New Scientist Downloads & RevenueNew Scientist · App Store & Google Play
New Scientist gets 500+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
New Scientist by New Scientist Ltd is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
⭐iOSRatings pace jumped ×10.8📈iOSEntered the top 10📈iOSEntered the top 10📈AndroidEntered the top 100 in 2 charts📈AndroidEntered the top 100 in 3 charts✏️iOSDescription updated✏️iOSNew icon📦iOSFirst update in 164 days📦iOSUpdated to version 4.7.9🆕AndroidFirst spotted by AppInsider🆕iOSFirst spotted by AppInsider📦AndroidUpdated to version 4.22📦AndroidVersion 4.21🆕iOSReleased on the App Store🆕AndroidReleased on Google Play
Full timeline · 35 events
- 📈New Scientist entered the top 10iOSTop Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · ID
- 📈New Scientist entered the top 10iOSTop Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · IN
- 📈New Scientist entered the top 100iOSTop Free · News · ID
- 📈New Scientist entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Grossing · News & Magazines · TH · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · TR
- 📈New Scientist entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Magazines & Newspapers · KR
- 📈New Scientist entered the top 100 in 3 chartsAndroidTop Grossing · News & Magazines · MX · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · NL · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · VN
- 📈New Scientist charting in a new countryAndroidNetherlands
- 📈New Scientist charting in a new country in 4 chartsAndroidMexico · Thailand · Turkey · Vietnam
- 📈New Scientist entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Magazines & Newspapers · CA
- 📈New Scientist entered the top 100iOSTop Free · News · RU
- 📈New Scientist entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Free · Magazines & Newspapers · ID · Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · IN
- 📈New Scientist entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Grossing · News · JP · Top Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · JP
- ✏️New Scientist: app got smalleriOS49 MB → 38 MB (-23%)
- 📈New Scientist entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Magazines & Newspapers · JP
- 📈New Scientist charting in a new countryiOSJapan
- ✏️New Scientist: description updatediOS· 8 countries
- ✏️New Scientist: new iconiOS
→ 
· 8 countries - 📦New Scientist: first update in 164 daysiOS
- ✏️New Scientist: description updatediOS· BR
- ✏️New Scientist: new iconiOS → · BR
- 📈New Scientist entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Grossing · News · BR · Top Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · BR
- 📦New Scientist updated to version 4.7.9iOSBug fixes and performance improvements
- 📈New Scientist entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Grossing · News · KR · Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · US
- 📈New Scientist entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Free · Magazines & Newspapers · AE · Top Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · KR
- 📈New Scientist charting in a new countryiOSSouth Korea
- 📈New Scientist charting in a new countryiOSBrazil
- 📈New Scientist entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Free · Magazines & Newspapers · RU · Top Grossing · News · US
- 🆕New Scientist first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidIndia
- 🆕New Scientist first spotted by AppInsideriOS#33 in Top Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · United Arab Emirates
- 📦New Scientist updated to version 4.22AndroidBug fixes and performance improvements
- 📦New Scientist version 4.7.8iOSNo release notes
- 📦New Scientist version 4.21AndroidBug fixes and performance improvements
- 🆕New Scientist released on the App StoreiOS
- 🆕New Scientist released on Google PlayAndroid
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.4 ★
13k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#27
Android · 
News & Magazines Grossing
News & Magazines GrossingMeasured
New ratings a week
43
▼ -10% vs the 2 weeks before (App Store)
Measured
App Store
App details
App ID
671845403
Publisher
NEW SCIENTIST LIMITED
Publisher country
United Kingdom
On the store since
Sep 2013
13 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 17.0+
iPhone XS and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
12+
3 content notes below
Languages
1
EN
Size
38 MB
Also listed in
Magazines & Newspapers
Content notesInfrequent/Mild Sexual Content and NudityInfrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or ReferencesInfrequent/Mild Medical/Treatment Information
Google Play
App details
App ID
com.newscientist.mobile
Publisher
NEW SCIENTIST LIMITED
Publisher country
United Kingdom
Content rating
Everyone 10+
New Scientist 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 | 100+ | 500k+ Measured |
| Total | 500+ Confidence | 500k+ 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 New Scientist'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
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
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: Ad-led
How New Scientist 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 | 1 Month Subscription subscription | |
| 2 | 3 Month Subscription subscription | |
| 3 | 12 Month Subscription subscription | |
| 4 | 1 Year Subscription subscription | |
| 5 | September 03 2016 | |
| 6 | November 19 2016 | |
| 7 | October 01 2016 | |
| 8 | July 16 2016 | |
| 9 | October 04 2014 | |
| 10 | August 30 2014 |
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #46 News Grossing | 9 of 30 countries | #133 | – |
