The Age Downloads & RevenueThe Age · App Store & Google Play
The Age by Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Full timeline · 34 events
- 📦The Age updated to version 6.14.0iOSThis update includes performance improvements and bug fixes to ensure a smoother reading experience.
- 📈The Age new best rank in the overall chart: #142AndroidTop Grossing · All Apps · AU
- ✏️The Age added hidden keywords: heraldiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦The Age updated to version 6.13.0iOSThis update includes performance improvements and bug fixes to ensure a smoother reading experience.
- 📦The Age updated to version 4.9.1AndroidWe've made behind-the-scenes updates and optimisations to keep your reading experience smooth, fast, and reliable.
- ✏️The Age added hidden keywords: magazinesiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈The Age entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · FR
- 📈The Age charting in a new countryiOSFrance
- 📈The Age entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Grossing · News · JP · Top Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · JP
- 📈The Age charting in a new countryiOSSouth Korea
- 📈The Age entered the top 100AndroidTop Grossing · News & Magazines · NL
- 📈The Age charting in a new countryAndroidNetherlands
- 📈The Age 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
- 📈The Age charting in a new country in 4 chartsAndroidMexico · Thailand · Turkey · Vietnam
- ✏️The Age added hidden keywords: manageiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦The Age updated to version 6.12.0iOSWe've made behind-the-scenes updates and optimisations to keep your reading experience smooth, fast, and reliable.
- 📈The Age entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · GB
- 📈The Age charting in a new countryiOSJapan
- 📈The Age entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · CA
- 📈The Age entered the top 10iOSTop Free · Magazines & Newspapers · AU
- 📈The Age new best rank in the overall chart: #150AndroidTop Grossing · All Apps · AU
- 📦The Age updated to version 6.11.0iOSWe've made behind-the-scenes updates and optimisations to keep your reading experience smooth, fast, and reliable.
- 📈The Age entered the top 100 in 3 chartsiOSTop Grossing · News · AE · Top Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · AE · Top Grossing · News · GB
- 📈The Age charting in a new country in 2 chartsiOSUnited Arab Emirates · United Kingdom
- 📈The Age new best rank in the overall chart: #164AndroidTop Grossing · All Apps · AU
- 📈The Age entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Grossing · News · CA · Top Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · CN
- 📈The Age charting in a new country in 2 chartsiOSCanada · China
- 📦The Age updated to version 4.8.0AndroidWe've made behind-the-scenes updates and optimisations to keep your reading experience smooth, fast, and reliable.
- 🆕The Age first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidAustralia
- 🆕The Age first spotted by AppInsideriOS#5 in Top Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · Australia
- 📦The Age version 4.7.0AndroidThis update includes performance improvements and bug fixes to ensure a smoother reading experience.
- 📦The Age version 6.10.0iOSNo release notes
- 🆕The Age released on Google PlayAndroid
- 🆕The Age 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 GrossingThe Age at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-06. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
The Age is a free-to-download news application from Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand that provides breaking headlines, podcasts, and customizable feeds to Australian readers, with premium content available via subscription. The app ranks #5 in the Australian Magazines & Newspapers Grossing chart and #8 in the Australian News Grossing chart, indicating strong monetization performance relative to its free download position.
Similar apps: Sydney Morning Herald, The Guardian, NYT News
App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
The Age’s App Store privacy label declares 0 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 0 linked to your identity and 3 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v3.15.0, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
The Age downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 50+ | 100k+ |
| Google Play | 10+ | 100k+ Measured |
| Total | 50+ Confidence | 100k+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where The Age'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 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 The Age makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Starter Digital | |
| 2 | Premium Digital subscription |
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #5 Magazines & Newspapers Grossing | 3 of 30 countries | – | – |
| Google Play | #5 News & Magazines Grossing | 10 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 | 4.8 ★ | 14 |
| Google Play | 3.6 ★ | 1.3k 5 written reviews |
| Both stores | 3.6 ★ weighted by ratings | 1.3k |
What users say about The Age
From the 7 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users generally praise the app for delivering quality journalism and an improved format. However, some reviewers express frustration with specific interface issues in the digital facsimile edition, particularly regarding landscape viewing and deleting old files.
Mostly positive (100% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars).
About The Age
The app is free to download. You can unlock unlimited access to all content with a Starter Digital subscription through the App Store. To unlock premium features such as Today's Paper and puzzles including Daily Crosswords and Daily Sudoku, you can subscribe to Premium Digital via in-app purchase.
