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The Economist · News · United States store
#84 GROSSING · NEWS
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Revenue a month, worldwide EST
$64.8K
Likely $21.6K to $194.4K
▲ 822.2% in 11 days
New ratings
+0
in 1 days, 31.5K in total
Rating
4.8 of 5
17.1K ratings in this store
Countries it ranks in
43
was 41 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
$777.6K
Not ranked on Google Play in tracked countries
EST. LIFETIME DOWNLOADS
599.8K to 1.7M
Estimated from ratings count
WHERE IT EARNS · EST. / MONTH
  • United States #76 News$24K · 37%
  • Japan #36 News$22.9K · 35%
  • United Kingdom #52 News$3.4K · 5%
  • UAE #13 News$2K · 3%
  • Saudi Arabia #85 News$1.4K · 2%
  • Thailand #15 News$1.2K · 2%
  • Mexico #28 News$937 · 1%
  • Switzerland #67 News$923 · 1%
22 more countries
  • Brazil #28 News$771 · 1%
  • Turkey #44 News$732 · 1%
  • Qatar #21 News$729 · 1%
  • Italy #84 News$656 · 1%
  • Nigeria #32 News$478 · 1%
  • Ireland #64 News$443 · 1%
  • Finland #22 News$420 · 1%
  • India #72 News$395 · 1%
  • Spain #82 News$378 · 1%
  • South Africa #44 News$363 · 1%
  • Singapore #57 News$351 · 1%
  • Hong Kong #81 News$336 · 1%
  • Argentina #18 News$296 · 0%
  • Belgium #46 News$296 · 0%
  • Kuwait #54 News$252 · 0%
  • Pakistan #32 News$212 · 0%
  • Indonesia #61 News$206 · 0%
  • Egypt #15 News$163 · 0%
  • Colombia #31 News$148 · 0%
  • Israel #48 News$144 · 0%
  • Vietnam #52 News$97 · 0%
  • Portugal #84 News$78 · 0%
HOW SURE ARE WE
Small app: combines its grossing ranks with ratings growth (218 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
17.1K
AVG RATING
4.85
PRICE
Free
AGE
12.0y
LAST UPDATE
190d ago
VERSION
3.42.0
SIZE
57 MB
AGE RATING
17+

Last 30 days

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

DAYS IN A GROSSING CHART
30 / 30
COUNTRIES NOW
40 (was 15)
NEW RATINGS, LAST 1 DAYS
+0
EST. REVENUE A MONTH, DAILY · BOTH STORES EST
Show daily values
Sep 24, 2026$52.8K a month
Sep 25, 2026$53.8K a month
Sep 26, 2026$53.8K a month
Sep 27, 2026$55.2K a month
Sep 28, 2026$62.9K a month
Sep 29, 2026$67K a month
Sep 30, 2026$65.7K a month
Oct 1, 2026$66K a month
Oct 2, 2026$65.6K a month
Oct 3, 2026$65.6K a month
Oct 4, 2026$64.5K a month
Oct 5, 2026$64.9K a month
Oct 6, 2026$64.2K a month
Oct 7, 2026$64.6K a month
Oct 8, 2026$65K a month
Oct 9, 2026$65.3K a month
Oct 10, 2026$65.5K a month
Oct 11, 2026$65.5K a month
Oct 12, 2026$63.8K a month
Oct 13, 2026$749.8K a month
Oct 14, 2026$652.3K a month
Oct 15, 2026$481.4K a month
Oct 16, 2026$337.1K a month
Oct 17, 2026$281.4K a month
Oct 18, 2026$498.3K a month
Oct 19, 2026$497.6K a month
Oct 20, 2026$488.5K a month
Oct 21, 2026$603.7K 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: #13 News · MX. Now: #9 News · CL.
RATINGS IN THE CORE COUNTRIES, DAILY
Show daily values
Oct 22, 202631.5K ratings
Oct 23, 202631.5K ratings
31.5K on Oct 22, 2026, 31.5K 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
3 purchases listed
  • Espresso monthly subscription$8.90
  • Espresso monthly subscription$9.90
  • Espresso annual subscription$99.00
Top in-app purchases as listed on the App Store, in local prices.
REVIEW MOMENTUM
1.0 reviews / week
  • Trendfalling
  • Recent reviews average4.0 stars
  • Recent 1 and 2 star share19%
From the latest 500 written reviews, covering 3342 days. The store only returns this many, so this is the most recent slice.
RELEASE CADENCE
0 updates in 90 days
  • Typical gap between releases20 days
From the last 25 versions listed on the App Store.
RATING BREAKDOWN
17.1K ratings
5★88%
4★10%
3★1%
2★0%
1★1%

What users want

From the latest 500 reviews on the United States App Store, Aug 29, 2017 to Oct 4, 2026: 19% are 1 or 2 stars. Open a theme to read what people wrote.

