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Herald Sun: Victoria News gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Herald Sun: Victoria News by News Digital Media is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Herald Sun: Victoria News update history & changes
Last change · 35 events since 17 Nov 2010Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 35 events
- 🌟Herald Sun: Victoria News featured by AppleiOSapps · AU
- 🌟Herald Sun: Victoria News featured by AppleiOSapps · AU
- 🌟Herald Sun: Victoria News featured by AppleiOSapps · AU
- 🌟Herald Sun: Victoria News featured by AppleiOSapps · AU
- 🌟Herald Sun: Victoria News featured by AppleiOSapps · AU
- 🌟Herald Sun: Victoria News featured by AppleiOSapps · AU
- 🌟Herald Sun: Victoria News featured by AppleiOSapps · AU
- 🌟Herald Sun: Victoria News featured by AppleiOSapps · AU
- 🌟Herald Sun: Victoria News featured by AppleiOSapps · AU
- 📦Herald Sun: Victoria News updated to version 9.15.12iOSOur latest app update makes it even easier to read the stories that matter to you, bringing you an optimised article page layout, improved section navigation and a simplified menu.
- ✏️Herald Sun: Victoria News added hidden keywords: nbliOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Herald Sun: Victoria News entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Grossing · News · JP · Top Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · JP
- 📈Herald Sun: Victoria News charting in a new countryiOSJapan
- 📦Herald Sun: Victoria News updated to version 9.15.11iOSOur latest app update makes it even easier to read the stories that matter to you, bringing you an optimised article page layout, improved section navigation and a simplified menu.
- 📦Herald Sun: Victoria News updated to version 9.15.6AndroidOur latest app update makes it even easier to read the stories that matter to you, bringing you an optimised article page layout, improved section navigation and a simplified menu.
- 📊Herald Sun: Victoria News: downloads up ×14.4 in a weekiOSabout 1.1k a day now (our estimate)
- 📈Herald Sun: Victoria News entered the top 100 in 4 chartsAndroidTop Grossing · News & Magazines · MX · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · TH · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · TR · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · VN
- 📈Herald Sun: Victoria News charting in a new country in 4 chartsAndroidMexico · Thailand · Turkey · Vietnam
- 📦Herald Sun: Victoria News updated to version 9.15.10iOSGeneral performance improvements and bug fixes, including smoother puzzle links.
- 📈Herald Sun: Victoria News entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · News · AE
- 📈Herald Sun: Victoria News entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · AE
- 📈Herald Sun: Victoria News charting in a new countryiOSUnited Arab Emirates
- 📦Herald Sun: Victoria News updated to version 9.15.5AndroidGeneral performance improvements and bug fixes, including smoother puzzle links.
- 📈Herald Sun: Victoria News entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · News & Magazines · AU
- 📈Herald Sun: Victoria News entered the top 10iOSTop Free · Magazines & Newspapers · AU
- ✏️Herald Sun: Victoria News added hidden keywords: advertiseriOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🆕Herald Sun: Victoria News first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidUnited Arab Emirates
- 🆕Herald Sun: Victoria News first spotted by AppInsideriOS#6 in Top Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · Australia
- 📦Herald Sun: Victoria News version 9.15.9iOSNo release notes
- 📦Herald Sun: Victoria News version 9.15.4AndroidBug fixes and performance improvements.
- 🆕Herald Sun: Victoria News released on Google PlayAndroid
- 🆕Herald Sun: Victoria News released on the App StoreiOS
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Magazines & Newspapers GrossingHerald Sun: Victoria News at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-06. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A regional news application from News Digital Media providing Victorian local reporting, AFL sports coverage, and digital newspaper replicas for Melbourne residents. The app holds strong monetization positions in Australia, ranking #5 in Magazines & Newspapers Grossing and #8 in News Grossing, while also maintaining visibility in the UAE market at #35 in Magazines & Newspapers Grossing.
Similar apps: The Age, Daily Telegraph, Courier-Mail
App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Herald Sun: Victoria News’s App Store privacy label declares 1 data category used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 3 linked to your identity and 2 collected anonymously.
Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v8.8.1, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Herald Sun: Victoria News downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 1k+ | – |
| Google Play | 10+ | 100k+ Measured |
| Total | 1k+ Confidence | 100k+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where Herald Sun: Victoria News'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.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
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: In-app purchase-led
How Herald Sun: Victoria News makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #6 Magazines & Newspapers Grossing | 2 of 30 countries | – | – |
| Google Play | #12 News & Magazines Grossing | 7 of 23 countries | – | – |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview 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 | 4.5 ★ | 5.8k |
| Google Play | 4.5 ★ | 1.6k 3 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.5 ★ weighted by ratings | 7.5k |
What users say about Herald Sun: Victoria News
From recent reviews.
About Herald Sun: Victoria News
Wake up to what's happening in your neighbourhood. Follow live coverage of state politics, crime and courts, transport and tolls, schools and education, health, housing and the cost-of-living pressures hitting Victorian households.