Additional information about Apple subscriptions:
- Purchase of an auto-renewable, monthly subscription is required to access content on The Age app
- Starter Digital subscriptions are available for AU$25.99 per month (or local currency equivalent)
- Premium Digital subscriptions are available for AU$37.49 per month (or local currency equivalent)
- Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase
- Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your iTunes App Store Account Settings after purchase
- Your iTunes account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period
- No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period
Terms of use and privacy policy apply when accessing content via The Age app
- Privacy policy: https://login.nine.com.au/privacy?client_id=theage
- Terms and conditions: https://login.nine.com.au/terms?client_id=theage
The Age App Store
The Age is #5 in Magazines & Newspapers Grossing in Australia and charting in 3 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026 Magazines & Newspapers GrossingThe Age at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-06. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
The Age is a free-to-download news application from Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand that provides breaking headlines, podcasts, and customizable feeds to Australian readers, with premium content available via subscription. The app ranks #5 in the Australian Magazines & Newspapers Grossing chart and #8 in the Australian News Grossing chart, indicating strong monetization performance relative to its free download position.
Similar apps: Sydney Morning Herald, The Guardian, NYT News
The Age on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
The Age’s App Store privacy label declares 0 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 0 linked to your identity and 3 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
The Age 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 The Age'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 The Age before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How The Age makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Starter Digital | |
| 2 | Premium Digital subscription |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #5 |
| Australia | NewsGrossing | #6 |
| Australia | Magazines & NewspapersFree | #23 |
 China | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #90 |
| Australia | NewsFree | #29 |
 United Arab Emirates | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #80 |
Apps near The Age on the chart
Magazines & Newspapers Grossing, around #5.
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 The Age
From the 7 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users generally praise the app for delivering quality journalism and an improved format. However, some reviewers express frustration with specific interface issues in the digital facsimile edition, particularly regarding landscape viewing and deleting old files.
Mostly positive (100% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars).
About The Age
The app is free to download. You can unlock unlimited access to all content with a Starter Digital subscription through the App Store. To unlock premium features such as Today's Paper and puzzles including Daily Crosswords and Daily Sudoku, you can subscribe to Premium Digital via in-app purchase.
Additional information about Apple subscriptions:
- Purchase of an auto-renewable, monthly subscription is required to access content on The Age app
- Starter Digital subscriptions are available for AU$25.99 per month (or local currency equivalent)
- Premium Digital subscriptions are available for AU$37.49 per month (or local currency equivalent)
- Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase
- Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your iTunes App Store Account Settings after purchase
- Your iTunes account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period
- No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period
Terms of use and privacy policy apply when accessing content via The Age app
- Privacy policy: https://login.nine.com.au/privacy?client_id=theage
- Terms and conditions: https://login.nine.com.au/terms?client_id=theage
Latest updates
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The Age Android
The Age is #5 in News & Magazines Grossing on Google Play in Australia and charting in 10 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
News & Magazines GrossingThe Age at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-06. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
The Age is a free-to-download news application by Fairfax Media that provides breaking headlines, podcasts, and customizable feeds to Australian readers, with premium content available via subscription. The app ranks #5 in the Australian News & Magazines Grossing chart, indicating strong monetization performance within its home market despite lower rankings in international regions.
Similar apps: Sydney Morning Herald, The Guardian, NYT
The Age on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v3.15.0, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
The Age 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 The Age'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 The Age before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How The Age makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Starter Digital | |
| 2 | Premium Digital subscription |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | News & MagazinesGrossing | #5 |
 India | News & MagazinesGrossing | #51 |
| Australia | News & MagazinesFree | #49 |
| Australia | All AppsGrossing | #154 |
 Mexico | News & MagazinesGrossing | #52 |
 Indonesia | News & MagazinesGrossing | #50 |
 Saudi Arabia | News & MagazinesGrossing | #51 |
| United Arab Emirates | News & MagazinesGrossing | #50 |
 Turkey | News & MagazinesGrossing | #52 |
 Netherlands | News & MagazinesGrossing | #55 |
 Thailand | News & MagazinesGrossing | #49 |
 Vietnam | News & MagazinesGrossing | #49 |
Apps near The Age on the chart
News & Magazines Grossing, around #5.
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 The Age
From the 61 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users report severe instability with the app frequently crashing or jumping back to the home screen while reading articles. Subscribers are frustrated by missing features like dark mode and bookmarking, alongside intrusive ads despite paid plans.
Mostly negative (20% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and ads. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Can't download waste of money”
- Ads: “ali express ads click automatically”
- Updates: “Thanks for forcing updates”
- Crashes & bugs: “Hopefully they are busy fixing bugs”
About The Age
The app is free to download. You can unlock unlimited access to all content with a Starter Digital subscription through the App Store. To unlock premium features such as Today's Paper and puzzles including Daily Crosswords and Daily Sudoku, you can subscribe to Premium Digital via in-app purchase.
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