The Spectator Magazine Downloads & RevenueThe Spectator Magazine · App Store & Google Play
The Spectator Magazine gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
The Spectator Magazine by The Spectator (1828) Ltd is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
The Spectator Magazine update history & changes
Last change · 37 events since 24 Oct 2012Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 37 events
- 📈The Spectator Magazine entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Grossing · News · DE · Top Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · DE
- 📈The Spectator Magazine charting in a new countryiOSGermany
- 📈The Spectator Magazine charting in a new countryiOSBrazil
- 📈The Spectator Magazine entered the top 10iOSTop Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · GB
- 📈The Spectator Magazine entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Magazines & Newspapers · ID
- 📈The Spectator Magazine charting in a new countryiOSIndonesia
- 📈The Spectator Magazine entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Magazines & Newspapers · AE
- 📈The Spectator Magazine entered the top 10iOSTop Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · IN
- 📈The Spectator Magazine entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · News · US
- 📈The Spectator Magazine entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Magazines & Newspapers · AU
- 📈The Spectator Magazine entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · News · FR
- 📈The Spectator Magazine entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · News · IT
- 📈The Spectator Magazine charting in a new countryAndroidNetherlands
- 📈The Spectator Magazine charting in a new country in 4 chartsAndroidMexico · Thailand · Turkey · Vietnam
- 📈The Spectator Magazine entered the top 100 in 3 chartsiOSTop Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · FR · Top Grossing · News · JP · Top Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · JP
- 📈The Spectator Magazine charting in a new country in 2 chartsiOSFrance · Japan
- 📈The Spectator Magazine entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Grossing · News · IN · Top Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · IN
- 📈The Spectator Magazine charting in a new countryiOSIndia
- 📦The Spectator Magazine updated to version 8.1.10iOSBug fixes and performance improvements
- 📈The Spectator Magazine entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Magazines & Newspapers · SA
- 📈The Spectator Magazine charting in a new countryiOSSaudi Arabia
- 📈The Spectator Magazine entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · IT
- 📈The Spectator Magazine charting in a new countryiOSItaly
- 📈The Spectator Magazine entered the top 100AndroidTop Grossing · News & Magazines · GB
- ✏️The Spectator Magazine added hidden keywords: observer, politicsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈The Spectator Magazine entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · AE
- 📈The Spectator Magazine entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Grossing · News · AE · Top Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · US
- 📈The Spectator Magazine charting in a new countryiOSUnited Arab Emirates
- 📈The Spectator Magazine entered the top 100 in 3 chartsiOSTop Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · AU · Top Grossing · News · CA · Top Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · CA
- 📈The Spectator Magazine charting in a new country in 2 chartsiOSCanada · United States
- 🆕The Spectator Magazine first spotted by AppInsideriOS#17 in Top Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · United Kingdom
- 🆕The Spectator Magazine first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidIndia
- 📦The Spectator Magazine version 8.1.9iOSBug fixes and performance improvements
- 📦The Spectator Magazine version 8.1.9AndroidBug fixes and performance improvements
- 🆕The Spectator Magazine released on Google PlayAndroid
- 🆕The Spectator Magazine 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 GrossingApp Store
App details
Google Play
App details
The Spectator Magazine downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 100+ | 500k+ |
| Google Play | 10+ | 100k+ Measured |
| Total | 100+ Confidence | 1M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where The Spectator Magazine'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: Ad-led
How The Spectator Magazine makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | 1 month subscription | |
| 2 | 1 year subscription | |
| 3 | 2 July 2016, The Spectator Magazine | |
| 4 | 25 June 2016, The Spectator Magazine | |
| 5 | The Spectator Magazine 15 December 2012 | |
| 6 | 13 December 2014, The Spectator Magazine | |
| 7 | 10 December 2016, The Spectator Magazine | |
| 8 | The Spectator Magazine 14 December 2013 | |
| 9 | 12 December 2015, The Spectator Magazine | |
| 10 | 31 December 2016, The Spectator Magazine |
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #15 Magazines & Newspapers Grossing | 6 of 30 countries | – | – |
| Google Play | #26 News & Magazines Grossing | 10 of 23 countries | – | – |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings by country (3)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 46 | 77% | ▼ -45% |
 United States | 13 | 22% | ▼ -50% |
 Canada | 1 | 2% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
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 | 4.8 ★ | 2.9k 18 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.8 ★ weighted by ratings | 4.9k |
What users say about The Spectator Magazine
From the 47 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users universally praise the magazine's high-quality writing and political commentary but express severe frustration with the app's technical instability and poor user experience. Recent updates have reportedly degraded functionality, causing crashes, login failures, and difficulties in accessing purchased content.
Mixed but leaning positive (64% 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 recent updates.
What people like
- Useful: “Highly recommended for any critical mind”
- Price & subscription: “Would highly recommend the combination of print and digital subscription…”
- Fun: “The contributions of the weekly columnists are erudite and constantly entertaining”
- Features & content: “There's an amazing variety in the subject matter on offer”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “THAT’S ALL WE SUBSCRIBERS WANT”
- Updates: “This is really unforgivable - the app has not been updated since 2014 and there was a major iOS update this year”
- Ease of use: “It was straightforward and worked perfectly”
- Design: “This app seems designed to frustrate its readers”
About The Spectator Magazine
Simply download the app and sign in.
App highlights:
• A daily mixture of political commentary, cultural criticism and humour
• Each issue of the weekly magazine published every Thursday at 4 a.m.
