IndyStar Downloads & RevenueIndyStar: Indianapolis Star · App Store & Google Play
IndyStar: Indianapolis Star by USA TODAY Co., Inc. is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
IndyStar: Indianapolis Star update history & changes
Last change · 14 events since 6 Oct 2009Full timeline ↓📦AndroidUpdated to version 8.15.0📈AndroidCharting in a new country📦iOSUpdated to version 8.14.0📈iOSEntered the top 100📈iOSCharting in a new country📦AndroidUpdated to version 8.14.0📦iOSUpdated to version 8.13.2🆕AndroidFirst spotted by AppInsider🆕iOSFirst spotted by AppInsider🆕AndroidReleased on Google Play🆕iOSReleased on the App Store
Full timeline · 14 events
- 📦IndyStar: Indianapolis Star updated to version 8.15.0Android• This update includes bug fixes and stability improvements.
- 📈IndyStar: Indianapolis Star charting in a new countryAndroidMexico
- 📦IndyStar: Indianapolis Star updated to version 8.14.0iOS• This update includes bug fixes and stability improvements.
- 📈IndyStar: Indianapolis Star entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · News · CA
- 📈IndyStar: Indianapolis Star charting in a new countryiOSCanada
- 📦IndyStar: Indianapolis Star updated to version 8.14.0Android• This update includes bug fixes and stability improvements.
- 📦IndyStar: Indianapolis Star updated to version 8.13.2iOS• This update includes bug fixes and stability improvements.
- 📦IndyStar: Indianapolis Star updated to version 8.13.2Android• This update includes bug fixes and stability improvements.
- 🆕IndyStar: Indianapolis Star first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidUnited States
- 🆕IndyStar: Indianapolis Star first spotted by AppInsideriOS#58 in Top Grossing · News · United States
- 📦IndyStar: Indianapolis Star version 8.10.3Android• This update includes bug fixes and stability improvements.
- 📦IndyStar: Indianapolis Star version 8.11.0iOSNo release notes
- 🆕IndyStar: Indianapolis Star released on Google PlayAndroid
- 🆕IndyStar: Indianapolis Star released on the App StoreiOS
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.2 ★
6k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#56
App Store · 
Magazines & Newspapers Grossing
Magazines & Newspapers GrossingMeasured
New ratings a week
3.2
▼ -33% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
App Store
App details
App ID
331907339
Publisher
USA TODAY Co., Inc.
Publisher country
United States
On the store since
Oct 2009
17 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 18.6+
iPhone XS and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
12+
4 content notes below
Languages
31
AR HY CA CS DA NL EN FI FR DE EL HE …
Size
198 MB
Also listed in
Magazines & Newspapers
Content notesInfrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive ThemesInfrequent/Mild Medical/Treatment InformationInfrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or ReferencesInfrequent/Mild Realistic Violence
Google Play
App details
App ID
com.gannett.local.library.news.indystar
Publisher
Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC
Publisher country
United States
Content rating
Everyone 10+
IndyStar: Indianapolis Star downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 50+ | – |
| Google Play | 5+ | 100k+ Measured |
| Total | 50+ Confidence | 100k+ 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 IndyStar: Indianapolis Star'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.
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: Subscription-led
How IndyStar: Indianapolis Star makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchasesAds · 33 ad networks
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Monthly Digital Subscription subscription | |
| 2 | Annual Digital Subscription subscription | |
| 3 | Monthly Digital Rate subscription | |
| 4 | Monthly Digital Subscription subscription | |
| 5 | Annual Digital 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 | #56 Magazines & Newspapers Grossing | 1 of 30 countries | – | #56 |
| Google Play | #59 News & Magazines Grossing | 3 of 23 countries | – | #59 |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisApp Store
New ratings a week
3.2
▼ -33% vs the 2 weeks before
Lifetime rating
4.4★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
61/100
faster than 81% of News apps
Google Play
New ratings a week
–
Google Play's rating count fell over the last 4 weeks: it removed more ratings than came in (spam clean-ups, deleted accounts), so the pace can't be read right now
Written reviews a week
under 1
Google Play
Lifetime rating
2.7★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
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 | 4.4 ★ | 5.3k |
| Google Play | 2.7 ★ | 667 296 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.2 ★ weighted by ratings | 6k |
What users say about IndyStar: Indianapolis Star
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Mixed but leaning positive (56% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for good value, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and ads.
