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The Local - News in English by The Local is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
The Local - News in English update history & changes
Last change · 38 events since 29 Jan 2016Full timeline ↓🌟iOSFeatured by Apple🌟iOSFeatured by Apple📈iOSEntered the top 100📈iOSCharting in a new country📦iOSUpdated to version 3.2.0 (4)📈AndroidCharting in a new country📈AndroidCharting in a new country in 4 charts📦iOSUpdated to version 3.00 (2)🆕AndroidFirst spotted by AppInsider🆕iOSFirst spotted by AppInsider📦AndroidVersion 5.4.4🆕AndroidReleased on Google Play🆕iOSReleased on the App Store
Full timeline · 38 events
- 🌟The Local - News in English featured by AppleiOSapps · SE
- 🌟The Local - News in English featured by AppleiOSapps · SE
- 🌟The Local - News in English featured by AppleiOSapps · SE
- 🌟The Local - News in English featured by AppleiOSapps · SE
- 🌟The Local - News in English featured by AppleiOSapps · SE
- 🌟The Local - News in English featured by AppleiOSapps · SE
- 🌟The Local - News in English featured by AppleiOSapps · SE
- 🌟The Local - News in English featured by AppleiOSapps · SE
- 📈The Local - News in English entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Magazines & Newspapers · AE
- 📈The Local - News in English charting in a new countryiOSRussia
- 📈The Local - News in English entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Magazines & Newspapers · RU
- 📦The Local - News in English updated to version 3.2.0 (4)iOSIncludes the latest account and subscription improvements.
General stability and performance enhancements. - 📈The Local - News in English entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Magazines & Newspapers · ID
- 📈The Local - News in English entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Free · News · GB · Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · GB
- 📈The Local - News in English entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Magazines & Newspapers · AU
- 📈The Local - News in English charting in a new countryAndroidNetherlands
- 📈The Local - News in English entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · CA
- 📈The Local - News in English charting in a new country in 4 chartsAndroidMexico · Thailand · Turkey · Vietnam
- 📈The Local - News in English entered the top 100AndroidTop Grossing · News & Magazines · US
- 📈The Local - News in English charting in a new countryAndroidUnited States
- 🌟The Local - News in English featured by AppleiOSapps · SE
- 📦The Local - News in English updated to version 3.00 (2)iOSBug fixes and visual improvements, including a clearer navigation bar on the Menu and Account screens.
- 🌟The Local - News in English featured by AppleiOSapps · SE
- 📈The Local - News in English entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · News · US
- 🌟The Local - News in English featured by AppleiOSapps · SE
- 🌟The Local - News in English featured by AppleiOSapps · SE
- 📈The Local - News in English entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · News · CA
- 🌟The Local - News in English featured by AppleiOSapps · SE
- 🌟The Local - News in English featured by AppleiOSapps · SE
- 📈The Local - News in English entered the top 100 in 8 chartsiOSTop Grossing · News · AE · Top Grossing · News · AU · Top Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · AU · Top Grossing · News · FR · +4 more
- 📈The Local - News in English charting in a new country in 5 chartsiOSUnited Arab Emirates · Australia · France · India · +1 more
- 📦The Local - News in English updated to version 3.00iOSThis release addresses an issue that could incorrectly restrict access to premium content for eligible subscribers, and resolves an authentication issue affecting a subset of users with long-standing installations.
- 🆕The Local - News in English first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidIndia
- 🆕The Local - News in English first spotted by AppInsideriOS#94 in Top Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · United States
- 📦The Local - News in English version 5.4.4Android• Signing out now correctly updates your account screen, which
could previously still show an active subscription.
• Members who subscribed directly in the app keep their full
access to premium articles.
• Signing in or out now takes effect straight away — you no
longer need to close and reopen an article to see the change.… more - 📦The Local - News in English version 2.99iOSNo release notes
- 🆕The Local - News in English released on Google PlayAndroid
- 🆕The Local - News in English released on the App StoreiOS
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.7 ★
3.9k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#45
App Store · 
News Grossing
News GrossingMeasured
New ratings a week
9.7
both stores, 4-week average
Measured
App Store
App details
App ID
1078564301
Publisher
The Local Europe AB
Publisher country
Sweden
On the store since
Jan 2016
10 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 15.0+
iPhone 6s and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Content rating
4+
Languages
1
EN
Size
65 MB
Also listed in
Magazines & Newspapers
Google Play
App details
App ID
com.thelocal.app
Publisher
The Local Europe AB
Publisher country
Sweden
Content rating
Everyone
The Local - News in English downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | – | 100k+ |
| Google Play | – | 50k+ Measured |
| Total | – | 100k+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
App Store: 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 Local - News in English'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.