| Google Play | #27 News & Magazines Grossing | 10 of 23 countries | – | – |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisApp Store
New ratings a week
22
▼ -10% vs the 2 weeks before
Lifetime rating
4.8★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
73/100
faster than 91% of News apps
New ratings by country (2)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | 19 | 90% | steady |
 Canada | 2.2 | 10% | ▼ -17% |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Google Play
New ratings a week
21
▼ -38% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
2.3
Google Play
Lifetime rating
4.8★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
57/100
faster than 76% 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 | 4.8 ★ | 5.7k |
| Google Play | 4.2 ★ | 7.2k 403 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.4 ★ weighted by ratings | 13k |
About New Scientist
Discover award-winning journalism with the New Scientist app. From artificial intelligence to climate change, and the latest innovations in healthcare to the mysteries of quantum physics and the human mind, New Scientist is your trusted, impartial source of information about what is going on in the world.
Read daily news updates and our latest issues
Watch fascinating videos – from robotics to rare animal behaviour
Listen to our weekly podcast and audio articles
Download the app for free now.
Already a subscriber?
Log in with your newscientist.com account to unlock your full access.
Need help? Visit newscientist.com/help
Terms of Use: https://www.newscientist.com/terms/
Read daily news updates and our latest issues
Watch fascinating videos – from robotics to rare animal behaviour
Listen to our weekly podcast and audio articles
Download the app for free now.
Already a subscriber?
Log in with your newscientist.com account to unlock your full access.
Need help? Visit newscientist.com/help
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New Scientist App Store
New Scientist gets 500+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
New Scientist is #64 in News Grossing in Japan and charting in 9 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperNew Scientist Ltd
CategoryNews
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.8 (5.7k)
Version4.7.9
Age rating12+
First seen by us
24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Rating
4.8 ★
5.7k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#64
News GrossingMeasured
New ratings a week
22
▼ -10% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
New Scientist on the App Store
App details
App ID
671845403
Publisher
NEW SCIENTIST LIMITED
Publisher country
United Kingdom
On the store since
Sep 2013
13 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 17.0+
iPhone XS and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
12+
3 content notes below
Languages
1
EN
Size
38 MB
Also listed in
Magazines & Newspapers
Content notesInfrequent/Mild Sexual Content and NudityInfrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or ReferencesInfrequent/Mild Medical/Treatment Information
New Scientist 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 New Scientist'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
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
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 New Scientist 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: Ad-led
How New Scientist 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 | 1 Month Subscription subscription | |
| 2 | 3 Month Subscription subscription | |
| 3 | 12 Month Subscription subscription | |
| 4 | 1 Year Subscription subscription | |
| 5 | September 03 2016 | |
| 6 | November 19 2016 | |
| 7 | October 01 2016 | |
| 8 | July 16 2016 | |
| 9 | October 04 2014 | |
| 10 | August 30 2014 |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | NewsGrossing | #64 |
| Japan | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #72 |
| United States | Magazines & NewspapersFree | #133 |
 South Korea | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #58 |
| South Korea | NewsGrossing | #59 |
| Russia | NewsGrossing | #46 |
| Russia | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #48 |
 India | Magazines & NewspapersFree | #75 |
| India | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #92 |
 Indonesia | NewsGrossingMagazines & NewspapersGrossing | #54 |
| Canada | Magazines & NewspapersFree | #86 |
 Saudi Arabia | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #66 |
| Saudi Arabia | NewsGrossing | #85 |
| Indonesia | Magazines & NewspapersFree | #85 |
| United Arab Emirates | Magazines & NewspapersFree | #82 |
| United Arab Emirates | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #99 |
Apps near New Scientist on the chart
News Grossing, around #64.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.8 ★
5.7k ratings
Measured
Ratings
5.7k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
22
▼ -10% vs the 2 weeks before
Lifetime rating
4.8★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
73/100
faster than 91% of News apps
New ratings by country (2)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 90% | steady |
| Canada | 2.2 | 10% | ▼ -17% |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
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 New Scientist
Discover award-winning journalism with the New Scientist app. From artificial intelligence to climate change, and the latest innovations in healthcare to the mysteries of quantum physics and the human mind, New Scientist is your trusted, impartial source of information about what is going on in the world.
