Frontline News Magazine: iPhone vs Android
Frontline News Magazine gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, September 2026, rounded down to a band).
Frontline News Magazine by THG Publishing Private Limited 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.
Rating
4.7 ★
1.7k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#36
iPhone · 
Magazines & Newspapers Grossing
Magazines & Newspapers GrossingMeasured
App Store
App details
App ID
6447624894
Publisher
THG PUBLISHING PRIVATE LIMITED
Publisher country
India
Content rating
4+
Google Play
App details
App ID
com.thehindu.frontline
Publisher
THG PUBLISHING PRIVATE LIMITED
Publisher country
India
Content rating
Everyone
Frontline News Magazine downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | 100+ | 10k+ |
| Google Play | 10+ | 50k+ Measured |
| Total | 100+ Confidence | 50k+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
iPhone: 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 Frontline News 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.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
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 Frontline News Magazine makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
In-app purchases
One-off purchases
/mo
of revenue
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 3.6 ★ | 5 |
| Google Play | 4.8 ★ | 1.7k |
| Both stores | 4.7 ★ weighted by ratings | 1.7k |
About Frontline News Magazine
The Hindu Group is proud to introduce the app version of India's favourite fortnightly print magazine since 1984, and one of the most subscribed digital magazines today - Frontline!
With the new Frontline app, subscribed users of Frontline Website can now access the best of long-form journalism on topics that matter to society and are impacting society in some way. This includes Politics, Economy, World Affairs, Environment, Arts & Culture, Social Issues, Science & Technology, Books, Health, Literature & Cinema, and Travel.
In addition to comprehensive cover stories and in-depth articles, each issue of Frontline also features book reviews and columns from eminent personalities like C.P. Chandrasekhar, G.N. Devy, Prathyush Parasuraman, R.K. Radhakrishnan and so on.
Preparing for UPSC exams or other competitive exams? Frontline has a wealth of knowledge for you, including a treasure trove of archives dating back to 1984.
Frontline is the magazine for you if you are looking to gain an accurate and in-depth understanding of current affairs! It is pure journalism that isn’t politically compromised, is unafraid to raise eyebrows or challenge notions and is binge-read by intellectuals. Like fine dining, Frontline believes in taking the time to do its research and telling stories that are both sharp and insightful.
Why get the Frontline app?
· Read fresh content every day
· Enjoy a distraction-free reading experience, with no ads to interrupt your flow
· Enjoy the latest and archival issues of Frontline in a mobile-friendly format.
· Make the most of the user-friendly interface to easily navigate through important content categories
· Share stories, bookmark the ones you want to read later, and participate in the conversation in the comments.
No matter what your interests may be, you will find something to satisfy your intellectual curiosity in the Frontline app. Download it now and start exploring!
ABOUT THE PUBLISHER:
THG PUBLISHING PRIVATE LIMITED: Today, The Hindu Group has a slew of print and digital publications.
Some of the top publications include:
The Hindu (English news daily)
The Hindu ePaper & Businessline ePaper
Businessline (Business daily)
Frontline (Fortnightly national magazine)
Sportstar (Sports magazine)
Got feedback/suggestions? Write to [email protected].
Terms and Conditions: https://www.thehindugroup.com/termsofuse.html
With the new Frontline app, subscribed users of Frontline Website can now access the best of long-form journalism on topics that matter to society and are impacting society in some way. This includes Politics, Economy, World Affairs, Environment, Arts & Culture, Social Issues, Science & Technology, Books, Health, Literature & Cinema, and Travel.
In addition to comprehensive cover stories and in-depth articles, each issue of Frontline also features book reviews and columns from eminent personalities like C.P. Chandrasekhar, G.N. Devy, Prathyush Parasuraman, R.K. Radhakrishnan and so on.
Preparing for UPSC exams or other competitive exams? Frontline has a wealth of knowledge for you, including a treasure trove of archives dating back to 1984.
Frontline is the magazine for you if you are looking to gain an accurate and in-depth understanding of current affairs! It is pure journalism that isn’t politically compromised, is unafraid to raise eyebrows or challenge notions and is binge-read by intellectuals. Like fine dining, Frontline believes in taking the time to do its research and telling stories that are both sharp and insightful.
Why get the Frontline app?
· Read fresh content every day
· Enjoy a distraction-free reading experience, with no ads to interrupt your flow
· Enjoy the latest and archival issues of Frontline in a mobile-friendly format.
· Make the most of the user-friendly interface to easily navigate through important content categories
· Share stories, bookmark the ones you want to read later, and participate in the conversation in the comments.
No matter what your interests may be, you will find something to satisfy your intellectual curiosity in the Frontline app. Download it now and start exploring!
ABOUT THE PUBLISHER:
THG PUBLISHING PRIVATE LIMITED: Today, The Hindu Group has a slew of print and digital publications.
Some of the top publications include:
The Hindu (English news daily)
The Hindu ePaper & Businessline ePaper
Businessline (Business daily)
Frontline (Fortnightly national magazine)
Sportstar (Sports magazine)
Got feedback/suggestions? Write to [email protected].
Terms and Conditions: https://www.thehindugroup.com/termsofuse.html