Business model: Ad-led
How The Local - News in English makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchasesAds · 28 ad networks
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Monthly membership Italy subscription | |
| 2 | Monthly membership France subscription | |
| 3 | Annual membership Italy subscription | |
| 4 | Annual membership France subscription | |
| 5 | Monthly membership Germany subscription | |
| 6 | Monthly membership Spain subscription | |
| 7 | Annual membership Germany subscription | |
| 8 | Annual membership Sweden subscription | |
| 9 | Monthly membership Sweden subscription | |
| 10 | Monthly membership Switzerland 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 | #45 News Grossing | 8 of 30 countries | #189 | – |
| Google Play | #87 News & Magazines Grossing | 10 of 23 countries | – | #87 |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisApp Store
New ratings a week
1
4-week average
Written reviews a week
under 1
US App Store
Lifetime rating
4.7★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
62/100
faster than 70% of News apps
Google Play
New ratings a week
8.7
4-week average
Lifetime rating
4.7★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
57/100
faster than 62% of News and magazines apps
Review 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 ★ | 2k |
| Google Play | 4.7 ★ | 1.9k 41 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.7 ★ weighted by ratings | 3.9k |
What users say about The Local - News in English
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Mostly negative (36% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and its features and content. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and login and account problems. Recent reviews are more positive than earlier ones.
What people like
- Useful: “The local is fun and useful for Swedish news in English”
- Features & content: “Good variety of stories, great writing and good podcast too”
- Fun: “The local is fun and useful for Swedish news in English”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Can’t cancel subscription”
- Login & account: “Local- Fix your login loop!”
- Crashes & bugs: “Paid Subscriber Login Doesn’t Work”
- Features & content: “*how does one search keyword content?”
About The Local - News in English
Get all the latest news, practical advice and essential guides for international residents and visitors in nine European countries.
Reporting in English for those interested in life in Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
For more information on Terms of Use, please check the terms at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/.
Reporting in English for those interested in life in Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
For more information on Terms of Use, please check the terms at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/.
The Local - News in English App Store
The Local - News in English is #67 in Magazines & Newspapers Grossing in China and charting in 8 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperThe Local
CategoryNews
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.8 (2k)
Version3.2.0 (4)
Age rating4+
First seen by us 24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Installs (est.)100k+ worldwide
Rating
4.8 ★
2k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#67
Magazines & Newspapers GrossingMeasured
New ratings a week
1
App Store, 4-week average
Measured
The Local - News in English on the App Store
App details
App ID
1078564301
Publisher
The Local Europe AB
Publisher country
Sweden
On the store since
Jan 2016
10 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 15.0+
iPhone 6s and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Content rating
4+
Languages
1
EN
Size
65 MB
Also listed in
Magazines & Newspapers
The Local - News in English 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. App Store 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 Local - News in English'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.
Business model: Ad-led
How The Local - News in English makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchasesAds · 28 ad networks
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Monthly membership Italy subscription | |
| 2 | Monthly membership France subscription | |
| 3 | Annual membership Italy subscription | |
| 4 | Annual membership France subscription | |
| 5 | Monthly membership Germany subscription | |
| 6 | Monthly membership Spain subscription | |
| 7 | Annual membership Germany subscription | |
| 8 | Annual membership Sweden subscription | |
| 9 | Monthly membership Sweden subscription | |
| 10 | Monthly membership Switzerland subscription |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| China | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #67 |
| United Kingdom | NewsGrossingMagazines & NewspapersGrossing | #45 |
| United States | Magazines & NewspapersFree | #189 |
 India | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #84 |
 Australia | NewsGrossing | #90 |
| India | NewsGrossing | #94 |
| United Kingdom | Magazines & NewspapersFree | #186 |
 Canada | Magazines & NewspapersFree | #184 |
 United Arab Emirates | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #86 |
 Italy | Magazines & NewspapersFree | #197 |
| United Arab Emirates | Magazines & NewspapersFree | #125 |
Apps near The Local - News in English on the chart
Magazines & Newspapers Grossing, around #67.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.8 ★
2k ratings
Measured
Ratings
2k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
1
4-week average
Written reviews a week
under 1
US App Store
Lifetime rating
4.7★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
62/100
faster than 70% of News apps
Review 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 Local - News in English
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Mostly negative (36% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and its features and content. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and login and account problems. Recent reviews are more positive than earlier ones.
