Local News & Weather: Haystack: iPhone vs Android
Local News & Weather: Haystack gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
Local News & Weather: Haystack by Haystack TV 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.
App Store
App details
Google Play
App details
Local News & Weather: Haystack downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | 500+ | 1M+ |
| Google Play | 10k+ | 5M+ Measured |
| Total | 10k+ Confidence | 5M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where Local News & Weather: Haystack'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.
How this is calculated
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: Ad-led
How Local News & Weather: Haystack makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Haystack Monthly Premium subscription | |
| 2 | Haystack Annual Premium subscription | |
| 3 | Haystack Monthly Premium subscription | |
| 4 | Haystack Annual Premium subscription | |
| 5 | Haystack Monthly Premium subscription |
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.7 ★ | 21k |
| Google Play | 4.2 ★ | 34k 3.3k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.4 ★ weighted by ratings | 55k |
What users say about Local News & Weather: Haystack
From the 134 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Mostly positive (84% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and its features and content. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Ease of use: “EASY TO USE TRY TO SHOW NOTIFICATION”
- Features & content: “great variety of programs”
- Ads: “just too many repetitive commercials”
- Fun: “Completely informative and entertaining”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “You decide to pay for "Premium"”
- Crashes & bugs: “sing in process not working”
- Updates: “Useless update or modification”
About Local News & Weather: Haystack
Trusted by more than 24 million news viewers! Your go-to, from local news to world events. It’s the best way to watch a variety of coverage, all in one place, and absolutely free. The most local news available to stream anywhere!
Choose the categories, sources and topics to create a news channel built just for you. Get the latest local weather for your neighborhood.
Explore on demand channels like International News and Entertainment News with stories from only the most trusted news channels. Get all of your local news stations together so you never miss what's happening in your community.
Watch live news channels and get breaking local news alerts on your phone, so you always have access to the news that matters to you.
Take a deep dive into important topics and trends with dedicated channels that bring coverage from all over the world together in one convenient spot.
Connect to the world around you with Haystack News.
What the world is saying about Haystack News
“The best free streaming news app.” – Techhive
“Offers a variety of content — including both on-demand and live-streaming news, and both national and local news coverage.” – Techcrunch
“Customized preferences allow Haystack users to follow celebrities, companies, local news, weather and other things they care about.” – The Hollywood Reporter
Featured National and World News Partners
ABC News Live, Bloomberg, CBS News, CNN, Reuters, CBC, Cheddar, CNET, EuroNews, AfricaNews, GameSpot, NewsNation, Newsy, i24 News, Al Jazeera, Yahoo! Finance, Newsmax, The Hill and more.
The Most Local News! Stream Local News for Every State.
Local news include: CBS New York, News12, WCBS, KCBS, CBS Chicago WBBM, KYW, KTVT, CBS San Francisco KPIX, KTRK, WCVB, WGCL, WMOR, KPHO, WXYZ, KIRO, WCCO, WFOR, KMGH, WESH, WEWS, KCRA, KMOV, WTAE, WTVD, KPTV, WBAL, WRTV, KGTV, WSMV, WFSB, KCWE, WISN, WLWT, WYFF, WPBF, KVVU, KOCO, WGAL, WVTM, WXII, WFOX, KOAT, WLKY, WDSU, WMCTV, WKBW, KFSN, KJRH, Fox10tv, WFTX, WHIO, KCCI, KGUN, WNEM, KETV, KSPR, WTVG, WMTV, WMTW, WJCL, WAPT, WPTZ, KHBS, KIVI, WGGB, KVLY, KATC, KSBY, KSBW, KERO, KRIS, KOSA, WBOC, KPAX, KTVQ, WCAV, KBZK, KRTV, WTAP, KCWY, KXLH, WLNY, CBS Los Angeles KCAL, WLS, WPVI, KABC, KGO, KY3, CBS Boston WBZ, WMUR, WFTS, KNXV, WMYD, WFXT, WWJ-TV, KCNC, WKCF, KOVR, WFTV, WSOC, CBS Pittsburgh KDKA, KTVU, WRDQ, WPXI, WMAR, WJZ-TV, KCTV, WTVF, KMCI, KMBC, TMJ4, WCPO, FoxCarolina, WPTV, KTNV, KSHB, WFLX, WJAX, WLEX, WHBQ, WACY, KOKI, KMTV, WGBA, KWBA, WJRT, KOAA, KXXV, WNNE, KHOG, NBC Nebraska KNIN, KSAW, WTXL, KTRE, KZTV, WSYM, WSHM, NEWSPLEX, KXLF, KTVH, WHEC, WDIO, KOB, KSTP, KSTC, KAAL, WNYT, WNYW.