Read daily news updates and our latest issues
Watch fascinating videos – from robotics to rare animal behaviour
Listen to our weekly podcast and audio articles
Download the app for free now.
Already a subscriber?
Log in with your newscientist.com account to unlock your full access.
Need help? Visit newscientist.com/help
Terms of Use: https://www.newscientist.com/terms/
Read daily news updates and our latest issues
Watch fascinating videos – from robotics to rare animal behaviour
Listen to our weekly podcast and audio articles
Download the app for free now.
Already a subscriber?
Log in with your newscientist.com account to unlock your full access.
Need help? Visit newscientist.com/help
Terms of Use: https://www.newscientist.com/terms/
Latest updates
4.7.9
Bug fixes and performance improvements
4.7.8
Store changes
What New Scientist changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
App got smaller
49 MB → 38 MB (-23%)
Description updated
Description updated 
More from New Scientist Ltd
New Scientist Android
New Scientist gets 500+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
New Scientist is #27 in News & Magazines Grossing on Google Play in United Kingdom and charting in 10 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperNew Scientist
CategoryNews & Magazines
PriceFree
Released
Installs500k+
Rating★ 4.2 (7.2k)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone 10+
Rating
4.2 ★
7.2k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#27
News & Magazines GrossingMeasured
New ratings a week
21
▼ -38% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
New Scientist on Google Play
App details
App ID
com.newscientist.mobile
Publisher
NEW SCIENTIST LIMITED
Publisher country
United Kingdom
Content rating
Everyone 10+
New Scientist 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 New Scientist'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
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
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 New Scientist 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: Ad-led
How New Scientist 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 | 1 Month Subscription subscription | |
| 2 | 3 Month Subscription subscription | |
| 3 | 12 Month Subscription subscription | |
| 4 | 1 Year Subscription subscription | |
| 5 | September 03 2016 | |
| 6 | November 19 2016 | |
| 7 | October 01 2016 | |
| 8 | July 16 2016 | |
| 9 | October 04 2014 | |
| 10 | August 30 2014 |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | News & MagazinesGrossing | #27 |
| United Kingdom | News & MagazinesFree | #37 |
| India | News & MagazinesGrossing | #94 |
 Mexico | News & MagazinesGrossing | #101 |
| Indonesia | News & MagazinesGrossing | #93 |
| Saudi Arabia | News & MagazinesGrossing | #98 |
 Turkey | News & MagazinesGrossing | #94 |
| United Arab Emirates | News & MagazinesGrossing | #99 |
 Netherlands | News & MagazinesGrossing | #100 |
 Thailand | News & MagazinesGrossing | #100 |
 Vietnam | News & MagazinesGrossing | #101 |
Apps near New Scientist on the chart
News & Magazines Grossing, around #27.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
4.2 ★
7.2k ratings
Measured
Ratings
7.2k
Measured
Written reviews
403
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
21
▼ -38% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
2.3
Google Play
Lifetime rating
4.8★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
57/100
faster than 76% 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.
About New Scientist
Discover award-winning journalism with the New Scientist app. From artificial intelligence to climate change, and the latest innovations in healthcare to the mysteries of quantum physics and the human mind, New Scientist is your trusted, impartial source of information about what is going on in the world.
• Read daily news updates and our latest issues
• Watch fascinating videos – from robotics to rare animal behaviour
• Listen to our weekly podcast and audio articles
Download the app for free now.
Already a subscriber? Log in with your newscientist.com account to unlock your full access.
Need help? Visit newscientist.com/help
• Read daily news updates and our latest issues
• Watch fascinating videos – from robotics to rare animal behaviour
• Listen to our weekly podcast and audio articles
Download the app for free now.
Already a subscriber? Log in with your newscientist.com account to unlock your full access.
Need help? Visit newscientist.com/help
What's new in 4.22
Bug fixes and performance improvements