The Bulwark: iPhone vs Android
The Bulwark gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
The Bulwark by Center Enterprises, Inc. is on both the App Store and Google Play. Here are both versions together: downloads, users, revenue, ratings and chart positions, store by store with totals.
Rating
4.9 ★
3.4k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#60
iPhone · 
Magazines & Newspapers Free
Magazines & Newspapers FreeMeasured
App Store
App details
App ID
6757498738
Publisher
Center Enterprises, Inc.
Publisher country
United States
On the store since
Mar 2026
Under a year
Minimum OS
iOS 17.0+
iPhone XS and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
17+
8 content notes below
Languages
1
EN
Size
28 MB
Also listed in
Magazines & Newspapers
Content notesInfrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or ReferencesInfrequent/Mild Realistic ViolenceInfrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive ThemesInfrequent/Mild Sexual Content and NudityFrequent/Intense Profanity or Crude HumorUnrestricted Web AccessInfrequent/Mild Horror/Fear ThemesInfrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
Google Play
App details
App ID
com.thebulwark.app
Publisher
Center Enterprises, Inc.
Publisher country
United States
Content rating
Everyone 10+
The Bulwark downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | 100+ | 10k+ |
| Google Play | 10+ | 5k+ Measured |
| Total | 100+ Confidence | 10k+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
iPhone: 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 The Bulwark'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.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.9 ★ | 2.9k |
| Google Play | 4.9 ★ | 495 176 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.9 ★ weighted by ratings | 3.4k |
What users say about The Bulwark
From the 51 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Mostly positive (86% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions.
What people like
- Features & content: “Love the content-hate the playback”
- Ease of use: “Love it and easy to use!!”
- Fun: “They are thoroughly enjoyable”
- Useful
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “I bought a subscription two months ago”
About The Bulwark
The Bulwark App is for Bulwark+ members and features an ad-free environment to read, watch or listen to your favorite Bulwark commentators.
The app was designed with members in mind and includes new features to enhance your subscriber experience:
• Read to me - listen to articles on the go
• Save articles or shows for later
• A “For You” feed where you can follow what you love
• Audio-only versions of all our shows
• Resize text
• Switch to dark mode
• Dedicated Read tab
• Dedicated Watch & Listen tab
Bulwark+ is powered by Substack. Use your Substack profile to sign in to the app to get unfettered access to everything we publish and engage with The Bulwark community in the comments.
About Us
The Bulwark is home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Jonathan V. Last, Sam Stein, Catherine Rampell and more. We are the largest pro-democracy bundle on Substack for news and analysis.
The Bulwark was founded to provide analysis and reporting in defense of America’s liberal democracy.
We publish written articles and newsletters. We create podcasts and videos. We publish political analysis from experts.
We’re supported in this effort by a community built on good faith who know that the only way through is together.
The app was designed with members in mind and includes new features to enhance your subscriber experience:
• Read to me - listen to articles on the go
• Save articles or shows for later
• A “For You” feed where you can follow what you love
• Audio-only versions of all our shows
• Resize text
• Switch to dark mode
• Dedicated Read tab
• Dedicated Watch & Listen tab
Bulwark+ is powered by Substack. Use your Substack profile to sign in to the app to get unfettered access to everything we publish and engage with The Bulwark community in the comments.
About Us
The Bulwark is home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Jonathan V. Last, Sam Stein, Catherine Rampell and more. We are the largest pro-democracy bundle on Substack for news and analysis.
The Bulwark was founded to provide analysis and reporting in defense of America’s liberal democracy.
We publish written articles and newsletters. We create podcasts and videos. We publish political analysis from experts.
We’re supported in this effort by a community built on good faith who know that the only way through is together.
The Bulwark iPhone
The Bulwark gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
The Bulwark is #60 in Magazines & Newspapers Free in United States and charting in 1 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperCenter Enterprises, Inc.
CategoryNews
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.9 (2.9k)
Version1.0.2
Age rating17+
First seen by us 25 Sep 2026
25 Sep 2026Installs (est.)10k+ worldwide
Rating
4.9 ★
2.9k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#60
Magazines & Newspapers FreeMeasured
The Bulwark on the App Store
App details
App ID
6757498738
Publisher
Center Enterprises, Inc.
Publisher country
United States
On the store since
Mar 2026
Under a year
Minimum OS
iOS 17.0+
iPhone XS and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
17+
8 content notes below
Languages
1
EN
Size
28 MB
Also listed in
Magazines & Newspapers
Content notesInfrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or ReferencesInfrequent/Mild Realistic ViolenceInfrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive ThemesInfrequent/Mild Sexual Content and NudityFrequent/Intense Profanity or Crude HumorUnrestricted Web AccessInfrequent/Mild Horror/Fear ThemesInfrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
The Bulwark 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. iPhone 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 The Bulwark'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.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Magazines & NewspapersFree | #60 |
Apps near The Bulwark on the chart
Magazines & Newspapers Free, around #60.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.9 ★
2.9k ratings
Measured
Ratings
2.9k
Measured
What users say about The Bulwark
From the 51 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Mostly positive (86% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions.