What people like
- Price & subscription: “Been a subscriber for many years and will continue into the future”
- Ease of use: “This is an easy way for readers to see the daily news”
- Fun: “I enjoy reading about the Fever, Pacers, and Colts as well”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “You will lose subscribers”
- Ads: “You get nothing but ads on startup”
- Crashes & bugs: “Why pay if the app doesn’t work when you want it to”
- Login & account: “I am repeatedly being asked to login, but the app doesn’t allow me to do so”
About IndyStar: Indianapolis Star
IndyStar has been Central Indiana’s news source for more than 120 years. From in-depth investigations that hold the powerful to account to authoritative coverage of Indianapolis sports, culture and entertainment, we cover the news that shapes our communities.
Our mobile app lets you personalize how you get the news that’s most important to you.
Watchdog reporting and expert analysis on Indianapolis government and Indiana’s political scene? It’s in the app.
Insider access to the Colts, Pacers, Fever, and college and high school sports? It’s in the app.
Your best options to take in Central Indiana’s arts and entertainment scene? It’s in the app.
Local news from Central Indiana’s trusted news source, plus national news from across the USA TODAY Network are all in the palm of your hand with the IndyStar app.
APP FEATURES:
• Real-time breaking news alerts
• A personalized feed on the all-new For You page
• The eNewspaper, a digital replica of our print newspaper
Subscription Information:
• The IndyStar app is free to download and all users can access a sampling of free articles every month.
• Subscriptions are charged to your account at confirmation of purchase and automatically renew each month or year, unless turned off in your account settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. See "Subscription Support" in the app's Settings for more details and customer service contact information.
MORE INFORMATION:
• Privacy Policy: https://cm.indystar.com/privacy/
• Terms of Service: https://cm.indystar.com/terms/
• Help Center: https://help.indystar.com
Our mobile app lets you personalize how you get the news that’s most important to you.
Watchdog reporting and expert analysis on Indianapolis government and Indiana’s political scene? It’s in the app.
Insider access to the Colts, Pacers, Fever, and college and high school sports? It’s in the app.
Your best options to take in Central Indiana’s arts and entertainment scene? It’s in the app.
Local news from Central Indiana’s trusted news source, plus national news from across the USA TODAY Network are all in the palm of your hand with the IndyStar app.
APP FEATURES:
• Real-time breaking news alerts
• A personalized feed on the all-new For You page
• The eNewspaper, a digital replica of our print newspaper
Subscription Information:
• The IndyStar app is free to download and all users can access a sampling of free articles every month.
• Subscriptions are charged to your account at confirmation of purchase and automatically renew each month or year, unless turned off in your account settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. See "Subscription Support" in the app's Settings for more details and customer service contact information.
MORE INFORMATION:
• Privacy Policy: https://cm.indystar.com/privacy/
• Terms of Service: https://cm.indystar.com/terms/
• Help Center: https://help.indystar.com
IndyStar: Indianapolis Star App Store
IndyStar: Indianapolis Star is #56 in Magazines & Newspapers Grossing in United States and charting in 1 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperUSA TODAY Co., Inc.
CategoryNews
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.4 (5.3k)
Version8.14.0
Age rating12+
First seen by us 24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Rating
4.4 ★
5.3k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#56
Magazines & Newspapers GrossingMeasured
New ratings a week
3.2
▼ -33% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
IndyStar: Indianapolis Star on the App Store
App details
App ID
331907339
Publisher
USA TODAY Co., Inc.
Publisher country
United States
On the store since
Oct 2009
17 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 18.6+
iPhone XS and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
12+
4 content notes below
Languages
31
AR HY CA CS DA NL EN FI FR DE EL HE …
Size
198 MB
Also listed in
Magazines & Newspapers
Content notesInfrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive ThemesInfrequent/Mild Medical/Treatment InformationInfrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or ReferencesInfrequent/Mild Realistic Violence
IndyStar: Indianapolis Star 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 IndyStar: Indianapolis Star'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.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in IndyStar: Indianapolis Star before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Not in an overall Top Grossing chart, only in category charts: each category position is converted to the overall position it corresponds to, then priced on the same rank-to-revenue curve, inside the part of each market the charted apps leave over.
