Raleigh News & Observer Downloads & RevenueRaleigh News & Observer | NC · App Store & Google Play
Raleigh News & Observer | NC gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Raleigh News & Observer | NC by The McClatchy Company is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Raleigh News & Observer | NC update history & changes
Last change · 24 events since 29 Oct 2010Full timeline ↓⭐iOSRatings pace up +116%📈AndroidEntered the top 100✏️iOSNew iPad screenshots✏️iOSNew screenshots✏️AndroidDescription updated✏️AndroidShort description updated📦iOSUpdated to version 11.1.23📈iOSEntered the top 100📦AndroidUpdated to version 11.1.20📈AndroidCharting in a new country in 2 charts📦iOSUpdated to version 11.1.22📦AndroidUpdated to version 11.1.19🎉iOSIn-app event: North Carolina Midterms | 2026🆕iOSFirst spotted by AppInsider🆕AndroidFirst spotted by AppInsider🆕AndroidReleased on Google Play🆕iOSReleased on the App Store
Full timeline · 24 events
- 📈Raleigh News & Observer | NC entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · News & Magazines · US
- ✏️Raleigh News & Observer | NC: new iPad screenshotsiOS· US
- ✏️Raleigh News & Observer | NC: new screenshotsiOS4 screenshots (was 4) · US
- ✏️Raleigh News & Observer | NC: description updatedAndroid· US
- ✏️Raleigh News & Observer | NC: short description updatedAndroid· US
- 📦Raleigh News & Observer | NC updated to version 11.1.23iOS• Read offline: Save articles to read later, even with no Internet connection. Your saved stories are in the new “Downloads” section on the “For You” tab.
Improvements
• Video audio now stops when you swipe away from a featured video.
• Photo viewers now show every image in a story.
• The share button in photo galleries is back in the right spot.
• Stability improvements to help section pages load reliably.
• Message Center now loads correctly when you first install the app.
• Smarter paywall experience: We’ve updated the paywall to adapt to how you read, so readers see subscription options at the right moment.
• Updated restore purchase process: Restore purchase will automatically run a check upon login. Otherwise, subscribers who purchased their subscriptions from the app store can manually initiate the restore purchase process in the "Account" tab.
• Other minor stability improvements… more - 📈Raleigh News & Observer | NC entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Magazines & Newspapers · US
- 📦Raleigh News & Observer | NC updated to version 11.1.20Android• Read offline: Save articles to read later, even with no Internet connection.
• Video audio now stops when you swipe away from a featured video.
• Fixed stretched images in the “For You” tab on tablets held upright.
• Smarter paywall experience: We’ve updated the paywall to adapt to how you read, so readers see subscription options at the right moment.
• Updated restore purchase process: Restore purchase will automatically run a check upon login.
• Other minor stability improvements.… more - 📈Raleigh News & Observer | NC charting in a new country in 2 chartsAndroidMexico · Thailand
- ✏️Raleigh News & Observer | NC: description updatediOS· US
- 📦Raleigh News & Observer | NC updated to version 11.1.22iOS• Photo gallery support: Swipe through full-screen photo galleries right in the app.
• Listen to your Edition: Have Edition articles read aloud to you.
More improvements:
• Video credits now appear with videos
• Fixed an issue with vertical videos not displaying properly on articles
• Ability to close an Edition ad banner on a per session basis
• Improved author biography text support
• Minor stability improvements… more - ✏️Raleigh News & Observer | NC: description updatedAndroid· US
- ✏️Raleigh News & Observer | NC: new screenshotsAndroid12 screenshots (was 12) · US
- 📈Raleigh News & Observer | NC charting in a new countryAndroidVietnam
- 📈Raleigh News & Observer | NC charting in a new country in 2 chartsAndroidNetherlands · Turkey
- 📦Raleigh News & Observer | NC updated to version 11.1.19Android• Photo gallery support: Swipe through full-screen photo galleries right in the app.
• Read offline: Save articles to read later, even with no Internet connection. Your saved stories are in the new “Downloads” section on the “For You” tab.
More improvements:
• Video credits now appear with videos
• Ability to close an Edition ad banner on a per session basis
• Improved author biography text support
• Minor stability improvements… more - 🎉Raleigh News & Observer | NC in-app event: North Carolina Midterms | 2026iOSSPECIAL EVENT · until 11 Nov
- 🆕Raleigh News & Observer | NC first spotted by AppInsideriOS#63 in Top Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · United States
- 🆕Raleigh News & Observer | NC first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidUnited States
- 📦Raleigh News & Observer | NC version 11.1.18iOSThis hotfix addresses background issues with analytics event tracking and privacy prompt handling, plus improves how app installs are recorded.
