The Straits Times Downloads & RevenueThe Straits Times · App Store & Google Play
The Straits Times gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
The Straits Times by SPH Media Limited is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
📈AndroidDropped out of every chart we track📦iOSUpdated to version 11.10.0🚀iOSNow shown next to O Globo, Times Union🌏AndroidFound on Huawei AppGallery📈iOSEntered the top 10📦iOSUpdated to version 11.9.0⭐iOSPassed 100 ratings📈AndroidEntered the top 100 in 4 charts📦AndroidUpdated to version 11.8.0📈iOSEntered the top 100🆕AndroidFirst spotted by AppInsider🆕iOSFirst spotted by AppInsider📦AndroidVersion 11.5.1🆕iOSReleased on the App Store🆕AndroidReleased on Google Play
Full timeline · 27 events
- 📈The Straits Times dropped out of every chart we trackAndroidLast seen 5 Nov
- 📦The Straits Times updated to version 11.10.0iOSIn this update, we have made fixes and enhancements to improve your reading experience.
Please e-mail [email protected] if you need help, so that we can assist you directly. - 🚀The Straits Times: now shown next to O Globo, Times UnioniOSthe store's “similar apps” for it changed: who it's seen as competing with
- 🌏The Straits Times: found on Huawei AppGalleryAndroid
- 📈The Straits Times entered the top 10iOSTop Grossing · News · ID
- 📦The Straits Times updated to version 11.9.0iOSIn this update, we have made fixes and enhancements to improve your reading experience.
Please e-mail [email protected] if you need help, so that we can assist you directly. - 📈The Straits Times entered the top 100 in 4 chartsAndroidTop Grossing · News & Magazines · AE · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · NL · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · SA · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · TH
- 📈The Straits Times charting in a new country in 2 chartsAndroidNetherlands · Thailand
- 📈The Straits Times entered the top 100 in 4 chartsAndroidTop Grossing · News & Magazines · ID · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · MX · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · TR · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · VN
- 📈The Straits Times charting in a new country in 3 chartsAndroidMexico · Turkey · Vietnam
- 📦The Straits Times updated to version 11.8.0iOSIn this update, we have made fixes and enhancements to improve your reading experience.
Please e-mail [email protected] if you need help, so that we can assist you directly. - 📦The Straits Times updated to version 11.8.0AndroidIn this update, we have made fixes and enhancements to improve your reading experience.
Please e-mail [email protected] if you need help, so that we can assist you directly. - 📈The Straits Times entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · News · CA
- 📈The Straits Times charting in a new countryiOSCanada
- 📈The Straits Times entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Grossing · News · BR · Top Free · News · ID
- 📈The Straits Times charting in a new countryiOSBrazil
- 📦The Straits Times updated to version 11.7.0iOSIn this update, we have made fixes and enhancements to improve your reading experience.
Please e-mail [email protected] if you need help, so that we can assist you directly. - 📈The Straits Times charting in a new country in 2 chartsAndroidUnited Arab Emirates · Indonesia
- 📈The Straits Times entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Grossing · News · AE · Top Grossing · News · GB
- 📈The Straits Times charting in a new country in 2 chartsiOSUnited Arab Emirates · United Kingdom
- 🆕The Straits Times first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidIndia
- 🆕The Straits Times first spotted by AppInsideriOS#45 in Top Grossing · News · Saudi Arabia
- 📦The Straits Times version 11.6.0iOSIn this update, we have made fixes and enhancements to improve your reading experience.
Please e-mail [email protected] if you need help, so that we can assist you directly. - 📦The Straits Times version 11.5.1AndroidIn this update, we have made fixes and enhancements to improve your reading experience.
Please e-mail [email protected] if you need help, so that we can assist you directly. - 🆕The Straits Times released on the App StoreiOS
- 🆕The Straits Times released on Google PlayAndroid
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.5 ★
7.5k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#23
App Store · 
News Grossing
News GrossingMeasured
New ratings a week
19
▲ ×11+ vs the 2 weeks before (Google Play)
Measured
App Store
App details
App ID
547465441
Publisher
SPH Media Limited
Publisher country
Singapore 318994
On the store since
Nov 2012
14 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 16.0+
iPhone 8 and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
1
EN
Size
329 MB
Also listed in
Lifestyle
Google Play
App details
App ID
com.buuuk.st
Publisher
SPH MEDIA LIMITED
Publisher country
Singapore 318994
Content rating
Everyone
The Straits Times downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | – | 50k+ |
| Google Play | 50+ | 1M+ Measured |
| Other Android stores | 50+ | – |
| Total | 100+ Confidence | 1M+ 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 Straits Times'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 Straits Times makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchasesAds · 29 ad networks
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | ST monthly subscription subscription | |
| 2 | ST weekly subscription subscription | |
| 3 | ST yearly subscription 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 | #23 News Grossing | 4 of 30 countries | – | – |
| Google Play | – | 0 of 23 countries | – | – |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisApp Store
New ratings a week
2
▼ -33% vs the 2 weeks before
Lifetime rating
4.8★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
59/100
faster than 77% of News apps
Google Play
New ratings a week
17
▲ ×11+ vs the 2 weeks before
Lifetime rating
3.3★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
76/100
faster than 72% 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 | 4.7 ★ | 87 |
| Google Play | 4.5 ★ | 7.4k 147 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.5 ★ weighted by ratings | 7.5k |
What users say about The Straits Times
From recent reviews.
