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Fairfax Media · News & Magazines · United Kingdom store
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Revenue a month, worldwide EST
$27K
Likely $9K to $81.1K
▲ >999% in 11 days
New ratings
Tracking
Daily counts start building from today
Rating
4.9 of 5
1.3K ratings in this store
Countries it ranks in
41
was 41 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
$324.3K
Both stores combined. Small app estimate, so no split per store
LIFETIME INSTALLS (GOOGLE)
106.6K
About 1.2K per month on average since launch
WHERE IT EARNS · EST. / MONTH
  • Australia #5 News & Magazines (Play), #9 News (iOS)$8K · 30%
  • Singapore #51 News & Magazines (Play), #58 News (iOS)$5.6K · 21%
  • Switzerland #54 News & Magazines (Play)$2.7K · 10%
  • South Africa #52 News & Magazines (Play)$2.5K · 9%
  • Saudi Arabia #51 News & Magazines (Play)$1K · 4%
  • India #51 News & Magazines (Play)$902 · 3%
  • Hong Kong #50 News & Magazines (Play), #53 News (iOS)$794 · 3%
  • New Zealand #53 News & Magazines (Play), #34 News (iOS)$588 · 2%
31 more countries
  • Turkey #51 News & Magazines (Play)$569 · 2%
  • Ireland #55 News & Magazines (Play), #87 News (iOS)$495 · 2%
  • Mexico #53 News & Magazines (Play)$448 · 2%
  • Indonesia #51 News & Magazines (Play)$444 · 2%
  • Thailand #51 News & Magazines (Play)$424 · 2%
  • Vietnam #51 News & Magazines (Play), #75 News (iOS)$216 · 1%
  • UAE #51 News & Magazines (Play)$200 · 1%
  • Pakistan #51 News & Magazines (Play)$190 · 1%
  • Nigeria #51 News & Magazines (Play)$180 · 1%
  • Israel #52 News & Magazines (Play), #61 News (iOS)$172 · 1%
  • Philippines #51 News & Magazines (Play)$148 · 1%
  • Argentina #51 News & Magazines (Play)$147 · 1%
  • Netherlands #57 News & Magazines (Play)$138 · 1%
  • Poland #53 News & Magazines (Play)$121 · 0%
  • Kuwait #51 News & Magazines (Play)$111 · 0%
  • Bangladesh #51 News & Magazines (Play)$80 · 0%
  • Finland #56 News & Magazines (Play)$77 · 0%
  • Colombia #51 News & Magazines (Play)$76 · 0%
  • Egypt #51 News & Magazines (Play)$67 · 0%
  • Chile #51 News & Magazines (Play)$65 · 0%
  • Belgium #56 News & Magazines (Play)$59 · 0%
  • Norway #53 News & Magazines (Play)$56 · 0%
  • Ukraine #50 News & Magazines (Play)$55 · 0%
  • Romania #51 News & Magazines (Play)$48 · 0%
  • Portugal #54 News & Magazines (Play)$47 · 0%
  • Qatar #51 News & Magazines (Play)$45 · 0%
  • Czechia #51 News & Magazines (Play)$45 · 0%
  • Austria #57 News & Magazines (Play)$41 · 0%
  • Denmark #53 News & Magazines (Play)$40 · 0%
  • Greece #56 News & Magazines (Play)$36 · 0%
  • Kazakhstan #49 News & Magazines (Play)$34 · 0%
HOW SURE ARE WE
Small app: combines its grossing ranks with ratings growth (31 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
1.3K
AVG RATING
4.90
PRICE
Free
IN APP PURCHASES
£8.49 - £22.99 if billed through Play
CONTAINS ADS
Yes
LAST UPDATE
1d ago
RELEASED
Mar 10, 2019
CONTENT RATING
PEGI 3

Last 29 days

From our daily snapshots of every grossing chart.

