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Noa: Listen to audio articles is #34 in Magazines & Newspapers Grossing in China and charting in 9 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Noa: Listen to audio articles update history & changes
Last change · 24 events since 16 Jul 2016Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 24 events
- 📈Noa: Listen to audio articles entered the top 100Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · AU
- 📈Noa: Listen to audio articles entered the top 100Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · IN
- 📈Noa: Listen to audio articles entered the top 100Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · BR
- 📈Noa: Listen to audio articles charting in a new countryRussia
- 📈Noa: Listen to audio articles entered the top 10Top Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · SA
- 📈Noa: Listen to audio articles entered the top 100Top Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · DE
- 📈Noa: Listen to audio articles charting in a new countryGermany
- 📈Noa: Listen to audio articles entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Grossing · News · CA · Top Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · JP
- 📈Noa: Listen to audio articles entered the top 100Top Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · US
- 📈Noa: Listen to audio articles charting in a new countryItaly
- 📈Noa: Listen to audio articles entered the top 100Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · SA
- 📈Noa: Listen to audio articles entered the top 100Top Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · CA
- 📈Noa: Listen to audio articles entered the top 100Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · AE
- 📈Noa: Listen to audio articles entered the top 100Top Grossing · News · AE
- 📈Noa: Listen to audio articles entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Grossing · News · AU · Top Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · AU
- 📈Noa: Listen to audio articles entered the top 100Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · KR
- 📈Noa: Listen to audio articles entered the top 100 in 5 chartsTop Grossing · News · BR · Top Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · BR · Top Grossing · News · GB · Top Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · GB · +1 more
- 📈Noa: Listen to audio articles charting in a new country in 4 chartsAustralia · Canada · United Kingdom · Japan
- 📈Noa: Listen to audio articles charting in a new countryBrazil
- 🆕Noa: Listen to audio articles first spotted by AppInsider#71 in Top Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · United Arab Emirates
- 📦Noa: Listen to audio articles version 6.4.8No release notes
- 🆕Noa: Listen to audio articles released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
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App details
Noa: Listen to audio articles 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 Noa: Listen to audio articles'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
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #34 | |
| NewsGrossing | #88 | |
| Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #90 | |
| NewsGrossing | #62 | |
| Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #62 | |
| Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #65 | |
| NewsGrossing | #76 | |
| Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #94 | |
| NewsGrossing | #99 | |
| Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #39 | |
| Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #79 | |
| Magazines & NewspapersFree | #141 | |
| NewsGrossing | #68 | |
| Magazines & NewspapersFree | #159 | |
| Magazines & NewspapersFree | #189 | |
| Magazines & NewspapersFree | #116 |
Apps near Noa: Listen to audio articles on the chart
Magazines & Newspapers Grossing, around #34.
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 Noa: Listen to audio articles
From the 49 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Mixed but leaning positive (55% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for good value, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about login and account problems, and missing features or content. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Price & subscription: “Not willing to pay for it though”
- Ease of use: “Helps make my NY commute a bit easier”
- Useful: “I highly recommend this NOA News Over Audio app”
- Design: “I hope we'll see a CarPlay interface soon!”
Common complaints
- Login & account: “Can’t log in via Facebook”
- Features & content: “Not create a new account; just the option to login”
- Crashes & bugs: “That’s odd if not a terrible bug”
- Price & subscription: “I never said I wanted Premium”
About Noa: Listen to audio articles
Listen while exercising, driving, cooking, or walking.
What publications can I listen to on Noa?
• The Atlantic
• Harvard Business Review
• Foreign Policy
• The Telegraph
• Bloomberg
• ProPublica
• Fast Company
• Business Insider
• MIT Technology Review
• Foreign Affairs
• The Independent
• The Conversation
• And more.
What features are available on Noa?
Along with the usual audio features, you’ll find:
• Read Along
• Apple CarPlay
• Offline Listening/Downloads
• Sleep Timer
• Playback Speed Adjustment
• An editable Article Queue, and
• Rewind 15 seconds.
How much does Noa cost?
To get the most value from Noa you need to become a Premium member. By choosing to support Noa with a monthly or annual Premium membership you’ll get unlimited, ad-free access to over 25k audio articles (and counting) from the world’s best publishers, including our Premium-only publications. We would love to welcome you as a member of Noa’s growing community.
What are Noa's editorial principles?
1. Multiple Perspectives: Offer multiple perspectives from trusted sources and empower listeners to make up their own minds on where they stand on a topic.
2. Thought-provoking: Present audio articles that inform, inspire, and offer fresh insights, through both a global and a national lens. Focus on opinion, feature, and analysis articles.
3. Storytellers: Be storytellers and educators. Help our listeners understand global topics, and perspectives, while also telling the stories of the people behind the headlines.
4. Global Impact: Ensure coverage and raise awareness of important topics, regardless of a topics popularity or ability to drive “clicks”.
5. Fourth Estate: Uphold journalism’s values as a democratic check on power. And always celebrate great journalism.
6. Embrace Complexity: Encourage thought and avoid black and white explanations that aren't followed with depth. The world is complicated and can seldom be explained in minutes. Our goal is to help listeners navigate it.
Who reads the articles on Noa?
Listening to the best journalism is a great way to stay informed, especially when you don’t have time to read. Audio articles are produced and recorded daily by Noa’s talented voice actors – Sam Scholl, Adrienne Walker, Peter Hanly, Martin Buchanan, Les Smith and more. They’re probably in the booth recording as you read this!
What are 'Series' on Noa?
Each week, Noa’s editors select the very best audio articles and add them to topic-specific playlists. Every Series begins with a short explainer – written by a Noa editor – that provides valuable context on the subject at hand before you dive in. Within 20-30 minutes, you’ll walk away fully informed.
Are there any additional features?
We know you expect more. That’s why the Noa app also offers:
• In-app chat (we respond quickly)
• My Stats to view your daily