And for sport fans, enjoy unrivalled AFL and SuperCoach news and analysis, plus racing, cricket, basketball, F1, US sports, NRL and grassroots local sport - all in one place.
For sport fans, enjoy unrivalled AFL and SuperCoach news and analysis, plus racing, cricket, basketball, F1, US sports, NRL and grassroots local sport - all in one place.
WHAT YOU'LL GET AS A SUBSCRIBER
(Available to Herald Sun subscribers other than Today’s Paper digital replica-only subscribers.)
• AWARD-WINNING NEWS, ANALYSIS AND MORE
Read the latest from the Herald Sun's trusted journalists, experts and opinion-makers.
• CUSTOMISED NOTIFICATIONS
Get real-time alerts for breaking news that affects Victoria - breaking news, major incidents, traffic chaos, severe weather, and health updates, as well as AFL breaking stories, match results, business and entertainment news.
• TODAY'S PAPER ON YOUR DEVICE
Read the full digital replica of today’s Herald Sun anywhere, anytime. Turn every page exactly as it’s printed, including liftouts, weekend magazines, form guides and special features.
• VIDEO AND PODCASTS FROM OUR NEWSROOM
Watch video and listen to podcasts - from crime and investigations to footy, politics and Melbourne culture - hosted by the journalists who know this city best.
• NEW PUZZLES EXPERIENCE - Your puzzles experience has been refreshed, bringing your favourites together in one place with more to play. New puzzles include our new daily word challenge Wordrow and our new Jigsaw puzzle, allowing you to piece together powerful photography.
• EXTRAS YOU'LL LOVE
Enjoy special investigations, long-form features, photo galleries, Kommunity TV live streams and interactive coverage you won’t find anywhere else.
The Herald Sun app is free to download. To unlock all content and features you’ll need Subscriber-only access, which gives you full digital access to thousands of subscriber-only stories, the digital replica of the paper, puzzles and more.
HOW TO GAIN FULL ACCESS
Existing Subscribers of the Herald Sun (other than subscribers to Today’s Paper digital replica) can log in to the app when prompted using their subscription details; or
Become a subscriber by subscribing through the app using your Apple ID.
SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
• Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase.
• Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end
Herald Sun: Victoria News App Store
Herald Sun: Victoria News gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Herald Sun: Victoria News is #6 in Magazines & Newspapers Grossing in Australia and charting in 2 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026 Magazines & Newspapers GrossingHerald Sun: Victoria News at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-06. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A regional news application from News Digital Media providing Victorian local reporting, AFL sports coverage, and digital newspaper replicas for Melbourne residents. The app holds strong monetization positions in Australia, ranking #5 in Magazines & Newspapers Grossing and #8 in News Grossing, while also maintaining visibility in the UAE market at #35 in Magazines & Newspapers Grossing.
Similar apps: The Age, Daily Telegraph, Courier-Mail
Herald Sun: Victoria News on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Herald Sun: Victoria News’s App Store privacy label declares 1 data category used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 3 linked to your identity and 2 collected anonymously.
Herald Sun: Victoria News downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Herald Sun: Victoria News'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.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Herald Sun: Victoria News before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How Herald Sun: Victoria News makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #6 |
| Australia | NewsGrossing | #9 |
| Australia | Magazines & NewspapersFree | #29 |
| Australia | NewsFree | #33 |
 United Arab Emirates | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #68 |
Apps near Herald Sun: Victoria News on the chart
Magazines & Newspapers Grossing, around #6.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview 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 Herald Sun: Victoria News
From recent reviews.
About Herald Sun: Victoria News
Wake up to what's happening in your neighbourhood. Follow live coverage of state politics, crime and courts, transport and tolls, schools and education, health, housing and the cost-of-living pressures hitting Victorian households.
And for sport fans, enjoy unrivalled AFL and SuperCoach news and analysis, plus racing, cricket, basketball, F1, US sports, NRL and grassroots local sport - all in one place.
For sport fans, enjoy unrivalled AFL and SuperCoach news and analysis, plus racing, cricket, basketball, F1, US sports, NRL and grassroots local sport - all in one place.
WHAT YOU'LL GET AS A SUBSCRIBER
(Available to Herald Sun subscribers other than Today’s Paper digital replica-only subscribers.)
• AWARD-WINNING NEWS, ANALYSIS AND MORE
Read the latest from the Herald Sun's trusted journalists, experts and opinion-makers.
• CUSTOMISED NOTIFICATIONS
Get real-time alerts for breaking news that affects Victoria - breaking news, major incidents, traffic chaos, severe weather, and health updates, as well as AFL breaking stories, match results, business and entertainment news.
• TODAY'S PAPER ON YOUR DEVICE
Read the full digital replica of today’s Herald Sun anywhere, anytime. Turn every page exactly as it’s printed, including liftouts, weekend magazines, form guides and special features.
• VIDEO AND PODCASTS FROM OUR NEWSROOM
Watch video and listen to podcasts - from crime and investigations to footy, politics and Melbourne culture - hosted by the journalists who know this city best.