- 📦Raleigh News & Observer | NC version 11.1.16Android• Support for blockquotes on articles
• Fixes playback issue with top video in Featured Videos section
• Fixes banner ad overlap on Edition section articles
• Other minor bug fixes and performance improvements - 🆕Raleigh News & Observer | NC released on Google PlayAndroid
- 🆕Raleigh News & Observer | NC released on the App StoreiOS
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.1 ★
4.6k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#69
Android · 
News & Magazines Grossing
News & Magazines GrossingMeasured
New ratings a week
35
▲ +119% vs the 2 weeks before (App Store)
Measured
App Store
App details
App ID
399175255
Publisher
McClatchy Interactive
Publisher country
United States
On the store since
Oct 2010
16 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 17.0+
iPhone XS and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
12+
6 content notes below
Languages
2
EN ES
Size
153 MB
Also listed in
Magazines & Newspapers
Content notesInfrequent/Mild ContestsInfrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or ReferencesInfrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive ThemesInfrequent/Mild Medical/Treatment InformationInfrequent/Mild Realistic ViolenceInfrequent/Mild Simulated Gambling
Google Play
App details
App ID
com.newsobserver.android
Publisher
The McClatchy Company, LLC
Publisher country
United States
Content rating
Everyone 10+
Raleigh News & Observer | NC downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 100+ | – |
| Google Play | 50+ | 10k+ Measured |
| Total | 100+ Confidence | 10k+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
App Store: chart positions and rating growth per country, anchored on its own Android downloads; lifetime from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Google Play: the daily change in its exact install count. The total adds every store.
Where Raleigh News & Observer | NC's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: Subscription-led
How Raleigh News & Observer | NC makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchasesAds
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Montly Subscription subscription | |
| 2 | Annual Subscription subscription | |
| 3 | Annual Subscription subscription | |
| 4 | Monthly Subscription subscription | |
| 5 | Monthly Subscription subscription |
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #81 Magazines & Newspapers Grossing | 1 of 30 countries | – | #81 |
| Google Play | #69 News & Magazines Grossing | 1 of 23 countries | #154 | #69 |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisApp Store
New ratings a week
34
▲ +119% vs the 2 weeks before
Recent ratings
4.8★
vs 4.2★ lifetime
Review momentum
94/100
faster than 93% of News apps
Google Play
New ratings a week
1.5
4-week average
Lifetime rating
3.4★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
37/100
faster than 29% of News and magazines apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.2 ★ | 4.1k |
| Google Play | 3.4 ★ | 459 223 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.1 ★ weighted by ratings | 4.6k |
What users say about Raleigh News & Observer | NC
From the 103 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Mostly negative (9% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and working reliably. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Features & content: “Please consider revise that feature”
- Crashes & bugs: “Sometimes slow, but rarely hangs or crashes”
- Speed & performance: “Sometimes slow, but rarely hangs or crashes”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Not what we're paying for”
- Crashes & bugs: “It doesn't work most of the time”
- Updates: “The new version is unusable”
- Login & account: “Makes me log in for every story”
About Raleigh News & Observer | NC
The Raleigh News & Observer local newspaper app is faster and easier to use. Read or watch daily local news coverage, investigative reporting, national headline news, crime, sports, local business, and more from Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and communities across the Triangle region of North Carolina.
The Raleigh News & Observer local newspaper is your trusted source for local, daily news and stories from Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and the Triangle area in North Carolina. Our newsroom reports on issues affecting residents across the Triangle including local government, crime, business, weather, and community developments alongside statewide coverage and national headline news.
LOCAL NEWS
• Daily local news and stories from Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and the Triangle area in North Carolina.
• AI generated summaries on all articles reviewed by our newsroom.
• The Raleigh News & Observer local newspaper opinions, editorials and columns you love.
• Edition, a digital destination for the latest news, features, and insights. Like the printed newspaper, it is intended to be a complete report of the day’s news compiled by our editors overnight.
LIVE VIDEO
• Watch live video of local news stories and national news coverage.
• View stunning photos and videos of local news and community events.
LOCAL SPORTS
• Full coverage reporting on local, pro and college sports teams
• Stay connected to your favorite teams and favorite sports writers.