Please let us know how we can improve by tapping the feedback button on the main screen of the app. Or email us [email protected]
Learn more about Haystack News at http://www.haystack.tv
Haystack News is a free and advertiser-supported way t
Local News & Weather: Haystack iPhone
Local News & Weather: Haystack gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
Not in any tracked top chart right now.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Local News & Weather: Haystack on the App Store
App details
Local News & Weather: Haystack downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Local News & Weather: Haystack'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.
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Local News & Weather: Haystack before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How Local News & Weather: Haystack makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Haystack Monthly Premium subscription | |
| 2 | Haystack Annual Premium subscription | |
| 3 | Haystack Monthly Premium subscription | |
| 4 | Haystack Annual Premium subscription | |
| 5 | Haystack Monthly Premium subscription |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Not charting right now. | ||
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
About Local News & Weather: Haystack
Trusted by more than 24 million news viewers! Your go-to, from local news to world events. It’s the best way to watch a variety of coverage, all in one place, and absolutely free. The most local news available to stream anywhere!
Choose the categories, sources and topics to create a news channel built just for you. Get the latest local weather for your neighborhood.
Explore on demand channels like International News and Entertainment News with stories from only the most trusted news channels. Get all of your local news stations together so you never miss what's happening in your community.
Watch live news channels and get breaking local news alerts on your phone, so you always have access to the news that matters to you.
Take a deep dive into important topics and trends with dedicated channels that bring coverage from all over the world together in one convenient spot.
Connect to the world around you with Haystack News.
What the world is saying about Haystack News
“The best free streaming news app.” – Techhive
“Offers a variety of content — including both on-demand and live-streaming news, and both national and local news coverage.” – Techcrunch
“Customized preferences allow Haystack users to follow celebrities, companies, local news, weather and other things they care about.” – The Hollywood Reporter
Featured National and World News Partners
ABC News Live, Bloomberg, CBS News, CNN, Reuters, CBC, Cheddar, CNET, EuroNews, AfricaNews, GameSpot, NewsNation, Newsy, i24 News, Al Jazeera, Yahoo! Finance, Newsmax, The Hill and more.
The Most Local News! Stream Local News for Every State.
Local news include: CBS New York, News12, WCBS, KCBS, CBS Chicago WBBM, KYW, KTVT, CBS San Francisco KPIX, KTRK, WCVB, WGCL, WMOR, KPHO, WXYZ, KIRO, WCCO, WFOR, KMGH, WESH, WEWS, KCRA, KMOV, WTAE, WTVD, KPTV, WBAL, WRTV, KGTV, WSMV, WFSB, KCWE, WISN, WLWT, WYFF, WPBF, KVVU, KOCO, WGAL, WVTM, WXII, WFOX, KOAT, WLKY, WDSU, WMCTV, WKBW, KFSN, KJRH, Fox10tv, WFTX, WHIO, KCCI, KGUN, WNEM, KETV, KSPR, WTVG, WMTV, WMTW, WJCL, WAPT, WPTZ, KHBS, KIVI, WGGB, KVLY, KATC, KSBY, KSBW, KERO, KRIS, KOSA, WBOC, KPAX, KTVQ, WCAV, KBZK, KRTV, WTAP, KCWY, KXLH, WLNY, CBS Los Angeles KCAL, WLS, WPVI, KABC, KGO, KY3, CBS Boston WBZ, WMUR, WFTS, KNXV, WMYD, WFXT, WWJ-TV, KCNC, WKCF, KOVR, WFTV, WSOC, CBS Pittsburgh KDKA, KTVU, WRDQ, WPXI, WMAR, WJZ-TV, KCTV, WTVF, KMCI, KMBC, TMJ4, WCPO, FoxCarolina, WPTV, KTNV, KSHB, WFLX, WJAX, WLEX, WHBQ, WACY, KOKI, KMTV, WGBA, KWBA, WJRT, KOAA, KXXV, WNNE, KHOG, NBC Nebraska KNIN, KSAW, WTXL, KTRE, KZTV, WSYM, WSHM, NEWSPLEX, KXLF, KTVH, WHEC, WDIO, KOB, KSTP, KSTC, KAAL, WNYT, WNYW.