• Receive alerts on breaking news – and the latest from Spectator writers
• Listen to all Spectator podcasts and narrated articles
• Read articles when you’re offline
• Keep track of the articles you’ve already read
Join the party with Europe’s fastest-growing current affairs magazine.
Terms of use: https://www.spectator.co.uk/terms/
The Spectator Magazine App Store
The Spectator Magazine gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
The Spectator Magazine is #15 in Magazines & Newspapers Grossing in United Kingdom and charting in 6 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 11 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
25 Sep 2026 Magazines & Newspapers GrossingThe Spectator Magazine on the App Store
App details
The Spectator Magazine 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 Spectator Magazine'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 Spectator Magazine before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How The Spectator Magazine makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | 1 month subscription | |
| 2 | 1 year subscription | |
| 3 | 2 July 2016, The Spectator Magazine | |
| 4 | 25 June 2016, The Spectator Magazine | |
| 5 | The Spectator Magazine 15 December 2012 | |
| 6 | 13 December 2014, The Spectator Magazine | |
| 7 | 10 December 2016, The Spectator Magazine | |
| 8 | The Spectator Magazine 14 December 2013 | |
| 9 | 12 December 2015, The Spectator Magazine | |
| 10 | 31 December 2016, The Spectator Magazine |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #15 |
| United Kingdom | NewsGrossing | #21 |
 Japan | NewsGrossing | #81 |
| United Kingdom | NewsFree | #49 |
| United Kingdom | Magazines & NewspapersFree | #51 |
 India | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #81 |
 Australia | NewsGrossing | #90 |
| Australia | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #96 |
 Russia | NewsGrossing | #88 |
 United Arab Emirates | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #88 |
Apps near The Spectator Magazine on the chart
Magazines & Newspapers Grossing, around #15.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings by country (3)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 46 | 77% | ▼ -45% |
| United States | 13 | 22% | ▼ -50% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
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 Spectator Magazine
From the 47 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users universally praise the magazine's high-quality writing and political commentary but express severe frustration with the app's technical instability and poor user experience. Recent updates have reportedly degraded functionality, causing crashes, login failures, and difficulties in accessing purchased content.
Mixed but leaning positive (64% 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 recent updates.
What people like
- Useful: “Highly recommended for any critical mind”
- Price & subscription: “Would highly recommend the combination of print and digital subscription…”
- Fun: “The contributions of the weekly columnists are erudite and constantly entertaining”
- Features & content: “There's an amazing variety in the subject matter on offer”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “THAT’S ALL WE SUBSCRIBERS WANT”
- Updates: “This is really unforgivable - the app has not been updated since 2014 and there was a major iOS update this year”
- Ease of use: “It was straightforward and worked perfectly”
- Design: “This app seems designed to frustrate its readers”
About The Spectator Magazine
Simply download the app and sign in.
App highlights:
• A daily mixture of political commentary, cultural criticism and humour
• Each issue of the weekly magazine published every Thursday at 4 a.m.
• Receive alerts on breaking news – and the latest from Spectator writers
• Listen to all Spectator podcasts and narrated articles
• Read articles when you’re offline
• Keep track of the articles you’ve already read
Join the party with Europe’s fastest-growing current affairs magazine.
Terms of use: https://www.spectator.co.uk/terms/
Latest updates
More from The Spectator (1828) Ltd
The Spectator Magazine Android
The Spectator Magazine gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
The Spectator Magazine is #26 in News & Magazines Grossing on Google Play in United Kingdom and charting in 10 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 11 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
News & Magazines GrossingThe Spectator Magazine on Google Play
App details
The Spectator Magazine 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 Spectator Magazine'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 Spectator Magazine before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How The Spectator Magazine makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | 1 month subscription | |
| 2 | 1 year subscription | |
| 3 | 2 July 2016, The Spectator Magazine | |
| 4 | 25 June 2016, The Spectator Magazine | |
| 5 | The Spectator Magazine 15 December 2012 | |
| 6 | 13 December 2014, The Spectator Magazine | |
| 7 | 10 December 2016, The Spectator Magazine | |
| 8 | The Spectator Magazine 14 December 2013 | |
| 9 | 12 December 2015, The Spectator Magazine | |
| 10 | 31 December 2016, The Spectator Magazine |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | News & MagazinesGrossing | #26 |
| United Kingdom | News & MagazinesFree | #80 |
| India | News & MagazinesGrossing | #148 |
 Mexico | News & MagazinesGrossing | #161 |
 Indonesia | News & MagazinesGrossing | #147 |
 Saudi Arabia | News & MagazinesGrossing | #161 |
 Turkey | News & MagazinesGrossing | #157 |
| United Arab Emirates | News & MagazinesGrossing | #161 |
 Netherlands | News & MagazinesGrossing | #164 |
 Thailand | News & MagazinesGrossing | #158 |
 Vietnam | News & MagazinesGrossing | #159 |
Apps near The Spectator Magazine on the chart
News & Magazines Grossing, around #26.
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.
About The Spectator Magazine
Simply download the app and sign in.
*NEW* in the 'more' section:
• Dark mode
• Search
• Tailor your feed with specific topics and featured writers
App highlights:
• A daily mixture of political commentary, cultural criticism and humour
• Each issue of the weekly magazine published every Thursday at 4 a.m.
• Receive alerts on breaking news – and the latest from Spectator writers
• Listen to all Spectator podcasts and narrated articles
• Read articles when you’re offline
• Keep track of the articles you’ve already read
Download today and get the latest from the oldest weekly magazine in the world.