The Courier-Mail Downloads & RevenueThe Courier-Mail: QLD News · App Store & Google Play
The Courier-Mail: QLD News gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
The Courier-Mail: QLD News by News Digital Media is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
The Courier-Mail: QLD News update history & changes
Last change · 26 events since 18 Dec 2010Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 26 events
- 📈The Courier-Mail: QLD News entered the top 100AndroidTop Grossing · News & Magazines · VN
- 📈The Courier-Mail: QLD News entered the top 100 in 4 chartsAndroidTop Grossing · News & Magazines · MX · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · SA · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · TH · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · TR
- 📈The Courier-Mail: QLD News entered the top 100AndroidTop Grossing · News & Magazines · AE
- 📦The Courier-Mail: QLD News updated to version 9.15.12iOSOur latest app update makes it even easier to read the stories that matter to you, bringing you an optimised article page layout, improved section navigation and a simplified menu.
- 📦The Courier-Mail: QLD News updated to version 9.15.11iOSOur latest app update makes it even easier to read the stories that matter to you, bringing you an optimised article page layout, improved section navigation and a simplified menu.
- 📊The Courier-Mail: QLD News: downloads up ×15.6 in a weekiOSabout 1.4k a day now (our estimate)
- 📦The Courier-Mail: QLD News updated to version 9.15.6AndroidOur latest app update makes it even easier to read the stories that matter to you, bringing you an optimised article page layout, improved section navigation and a simplified menu.
- 📈The Courier-Mail: QLD News charting in a new country in 4 chartsAndroidMexico · Thailand · Turkey · Vietnam
- ✏️The Courier-Mail: QLD News added hidden keywords: afliOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦The Courier-Mail: QLD News updated to version 9.15.10iOSGeneral performance improvements and bug fixes, including smoother puzzle links.
- ✏️The Courier-Mail: QLD News added hidden keywords: nrliOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦The Courier-Mail: QLD News updated to version 9.15.5AndroidGeneral performance improvements and bug fixes, including smoother puzzle links.
- ✏️The Courier-Mail: QLD News added hidden keywords: reportingiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈The Courier-Mail: QLD News entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · News & Magazines · AU
- 📈The Courier-Mail: QLD News entered the top 10iOSTop Grossing · News · AU
- 📈The Courier-Mail: QLD News entered the top 10AndroidTop Grossing · News & Magazines · AU
- ✏️The Courier-Mail: QLD News added hidden keywords: heraldiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🆕The Courier-Mail: QLD News first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidUnited Arab Emirates
- 🆕The Courier-Mail: QLD News first spotted by AppInsideriOS#9 in Top Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · Australia
- 📦The Courier-Mail: QLD News version 9.15.9iOSNo release notes
- 📦The Courier-Mail: QLD News version 9.15.4AndroidBug fixes and performance improvements.
- 🆕The Courier-Mail: QLD News released on Google PlayAndroid
- 🆕The Courier-Mail: QLD News released on the App StoreiOS
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
App Store
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Google Play
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The Courier-Mail: QLD News downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 1k+ | – |
| Google Play | 50+ | 100k+ Measured |
| Total | 1k+ Confidence | 100k+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where The Courier-Mail: QLD News'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
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 Courier-Mail: QLD News makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #9 | 1 of 30 countries | – | – |
| Google Play | #8 | 7 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 | 4.4 ★ | 4.5k |
| Google Play | 4.2 ★ | 1.2k 7 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.3 ★ weighted by ratings | 5.7k |
What users say about The Courier-Mail: QLD News
From recent reviews.
About The Courier-Mail: QLD News
Follow the stories that start conversations in this state - city hall decisions, crime and courts, major projects and housing, cost-of-living pressures, storms and floods, and the wins and losses that shape everyday life from the southeast corner to the Far North and out west.
Get closer to the Broncos, Dolphins, Maroons and your local clubs with strong sport coverage, expert opinion and analysis, plus racing, cricket, AFL and more - all in the one app.
WHAT YOU'LL GET AS A SUBSCRIBER
(Available to all subscribers except “Today’s Paper” digital replica-only subscribers.)