About The Straits Times
Stay informed, your way.
Stay informed with The Straits Times—where trusted journalism meets modern convenience. Get trusted news, trending stories, and lifestyle updates from Singapore and beyond—all in one app. The Straits Times app offers smart summaries, immersive visuals, podcasts, and a tailored experience with myST+.
Free to download. Subscribers get to unlock unlimited access to exclusive stories and interviews, in-depth investigations, and recreate that morning ritual with the digital replica of the print edition.
You can choose to subscribe on a weekly or monthly basis:
• ST weekly subscription (auto-renewed weekly at S$ 7.98)
• ST monthly subscription (auto-renewed monthly at S$ 29.98)
• Try our introductory offer at S$ 0.98*/month for the first 3 months
• Payment will be charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of the purchase
• You will be automatically charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period
• Manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew at any time by going to account settings in the App Store
• Upon cancellation, your subscription is valid till the end of the current period. Past subscriptions will not be refunded
*Introductory offer is available to new subscribers only.
For technical assistance, please contact [email protected]
Privacy policy: https://sph.com.sg/legal/sph_privacy.html
Terms and conditions: https://www.sph.com.sg/terms-and-conditions/app-for-ios
Stay informed with The Straits Times—where trusted journalism meets modern convenience. Get trusted news, trending stories, and lifestyle updates from Singapore and beyond—all in one app. The Straits Times app offers smart summaries, immersive visuals, podcasts, and a tailored experience with myST+.
Free to download. Subscribers get to unlock unlimited access to exclusive stories and interviews, in-depth investigations, and recreate that morning ritual with the digital replica of the print edition.
You can choose to subscribe on a weekly or monthly basis:
• ST weekly subscription (auto-renewed weekly at S$ 7.98)
• ST monthly subscription (auto-renewed monthly at S$ 29.98)
• Try our introductory offer at S$ 0.98*/month for the first 3 months
• Payment will be charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of the purchase
• You will be automatically charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period
• Manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew at any time by going to account settings in the App Store
• Upon cancellation, your subscription is valid till the end of the current period. Past subscriptions will not be refunded
*Introductory offer is available to new subscribers only.
For technical assistance, please contact [email protected]
Privacy policy: https://sph.com.sg/legal/sph_privacy.html
Terms and conditions: https://www.sph.com.sg/terms-and-conditions/app-for-ios
The Straits Times App Store
The Straits Times gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
The Straits Times is #96 in News Grossing in Japan and charting in 4 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperSPH Media Limited
CategoryNews
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.7 (87)
Version11.10.0
Age rating4+
First seen by us
24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Installs (est.)50k+ worldwide
Rating
4.7 ★
87 ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#96
News GrossingMeasured
New ratings a week
2
▼ -33% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
The Straits Times on the App Store
App details
App ID
547465441
Publisher
SPH Media Limited
Publisher country
Singapore 318994
On the store since
Nov 2012
14 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 16.0+
iPhone 8 and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
1
EN
Size
329 MB
Also listed in
Lifestyle
The Straits Times 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 Straits Times'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 Straits Times makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchasesAds · 29 ad networks
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | ST monthly subscription subscription | |
| 2 | ST weekly subscription subscription | |
| 3 | ST yearly subscription subscription |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | NewsGrossing | #96 |
| Indonesia | NewsGrossing | #23 |
 India | NewsGrossing | #99 |
| Saudi Arabia | NewsGrossing | #68 |
Apps near The Straits Times on the chart
News Grossing, around #96.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.7 ★
87 ratings
Measured
Ratings
87
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
2
▼ -33% vs the 2 weeks before
Lifetime rating
4.8★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
59/100
faster than 77% 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 Straits Times
From recent reviews.
About The Straits Times
Stay informed, your way.
Stay informed with The Straits Times—where trusted journalism meets modern convenience. Get trusted news, trending stories, and lifestyle updates from Singapore and beyond—all in one app. The Straits Times app offers smart summaries, immersive visuals, podcasts, and a tailored experience with myST+.
