ABC News: iPhone vs Android
ABC News gets 5k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, September 2026, rounded down to a band).
ABC News by Australian Broadcasting Corporation is on both the App Store and Google Play. Here are both versions together: downloads, users, revenue, ratings and chart positions, store by store with totals.
Trackers & permissions εxodus report
ABC News’s Android app (build v2025.05.10222) contains 8 trackers and 24 Android permissions, per the εxodus privacy project.
| Trackers inside the app | Chartbeat, Facebook Login, Google CrashLytics + 5 more trackers · Free accountSign up free |
| Permissions | Full permission list · ProSee plans |
Source: εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA), which describes an earlier build.
ABC News downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | 1k+ | 1M+ |
| Google Play | 500+ | 1M+ Measured |
| Total | 5k+ Confidence | 1M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where ABC News'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
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.5 ★ | 30k |
| Google Play | 4.7 ★ | 36k 314 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.6 ★ weighted by ratings | 66k |