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Local News & Weather: Haystack gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).

Local News & Weather: Haystack by Haystack TV is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.

Local News & Weather: Haystack update history & changes

Last change · 61 events since 28 Feb 2014Full timeline ↓
Full timeline · 61 events
  1. 📈
    Local News & Weather: Haystack new best rank in the overall chart: #89Android
    Top Free · All Apps · US
  2. 🚀
    Local News & Weather: Haystack: now shown next to Zip News: Latest & Alerts, CBC News: Breaking & Local, Daily News: Headlines & AlertsAndroid
    the store's “similar apps” for it changed: who it's seen as competing with
  3. ⭐
    Local News & Weather: Haystack: ratings taking off in United StatesiOS
    New ratings ×3.8 in the last 2 weeks against the 2 before · 116 a week
  4. 📈
    Local News & Weather: Haystack entered the top 10 in 2 chartsAndroid
    Top Free · News & Magazines · AE · Top Free · News & Magazines · TH
  5. 📈
    Local News & Weather: Haystack entered the top 100Android
    Top Free · All Apps · US
  6. ⭐
    Local News & Weather: Haystack: recent ratings dipped to 3.7★Android
    Ratings from the last 4 weeks, against 4.2★ lifetime
  7. 📦
    Local News & Weather: Haystack updated to version 4.71iOS
    - Fixes and improvements, stability fixes
  8. 📈
    Local News & Weather: Haystack entered the top 10Android
    Top Free · News & Magazines · US
  9. 📈
    Local News & Weather: Haystack entered the top 100 in 3 chartsAndroid
    Top Grossing · News & Magazines · MX · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · NL · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · VN
  10. 📈
    Local News & Weather: Haystack entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroid
    Top Grossing · News & Magazines · TH · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · TR
  11. ⭐
    Local News & Weather: Haystack: ratings pace up +103%iOS
    78 new ratings a week, the last 2 weeks against the 2 before
  12. ⭐
    Local News & Weather: Haystack passed 1K ratingsiOS
    across the App Store countries we track
  13. ⭐
    Local News & Weather: Haystack passed 10K ratingsiOS
    across the App Store countries we track
  14. 📈
    Local News & Weather: Haystack entered the top 100Android
    Top Free · News & Magazines · SE
  15. 📈
    Local News & Weather: Haystack charting in a new countryAndroid
    Sweden
  16. 📈
    Local News & Weather: Haystack entered the top 100iOS
    Top Grossing · News · AE
  17. ✏️
    Local News & Weather: Haystack: new screenshotsAndroid
    12 screenshots (was 12) · US
  18. 📈
    Local News & Weather: Haystack charting in a new countryAndroid
    France
  19. 📈
    Local News & Weather: Haystack entered the top 100Android
    Top Free · News & Magazines · NL
  20. ⭐
    Local News & Weather: Haystack passed 1K ratingsiOS
    across the App Store countries we track
  21. ⭐
    Local News & Weather: Haystack passed 10K ratingsiOS
    across the App Store countries we track
  22. 📦
    Local News & Weather: Haystack updated to version 4.70iOS
    - Fixes and improvements
  23. ⭐
    Local News & Weather: Haystack passed 100 ratingsiOS
    across the App Store countries we track
  24. 📈
    Local News & Weather: Haystack entered the top 100iOS
    Top Grossing · News · GB
  25. 📈
    Local News & Weather: Haystack charting in a new countryiOS
    United Kingdom
  26. ⭐
    Local News & Weather: Haystack passed 100 ratingsiOS
    across the App Store countries we track
  27. ⭐
    Local News & Weather: Haystack passed 1K ratingsiOS
    across the App Store countries we track
  28. 🎉
    Local News & Weather: Haystack in-app event: Decision 2026: Election NewsiOS
    SPECIAL EVENT · until 5 Nov
  29. 📦
    Local News & Weather: Haystack updated to version 4.69iOS
    - Fixes and improvements
  30. 📦
    Local News & Weather: Haystack: now updating weeklyiOS
    4 updates in 30 days, after a quiet two months
  31. 📈
    Local News & Weather: Haystack entered the top 100iOS
    Top Grossing · News · AU
  32. 📈
    Local News & Weather: Haystack charting in a new countryiOS
    Australia
  33. 📈
    Local News & Weather: Haystack charting in a new countryAndroid