PERSONALIZATION
• Stay informed on the topics and articles that matter to you.
• Favorite topics to get personalized feeds. • Search for news articles, videos, games and more.
• Bookmark news articles to read later.
• Read articles your way with full support for dark mode and light mode.
Other Features
• Browse articles by category.
• Share articles on Facebook, X Twitter or by email.
• Comment on news articles.
• Access and download previous issues of our newspaper.
• Recharge and unwind with our puzzles and games.
GET DAILY NEWS AND MORE WITH THE RALEIGH NEWS & OBSERVER APP
The Raleigh News & Observer covers North Carolina like no other media in our area. Wherever you go, stay connected to news that’s important to you. Download our local newspaper app today to stay informed on local daily news, crime, sports, national headlines, and more.
Read our Privacy policy here: https://mcclatchy.com/privacy-policy
Read our Terms of Service here: https://mcclatchy.com/terms-of-service
For California Residents: To learn more about managing your sharing preferences and Do Not Sell My Info rights visit https://www.mcclatchy.com/ccpa-pp
The Raleigh News & Observer local newspaper is your trusted source for local, daily news and stories from Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and the Triangle area in North Carolina. Our newsroom reports on issues affecting residents across the Triangle including local government, crime, business, weather, and community developments alongside statewide coverage and national headline news.
LOCAL NEWS
• Daily local news and stories from Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and the Triangle area in North Carolina.
• AI generated summaries on all articles reviewed by our newsroom.
• The Raleigh News & Observer local newspaper opinions, editorials and columns you love.
• Edition, a digital destination for the latest news, features, and insights. Like the printed newspaper, it is intended to be a complete report of the day’s news compiled by our editors overnight.
LIVE VIDEO
• Watch live video of local news stories and national news coverage.
• View stunning photos and videos of local news and community events.
LOCAL SPORTS
• Full coverage reporting on local, pro and college sports teams
• Stay connected to your favorite teams and favorite sports writers.
PERSONALIZATION
• Stay informed on the topics and articles that matter to you.
• Favorite topics to get personalized feeds. • Search for news articles, videos, games and more.
• Bookmark news articles to read later.
• Read articles your way with full support for dark mode and light mode.
Other Features
• Browse articles by category.
• Share articles on Facebook, X Twitter or by email.
• Comment on news articles.
• Access and download previous issues of our newspaper.
• Recharge and unwind with our puzzles and games.
GET DAILY NEWS AND MORE WITH THE RALEIGH NEWS & OBSERVER APP
The Raleigh News & Observer covers North Carolina like no other media in our area. Wherever you go, stay connected to news that’s important to you. Download our local newspaper app today to stay informed on local daily news, crime, sports, national headlines, and more.
Read our Privacy policy here: https://mcclatchy.com/privacy-policy
Read our Terms of Service here: https://mcclatchy.com/terms-of-service
For California Residents: To learn more about managing your sharing preferences and Do Not Sell My Info rights visit https://www.mcclatchy.com/ccpa-pp
Raleigh News & Observer | NC App Store
Raleigh News & Observer | NC gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Raleigh News & Observer | NC is #81 in Magazines & Newspapers Grossing in United States and charting in 1 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperThe McClatchy Company
CategoryNews
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.2 (4.1k)
Version11.1.23
Age rating12+
First seen by us 28 Sep 2026
28 Sep 2026Rating
4.2 ★
4.1k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#81
Magazines & Newspapers GrossingMeasured
New ratings a week
34
▲ +119% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
Raleigh News & Observer | NC on the App Store
App details
App ID
399175255
Publisher
McClatchy Interactive
Publisher country
United States
On the store since
Oct 2010
16 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 17.0+
iPhone XS and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
12+
6 content notes below
Languages
2
EN ES
Size
153 MB
Also listed in
Magazines & Newspapers
Content notesInfrequent/Mild ContestsInfrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or ReferencesInfrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive ThemesInfrequent/Mild Medical/Treatment InformationInfrequent/Mild Realistic ViolenceInfrequent/Mild Simulated Gambling
Raleigh News & Observer | NC downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where Raleigh News & Observer | NC's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Raleigh News & Observer | NC before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Not in an overall Top Grossing chart, only in category charts: each category position is converted to the overall position it corresponds to, then priced on the same rank-to-revenue curve, inside the part of each market the charted apps leave over.
