The Free Press Android
The Free Press gets 500+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, September 2026, rounded down to a band).
The Free Press is #87 in News & Magazines Free on Google Play in United States and charting in 1 of 15 countries we track.
Updated 27 Sep 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperRunaway Media Inc
CategoryNews & Magazines
PriceFree
Released
Installs10k+
Rating★ 4.9 (1.2k)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone 10+
Rating
4.9 ★
1.2k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#87
News & Magazines FreeMeasured
The Free Press on Google Play
App details
App ID
com.thefp.app
Publisher
Runaway Media Inc
Content rating
Everyone 10+
The Free Press 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 The Free Press'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.
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 15 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | News & MagazinesFree | #87 |
Apps near The Free Press on the chart
News & Magazines Free, around #87.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
4.9 ★
1.2k ratings
Measured
Ratings
1.2k
Measured
Written reviews
132
Measured
About The Free Press
We publish investigative stories and provocative commentary about the world as it actually is—with the quality once expected from the legacy press, and the fearlessness of the new. For us, curiosity isn’t a liability. It’s a necessity. Read, watch, and listen to our journalism, and connect with the Free Press community using our app.
Features:
Read what matters:
We publish stories and commentary about the world as it actually is.
Listen to the latest:
Listen to articles and podcasts including Honestly with Bari Weiss, Breaking History with Eli Lake, and more.
Watch smarter:
Watch our latest video investigations, livestreams, and more.
Go deeper:
Browse our topics and columnists, and find out about our next event.
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Features:
Read what matters:
We publish stories and commentary about the world as it actually is.
Listen to the latest:
Listen to articles and podcasts including Honestly with Bari Weiss, Breaking History with Eli Lake, and more.
Watch smarter:
Watch our latest video investigations, livestreams, and more.
Go deeper:
Browse our topics and columnists, and find out about our next event.
Follow the story:
Get notifications on the subjects and contributors that matter most to you.
What's new in 1.1.1
Bug fixes and performance improvements