    Netherlands
  34. 📊
    Local News & Weather: Haystack: downloads up ×2.7 in a weekAndroid
    about 18k a day now (our estimate)
  35. 📈
    Local News & Weather: Haystack entered the top 100 in 5 chartsAndroid
    Top Free · News & Magazines · ES · Top Free · News & Magazines · MX · Top Free · News & Magazines · TH · Top Free · News & Magazines · TW · +1 more
  36. 📈
    Local News & Weather: Haystack charting in a new country in 6 chartsAndroid
    Spain · Mexico · Thailand · Turkey · +2 more
  37. ⭐
    Local News & Weather: Haystack passed 1K ratingsiOS
    across the App Store countries we track
  38. ⭐
    Local News & Weather: Haystack passed 10K ratingsiOS
    across the App Store countries we track
  39. ⭐
    Local News & Weather: Haystack passed 100 ratingsiOS
    across the App Store countries we track
  40. ⭐
    Local News & Weather: Haystack passed 1K ratingsiOS
    across the App Store countries we track
  41. ⭐
    Local News & Weather: Haystack passed 10K ratingsiOS
    across the App Store countries we track
  42. 📈
    Local News & Weather: Haystack entered the top 10Android
    Top Free · News & Magazines · CA
  43. 📈
    Local News & Weather: Haystack entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroid
    Top Grossing · News & Magazines · ID · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · SA
  44. ⭐
    Local News & Weather: Haystack passed 100 ratingsiOS
    across the App Store countries we track
  45. ⭐
    Local News & Weather: Haystack passed 1K ratingsiOS
    across the App Store countries we track
  46. ⭐
    Local News & Weather: Haystack passed 10K ratingsiOS
    across the App Store countries we track
  47. 📦
    Local News & Weather: Haystack updated to version 4.68iOS
    - Fixes and improvements
  48. 📈
    Local News & Weather: Haystack charting in a new countryAndroid
    Germany
  49. 📦
    Local News & Weather: Haystack updated to version 4.67iOS
    - Fixes and improvements
  50. 📈
    Local News & Weather: Haystack entered the top 100Android
    Top Grossing · News & Magazines · AE
  51. ⭐
    Local News & Weather: Haystack passed 1K ratingsiOS
    across the App Store countries we track
  52. ⭐
    Local News & Weather: Haystack passed 100 ratingsiOS
    across the App Store countries we track
  53. 📈
    Local News & Weather: Haystack entered the top 100Android
    Top Free · News & Magazines · AU
  54. 📈
    Local News & Weather: Haystack charting in a new countryAndroid
    Australia
  55. ⭐
    Local News & Weather: Haystack passed 100 ratingsiOS
    across the App Store countries we track
  56. 📈
    Local News & Weather: Haystack entered the top 100Android
    Top Grossing · News & Magazines · IN
  57. 🆕
    Local News & Weather: Haystack first spotted by AppInsiderAndroid
    South Korea
  58. 🆕
    Local News & Weather: Haystack first spotted by AppInsideriOS
    #23 in Top Grossing · News · Saudi Arabia
  59. 📦
    Local News & Weather: Haystack version 4.66iOS
    - Documentaries channel
  60. 🆕
    Local News & Weather: Haystack released on the App StoreiOS
  61. 🆕
    Local News & Weather: Haystack released on Google PlayAndroid

Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.

Downloads / month
500k+
all stores, worldwide · 10k+ a day
Monthly users
all platforms
Revenue / month
in-app, both stores
Rating
4.4 ★
56k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#6
Android · News & Magazines Free
Measured
New ratings a week
499
▲ +31% vs the 2 weeks before (Google Play)
Measured
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Local News & Weather: Haystack at a glance

AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-05. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.

A free, ad-supported streaming platform that aggregates live and on-demand local, national, and international news from major broadcasters for users seeking personalized video newscasts. The app holds a strong #4 position in the US News & Magazines Free category, with notable traction in Thailand, UAE, Mexico, Russia, Canada, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Spain, Taiwan, and Sweden, indicating broad international appeal beyond its primary market.

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