6K
31 new ratings a month on average since launch
EST. LIFETIME DOWNLOADS
192.5K to 549.9K
Estimated from ratings count
WHERE ITS USERS ARE · SHARE OF RATINGS
  • United States 5.5K ratings100%
HOW SURE ARE WE
Not in any grossing chart, so this comes from ratings growth (31 new ratings a month on average since launch): revenue grows with new ratings, more slowly for apps that collect ratings fast. Tested on 418 apps with verified revenue: typically off by about 2 times, and big earners tend to come out low. 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
5.5K
AVG RATING
4.47
PRICE
Free
AGE
15.0y
LAST UPDATE
6d ago
VERSION
202610.37
SIZE
106 MB
AGE RATING
12+

Last 30 days

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

DAYS IN A GROSSING CHART
7 / 30
COUNTRIES NOW
0 (was 0)
NEW RATINGS, LAST 3 DAYS
+8
EST. REVENUE A MONTH, DAILY · APP STORE EST
Show daily values
Sep 26, 2026not in a grossing chart
Sep 27, 2026$136.3K a month
Sep 28, 2026not in a grossing chart
Sep 29, 2026not in a grossing chart
Sep 30, 2026not in a grossing chart
Oct 1, 2026$197.1K a month
Oct 2, 2026not in a grossing chart
Oct 3, 2026not in a grossing chart
Oct 4, 2026not in a grossing chart
Oct 5, 2026not in a grossing chart
Oct 6, 2026not in a grossing chart
Oct 7, 2026not in a grossing chart
Oct 8, 2026not in a grossing chart
Oct 9, 2026not in a grossing chart
Oct 10, 2026not in a grossing chart
Oct 11, 2026not in a grossing chart
Oct 12, 2026not in a grossing chart
Oct 13, 2026$147.7K a month
Oct 14, 2026not in a grossing chart
Oct 15, 2026not in a grossing chart
Oct 16, 2026$169.7K a month
Oct 17, 2026not in a grossing chart
Oct 18, 2026not in a grossing chart
Oct 19, 2026not in a grossing chart
Oct 20, 2026$159.4K a month
Oct 21, 2026$171.9K a month
Oct 22, 2026not in a grossing chart
Oct 23, 2026not in a grossing chart
Oct 24, 2026$16.3K a month
Oct 25, 2026not in a grossing chart
The same estimate as the headline, saved every day. Best rank Sep 26, 2026: not ranked. Now: not ranked.
RATINGS IN THE CORE COUNTRIES, DAILY
Show daily values
Oct 22, 20265.5K ratings
Oct 23, 20265.5K ratings
Oct 24, 20265.5K ratings
Oct 25, 20265.5K ratings
5.5K on Oct 22, 2026, 5.5K 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
5 purchases listed
  • Albany Times Union for iPad$14.99
  • Albany Times Union$14.99
  • Albany Times Union$9.99
  • Times Union Monthly$14.99
  • Albany Times Union for iPad$89.99
Top in-app purchases as listed on the App Store, in local prices.
REVIEW MOMENTUM
0.3 reviews / week
  • Trendfalling
  • Recent reviews average2.9 stars
  • Recent 1 and 2 star share47%
From the latest 238 written reviews, covering 5458 days.
RELEASE CADENCE
6 updates in 90 days
  • Typical gap between releases19 days
From the last 25 versions listed on the App Store.
RATING BREAKDOWN
5.5K ratings
5★72%
4★15%
3★6%
2★2%
1★5%

What users want

From the latest 238 reviews on the United States App Store, Nov 15, 2011 to Aug 27, 2026: 47% are 1 or 2 stars. Open a theme to read what people wrote.

WHAT THEY COMPLAIN ABOUT · SHARE OF BAD REVIEWS
Price and subscription19%

21 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Do not subscribe to this newspaper It is impossible to unsubscribe.
★★★★★ Will not renew my subscription.
★★★★★ I subscribe to the TU and the Times.
Worse after an update16%

18 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Doesn't update and still shows ads despite subscription.
★★★★★ Finally able to swipe back to the main page with the update but now the ad's keep closing and reopening the articles over and over making the app somewhat useless
★★★★★ Fix this and I'll update the rating.
Bugs, things not working13%

15 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ It's a glitchy, boring nightmare.
★★★★★ Absolutely terrible. Print and digital subscriber, but cannot login on road.
★★★★★ The app simply stopped working and, in addition, the website no longer allows a sign in.
Crashes and freezes8%

9 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ The website crashes EVERY day when trying to open stories
★★★★★ If this app didn't crash multiple times while trying to read an article then it would be perfect and I would really enjoy reading the TU.
★★★★★ It now won't start at all, keeps asking me to sign in, and then telling me that the sign-in is incorrect.
Login and account problems8%

9 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ No matter how many times I change my password every single time I try to log in to read an article it say's wrong password.
★★★★★ I get emails from the TU, when I hit a link, it takes me to the internet, where I get constant popups to sign in.
★★★★★ Print and digital subscriber, but cannot login on road.
Slow, laggy, battery8%

