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THE IRISH TIMES DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY · News & Magazines · Japan store
NOT IN TOP 100 HERE
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Revenue a month, worldwide EST
$319.6K
Likely $120.2K to $820.5K
▼ 35.7% in 11 days
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Countries it ranks in
40
was 40 on Oct 15, 2026

Revenue

Estimated from the grossing charts of Oct 21, 2026 in the 53 countries we track.

EST. REVENUE / YEAR · WORLDWIDE
$3.8M
No App Store version found
LIFETIME INSTALLS (GOOGLE)
472.8K
About 2.7K per month on average since launch
WHERE IT EARNS · EST. / MONTH
  • Singapore #49 News & Magazines$87.3K · 27%
  • Switzerland #52 News & Magazines$43.9K · 14%
  • South Africa #50 News & Magazines$41K · 13%
  • Ireland #46 apps$36.4K · 11%
  • Saudi Arabia #49 News & Magazines$16.7K · 5%
  • India #49 News & Magazines$14.6K · 5%
  • Turkey #49 News & Magazines$9.2K · 3%
  • Hong Kong #48 News & Magazines$7.9K · 2%
30 more countries
  • Mexico #51 News & Magazines$7.3K · 2%
  • Indonesia #49 News & Magazines$7.2K · 2%
  • Thailand #49 News & Magazines$6.9K · 2%
  • UAE #49 News & Magazines$3.3K · 1%
  • Pakistan #49 News & Magazines$3.1K · 1%
  • Nigeria #49 News & Magazines$2.9K · 1%
  • Vietnam #49 News & Magazines$2.9K · 1%
  • Philippines #49 News & Magazines$2.4K · 1%
  • Argentina #49 News & Magazines$2.4K · 1%
  • New Zealand #51 News & Magazines$2.3K · 1%
  • Netherlands #55 News & Magazines$2.2K · 1%
  • Poland #51 News & Magazines$2K · 1%
  • Kuwait #49 News & Magazines$1.8K · 1%
  • Israel #50 News & Magazines$1.7K · 1%
  • Bangladesh #49 News & Magazines$1.3K · 0%
  • Finland #54 News & Magazines$1.2K · 0%
  • Colombia #49 News & Magazines$1.2K · 0%
  • Egypt #49 News & Magazines$1.1K · 0%
  • Chile #49 News & Magazines$1.1K · 0%
  • Belgium #54 News & Magazines$952 · 0%
  • Norway #51 News & Magazines$913 · 0%
  • Ukraine #48 News & Magazines$893 · 0%
  • Romania #49 News & Magazines$781 · 0%
  • Portugal #52 News & Magazines$767 · 0%
  • Qatar #49 News & Magazines$732 · 0%
  • Czechia #49 News & Magazines$723 · 0%
  • Austria #55 News & Magazines$659 · 0%
  • Denmark #51 News & Magazines$647 · 0%
  • Greece #54 News & Magazines$591 · 0%
  • Kazakhstan #47 News & Magazines$555 · 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
n/a
AVG RATING
n/a
PRICE
Free
IN APP PURCHASES
¥1,620 - ¥27,600 per item
CONTAINS ADS
Yes
LAST UPDATE
20d ago
RELEASED
Apr 23, 2012
CONTENT RATING
Rated for 3+

Last 29 days

From our daily snapshots of every grossing chart.

DAYS IN A GROSSING CHART
29 / 29
COUNTRIES NOW
40 (was 9)
EST. REVENUE A MONTH, DAILY · GOOGLE PLAY EST
Show daily values
Sep 24, 2026$75.5K a month
Sep 25, 2026$79.2K a month
Sep 26, 2026$74.5K a month
Sep 27, 2026$72.9K a month
Sep 28, 2026$82.7K a month
Sep 29, 2026$78.3K a month
Sep 30, 2026$76.1K a month
Oct 1, 2026$74.9K a month
Oct 2, 2026$78.6K a month
Oct 3, 2026$75.2K a month
Oct 4, 2026$77.5K a month
Oct 5, 2026$80.6K a month
Oct 6, 2026$76.6K a month
Oct 7, 2026$84.1K a month
Oct 8, 2026$84.6K a month
Oct 9, 2026$79.9K a month
Oct 10, 2026$497K a month
Oct 11, 2026$385.8K a month
Oct 12, 2026$385K a month
Oct 13, 2026$291.2K a month
Oct 14, 2026$282.5K a month
Oct 15, 2026$197.3K a month
Oct 16, 2026$196.4K a month
Oct 17, 2026$184.3K a month
Oct 18, 2026$274.2K a month
Oct 19, 2026$291.7K a month
Oct 20, 2026$271.4K a month
Oct 21, 2026$319.6K a month
Oct 22, 2026not in a grossing chart
The same estimate as the headline, saved every day. Best rank Sep 24, 2026: #50 News & Magazines · TR. Now: #47 apps · IE.

