The West Australian Android
The West Australian is #10 in News & Magazines Grossing on Google Play in Australia and charting in 5 of 15 countries we track.
Updated 27 Sep 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperWest Australian Newspapers
CategoryNews & Magazines
PriceFree
Released
Installs50k+
Rating★ 1.9 (0)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone
Rating
1.9 ★
0 ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#10
🇦🇺 News & Magazines Grossing
Measured
The West Australian on Google Play
App details
App ID
com.thewest
Publisher
West Australian Newspapers
Content rating
Everyone
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v2.6.214, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Trackers
5
Permissions
25
Trackers
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The West Australian 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 West Australian'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 The West Australian 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: In-app purchase-led
How The West Australian makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
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Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 15 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Australia | News & MagazinesGrossing | #10 |
| 🇮🇳 India | News & MagazinesGrossing | #103 |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | News & MagazinesGrossing | #107 |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | News & MagazinesGrossing | #125 |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | News & MagazinesGrossing | #125 |
Apps near The West Australian on the chart
🇦🇺 News & Magazines Grossing, around #10.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
1.9 ★
0 ratings
Measured
Ratings
0
Measured
About The West Australian
Download The West Australian app now to unlock premium access to the best in news, opinion, sport, business, politics, lifestyle, entertainment, travel, and more from WA’s biggest and most experienced newsroom. Delivered fast to your mobile and tablet, stay in touch when you are on the move.
Plus browse WA’s daily newspaper on your device, every morning exactly as it was printed, and unlock exclusive discounts for dining, movies and more with your digital West Rewards card.
Features:
- Premium News: unrivalled coverage of local and regional news that matters, plus informed opinion and analysis from WA’s most trusted journalists and columnists
- Breaking news: up to the minute news from around the country and the world
- Notifications: Be the first to know with breaking news alerts
- Comments: Have your say on stories that matter to you
- Today’s newspaper: browse WA’s daily newspaper and other regional newspapers – exactly as they were printed each day, anytime anywhere. View the whole paper and access past editions.
- Exclusive rewards: Get access to discounts on dining, movies and more with your digital West Rewards card
Your ideas and feedback will help guide future development. Please send your comments to [email protected]
Privacy Policy:
http://www.sevenwestmedia.com.au/privacy-policies/privacy
Terms and Conditions:
https://thewest.com.au/terms
Please note: This app features IPSOS proprietary measurement software which will allow you to contribute to market research or audience ratings services.
Plus browse WA’s daily newspaper on your device, every morning exactly as it was printed, and unlock exclusive discounts for dining, movies and more with your digital West Rewards card.
Features:
- Premium News: unrivalled coverage of local and regional news that matters, plus informed opinion and analysis from WA’s most trusted journalists and columnists
- Breaking news: up to the minute news from around the country and the world
- Notifications: Be the first to know with breaking news alerts
- Comments: Have your say on stories that matter to you
- Today’s newspaper: browse WA’s daily newspaper and other regional newspapers – exactly as they were printed each day, anytime anywhere. View the whole paper and access past editions.
- Exclusive rewards: Get access to discounts on dining, movies and more with your digital West Rewards card
Your ideas and feedback will help guide future development. Please send your comments to [email protected]
Privacy Policy:
http://www.sevenwestmedia.com.au/privacy-policies/privacy
Terms and Conditions:
https://thewest.com.au/terms
Please note: This app features IPSOS proprietary measurement software which will allow you to contribute to market research or audience ratings services.
What's new in 2.7.529
This release contains bugfixes and improvements.