Business model: Subscription-led
How Raleigh News & Observer | NC makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchasesAds
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Montly Subscription subscription | |
| 2 | Annual Subscription subscription | |
| 3 | Annual Subscription subscription | |
| 4 | Monthly Subscription subscription | |
| 5 | Monthly Subscription subscription |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #81 |
| United States | NewsGrossing | #99 |
Apps near Raleigh News & Observer | NC on the chart
Magazines & Newspapers Grossing, around #81.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.2 ★
4.1k ratings
Measured
Ratings
4.1k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
34
▲ +119% vs the 2 weeks before
Recent ratings
4.8★
vs 4.2★ lifetime
Review momentum
94/100
faster than 93% of News apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
About Raleigh News & Observer | NC
The Raleigh News & Observer local newspaper app is faster and easier to use. Read or watch daily local news coverage, investigative reporting, national headline news, crime, sports, local business, and more from Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and communities across the Triangle region of North Carolina.
The Raleigh News & Observer local newspaper is your trusted source for local, daily news and stories from Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and the Triangle area in North Carolina. Our newsroom reports on issues affecting residents across the Triangle including local government, crime, business, weather, and community developments alongside statewide coverage and national headline news.
LOCAL NEWS
• Daily local news and stories from Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and the Triangle area in North Carolina.
• AI generated summaries on all articles reviewed by our newsroom.
• The Raleigh News & Observer local newspaper opinions, editorials and columns you love.
• Edition, a digital destination for the latest news, features, and insights. Like the printed newspaper, it is intended to be a complete report of the day’s news compiled by our editors overnight.
LIVE VIDEO
• Watch live video of local news stories and national news coverage.
• View stunning photos and videos of local news and community events.
LOCAL SPORTS
• Full coverage reporting on local, pro and college sports teams
• Stay connected to your favorite teams and favorite sports writers.
PERSONALIZATION
• Stay informed on the topics and articles that matter to you.
• Favorite topics to get personalized feeds. • Search for news articles, videos, games and more.
• Bookmark news articles to read later.
• Read articles your way with full support for dark mode and light mode.
Other Features
• Browse articles by category.
• Share articles on Facebook, X Twitter or by email.
• Comment on news articles.
• Access and download previous issues of our newspaper.
• Recharge and unwind with our puzzles and games.
GET DAILY NEWS AND MORE WITH THE RALEIGH NEWS & OBSERVER APP
The Raleigh News & Observer covers North Carolina like no other media in our area. Wherever you go, stay connected to news that’s important to you. Download our local newspaper app today to stay informed on local daily news, crime, sports, national headlines, and more.
Read our Privacy policy here: https://mcclatchy.com/privacy-policy
Read our Terms of Service here: https://mcclatchy.com/terms-of-service
For California Residents: To learn more about managing your sharing preferences and Do Not Sell My Info rights visit https://www.mcclatchy.com/ccpa-pp
The Raleigh News & Observer local newspaper is your trusted source for local, daily news and stories from Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and the Triangle area in North Carolina. Our newsroom reports on issues affecting residents across the Triangle including local government, crime, business, weather, and community developments alongside statewide coverage and national headline news.
LOCAL NEWS
• Daily local news and stories from Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and the Triangle area in North Carolina.
• AI generated summaries on all articles reviewed by our newsroom.
• The Raleigh News & Observer local newspaper opinions, editorials and columns you love.
• Edition, a digital destination for the latest news, features, and insights. Like the printed newspaper, it is intended to be a complete report of the day’s news compiled by our editors overnight.
LIVE VIDEO
• Watch live video of local news stories and national news coverage.
• View stunning photos and videos of local news and community events.
LOCAL SPORTS
• Full coverage reporting on local, pro and college sports teams
• Stay connected to your favorite teams and favorite sports writers.
PERSONALIZATION
• Stay informed on the topics and articles that matter to you.
• Favorite topics to get personalized feeds. • Search for news articles, videos, games and more.
• Bookmark news articles to read later.
• Read articles your way with full support for dark mode and light mode.
Other Features
• Browse articles by category.
• Share articles on Facebook, X Twitter or by email.
• Comment on news articles.
• Access and download previous issues of our newspaper.
• Recharge and unwind with our puzzles and games.
GET DAILY NEWS AND MORE WITH THE RALEIGH NEWS & OBSERVER APP
The Raleigh News & Observer covers North Carolina like no other media in our area. Wherever you go, stay connected to news that’s important to you. Download our local newspaper app today to stay informed on local daily news, crime, sports, national headlines, and more.