Money and momentum

Measured from the store, not estimated.

WHAT IT CHARGES
¥1,620 - ¥27,600 per item
Google Play only shows the price range per item.
REVIEW MOMENTUM
0.8 reviews / week
  • Trendrising
  • Recent reviews average2.1 stars
  • Recent 1 and 2 star share70%
From the latest 500 written reviews, covering 4194 days. The store only returns this many, so this is the most recent slice.

What users want

From the latest 500 reviews on the Japan Google Play, Apr 29, 2015 to Oct 7, 2026: 70% are 1 or 2 stars. Open a theme to read what people wrote.

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

79 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Can't cancel subscription through app.
★★★★★ constantly signing me out and telling me I have to subscribe to read articles.
★★★★★ plan to cancel sub if issue persists
Crashes and freezes17%

59 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Often I select to read an article it takes me to the previous article i read and won't load one selected.
★★★★★ The amount of times I've been logged out, frozen out and had to rest passwords is so frustrating.
★★★★★ App very buggy, sometimes won't open, links often lead to just the homepage rather than the specific article
Bugs, things not working14%

49 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ no dark mode (come on) and buggy as hell
★★★★★ Search engine does not work.
★★★★★ broken i can no longer sign in.
Login and account problems11%

38 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ What's the point in subscribing if you get a paywall at every article unless you re-login every time
★★★★★ I have a subscription but it won't login
★★★★★ Try to subscribe thruogh the Google Play store and it shows i have a subscription but the app tells me i have no account or active subscription.
Worse after an update9%

32 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Randomly signs out, interface needs to be updated to improve navigation
★★★★★ Latest update is full of bugs - as other users point out, in particular the crossword UI is absolutely appalling and unusable.
★★★★★ Hasn't worked since most recent update
Too many ads7%

24 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ I pay for premium and you show adverts in the app....
★★★★★ Dear Irish Times, worry less about selling me ads and more about giving me a good user experience.
★★★★★ Infuriating blank screen around ads makes it a chore to read articles, which quite literally disappear as you read.
Lost data, sync, backup4%

15 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ I've been unable to use it as of 2 months and deleted it to reboot (thinking the problem was at my end - but now I can see from other reviews that I'm not the only one suffering the inadequacies of this app.
★★★★★ Deleted and using Chrome for now.
★★★★★ Moat frustrating feature is being kicked out of an article - to a black screen telling me I'm offline - when data connection is temporarily lost.
Slow, laggy, battery4%

15 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Ridiculously slow to load and open the app and articles.
★★★★★ It so clearly lags behind which is quite disappointing.
★★★★★ Very slow to load app and any articles
WHAT THEY ASK FOR
  • Cookie management needs a massive overhaul - subscribers shouldn't have to reauthenticate their subscription status multiple times a week. 2★, Sep 17, 2025
  • It's so bad I imagine it needs an entire change of app platform rather than refinement of the current one. 1★, May 11, 2025
  • Wish it was more inclusive and modern in that regard. 1★, Nov 7, 2024
  • Content is great and navigation has improved from the previous app, but basic functionality needs more work. 3★, Aug 23, 2023
  • Would be great to get that sorted. 5★, Nov 27, 2022
  • Needs another update, doesn't load when opening. 2★, Oct 18, 2022
  • Needs a search function 1★, Jan 17, 2022
  • BUT intrusive ads, no search, limited content, abysmal support, notifications leading to the app rather than the article are indications this app is way past its shelf life & needs a complete revamp or replacement. 1★, Aug 15, 2021
WORDS THAT KEEP COMING UP IN BAD REVIEWS
irish times28search function18blank screen8
WHAT THEY LOVE · SHARE OF GOOD REVIEWS
Easy to use5%

4 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ Excellent and easy to use
★★★★★ I find the app almost perfect - well laid out and easy to navigate.
Fast2%

2 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ New app is excellent, feels very smooth and modern, but just one issue: it won't close the app when you try to go back from the main screen like a normal app should and instead just stays open.
★★★★★ Really like it so far, very fast & no bugs!

