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theSkimm is #91 in News Grossing in United States and charting in 4 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DevelopertheSkimm
CategoryNews
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.8 (13k)
Version3.2.8
Age rating17+
First seen by us
24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Installs (est.)500k+ worldwide
🌟Featured by Apple🌟Featured by Apple⭐Passed 1K ratings⭐Passed 10K ratings📈Entered the top 100📈Entered the top 100 in 3 charts🆕First spotted by AppInsider📦Version 3.2.8🆕Released on the App Store
Full timeline · 23 events
- 🌟theSkimm featured by Appleapps · PL, RU
- 🌟theSkimm featured by Appleapps · PL, RU
- 🌟theSkimm featured by Appleapps · PL, RU
- 🌟theSkimm featured by Appleapps · PL, RU
- 🌟theSkimm featured by Appleapps · PL, RU
- 🌟theSkimm featured by Appleapps · PL, RU
- 🌟theSkimm featured by Appleapps · PL, RU
- 🌟theSkimm featured by Appleapps · PL, RU
- 🌟theSkimm featured by Appleapps · PL, RU
- 📈theSkimm entered the top 100Top Free · News · RU
- 📈theSkimm entered the top 100 in 3 chartsTop Grossing · News · AE · Top Grossing · News · BR · Top Grossing · News · CA
- 📈theSkimm charting in a new country in 3 chartsUnited Arab Emirates · Brazil · Canada
- 📈theSkimm entered the top 100Top Grossing · News · US
- 📈theSkimm charting in a new countryUnited States
- 🆕theSkimm first spotted by AppInsider#96 in Top Grossing · News · Indonesia
- 📦theSkimm version 3.2.8Minor updates
- 🆕theSkimm released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.8 ★
13k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#91
News GrossingMeasured
theSkimm on the App Store
App details
App ID
1034995058
Publisher
The Skimm Inc.
On the store since
Apr 2016
10 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 14.0+
iPhone 6s and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
17+
3 content notes below
Languages
1
EN
Size
35 MB
Also listed in
Education
Content notesInfrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or ReferencesInfrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive ThemesInfrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor
theSkimm 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.
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: In-app purchase-led
How theSkimm makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchases
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | theSkimm Monthly subscription | |
| 2 | theSkimm Yearly subscription |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | NewsGrossing | #91 |
 South Korea | NewsGrossing | #89 |
 Russia | NewsGrossing | #56 |
| Indonesia | NewsGrossing | #90 |
Apps near theSkimm on the chart
News Grossing, around #91.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.8 ★
13k ratings
Measured
Ratings
13k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
under 1
4-week average
Written reviews a week
under 1
US App Store
Lifetime rating
4.8★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
58/100
faster than 63% 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 theSkimm
From the 51 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Mostly negative (16% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for good value, and its features and content. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs, and price and subscriptions. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Price & subscription: “So whether you just subscribe to the emails only or both”
- Features & content: “It would be great if you could add that feature”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “Won’t refresh, broken links”
- Price & subscription: “I did not pay for a NWSL calendar”
- Features & content: “Paid features are not updating anymore”
- Connection & sync: “But mid February it stopped syncing”
About theSkimm
Meet: theSkimm app. We’ve got you covered on all the news and info you need to start your day. Think: news, podcasts, curated picks, and a personalized calendar to help you live your smartest life. Try the app for free. After that, pay less than a cup of coffee a month.
Wake up with us.
It all starts with the Daily Skimm – the morning newsletter that connects the dots on how the biggest stories affect your life.
Dive deeper.
We help you navigate the complicated topics around your career, health, and wallet.
Listen in.
Meet our podcasts: “Skimm This” explains the week’s biggest stories. “Skimm’d from the Couch” features advice from female leaders.
Stay up-to-date.
Our calendar integrates with yours so you never miss important moments, like awards shows, elections, and more.
Discover more.
We Skimm your shopping cart, streaming queue, and bookshelf. We'll help you discover things quicker, so you can spend your downtime smarter.
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In-app purchase subscription required. All monthly subscriptions begin with a free trial, after which a recurring charge of $2.99 per month. All yearly subscriptions are charged $29.99 at the time of purchase, with a recurring charge billed annually.
Details:
- Subscription options: monthly subscription of $2.99 per month, or yearly subscription of $29.99 per year
- Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase
- Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period
- Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period
- Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase
- No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period
- theSkimm's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use can be visited at http://theskimm.com/privacy
- Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication
Wake up with us.
It all starts with the Daily Skimm – the morning newsletter that connects the dots on how the biggest stories affect your life.
Dive deeper.
We help you navigate the complicated topics around your career, health, and wallet.
Listen in.
Meet our podcasts: “Skimm This” explains the week’s biggest stories. “Skimm’d from the Couch” features advice from female leaders.
Stay up-to-date.
Our calendar integrates with yours so you never miss important moments, like awards shows, elections, and more.
Discover more.
We Skimm your shopping cart, streaming queue, and bookshelf. We'll help you discover things quicker, so you can spend your downtime smarter.
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In-app purchase subscription required. All monthly subscriptions begin with a free trial, after which a recurring charge of $2.99 per month. All yearly subscriptions are charged $29.99 at the time of purchase, with a recurring charge billed annually.
Details:
- Subscription options: monthly subscription of $2.99 per month, or yearly subscription of $29.99 per year
- Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase
- Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period
- Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period
- Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase
- No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period
- theSkimm's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use can be visited at http://theskimm.com/privacy
- Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication
Latest updates
3.2.8
Minor updates