Business model: Subscription-led
How IndyStar: Indianapolis Star makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchasesAds · 33 ad networks
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Monthly Digital Subscription subscription | |
| 2 | Annual Digital Subscription subscription | |
| 3 | Monthly Digital Rate subscription | |
| 4 | Monthly Digital Subscription subscription | |
| 5 | Annual Digital Subscription subscription |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #56 |
| United States | NewsGrossing | #77 |
Apps near IndyStar: Indianapolis Star on the chart
Magazines & Newspapers Grossing, around #56.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.4 ★
5.3k ratings
Measured
Ratings
5.3k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
3.2
▼ -33% vs the 2 weeks before
Lifetime rating
4.4★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
61/100
faster than 81% 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 IndyStar: Indianapolis Star
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Mixed but leaning positive (56% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for good value, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and ads.
What people like
- Price & subscription: “Been a subscriber for many years and will continue into the future”
- Ease of use: “This is an easy way for readers to see the daily news”
- Fun: “I enjoy reading about the Fever, Pacers, and Colts as well”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “You will lose subscribers”
- Ads: “You get nothing but ads on startup”
- Crashes & bugs: “Why pay if the app doesn’t work when you want it to”
- Login & account: “I am repeatedly being asked to login, but the app doesn’t allow me to do so”
About IndyStar: Indianapolis Star
IndyStar has been Central Indiana’s news source for more than 120 years. From in-depth investigations that hold the powerful to account to authoritative coverage of Indianapolis sports, culture and entertainment, we cover the news that shapes our communities.
Our mobile app lets you personalize how you get the news that’s most important to you.
Watchdog reporting and expert analysis on Indianapolis government and Indiana’s political scene? It’s in the app.
Insider access to the Colts, Pacers, Fever, and college and high school sports? It’s in the app.
Your best options to take in Central Indiana’s arts and entertainment scene? It’s in the app.
Local news from Central Indiana’s trusted news source, plus national news from across the USA TODAY Network are all in the palm of your hand with the IndyStar app.
APP FEATURES:
• Real-time breaking news alerts
• A personalized feed on the all-new For You page
• The eNewspaper, a digital replica of our print newspaper
Subscription Information:
• The IndyStar app is free to download and all users can access a sampling of free articles every month.
• Subscriptions are charged to your account at confirmation of purchase and automatically renew each month or year, unless turned off in your account settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. See "Subscription Support" in the app's Settings for more details and customer service contact information.
MORE INFORMATION:
• Privacy Policy: https://cm.indystar.com/privacy/
• Terms of Service: https://cm.indystar.com/terms/
• Help Center: https://help.indystar.com
Our mobile app lets you personalize how you get the news that’s most important to you.
Watchdog reporting and expert analysis on Indianapolis government and Indiana’s political scene? It’s in the app.
Insider access to the Colts, Pacers, Fever, and college and high school sports? It’s in the app.
Your best options to take in Central Indiana’s arts and entertainment scene? It’s in the app.
Local news from Central Indiana’s trusted news source, plus national news from across the USA TODAY Network are all in the palm of your hand with the IndyStar app.
APP FEATURES:
• Real-time breaking news alerts
• A personalized feed on the all-new For You page
• The eNewspaper, a digital replica of our print newspaper
Subscription Information:
• The IndyStar app is free to download and all users can access a sampling of free articles every month.
• Subscriptions are charged to your account at confirmation of purchase and automatically renew each month or year, unless turned off in your account settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. See "Subscription Support" in the app's Settings for more details and customer service contact information.
MORE INFORMATION:
• Privacy Policy: https://cm.indystar.com/privacy/
• Terms of Service: https://cm.indystar.com/terms/
• Help Center: https://help.indystar.com
Latest updates
8.14.0
• This update includes bug fixes and stability improvements.
8.13.2
• This update includes bug fixes and stability improvements.
8.11.0
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IndyStar: Indianapolis Star Android
IndyStar: Indianapolis Star is #59 in News & Magazines Grossing on Google Play in United States and charting in 3 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperUSA TODAY Co.
