The Free Press
The Free Press gets 500+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, September 2026, rounded down to a band).
The Free Press is #96 in News Free in United States and charting in 1 of 24 countries we track.
Updated 27 Sep 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperRunaway Media Inc.
CategoryNews
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.9 (14k)
Version1.1.1
Age rating12+
First seen by us
25 Sep 2026
25 Sep 2026Installs (est.)500k+ worldwide
Rating
4.9 ★
14k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#96
News FreeMeasured
The Free Press on the App Store
App details
App ID
6742335623
Publisher
Runaway Media Inc.
Content rating
12+
The Free Press 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 Free Press'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 24 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | NewsFree | #96 |
Apps near The Free Press on the chart
News Free, around #96.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.9 ★
14k ratings
Measured
Ratings
14k
Measured
About The Free Press
We publish investigative stories and provocative commentary about the world as it actually is—with the quality once expected from the legacy press, and the fearlessness of the new. For us, curiosity isn’t a liability. It’s a necessity. Read, watch, and listen to our journalism, and connect with the Free Press community using our app.
Features:
Read what matters:
We publish stories and commentary about the world as it actually is.
Listen to the latest:
Listen to articles and podcasts including Honestly with Bari Weiss, Breaking History with Eli Lake, and more.
Watch smarter:
Watch our latest video investigations, livestreams, and more.
Go deeper:
Browse our topics and columnists, and find out about our next event.
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Features:
Read what matters:
We publish stories and commentary about the world as it actually is.
Listen to the latest:
Listen to articles and podcasts including Honestly with Bari Weiss, Breaking History with Eli Lake, and more.
Watch smarter:
Watch our latest video investigations, livestreams, and more.
Go deeper:
Browse our topics and columnists, and find out about our next event.
Follow the story:
Get notifications on the subjects and contributors that matter most to you.
Terms of Use: https://substack.com/tos
Latest updates
1.1.1
Bug fixes and performance improvements