DAYS IN A GROSSING CHART
29 / 29
COUNTRIES NOW
41 (was 10)
EST. REVENUE A MONTH, DAILY · BOTH STORES EST
Show daily values
Sep 24, 2026$131.4K a month
Sep 25, 2026$196.4K a month
Sep 26, 2026$140.3K a month
Sep 27, 2026$208.5K a month
Sep 28, 2026$226.4K a month
Sep 29, 2026$249.7K a month
Sep 30, 2026$248.9K a month
Oct 1, 2026$19.6K a month
Oct 2, 2026$19.6K a month
Oct 3, 2026$19.6K a month
Oct 4, 2026$19.7K a month
Oct 5, 2026$19.7K a month
Oct 6, 2026$19.6K a month
Oct 7, 2026$19.5K a month
Oct 8, 2026$19.5K a month
Oct 9, 2026$19.6K a month
Oct 10, 2026$19.6K a month
Oct 11, 2026$565.9K a month
Oct 12, 2026$19.8K a month
Oct 13, 2026$477.2K a month
Oct 14, 2026$453.1K a month
Oct 15, 2026$216K a month
Oct 16, 2026$219.8K a month
Oct 17, 2026$217.7K a month
Oct 18, 2026$280.2K a month
Oct 19, 2026$335.2K a month
Oct 20, 2026$286.6K a month
Oct 21, 2026$421.7K a month
Oct 22, 2026not in a grossing chart
The same estimate as the headline, saved every day. Best rank Sep 24, 2026: #5 News & Magazines · AU. Now: #5 News & Magazines · AU.

Money and momentum

Measured from the store, not estimated.

WHAT IT CHARGES
£8.49 - £22.99 if billed through Play
Google Play only shows the price range per item.
REVIEW MOMENTUM
1.3 reviews / week
  • Trendfalling
  • Recent reviews average3.6 stars
  • Recent 1 and 2 star share32%
From the latest 500 written reviews, covering 2653 days. The store only returns this many, so this is the most recent slice.
RATING BREAKDOWN
1.3K ratings
5★90%
4★10%
3★0%
2★0%
1★0%

What users want

From the latest 500 reviews on the United Kingdom Google Play, Jul 18, 2019 to Sep 19, 2026: 32% are 1 or 2 stars. Open a theme to read what people wrote.

WHAT THEY COMPLAIN ABOUT · SHARE OF BAD REVIEWS
Price and subscription23%

36 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ It's been an issue on two mobile phones and it's annoying especially since I pay a subscription....it's getting worse
★★★★★ it's becoming so frustrating that I think I'll need to cancel my subscription.
★★★★★ no comments, ads despite subscription, limited coverage, no search function, hard to navigate
Worse after an update13%

21 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Update 6/9/26 still no ability to bookmark a story in the app.
★★★★★ really bad update on Android tablet.
★★★★★ The app is getting ever more useless with each update.
Too many ads9%

15 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ no comments, ads despite subscription, limited coverage, no search function, hard to navigate
★★★★★ Jumps while scrolling, seems to get stuck around ads.
★★★★★ Disproportionate sensitivity when scrolling over ads which is disrespectful for paying subscribers.
Login and account problems9%

15 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ For subscriptions made online, the inability to unsubscribe through online account is nothing less than sad.
★★★★★ The app needs a 'today's paper' icon on the home screen, and access to our account subscription details.
★★★★★ Have to log in almost every time.
Crashes and freezes9%

14 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ On the phone it's pretty reloiable, but on the Chromebook is constantly restarts and crashes.
★★★★★ The downloaded news paper often freezes to a white screen, requiring a restart of the app.
★★★★★ UX design has taken a huge step back, no way to read the whole weekend paper without multiple clicks and downloads for each section, articles won't open, blank pages the list goes on.
Bugs, things not working9%

14 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Please just let us see the existing/old content immediately without having to wait for a refresh to finish (or fail)
★★★★★ my app has stopped working and there is no way to sign again.
★★★★★ Failed to fix return to page being read in paper form after reading full item.
Missing features9%

14 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ my app has stopped working and there is no way to sign again.
★★★★★ UX design has taken a huge step back, no way to read the whole weekend paper without multiple clicks and downloads for each section, articles won't open, blank pages the list goes on.
★★★★★ I've had to turn notifications off because it keeps sending AFL updates and there's no way to opt out of them other than opting out completely.
Wrong or poor results5%