Free to download. Subscribers get to unlock unlimited access to exclusive stories and interviews, in-depth investigations, and recreate that morning ritual with the digital replica of the print edition.
You can choose to subscribe on a weekly or monthly basis:
• ST weekly subscription (auto-renewed weekly at S$ 7.98)
• ST monthly subscription (auto-renewed monthly at S$ 29.98)
• Try our introductory offer at S$ 0.98*/month for the first 3 months
• Payment will be charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of the purchase
• You will be automatically charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period
• Manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew at any time by going to account settings in the App Store
• Upon cancellation, your subscription is valid till the end of the current period. Past subscriptions will not be refunded
*Introductory offer is available to new subscribers only.
For technical assistance, please contact [email protected]
Privacy policy: https://sph.com.sg/legal/sph_privacy.html
Terms and conditions: https://www.sph.com.sg/terms-and-conditions/app-for-ios
Stay informed with The Straits Times—where trusted journalism meets modern convenience. Get trusted news, trending stories, and lifestyle updates from Singapore and beyond—all in one app. The Straits Times app offers smart summaries, immersive visuals, podcasts, and a tailored experience with myST+.
Free to download. Subscribers get to unlock unlimited access to exclusive stories and interviews, in-depth investigations, and recreate that morning ritual with the digital replica of the print edition.
You can choose to subscribe on a weekly or monthly basis:
• ST weekly subscription (auto-renewed weekly at S$ 7.98)
• ST monthly subscription (auto-renewed monthly at S$ 29.98)
• Try our introductory offer at S$ 0.98*/month for the first 3 months
• Payment will be charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of the purchase
• You will be automatically charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period
• Manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew at any time by going to account settings in the App Store
• Upon cancellation, your subscription is valid till the end of the current period. Past subscriptions will not be refunded
*Introductory offer is available to new subscribers only.
For technical assistance, please contact [email protected]
Privacy policy: https://sph.com.sg/legal/sph_privacy.html
Terms and conditions: https://www.sph.com.sg/terms-and-conditions/app-for-ios
Latest updates
11.10.0
In this update, we have made fixes and enhancements to improve your reading experience.
Please e-mail [email protected] if you need help, so that we can assist you directly.
11.9.0
In this update, we have made fixes and enhancements to improve your reading experience.
Please e-mail [email protected] if you need help, so that we can assist you directly.
11.8.0
In this update, we have made fixes and enhancements to improve your reading experience.
Please e-mail [email protected] if you need help, so that we can assist you directly.
More from SPH Media Limited
The Straits Times Android
The Straits Times gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Not in a tracked Google Play top chart right now.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperSPH Media Limited
CategoryNews & Magazines
PriceFree
Released
Installs1M+
Rating★ 4.5 (7.4k)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone
Rating
4.5 ★
7.4k ratings
Measured
New ratings a week
17
▲ ×11+ vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
The Straits Times on Google Play
App details
App ID
com.buuuk.st
Publisher
SPH MEDIA LIMITED
Publisher country
Singapore 318994
Content rating
Everyone
The Straits Times 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 Straits Times's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
On Android app stores
The same app (com.buuuk.st) on every Android store we track. Known Android installs: at least 2M (Google Play band + AppGallery count).
| Store | Installs | Rating | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Play | 1,000,000+ | ★ 4.5 (7.4k) | 11.8.0 | Open ↗ |
| Huawei AppGallery | 1M | – | 11.4.0 | Open ↗ |
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 Straits Times makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchasesAds · 29 ad networks
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | ST monthly subscription subscription | |
| 2 | ST weekly subscription subscription | |
| 3 | ST yearly subscription subscription |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Not in a Google Play top chart right now. | ||
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
4.5 ★
7.4k ratings
Measured
Ratings
7.4k
Measured
Written reviews
147
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
17
▲ ×11+ vs the 2 weeks before
Lifetime rating
3.3★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
76/100
faster than 72% 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.
About The Straits Times
Stay in the know with The Straits Times app—trusted news, trending stories, visual journalism, videos, podcasts, and bite-sized summaries. Tailor your feed with myST+, save and follow topics you care about.
Free to download. Subscribers get to unlock unlimited access to exclusive stories and interviews, in-depth investigations, and recreate that morning ritual with the digital replica of the print edition.
Free to download. Subscribers get to unlock unlimited access to exclusive stories and interviews, in-depth investigations, and recreate that morning ritual with the digital replica of the print edition.
What's new in 11.8.0
In this update, we have made fixes and enhancements to improve your reading experience.
Please e-mail [email protected] if you need help, so that we can assist you directly.
Please e-mail [email protected] if you need help, so that we can assist you directly.
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