WHAT THEY COMPLAIN ABOUT · SHARE OF BAD REVIEWS
Price and subscription47%

44 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Espresso's 'restore' functionality is broken and will charge you without allowing access
★★★★★ I have been a subscriber through the App Store for a decade now, and the app recently stopped recognizing my subscription, even though I'm still paying.
★★★★★ Espresso is some $79 bucks for just 4 or 5 articles daily, ie 1/3 the price of regular economist, but for much much less than 1/3 of the articles… and to pick the 4 or 5 free articles or just topics, you have to let…
Bugs, things not working15%

14 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Espresso's 'restore' functionality is broken and will charge you without allowing access
★★★★★ Have tried everything to login on this app but always get an authentication error.
★★★★★ Impossible to provide in app feedback because link does not work.
Worse after an update14%

13 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Why do they offer an audio option if they consistently don't update it?
★★★★★ After the latest update mid October 2023 the app does not allow refusal of cookies.
★★★★★ Please, please go back to previous version. This one is just embarrassing. Where is the the CURRENT (i.e. today's) version of The World in Brief? What is the POINT of even using this app if all there is to read is OLD…
Too many ads12%

11 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ First off, there are ads.
★★★★★ And it seems the ads are larger and more intrusive.
★★★★★ Yet I am still forced to view unacceptably intrusive ads when using this app.
Missing features11%

10 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ No option to cancel it directly and you have to chat or call.
★★★★★ I love this app, I don't mind which order it comes in, what's missing are the market / commodity indices.
★★★★★ The useful markets page has been missing for a month now, citing technical issues; was never a problem before, what is wrong?
Lost data, sync, backup10%

9 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Espresso's 'restore' functionality is broken and will charge you without allowing access
★★★★★ If you quit the app early, you'll lose the ability to go back
★★★★★ Option to go back to previous days is gone.
Login and account problems9%

8 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Have tried everything to login on this app but always get an authentication error.
★★★★★ The app doesn't recognise my subscription every single day. It takes multiple attempts to access the content.
★★★★★ They have recently announced that this app is free for students over 16 yet they make it impossible to create an account.
Slow, laggy, battery9%

8 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ The main issue I have is that when going between many screens the animation is very laggy.
★★★★★ But it loads slowly, and consistently times out on low bandwidth, which makes it hard to use when travelling abroad with slow internet.
★★★★★ It if you leave it running it will drain your battery.
WHAT THEY ASK FOR
  • It would be nice if I didn't have to log in again on the Economist website when opening links in the app. 4★, May 22, 2025
  • What should have taken one minute took about 15 (including an aborted first attempt because their site wouldn't register my responses that time and I had to start over). 1★, Oct 4, 2024
  • Maybe people you guys should add a comments feature 5★, Aug 20, 2024
  • Every article but one required a subscription, the one article I could read was opened in browser, Great idea, but tired of downloading apps only to be told I need a subscription afterwards 2★, Aug 14, 2023
  • I wish there was an archive of quotes of the day! 5★, Sep 15, 2022
  • Need to add chrome casting and enable the app for Apple Car play. 4★, Aug 5, 2022
  • Please allow users to SCROLL through WiB pages from previous days in the week. 1★, Apr 21, 2022
  • Please bring this back, plus the quote of the day. 1★, Apr 12, 2022
WORDS THAT KEEP COMING UP IN BAD REVIEWS
free trial6impossible to cancel5cancel subscription5news subscription3background activity3customer service3new version5go back4please fix4
WHAT THEY LOVE · SHARE OF GOOD REVIEWS
Fast12%

46 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ I used to read the whole Economist but I switched jobs and didn't have the time anymore. This is great. I still get updates on the most important stuff. I feel like I'm still connected to what's going on in the world.
★★★★★ Expresso gives me the essentialist amount of information that I need to know for the day about the world's political economy. Not too American, not too much information, and not too visually distracting.
★★★★★ In the morning, all you need is a quick overview of the most significant news from various sectors - politics, economy, culture, and technology.
Easy to use9%