CategoryNews & Magazines
PriceFree
Released
Installs100k+
Rating★ 2.7 (667)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone 10+
Rating
2.7 ★
667 ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#59
News & Magazines GrossingMeasured
IndyStar: Indianapolis Star on Google Play
App details
App ID
com.gannett.local.library.news.indystar
Publisher
Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC
Publisher country
United States
Content rating
Everyone 10+
IndyStar: Indianapolis Star 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 IndyStar: Indianapolis Star'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.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in IndyStar: Indianapolis Star before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Not in an overall Top Grossing chart, only in category charts: each category position is converted to the overall position it corresponds to, then priced on the same rank-to-revenue curve, inside the part of each market the charted apps leave over.
Business model: Subscription-led
How IndyStar: Indianapolis Star makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchasesAds · 33 ad networks
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Monthly Digital Subscription subscription | |
| 2 | Annual Digital Subscription subscription | |
| 3 | Monthly Digital Rate subscription | |
| 4 | Monthly Digital Subscription subscription | |
| 5 | Annual Digital Subscription subscription |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | News & MagazinesGrossing | #59 |
 Mexico | News & MagazinesGrossing | #196 |
 Indonesia | News & MagazinesGrossing | #186 |
Apps near IndyStar: Indianapolis Star on the chart
News & Magazines Grossing, around #59.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
2.7 ★
667 ratings
Measured
Ratings
667
Measured
Written reviews
296
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
–
Google Play's rating count fell over the last 4 weeks: it removed more ratings than came in (spam clean-ups, deleted accounts), so the pace can't be read right now
Written reviews a week
under 1
Google Play
Lifetime rating
2.7★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
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 IndyStar: Indianapolis Star
From the 100 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Mostly negative (11% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and login and account problems.
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU SUBSCRIBE!!”
- Login & account: “Requires sign in daily now”
- Crashes & bugs: “Very buggy for a large newspaper”
- Updates: “update 10/22: rating lowered”
About IndyStar: Indianapolis Star
IndyStar has been Central Indiana’s news source for more than 120 years. From in-depth investigations that hold the powerful to account to authoritative coverage of Indianapolis sports, culture and entertainment, we cover the news that shapes our communities.
Our mobile app lets you personalize how you get the news that’s most important to you.
Watchdog reporting and expert analysis on Indianapolis government and Indiana’s political scene? It’s in the app.
Insider access to the Colts, Pacers, Fever, and college and high school sports? It’s in the app.
Your best options to take in Central Indiana’s arts and entertainment scene? It’s in the app.
Local news from Central Indiana’s trusted news source, plus national news from across the USA TODAY Network are all in the palm of your hand with the IndyStar app.
APP FEATURES:
• Real-time breaking news alerts
• A personalized feed on the all-new For You page
• The eNewspaper, a digital replica of our print newspaper
Subscription Information:
• The IndyStar app is free to download and all users can access a sampling of free articles every month.
• Subscriptions are charged to your account at confirmation of purchase and automatically renew each month or year, unless turned off in your account settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. See "Subscription Support" in the app's Settings for more details and customer service contact information.
MORE INFORMATION:
• Privacy Policy: http://cm.indystar.com/privacy/
• Terms of Service: http://cm.indystar.com/terms/
• Questions or Comments: [email protected]
Our mobile app lets you personalize how you get the news that’s most important to you.
Watchdog reporting and expert analysis on Indianapolis government and Indiana’s political scene? It’s in the app.
Insider access to the Colts, Pacers, Fever, and college and high school sports? It’s in the app.
Your best options to take in Central Indiana’s arts and entertainment scene? It’s in the app.
Local news from Central Indiana’s trusted news source, plus national news from across the USA TODAY Network are all in the palm of your hand with the IndyStar app.
APP FEATURES:
• Real-time breaking news alerts
• A personalized feed on the all-new For You page
• The eNewspaper, a digital replica of our print newspaper
Subscription Information:
• The IndyStar app is free to download and all users can access a sampling of free articles every month.
• Subscriptions are charged to your account at confirmation of purchase and automatically renew each month or year, unless turned off in your account settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. See "Subscription Support" in the app's Settings for more details and customer service contact information.
MORE INFORMATION:
• Privacy Policy: http://cm.indystar.com/privacy/
• Terms of Service: http://cm.indystar.com/terms/
• Questions or Comments: [email protected]
What's new in 8.15.0
• This update includes bug fixes and stability improvements.