What people like
- Features & content: “Love the content-hate the playback”
- Ease of use: “Love it and easy to use!!”
- Fun: “They are thoroughly enjoyable”
- Useful
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “I bought a subscription two months ago”
About The Bulwark
The Bulwark App is for Bulwark+ members and features an ad-free environment to read, watch or listen to your favorite Bulwark commentators.
The app was designed with members in mind and includes new features to enhance your subscriber experience:
• Read to me - listen to articles on the go
• Save articles or shows for later
• A “For You” feed where you can follow what you love
• Audio-only versions of all our shows
• Resize text
• Switch to dark mode
• Dedicated Read tab
• Dedicated Watch & Listen tab
Bulwark+ is powered by Substack. Use your Substack profile to sign in to the app to get unfettered access to everything we publish and engage with The Bulwark community in the comments.
About Us
The Bulwark is home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Jonathan V. Last, Sam Stein, Catherine Rampell and more. We are the largest pro-democracy bundle on Substack for news and analysis.
The Bulwark was founded to provide analysis and reporting in defense of America’s liberal democracy.
We publish written articles and newsletters. We create podcasts and videos. We publish political analysis from experts.
We’re supported in this effort by a community built on good faith who know that the only way through is together.
The app was designed with members in mind and includes new features to enhance your subscriber experience:
• Read to me - listen to articles on the go
• Save articles or shows for later
• A “For You” feed where you can follow what you love
• Audio-only versions of all our shows
• Resize text
• Switch to dark mode
• Dedicated Read tab
• Dedicated Watch & Listen tab
Bulwark+ is powered by Substack. Use your Substack profile to sign in to the app to get unfettered access to everything we publish and engage with The Bulwark community in the comments.
About Us
The Bulwark is home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Jonathan V. Last, Sam Stein, Catherine Rampell and more. We are the largest pro-democracy bundle on Substack for news and analysis.
The Bulwark was founded to provide analysis and reporting in defense of America’s liberal democracy.
We publish written articles and newsletters. We create podcasts and videos. We publish political analysis from experts.
We’re supported in this effort by a community built on good faith who know that the only way through is together.
Latest updates
1.0.2
Bug fixes and performance improvements
The Bulwark Android
The Bulwark gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
The Bulwark is #156 in News & Magazines Free on Google Play in United States and charting in 1 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperBulwark Media
CategoryNews & Magazines
PriceFree
Released
Installs5k+
Rating★ 4.9 (495)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone 10+
Rating
4.9 ★
495 ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#156
News & Magazines FreeMeasured
The Bulwark on Google Play
App details
App ID
com.thebulwark.app
Publisher
Center Enterprises, Inc.
Publisher country
United States
Content rating
Everyone 10+
The Bulwark 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 The Bulwark'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
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.
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | News & MagazinesFree | #156 |
Apps near The Bulwark on the chart
News & Magazines Free, around #156.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
4.9 ★
495 ratings
Measured
Ratings
495
Measured
Written reviews
176
Measured
About The Bulwark
The Bulwark App is for Bulwark+ members and features an ad-free environment to read, watch or listen to your favorite Bulwark commentators.
The app was designed with members in mind and includes new features to enhance your subscriber experience:
• Read to me - listen to articles on the go
• Save articles or shows for later
• A “For You” feed where you can follow what you love
• Audio-only versions of all our shows
• Resize text
• Switch to dark mode
• Dedicated Read tab
• Dedicated Watch & Listen tab
Bulwark+ is powered by Substack. Use your Substack profile to sign in to the app to get unfettered access to everything we publish and engage with The Bulwark community in the comments.
About Us
The Bulwark is home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Jonathan V. Last, Sam Stein, Catherine Rampell and more. We publish articles, newsletters and videos featuring analysis and opinions.
We’re supported in this effort by a community built on good faith who know that the only way through is together.
The app was designed with members in mind and includes new features to enhance your subscriber experience:
• Read to me - listen to articles on the go
• Save articles or shows for later
• A “For You” feed where you can follow what you love
• Audio-only versions of all our shows
• Resize text
• Switch to dark mode
• Dedicated Read tab
• Dedicated Watch & Listen tab
Bulwark+ is powered by Substack. Use your Substack profile to sign in to the app to get unfettered access to everything we publish and engage with The Bulwark community in the comments.
About Us
The Bulwark is home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Jonathan V. Last, Sam Stein, Catherine Rampell and more. We publish articles, newsletters and videos featuring analysis and opinions.
We’re supported in this effort by a community built on good faith who know that the only way through is together.
What's new in 1.0.1
Bug fixes and performance improvements