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, Japan Google Play.

★★★★★Oct 7, 2026

I like the paper and I'd like the app to let me carry on reading it once I've opened an article. I'm plagued by the 'you are offline' screen even if I'm part way through a screenful of text. None of my other newspaper apps behave like that.

★★★★★Oct 4, 2026

Can't cancel subscription through app. Have to email them and wait. While waiting more money can wind up being taken. Dreadful articles.

★★★★★Aug 15, 2026

Good Information

★★★★★Aug 14, 2026

I'd give it another star or two were it not for the constant "You are offline" (rarely the case) screen with a non functional refresh button every time there's a network change. having to force stop the app several times per day to load content does not make for a good user experience. Edit: looked back through the reviews and this has been around over a year. Come on folks, this is debugging 101 and if I were triaging it I'd rank it high as it has a major effect on user experience

★★★★★Aug 8, 2026

constantly signing me out and telling me I have to subscribe to read articles. What's the point in subscribing if you get a paywall at every article unless you re-login every time

★★★★★Aug 5, 2026

same as below, showing constantly offline over last 2-3 months.. terrible app

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ASO keywords

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

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What's new in 7.1.5

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Store description

Stay connected with The Irish Times free app to get award-winning reporting and analysis from our team of writers and columnists. The app brings you breaking news from Ireland and around the world, with comprehensive coverage of the latest in business and sport. Enjoy Irish Times quality coverage in a range of new sections, including Listen – our specially curated selection of audio versions of the best Irish Times columns and articles. Other features include: • All content on irishtimes.com is available in the app • Full search available from within the app • Listen on the go to audio versions of almost every article and our original podcasts, including In the News, The Women’s Podcast, Inside Politics, Inside Business, and Ross O’Carroll Kelly • Stay up to date with customised alerts for breaking news, sport, business and more • Take a break with our new interactive crosswords and Sudoku • Remember the stories that matter with the bookmark button to save articles to read later • Share articles, videos and podcasts with family, friends and colleagues on your favourite social media platforms • Quickly find what you are looking for with improved navigation Experience our multimedia content via audio articles, video, podcasts, and award-winning Irish Times photography. Don’t miss a story with The Irish Times App The Irish Times offers digital subscriptions through iTunes. There are two subscription options to choose from: Standard Digital and Premium Digital Standard Digital gives unlimited access to all content on The Irish Times on your computer, tablet or mobile, as well as access to the app on your smartphone or tablet. This includes access to our exclusive subscriber only content. €13.99 per month, first week free), . Premium Digital Subscribers are entitled to access the ePaper app, an exact replica of The Irish Times printed newspaper (€19.99 per month, first week free) All subscribers also have unlimited access to: ◾ The Irish Times Digital Newspaper Archive, with over 10 million Irish Times articles dating back over 160 years. ◾ The digital version of Simplex and Crosaire Crosswords, and Sudoku. ◾ Curated emails available exclusively to subscribers. ◾ Our Subscriber Rewards package, subscribers are invited to enter exclusive competitions, attend unique events. Subscribe now and your first week is free. Promotional offers apply to new subscribers only. Payment will be charged to your Google Play account at confirmation of payment. Your subscription will automatically renew each month and your credit card will be charged through your Google Play account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your Google Play account settings. You will continue having access to The Irish Times for the remainder of your paid billing cycle, after which your account will no longer be billed. The Irish Times has created a privacy statement to show our firm commitment to privacy http://www.irishtimes.com/policy-and-terms/privacy-policy Terms of Service http://www.irishtimes.com/policy-and-terms/terms-conditions

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