• NEWS JUST FOR QUEENSLANDERS
Select your local area and follow Courier-Mail’s trusted journalists, topics and teams. Your home screen updates to highlight Brisbane and Queensland stories first - from suburban streets and the CBD to the Gold and Sunshine Coasts and regional centres.
• ALERTS THAT MATCH YOUR DAY
Choose the notifications you care about – breaking state and national news, severe weather, traffic chaos, political decisions, big court outcomes, as well as live sport, business and entertainment updates.
• TODAY'S PAPER ON YOUR PHONE OR TABLET
Read the full digital replica of today’s Courier-Mail wherever you are. Turn every page exactly as it appears in print, including liftouts, weekend magazines, guides and special features.
• QUEENSLAND STORIES IN YOUR EARS
Browse a growing range of podcasts from Courier-Mail journalists - from crime and investigations to politics, sport and life in the Sunshine State.
• NEW PUZZLES EXPERIENCE - Your puzzles experience has been refreshed, bringing your favourites together in one place with more to play. New puzzles include our new daily word challenge Wordrow and our new Jigsaw puzzle, allowing you to piece together powerful photography.
• MORE EXTRAS
Enjoy special investigations, long-form features, photo galleries, Kommunity TV live streams and interactive coverage you won’t find anywhere else.
The Courier-Mail app is free to download. To unlock all content and features you’ll need Subscriber-only access, which gives you full digital access to thousands of subscriber-only stories, the digital replica of the paper, puzzles and more.
HOW TO GAIN FULL ACCESS
Existing subscribers of The Courier-Mail (other than subscribers to Today’s Paper digital replica) can log in to the app when prompted using their subscription details; or
Become a subscriber by subscribing through the app using your Apple ID.
SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
• Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase.
• You
The Courier-Mail: QLD News App Store
The Courier-Mail: QLD News gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
The Courier-Mail: QLD News is #9 in Magazines & Newspapers Grossing in Australia and charting in 1 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
The Courier-Mail: QLD News on the App Store
App details
The Courier-Mail: QLD News 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 Courier-Mail: QLD News'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
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in The Courier-Mail: QLD News before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How The Courier-Mail: QLD News makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #9 | |
| NewsGrossing | #11 | |
| Magazines & NewspapersFree | #28 | |
| NewsFree | #43 |
Apps near The Courier-Mail: QLD News on the chart
Magazines & Newspapers Grossing, around #9.
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 Courier-Mail: QLD News
From recent reviews.
About The Courier-Mail: QLD News
Follow the stories that start conversations in this state - city hall decisions, crime and courts, major projects and housing, cost-of-living pressures, storms and floods, and the wins and losses that shape everyday life from the southeast corner to the Far North and out west.
Get closer to the Broncos, Dolphins, Maroons and your local clubs with strong sport coverage, expert opinion and analysis, plus racing, cricket, AFL and more - all in the one app.
WHAT YOU'LL GET AS A SUBSCRIBER
(Available to all subscribers except “Today’s Paper” digital replica-only subscribers.)
• NEWS JUST FOR QUEENSLANDERS
Select your local area and follow Courier-Mail’s trusted journalists, topics and teams. Your home screen updates to highlight Brisbane and Queensland stories first - from suburban streets and the CBD to the Gold and Sunshine Coasts and regional centres.
• ALERTS THAT MATCH YOUR DAY
Choose the notifications you care about – breaking state and national news, severe weather, traffic chaos, political decisions, big court outcomes, as well as live sport, business and entertainment updates.
• TODAY'S PAPER ON YOUR PHONE OR TABLET
Read the full digital replica of today’s Courier-Mail wherever you are. Turn every page exactly as it appears in print, including liftouts, weekend magazines, guides and special features.
• QUEENSLAND STORIES IN YOUR EARS
Browse a growing range of podcasts from Courier-Mail journalists - from crime and investigations to politics, sport and life in the Sunshine State.
• NEW PUZZLES EXPERIENCE - Your puzzles experience has been refreshed, bringing your favourites together in one place with more to play. New puzzles include our new daily word challenge Wordrow and our new Jigsaw puzzle, allowing you to piece together powerful photography.
• MORE EXTRAS
Enjoy special investigations, long-form features, photo galleries, Kommunity TV live streams and interactive coverage you won’t find anywhere else.