Read our Privacy policy here: https://mcclatchy.com/privacy-policy
Read our Terms of Service here: https://mcclatchy.com/terms-of-service
For California Residents: To learn more about managing your sharing preferences and Do Not Sell My Info rights visit https://www.mcclatchy.com/ccpa-pp
Latest updates
11.1.23
• Read offline: Save articles to read later, even with no Internet connection. Your saved stories are in the new “Downloads” section on the “For You” tab.
Improvements
• Video audio now stops when you swipe away from a featured video.
• Photo viewers now show every image in a story.
• The share button in photo galleries is back in the right spot.
• Stability improvements to help section pages load reliably.
• Message Center now loads correctly when you first install the app.
• Smarter paywall experience: We’ve updated the paywall to adapt to how you read, so readers see subscription options at the right moment.
• Updated restore purchase process: Restore purchase will automatically run a check upon login. Otherwise, subscribers who purchased their subscriptions from the app store can manually initiate the restore purchase process in the "Account" tab.
• Other minor stability improvements
11.1.22
• Photo gallery support: Swipe through full-screen photo galleries right in the app.
• Listen to your Edition: Have Edition articles read aloud to you.
More improvements:
• Video credits now appear with videos
• Fixed an issue with vertical videos not displaying properly on articles
• Ability to close an Edition ad banner on a per session basis
• Improved author biography text support
• Minor stability improvements
11.1.18
This hotfix addresses background issues with analytics event tracking and privacy prompt handling, plus improves how app installs are recorded.
Store changes
What Raleigh News & Observer | NC changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
New iPad screenshots
New screenshots
4 screenshots (was 4)
Description updated
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Raleigh News & Observer | NC Android
Raleigh News & Observer | NC gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Raleigh News & Observer | NC is #69 in News & Magazines Grossing on Google Play in United States and charting in 1 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperMcClatchy
CategoryNews & Magazines
PriceFree
Released
Installs10k+
Rating★ 3.4 (459)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone 10+
Rating
3.4 ★
459 ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#69
News & Magazines GrossingMeasured
New ratings a week
1.5
Google Play, 4-week average
Measured
Raleigh News & Observer | NC on Google Play
App details
App ID
com.newsobserver.android
Publisher
The McClatchy Company, LLC
Publisher country
United States
Content rating
Everyone 10+
Raleigh News & Observer | NC downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Google Play shows an exact lifetime install count; downloads per day are its daily change (measured). When Play hasn't refreshed the count, they come from new ratings and Top Free chart positions. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where Raleigh News & Observer | NC's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Raleigh News & Observer | NC before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Not in an overall Top Grossing chart, only in category charts: each category position is converted to the overall position it corresponds to, then priced on the same rank-to-revenue curve, inside the part of each market the charted apps leave over.
Business model: Subscription-led
How Raleigh News & Observer | NC makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchasesAds
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Montly Subscription subscription | |
| 2 | Annual Subscription subscription | |
| 3 | Annual Subscription subscription | |
| 4 | Monthly Subscription subscription | |
| 5 | Monthly Subscription subscription |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | News & MagazinesGrossing | #69 |
| United States | News & MagazinesFree | #154 |
Apps near Raleigh News & Observer | NC on the chart
News & Magazines Grossing, around #69.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
3.4 ★
459 ratings
Measured
Ratings
459
Measured
Written reviews
223
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
1.5
4-week average
Lifetime rating
3.4★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
37/100
faster than 29% of News and magazines apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Raleigh News & Observer | NC
From the 103 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Mostly negative (9% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and working reliably. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Features & content: “Please consider revise that feature”
- Crashes & bugs: “Sometimes slow, but rarely hangs or crashes”
- Speed & performance: “Sometimes slow, but rarely hangs or crashes”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Not what we're paying for”
- Crashes & bugs: “It doesn't work most of the time”
- Updates: “The new version is unusable”
- Login & account: “Makes me log in for every story”
About Raleigh News & Observer | NC
The Raleigh News & Observer local newspaper app makes it easier than ever to access the trusted local news you need. The Raleigh News & Observer delivers comprehensive local news & journalism from across Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and North Carolina’s Triangle region. Stay informed with daily reporting on local government, politics, crime, business, weather, community events and sports, including professional, college & high school teams, alongside local, statewide and national news.
Read in depth local newspaper articles, newsroom verified AI generated local news summaries, opinion columns & editorials, or watch live news videos and explore photo coverage.
