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San Antonio Express-News

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#94 GROSSING · NEWS
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Revenue a month, worldwide EST
$23.2K
Likely $7.7K to $69.5K
▲ 850.7% in 11 days
New ratings
Tracking
Daily counts start building from today
Rating
4.5 of 5
7.4K ratings in this store
Countries it ranks in
1
was 1 on Oct 15, 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
$277.9K
Both stores combined. Small app estimate, so no split per store
EST. LIFETIME DOWNLOADS
259.4K to 741.1K
Estimated from ratings count
WHERE IT EARNS · EST. / MONTH
  • United States #91 News (iOS), #76 News & Magazines (Play)$23.2K · 100%
HOW SURE ARE WE
Small app: combines its grossing ranks with ratings growth (41 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
7.4K
AVG RATING
4.53
PRICE
Free
AGE
14.9y
LAST UPDATE
3d ago
VERSION
202610.37
SIZE
106 MB
AGE RATING
12+

Last 29 days

From our daily snapshots of every grossing chart.

DAYS IN A GROSSING CHART
26 / 29
COUNTRIES NOW
1 (was 1)
EST. REVENUE A MONTH, DAILY · BOTH STORES EST
Show daily values
Sep 24, 2026$155.7K a month
Sep 25, 2026$154.5K a month
Sep 26, 2026not in a grossing chart
Sep 27, 2026not in a grossing chart
Sep 28, 2026not in a grossing chart
Sep 29, 2026$185.7K a month
Sep 30, 2026$19.7K a month
Oct 1, 2026$19.7K a month
Oct 2, 2026$19.7K a month
Oct 3, 2026$19.6K a month
Oct 4, 2026$19.6K a month
Oct 5, 2026$18.6K a month
Oct 6, 2026$19.6K a month
Oct 7, 2026$19.6K a month
Oct 8, 2026$19.7K a month
Oct 9, 2026$19.7K a month
Oct 10, 2026$19.7K a month
Oct 11, 2026$19.6K a month
Oct 12, 2026$19.6K a month
Oct 13, 2026$185.1K a month
Oct 14, 2026$151.6K a month
Oct 15, 2026$176.5K a month
Oct 16, 2026$182K a month
Oct 17, 2026$192.6K a month
Oct 18, 2026$171K a month
Oct 19, 2026$156.9K a month
Oct 20, 2026$202.8K a month
Oct 21, 2026$187K a month
Oct 22, 2026not in a grossing chart
The same estimate as the headline, saved every day. Best rank Sep 24, 2026: #91 News · US. Now: #93 News · US.

Money and momentum

Measured from the store, not estimated.

WHAT IT CHARGES
5 purchases listed
  • San Antonio Express-News for iPad$14.99
  • San Antonio Express-News$14.99
  • San Antonio Express-News$9.99
  • SA Express-News Monthly$14.99
  • San Antonio Express-News for iPad$59.99
Top in-app purchases as listed on the App Store, in local prices.
REVIEW MOMENTUM
0.5 reviews / week
  • Trendfalling
  • Recent reviews average2.9 stars
  • Recent 1 and 2 star share48%
From the latest 392 written reviews, covering 5437 days.
RELEASE CADENCE
5 updates in 90 days
  • Typical gap between releases14 days
From the last 25 versions listed on the App Store.
RATING BREAKDOWN
7.4K ratings
5★77%
4★11%
3★5%
2★2%
1★5%

What users want

From the latest 392 reviews on the United States App Store, Dec 3, 2011 to Sep 27, 2026: 48% are 1 or 2 stars. Open a theme to read what people wrote.

WHAT THEY COMPLAIN ABOUT · SHARE OF BAD REVIEWS
Price and subscription25%

47 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ I subscribe to the Express to keep up with local news, but many times the stories are stale and remain the only stories for a week or more.
★★★★★ The app no longer recognizes subscriptions and is basically useless.
★★★★★ Paying ridiculous monthly rate as a teacher for the app to not work! Really ????
Crashes and freezes14%

27 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ It opens to first page and you can scroll headlines but if you want to read the story, it crashes.
★★★★★ For two months or more, nothing but problems! The iPad app, just says loading. Can't you fix this problem?
★★★★★ The paper won't load on my iPad.
Login and account problems14%

26 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Every time I try to use this app I have to sign in.
★★★★★ I'm asked to sign up again
★★★★★ I'll miss it but I won't miss the frustration
Bugs, things not working13%

25 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ I cannot sign in to app. The page never loads to allow me to login.
★★★★★ The app no longer recognizes subscriptions and is basically useless. App developers don't seem to care that they're ripping off customers who are paying for access through the Apple app.
★★★★★ Paying ridiculous monthly rate as a teacher for the app to not work! Really ????
Worse after an update13%

24 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Thinking that with this last update your fair chance has expired.
★★★★★ I am not sure the the latest version is actually an improvement over the previous one.
★★★★★ No such thing as being able to see what is happening NOW. If you go to “top news” one sees a few local news items then an ungodly number of sports, food, etc. NO national news whatsoever. A second grader could have…
Slow, laggy, battery7%

14 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ The iPad app, just says loading.
★★★★★ Slow loading and locks up occasionally.
★★★★★ Slow, constantly freezes and needs to be restarted and this is in an iPad pro.
No customer support7%