What people like
- Useful: “The local is fun and useful for Swedish news in English”
- Features & content: “Good variety of stories, great writing and good podcast too”
- Fun: “The local is fun and useful for Swedish news in English”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Can’t cancel subscription”
- Login & account: “Local- Fix your login loop!”
- Crashes & bugs: “Paid Subscriber Login Doesn’t Work”
- Features & content: “*how does one search keyword content?”
About The Local - News in English
Get all the latest news, practical advice and essential guides for international residents and visitors in nine European countries.
Reporting in English for those interested in life in Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
For more information on Terms of Use, please check the terms at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/.
Reporting in English for those interested in life in Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
For more information on Terms of Use, please check the terms at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/.
Latest updates
3.2.0 (4)
Includes the latest account and subscription improvements.
General stability and performance enhancements.
3.00 (2)
Bug fixes and visual improvements, including a clearer navigation bar on the Menu and Account screens.
3.00
This release addresses an issue that could incorrectly restrict access to premium content for eligible subscribers, and resolves an authentication issue affecting a subset of users with long-standing installations.
The Local - News in English Android
The Local - News in English is #87 in News & Magazines Grossing on Google Play in United States and charting in 10 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperThe Local Europe AB
CategoryNews & Magazines
PriceFree
Released
Installs50k+
Rating★ 4.7 (1.9k)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone
Rating
4.7 ★
1.9k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#87
News & Magazines GrossingMeasured
New ratings a week
8.7
Google Play, 4-week average
Measured
The Local - News in English on Google Play
App details
App ID
com.thelocal.app
Publisher
The Local Europe AB
Publisher country
Sweden
Content rating
Everyone
The Local - News in English 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 Local - News in English'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.
Business model: Ad-led
How The Local - News in English makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchasesAds · 28 ad networks
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Monthly membership Italy subscription | |
| 2 | Monthly membership France subscription | |
| 3 | Annual membership Italy subscription | |
| 4 | Annual membership France subscription | |
| 5 | Monthly membership Germany subscription | |
| 6 | Monthly membership Spain subscription | |
| 7 | Annual membership Germany subscription | |
| 8 | Annual membership Sweden subscription | |
| 9 | Monthly membership Sweden subscription | |
| 10 | Monthly membership Switzerland subscription |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | News & MagazinesGrossing | #87 |
| India | News & MagazinesGrossing | #150 |
 Indonesia | News & MagazinesGrossing | #144 |
 Mexico | News & MagazinesGrossing | #168 |
 Saudi Arabia | News & MagazinesGrossing | #159 |
 Turkey | News & MagazinesGrossing | #153 |
| United Arab Emirates | News & MagazinesGrossing | #157 |
 Netherlands | News & MagazinesGrossing | #163 |
 Thailand | News & MagazinesGrossing | #157 |
 Vietnam | News & MagazinesGrossing | #157 |
Apps near The Local - News in English on the chart
News & Magazines Grossing, around #87.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
4.7 ★
1.9k ratings
Measured
Ratings
1.9k
Measured
Written reviews
41
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
8.7
4-week average
Lifetime rating
4.7★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
57/100
faster than 62% of News and magazines apps
Review 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 Local - News in English
From the 100 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Mixed but leaning positive (67% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and good value. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and missing features or content. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Useful: “this site is very useful to me”
- Price & subscription: “I am a happy paid subscriber”
- Updates: “Update: They fixed the membership problems in the update”
- Features & content: “Good variety of news, accurate in details”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Will never subscribe again”
- Features & content: “Content is, like always, good, but the app itself”
- Crashes & bugs: “app doesn't work properly”
About The Local - News in English
The Local provides the latest news, practical advice and essential guides for international residents and visitors in nine European countries.
Download the app to get news, updates, guides and tips on travel, jobs, visas, citizenship, property, language, taxes, second homes, politics & more.
The Local is published in English for those interested in life in Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
Download the app to get news, updates, guides and tips on travel, jobs, visas, citizenship, property, language, taxes, second homes, politics & more.
The Local is published in English for those interested in life in Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
What's new in 5.4.4
Sign-in crash. Fixed a crash that could happen when signing in after the app had been in the background for a while.
The app now handles that situation properly and keeps the subscription paywall working.
Notification settings. Made turning notifications on more reliable. If something still goes wrong, the app now shows a clear, short message and the notification settings go back to how they were, instead of showing a technical error.
The app now handles that situation properly and keeps the subscription paywall working.
Notification settings. Made turning notifications on more reliable. If something still goes wrong, the app now shows a clear, short message and the notification settings go back to how they were, instead of showing a technical error.