The Raleigh News & Observer local newspaper also offers personalized news feeds based on your favorite topics, searchable articles, bookmarks for reading later, and a digital local newspaper edition with access to previous issues. Readers can also enjoy puzzles and games, making The Raleigh News & Observer a convenient destination for local news, sports and entertainment.
The Raleigh News & Observer local newspaper has plenty of features and content to keep you informed. See below for more details:
LOCAL NEWS, DAILY HEADLINES & DIGITAL NEWSPAPER
- Read daily local news from Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and the Triangle area, including opinions, editorials and columns, with AI generated summaries for every article reviewed by our local newsroom.
- Explore Edition, a complete daily digital local newspaper compiled overnight by our local news team, with the latest news, features, insights and access to previous issues.
LIVE LOCAL NEWS VIDEOS & PHOTO COVERAGE
- Watch live local news videos, and explore photos and videos covering news stories and community events.
LOCAL SPORTS NEWS, TEAMS & COVERAGE
- Follow National and North Carolina professional, college and high school sports with in-depth reporting, and stay connected to your favorite local teams and sports writers.
PERSONALIZATION
- Favorite topics for personalized news feeds and search local newspaper articles, videos, games and more.
- Bookmark articles for later and enjoy reading in dark or light mode.
DISCOVER MORE WAYS TO FOLLOW AND SHARE YOUR LOCAL NEWS
- Browse local news by category, comment on articles and share stories via Facebook, X or email.
- Access and download previous local newspaper issues, or unwind with puzzles and games.
Read our Privacy policy here: https://mcclatchy.com/privacy-policy
Read our Terms of Service here: https://www.newsobserver.com/customer-service/terms-of-service/text-only
For California Residents: To learn more about managing your sharing preferences and Do Not Sell My Info rights visit https://www.mcclatchy.com/ccpa-pp
Read in depth local newspaper articles, newsroom verified AI generated local news summaries, opinion columns & editorials, or watch live news videos and explore photo coverage.
The Raleigh News & Observer local newspaper also offers personalized news feeds based on your favorite topics, searchable articles, bookmarks for reading later, and a digital local newspaper edition with access to previous issues. Readers can also enjoy puzzles and games, making The Raleigh News & Observer a convenient destination for local news, sports and entertainment.
The Raleigh News & Observer local newspaper has plenty of features and content to keep you informed. See below for more details:
LOCAL NEWS, DAILY HEADLINES & DIGITAL NEWSPAPER
- Read daily local news from Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and the Triangle area, including opinions, editorials and columns, with AI generated summaries for every article reviewed by our local newsroom.
- Explore Edition, a complete daily digital local newspaper compiled overnight by our local news team, with the latest news, features, insights and access to previous issues.
LIVE LOCAL NEWS VIDEOS & PHOTO COVERAGE
- Watch live local news videos, and explore photos and videos covering news stories and community events.
LOCAL SPORTS NEWS, TEAMS & COVERAGE
- Follow National and North Carolina professional, college and high school sports with in-depth reporting, and stay connected to your favorite local teams and sports writers.
PERSONALIZATION
- Favorite topics for personalized news feeds and search local newspaper articles, videos, games and more.
- Bookmark articles for later and enjoy reading in dark or light mode.
DISCOVER MORE WAYS TO FOLLOW AND SHARE YOUR LOCAL NEWS
- Browse local news by category, comment on articles and share stories via Facebook, X or email.
- Access and download previous local newspaper issues, or unwind with puzzles and games.
Read our Privacy policy here: https://mcclatchy.com/privacy-policy
Read our Terms of Service here: https://www.newsobserver.com/customer-service/terms-of-service/text-only
For California Residents: To learn more about managing your sharing preferences and Do Not Sell My Info rights visit https://www.mcclatchy.com/ccpa-pp
What's new in 11.1.20
• Read offline: Save articles to read later, even with no Internet connection.
• Video audio now stops when you swipe away from a featured video.
• Fixed stretched images in the “For You” tab on tablets held upright.
• Smarter paywall experience: We’ve updated the paywall to adapt to how you read, so readers see subscription options at the right moment.
• Updated restore purchase process: Restore purchase will automatically run a check upon login.
• Other minor stability improvements.
• Video audio now stops when you swipe away from a featured video.
• Fixed stretched images in the “For You” tab on tablets held upright.
• Smarter paywall experience: We’ve updated the paywall to adapt to how you read, so readers see subscription options at the right moment.
• Updated restore purchase process: Restore purchase will automatically run a check upon login.
• Other minor stability improvements.
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