33 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ This app is easy to use and to the point.
★★★★★ Easy to digest with the morning cup.
★★★★★ I wasn't getting through the whole newspaper every week, so this is a perfect alternative.
Accurate, great results6%

24 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ Quality, independent journalism.
★★★★★ I really recommend getting this app as it notifies you for new news and very important updates and like reading a newspaper but amazing quality
★★★★★ I start my day with this brief digest of high quality news delivered the first thing in the morning!
Fun, addictive6%

21 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ Am enjoying quick reads with Espresso but would more enjoy a little more length and incisiveness.
★★★★★ I've been keeping my monthly subscription and enjoying a daily read of the Espresso for years.
★★★★★ Really enjoying this app.
Useful, it helps4%

13 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ If all you have each day is a few minutes and you're tired of the 24hrs r new cycle mostly regurgitating the same info all day everyday, the Espresso helps distill the cacophony of news each day into a single powerful…
★★★★★ Many links to other economist related stories, helps also.
★★★★★ It gives u a breve summary for the whole world.

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 4, 2026
404

Despite over a decade of experience, The Economist cannot find a competent software engineer. Articles fail to render properly on a regular basis. It’s a rare day when the app functions correctly.

★★★★★Jul 22, 2026
Okay but needs optimisation

The app is feature-wise fine, however what should be a simple and elegant reading experience is marred by performance issues. The main issue I have is that when going between many screens the animation is very laggy. This is most noticeable when opening articles — the main point of the app — where it looks like it tries to generate the article while it’s opening, which will inevitably be inefficient. Better to pre-load the article before it’s opened, or let it open and then load it. It’s a design choice that makes the app feel sluggish. The main Economist app doesn’t suffer from this problem.

★★★★★May 14, 2026
App will charge without access

Espresso’s ‘restore’ functionality is broken and will charge you without allowing access

★★★★★Apr 24, 2026
Does not recognize my subscription

I have been a subscriber through the App Store for a decade now, and the app recently stopped recognizing my subscription, even though I’m still paying.

★★★★★Oct 12, 2025
Overpriced

Espresso is some $79 bucks for just 4 or 5 articles daily, ie 1/3 the price of regular economist, but for much much less than 1/3 of the articles… and to pick the 4 or 5 free articles or just topics, you have to let the share your data…ie the one article you want to read, sorry not included in this app.

★★★★★Sep 18, 2025
App has degraded and increased 170% in price

The content they provide in this app is still 5-stars. I’ve been subscribing to this app for probably 8 years, and for most of that time it has been rock solid. However, recently the app itself has been getting more and more buggy. Literally *every day* now the “subscribe” popup pops up, and I have to tap “restore subscription”, which sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t. Of course this decline in quality has been accompanied by a 170% price increase. The content quality is amazing, but the small quantity is not worth $80/year. Thankfully I’m grandfathered in on the old price. Please fix what used to be a great app, and charge a reasonable price!

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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.

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What's new in 3.42.0

- General improvements Thank you for reading Espresso. We're constantly working to improve your experience.

Released Nov 5, 2014. Current version shipped Apr 16, 2026.

Store description

Espresso from The Economist is the faster, smarter way to know the news. Power through the world’s top stories in the time it takes to have a cup of coffee, with incisive analysis updated throughout the day. The Espresso app is now free for students. Here is what people say about Espresso: “If all you have each day is a few minutes and you're tired of the 24hrs news cycle mostly regurgitating the same info all day everyday, the Espresso helps distil the cacophony of news each day into a single powerful update.” What you’ll get: - Top stories for quick analysis - “The World in Brief” news summary updated three times a day - Five bite-size articles offering finishable 1 minute reads - Audio versions of articles to enjoy hands-free - Daily podcasts and short videos offering fresh perspectives on current events - A zingy blend of Figure of the day, Quote of the day and Chart of the day - Selected news stories from the weekly edition in the “For you” tab Features: - Time to read highlighted on each article - Adjustable text size - Personalize your topic preferences - Dark mode for more comfortable reading - Mobile and tablet-compatible - Enable notifications Topics covered: - The Americas - Asia - China - Britain - Business - Middle East - Africa - Finance - Economics - Science - Technology - Culture - People - Coronavirus - US Elections - Editor’s Picks Full terms of use can be found at https://www.economistgroup.com/terms-of-use Our privacy policy can be found at https://www.economistgroup.com/privacy-policy

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