9 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Still having problems, mostly when loading data, causing it to hang or quit.
★★★★★ App is unstable and takes forever to download the paper.
★★★★★ I often have a delay getting the current issue to load and lately I have been having real problems with the crosswords loading.
Wrong or poor results7%

8 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ No matter how many times I change my password every single time I try to log in to read an article it say's wrong password.
★★★★★ If there was zero stars that's what I'd give to this leftist, liberal, 1 sided newspaper; journalism is dead there as with almost all of the Pharma/Gov't/Corp bought and paid for MSM
★★★★★ This is ridiculous and now I have to go out of my way to contact them and figure out what went wrong
Too many ads6%

7 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Too many ads and stories stay on the app for way too long, very annoying
★★★★★ E edition has to-many pop up ads.
★★★★★ Doesn't update and still shows ads despite subscription.
WHAT THEY ASK FOR
  • I wish one could copy articles to be paste elsewhere. 5★, Dec 5, 2025
  • I wish this paper would let me run it. 1★, Jan 5, 2025
  • Great reading Love restaurant reviews Need more horse racing info 5★, Apr 4, 2021
  • I wish you would reinstate the old app. 1★, Dec 8, 2018
  • I wish I could rollback to the previous version. 1★, Nov 18, 2018
  • I only wish it had the jumble words from the paper copy. 4★, Jun 5, 2015
  • It would be nice if the writing was a little less biased. 2★, Jul 17, 2013
  • Can you make it so the ads on Thursday and Sunday are available ? 3★, Dec 22, 2012
WORDS THAT KEEP COMING UP IN BAD REVIEWS
user friendly6other news4customer service3old articles3multiple times3switch it back3please fix3updating editions3editions data3crossword puzzles4
WHAT THEY LOVE · SHARE OF GOOD REVIEWS
Easy to use24%

25 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ Easy way to receive digital newspaper.
★★★★★ I read the paper much more often now given how easy it is to read and how attractive the new format is!
★★★★★ It works great,easy to read, easy to move between articles using panel on the right.
Fun, addictive7%

7 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ Enjoy it more now then ever..
★★★★★ The app makes reading the paper easy and enjoyable.
★★★★★ Enjoy reading times union when I am out of town.
Looks great5%

5 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ The clean interface supports the informative writing.
★★★★★ Very frustrating for what was a beautiful app.
★★★★★ Congratulations to the TU web design team!
Accurate, great results5%

5 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ It works great,easy to read, easy to move between articles using panel on the right.
★★★★★ This app works great with my I-pad.
★★★★★ The visual quality and the utter convenience are in the same ballpark as the New York Times app!
Fast4%

4 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ Thanks for the quick turn around ...
★★★★★ It is incredibly easy and quick to move from article to article, section to section and edition to edition.
★★★★★ Going from one day to another or one section to another is quick as a push or a finger swipe.

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.

★★★★★Aug 27, 2026
Unsubscribe

Do not subscribe to this newspaper It is impossible to unsubscribe. When I put my info in they just cancel my request…scum

★★★★★Aug 8, 2026
Chis Churchill

Albany Waterway articles

★★★★★Jul 13, 2026
Depressing

After being a member for 20 years, it’s time to cut the cord. Unfortunately, the most articles are negative and critical. They imply the sky’s falling. My favorite two sections are sports and business. The sports section is upbeat and focuses on local high school sports which is admirable. The business section is basically worthless. If I was not a Capital Region resident I would think there is little to no growth here. Even the articles that involve growth have a negative twist. I want to read a factual, unbiased newspaper where the opinions are in the opinion section. I want the local, state, and national articles to be factual without a political spin.

★★★★★Jul 7, 2026
Page

Sometimes hard to navigate

★★★★★Jul 1, 2026
Left Left Left

This “paper” is nothing but an anti Trump, liberal, leftist mouthpiece for the Democratic Party. Any semblance of fair journalism is purely coincidental with this gang

★★★★★Jun 20, 2026
Customer

Sucks and overpriced

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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.

access6digital4digital access3print subscribers3timesunion3month3subscribers3user3anytime2unlimited2print2

What's new in 202610.37

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

Released Nov 15, 2011. Current version shipped Oct 19, 2026.

Store description

Access any story, on any device, anytime with the Times Union app. Stay informed with must-read Capital Region news. Dig into investigations and commentary you can’t find anywhere else. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS: Subscribe for unlimited digital access to the app, TimesUnion.com, e-Edition and newsletters. Get 1 month free, then $14.99 per month. Cancel anytime. Current digital and print subscribers have unlimited access to the app. - Digital subscribers: Sign in to the app to access your benefit. - Print subscribers: If you haven’t activated your digital access yet, look for “Activate Access” at the bottom of the app welcome screen. PAYMENT: Payment will be charged to your iTunes account with the confirmation of your purchase and will automatically renew each month unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of your monthly period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. PRIVACY POLICY: https://www.TimesUnion.com/privacypolicy/ TERMS OF SERVICE: https://www.TimesUnion.com/termsofservice/ FEEDBACK: We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have questions or suggestions: DL_TU_ipadsupport@hearst.com or 518-454-5454.

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