14 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Not sure where the e-edition tab disappeared to; neither customer or tech support able to address problem.
★★★★★ I will continue contact you until this is resolved.
★★★★★ I called tech support weeks ago about this issue and apparently no one has bothered to fix it.
Wrong or poor results5%

9 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ The fact you are forcing your customers to this sorry designed site because you can't get papers delivered on time if they are even delivered is undeniably wrong.
★★★★★ The app no longer recognizes subscriptions and is basically useless.
★★★★★ This paper is on the edge of fake news.
WHAT THEY ASK FOR
  • I truly believe that our students need a bit more instructional and behavioral structure that is missing in many homes. 5★, Mar 6, 2025
  • Please make it easier to see the print layout version 1★, Mar 20, 2022
  • We pay for the digital edition of the paper, the paper contains it's own ads, so why did you shrink the text and add more ads? 2★, Apr 21, 2020
  • Please add an option for a mode to present stories in a list format w/o the picture tiles that has a visual queue to mark stories that have been opened. 1★, Dec 18, 2018
  • Wish there was an alternative for San Antonio centric news. 2★, Oct 1, 2017
  • Needs a ton of work. 1★, Sep 8, 2017
  • (Or if they're there, they're hard to find!) Please give us all of the editorials and local op-ed columns, all searchable and in one place. 2★, May 15, 2017
  • This app still needs a lot of work. 1★, Jan 18, 2016
WORDS THAT KEEP COMING UP IN BAD REVIEWS
old news5digital edition4latest update4won't load4please fix4front page3longer working3home delivery3news content3weeks old3physical paper3i'd give3
WHAT THEY LOVE · SHARE OF GOOD REVIEWS
Easy to use14%

24 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ Easy to scroll through sections but have NOT been able to access any cartoons other than political ones (which were quite good)
★★★★★ Easy to find news about my hometown...
★★★★★ Easy to use, looks good on IPad, good way to keep up-to-date when you don't have time for print paper.
Fun, addictive9%

16 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ I enjoy the many local stories eventhough there are fewer.
★★★★★ I have lived in San Antonio for over 40 years, and I enjoy staying up to date on what is happening here with this location.
★★★★★ We can't take our iPad with us and enjoy the paper .
Accurate, great results4%

7 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ I can trust their coverage to be accurate and reliable.
★★★★★ A huge increase as the quality of the paper continues to decline.
★★★★★ The San Antonio Express News is the source for the most accurate and broad news in our community and beyond.
Worth the money3%

5 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ I can't believe I pay for an app that is more ineffective than ones that are free.
★★★★★ My wife wants it too and so far only able to get her the free 14 day.
★★★★★ Also, the advertised free Sunday paper never came...apparently a bait and switch.
Useful, it helps2%

4 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ It is well organized and very useful.
★★★★★ This app is very useful and easy to navigate.
★★★★★ Excellent app, it's very useful, allows me to read the news on the go

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.

★★★★★Sep 27, 2026
Wtf

Wtf w/ all the old articles ie the canyon lake home landscape?

★★★★★Sep 25, 2026
Worst app ever

Every time I try to use this app I have to sign in. Sometimes, the most recent experience, I tried to sign in to an article about a waterline break and every time I tried to open the article It asked me to sign in again and again and again. It is truly maddening.

★★★★★Sep 3, 2026
Liberal Paper

The SA Express is way too liberal and not fair and balanced. It is strange how this paper always dogs conservatives and rarely writes anything bad about Dems. For example, if you are talking about g about a black person you capitalize the B but you don't do it for whites. Also, you are constantly writing about how ICE picks up totally innocent people. I believe you call them undocumented. What the heck is that? They are illegal but you are afraid to use illegal because it is not politically correct. This paper is anything but fair and balanced.

★★★★★Aug 3, 2026
This subscriber can’t access online news

Why bother? Get the headlines and no context. I’m asked to sign up again

★★★★★Jul 17, 2026
Expensive

Price increased. Cancelling subscription

★★★★★Jul 4, 2026
Needs to keep local news am not yesterday's !

It is an important part of our community and local news... since moving production to Houston, almost all news is a day old....

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Growth research

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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.

san antonio6news5digital5access5express news5san4antonio4digital access3print subscribers3express3stay3expressnews3month3subscribers3user3know2spurs2stories2edition2unlimited2print2feedback2

What's new in 202610.37

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

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

Store description

Know more about San Antonio with the San Antonio Express-News app. Stay informed with trusted journalism wherever you are. • Get San Antonio news alerts and notifications, customized by preferred topics • Catch high school football, college sports and San Antonio Spurs coverage • Stay on top of Texas news, weather, business, food and trending stories • Tune in to the podcasts Spurs Insider, ENside Politics, ¡Nosotros! for informative and fresh perspectives • Page through the e-Edition, a digital replica of the newspaper • Stay sharp with Puzzmo’s reimagined favorites and brand-new puzzles • Listen to Express-News stories with Everlit, a text-to-audio tool • Check out exclusive guides and compelling columns and commentary SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS: • Subscribe for unlimited digital access to the app, ExpressNews.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: www.ExpressNews.com/privacy_policy/ TERMS OF SERVICE: www.ExpressNews.com/terms_of_use/ FEEDBACK: We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have questions or suggestions: feedback@express-news.net or 210-250-2000.

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