• NEW PUZZLES EXPERIENCE - Your puzzles experience has been refreshed, bringing your favourites together in one place with more to play. New puzzles include our new daily word challenge Wordrow and our new Jigsaw puzzle, allowing you to piece together powerful photography.
• EXTRAS YOU'LL LOVE
Enjoy special investigations, long-form features, photo galleries, Kommunity TV live streams and interactive coverage you won’t find anywhere else.
The Herald Sun app is free to download. To unlock all content and features you’ll need Subscriber-only access, which gives you full digital access to thousands of subscriber-only stories, the digital replica of the paper, puzzles and more.
HOW TO GAIN FULL ACCESS
Existing Subscribers of the Herald Sun (other than subscribers to Today’s Paper digital replica) can log in to the app when prompted using their subscription details; or
Become a subscriber by subscribing through the app using your Apple ID.
SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
• Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase.
• Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end
Latest updates
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Herald Sun: Victoria News Android
Herald Sun: Victoria News gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Herald Sun: Victoria News is #12 in News & Magazines Grossing on Google Play in Australia and charting in 7 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
News & Magazines GrossingHerald Sun: Victoria News on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v8.8.1, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Herald Sun: Victoria News downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Herald Sun: Victoria News'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.
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Herald Sun: Victoria News before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How Herald Sun: Victoria News makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | News & MagazinesGrossing | #12 |
| Australia | News & MagazinesFree | #25 |
 Mexico | News & MagazinesGrossing | #131 |
 Saudi Arabia | News & MagazinesGrossing | #125 |
| United Arab Emirates | News & MagazinesGrossing | #119 |
 Turkey | News & MagazinesGrossing | #121 |
 Thailand | News & MagazinesGrossing | #115 |
 Vietnam | News & MagazinesGrossing | #116 |
Apps near Herald Sun: Victoria News on the chart
News & Magazines Grossing, around #12.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview 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 Herald Sun: Victoria News
From the 84 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users report severe technical failures including broken links, inability to open the paper version, and persistent login issues despite active subscriptions. Complaints also highlight intrusive advertising, poor performance on tablets, and unwanted notifications that ignore user settings.
Mostly negative (21% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and being fun. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Features & content: “Great and entertaining content”
- Fun: “Great and entertaining content”
- Price & subscription: “You do need to pay a subscription”
- Ease of use: “easy to use, great news coverage”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “despite being a subscribe”
- Crashes & bugs: “App continuously freezes, requiring complete shut down to restart”
- Updates: “Every update seems to make it worse”
- Features & content: “Some days cannot access full features”
About Herald Sun: Victoria News
Wake up to what's happening in your neighbourhood. Follow live coverage of state politics, crime and courts, transport and tolls, schools and education, health, housing and the cost-of-living pressures hitting Victorian households.
And for sport fans, enjoy unrivalled AFL and SuperCoach news and analysis, plus racing, cricket, basketball, F1, US sports, NRL and grassroots local sport - all in one place.
For sport fans, enjoy unrivalled AFL and SuperCoach news and analysis, plus racing, cricket, basketball, F1, US sports, NRL and grassroots local sport - all in one place.
WHAT YOU'LL GET AS A SUBSCRIBER
(Available to Herald Sun subscribers other than Today’s Paper digital replica-only subscribers.)
• AWARD-WINNING, NEWS, ANALYSIS AND MORE
Read the latest from the Herald Sun's trusted journalists, experts and opinion-makers.
• CUSTOMISED NOTIFICATIONS
Get real-time alerts for breaking news that affects Victoria - breaking news, major incidents, traffic chaos, severe weather, and health updates, as well as AFL breaking stories, match results, business and entertainment news.
• TODAY'S PAPER ON YOUR DEVICE
Read the full digital replica of today’s Herald Sun anywhere, anytime. Turn every page exactly as it’s printed, including liftouts, weekend magazines, form guides and special features.
• VIDEO AND PODCASTS FROM OUR NEWSROOM
Watch video and listen to podcasts - from crime and investigations to footy, politics and Melbourne culture - hosted by the journalists who know this city best.
• NEW PUZZLES EXPERIENCE - Your puzzles experience has been refreshed, bringing your favourites together in one place with more to play. New puzzles include our new daily word challenge Wordrow and our new Jigsaw puzzle, allowing you to piece together powerful photography.
• EXTRAS YOU'LL LOVE
Enjoy special investigations, long-form features, photo galleries, Kommunity TV live streams and interactive coverage you won’t find anywhere else.
The Herald Sun app is free to download. To unlock all content and features you’ll need Subscriber-only access, which gives you full digital access to thousands of subscriber-only stories, the digital replica of the paper, puzzles and more.
HOW TO GAIN FULL ACCESS
Existing Subscribers of the Herald Sun (other than subscribers to Today’s Paper digital replica) can log in to the app when prompted using their subscription details; or
Become a subscriber by subscribing through the app using your Apple ID.
SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
• Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase.
• Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before t
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