8 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ The news content is so inaccurate and almost as left wing biased the the ABC.
★★★★★ The app is getting ever more useless with each update.
★★★★★ Crossword on ipad new version useless when cannot see across and down at the same time.
WHAT THEY ASK FOR
  • Please make the type height remembered between uses! 3★, Jan 17, 2026
  • The app needs a 'today's paper' icon on the home screen, and access to our account subscription details. 2★, Jul 1, 2024
  • The app needs more functionalities like an ability to open the app when I find an article on Facebook or other social media. 1★, Feb 23, 2024
  • I wish my Age subscription funded development of a decent app... 1★, Aug 21, 2021
  • It fits the height but needs a width option so text is large enough. 4★, Dec 2, 2020
  • Good app, just wish it had a dark theme for night time viewing 3★, Nov 4, 2020
  • Also needs a scroll bar on articles. 2★, Jul 10, 2020
  • Another request: please add a dark screen theme option to app to save battery power (article background to black etc) 4★, Apr 9, 2020
WORDS THAT KEEP COMING UP IN BAD REVIEWS
home page5search function5paid subscription5am paying5cancel my subscription4user experience4new version4save articles4front page4today's paper4home screen3news content3
WHAT THEY LOVE · SHARE OF GOOD REVIEWS
Easy to use11%

32 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ Easy to access and balanced news.
★★★★★ Great paper, easy app to deal with.
★★★★★ easy to use and up you date.
Accurate, great results6%

18 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ Accurate and no bias as far as that is possible.
★★★★★ news from this quality non-chud newspaper instead of The Hun or Twitter etc.
★★★★★ Experienced journalists and accurate infocesp during bushfire, floid and covid times.
Useful, it helps1%

4 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ Useful, although navigating at times is tedious.
★★★★★ Notifications are useful.
★★★★★ I'm thoroughly enjoying this useful app which works smoothly, allows me to read The Age in an efficient way and format plus notifies me of breaking news as they happen.
Fast1%

3 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ Quick to post breaking news.
★★★★★ Fast, well presented and easy to use.
Worth the money1%

2 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ Free from manipulation of the owners.

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 Kingdom Google Play.

★★★★★Sep 19, 2026

While scrolling and reading an article, in randomly jumps ahead or takes you back to the home page. It's been an issue on two mobile phones and it's annoying especially since I pay a subscription....it's getting worse

★★★★★Sep 19, 2026

Good app except it now displays Today's Paper in portrait view only. This is a backward step for tablet use.

★★★★★Sep 18, 2026

the latest update has caused the 'Today's Paper's view to only display in portrait mode. I normally download today's paper on my Chromebook when I'm at home and start reading the paper with the keyboard connected, so in landscape mode, but now I can't do that anymore. Most frustrating. I also noticed that it doesn't seem to download the whole paper anymore. I only have WiFi access on my Chromebook, so downloading the paper at home would still let me read the whole paper on the train.

★★★★★Sep 18, 2026

app used to work great. it now ruined our and returns to the home page several times during reading a standard article. it's becoming so frustrating that I think I'll need to cancel my subscription.

★★★★★Sep 11, 2026

Important news source I'm very happy to subscribe to. App does feels tired when compared to say ABC or The Guardian. Overuse of clickbait headlines that suggests a lack of confidence in a story's merits. A pet hate is when swiping back to come out of a story, one is taken several stories up the home page rather than back to the place where you came from.

★★★★★Sep 11, 2026

unstable. quits current article randomly.

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Store description

Get straight to the stories that matter with the The Age app. Top Stories and push notifications keep you up to date with breaking headlines while our Podcast catalogue lets you tune into thought-provoking audio storytelling and discussions from our newsroom. My News lets you customise your feed, showing the topics you're interested in, in the order you want them. The app is free to download. You can unlock unlimited access to all content with a Starter Digital subscription through the App Store. To unlock premium features such as Today's Paper and puzzles including Daily Crosswords and Daily Sudoku, you can subscribe to Premium Digital via in-app purchase.

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