The Courier-Mail app is free to download. To unlock all content and features you’ll need Subscriber-only access, which gives you full digital access to thousands of subscriber-only stories, the digital replica of the paper, puzzles and more.
HOW TO GAIN FULL ACCESS
Existing subscribers of The Courier-Mail (other than subscribers to Today’s Paper digital replica) can log in to the app when prompted using their subscription details; or
Become a subscriber by subscribing through the app using your Apple ID.
SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
• Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase.
• You
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The Courier-Mail: QLD News Android
The Courier-Mail: QLD News gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
The Courier-Mail: QLD News is #8 in News & Magazines Grossing on Google Play in Australia and charting in 7 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
The Courier-Mail: QLD News on Google Play
App details
The Courier-Mail: QLD News 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 Courier-Mail: QLD News'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 Courier-Mail: QLD News before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How The Courier-Mail: QLD News makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| News & MagazinesGrossing | #8 | |
| News & MagazinesFree | #29 | |
| News & MagazinesGrossing | #103 | |
| News & MagazinesGrossing | #105 | |
| News & MagazinesGrossing | #101 | |
| News & MagazinesGrossing | #103 | |
| News & MagazinesGrossing | #102 | |
| News & MagazinesGrossing | #103 |
Apps near The Courier-Mail: QLD News on the chart
News & Magazines Grossing, around #8.
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 Courier-Mail: QLD News
From the 60 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users report severe functional bugs where clicking headlines opens random articles or the app crashes and resets scroll position. Long-term subscribers are threatening to cancel due to broken navigation, missing features like horoscopes, and poor performance on tablets.
Mostly negative (7% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). The main complaints are about crashes and bugs, and price and subscriptions.
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “It keeps crashing, older versions were more stable”
- Price & subscription: “just cancelled my subscription”
- Speed & performance: “very slow to download "today's paper"”
- Updates: “Well overdue for an update”
About The Courier-Mail: QLD News
Follow the stories that start conversations in this state - city hall decisions, crime and courts, major projects and housing, cost-of-living pressures, storms and floods, and the wins and losses that shape everyday life from the southeast corner to the Far North and out west.
Get closer to the Broncos, Dolphins, Maroons and your local clubs with strong sport coverage, expert opinion and analysis, plus racing, cricket, AFL and more - all in the one app.
WHAT YOU'LL GET AS A SUBSCRIBER
(Available to all subscribers except “Today’s Paper” digital replica-only subscribers.)
• NEWS JUST FOR QUEENSLANDERS
Select your local area and follow Courier-Mail’s trusted journalists, topics and teams. Your home screen updates to highlight Brisbane and Queensland stories first - from suburban streets and the CBD to the Gold and Sunshine Coasts and regional centres.
• ALERTS THAT MATCH YOUR DAY
Choose the notifications you care about – breaking state and national news, severe weather, traffic chaos, political decisions, big court outcomes, as well as live sport, business and entertainment updates.
• TODAY'S PAPER ON YOUR PHONE OR TABLET
Read the full digital replica of today’s Courier-Mail wherever you are. Turn every page exactly as it appears in print, including liftouts, weekend magazines, guides and special features.
• QUEENSLAND STORIES IN YOUR EARS
Browse a growing range of podcasts from Courier-Mail journalists - from crime and investigations to politics, sport and life in the Sunshine State.
• NEW PUZZLES EXPERIENCE - Your puzzles experience has been refreshed, bringing your favourites together in one place with more to play. New puuzzles include our new daily word challenge Wordrow and our new Jigsaw puzzle, allowing you to piece together powerful photography.
• MORE EXTRAS
Enjoy special investigations, long-form features, photo galleries, Kommunity TV live streams and interactive coverage you won’t find anywhere else.
The Courier-Mail app is free to download. To unlock all content and features you’ll need Subscriber-only access, which gives you full digital access to thousands of subscriber-only stories, the digital replica of the paper, puzzles and more.
HOW TO GAIN FULL ACCESS
Existing subscribers of The Courier-Mail (other than subscribers to Today’s Paper digital replica) can log in to the app when prompted using their subscription details; or
Become a subscriber by subscribing through the app using your Apple ID.
SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
• Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase.
• Yo
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