Please let us know how we can improve by tapping the feedback button on the main screen of the app. Or email us [email protected]
Learn more about Haystack News at http://www.haystack.tv
Haystack News is a free and advertiser-supported way t
Latest updates
Haystack News: Local TV News Android
Haystack News: Local TV News gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
Haystack News: Local TV News is #28 in News & Magazines Free on Google Play in United States and charting in 20 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Haystack News: Local TV News on Google Play
App details
Haystack News: Local TV News downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Haystack News: Local TV 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
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Haystack News: Local TV News before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How Haystack News: Local TV News makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Haystack Monthly Premium subscription | |
| 2 | Haystack Annual Premium subscription | |
| 3 | Haystack Monthly Premium subscription | |
| 4 | Haystack Annual Premium subscription | |
| 5 | Haystack Monthly Premium subscription |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| News & MagazinesFree | #28 | |
| News & MagazinesGrossing | #41 | |
| News & MagazinesFree | #47 | |
| News & MagazinesFree | #15 | |
| News & MagazinesFree | #16 | |
| News & MagazinesFree | #20 | |
| News & MagazinesFree | #74 | |
| News & MagazinesFree | #22 | |
| News & MagazinesFree | #22 | |
| News & MagazinesFree | #23 | |
| News & MagazinesFree | #79 | |
| News & MagazinesFree | #48 | |
| News & MagazinesFree | #60 | |
| News & MagazinesFree | #172 | |
| News & MagazinesGrossing | #119 | |
| News & MagazinesFree | #103 | |
| News & MagazinesFree | #46 | |
| News & MagazinesFree | #28 | |
| News & MagazinesFree | #136 | |
| News & MagazinesFree | #44 | |
| News & MagazinesGrossing | #126 | |
| News & MagazinesGrossing | #122 | |
| News & MagazinesGrossing | #122 | |
| News & MagazinesGrossing | #122 | |
| News & MagazinesGrossing | #122 | |
| News & MagazinesGrossing | #127 | |
| News & MagazinesGrossing | #123 | |
| News & MagazinesGrossing | #122 |
Apps near Haystack News: Local TV News on the chart
News & Magazines Free, around #28.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
What users say about Haystack News: Local TV News
From the 134 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Mostly positive (84% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and its features and content. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Ease of use: “EASY TO USE TRY TO SHOW NOTIFICATION”
- Features & content: “great variety of programs”
- Ads: “just too many repetitive commercials”
- Fun: “Completely informative and entertaining”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “You decide to pay for "Premium"”
- Crashes & bugs: “sing in process not working”
- Updates: “Useless update or modification”
About Haystack News: Local TV News
Choose the categories, sources and topics to create a newscast built just for you. Get the latest local weather for your neighborhood.
Explore on demand channels like International News and Entertainment News with stories from only the most trusted news channels.
Watch live news channels and get breaking news alerts on your phone, so you always have access to the news that matters to you.
Take a deep dive into important topics and trends with dedicated channels that bring coverage from all over the world together in one convenient spot.
Connect to the world around you with Haystack News.
Featured National and World News Partners
ABC News Live, Bloomberg, CBS News, Reuters, CBC, Cheddar, CNET, EuroNews, AfricaNews, GameSpot, NewsNation, Newsy, i24 News, Al Jazeera, Yahoo! Finance, Newsmax, The Hill and more.
The Most Local News
Stream local news including: CBS New York, News12, WCBS, KCBS, CBS Chicago WBBM, KYW, KTVT, CBS San Francisco KPIX, KTRK, WCVB, WGCL, WMOR, KPHO, WXYZ, KIRO, WCCO, WFOR, KMGH, WESH, WEWS, KCRA, KMOV, WTAE, WTVD, KPTV, WBAL, WRTV, KGTV, WSMV, WFSB, KCWE, WISN, WLWT, WYFF, WPBF, KVVU, KOCO, WGAL, WVTM, WXII, WFOX, KOAT, WLKY, WDSU, WMCTV, WKBW, KFSN, KJRH, Fox10tv, WFTX, WHIO, KCCI, KGUN, WNEM, KETV, KSPR, WTVG, WMTV, WMTW, WJCL, WAPT, WPTZ, KHBS, KIVI, WGGB, KVLY, KATC, KSBY, KSBW, KERO, KRIS, KOSA, WBOC, KPAX, KTVQ, WCAV, KBZK, KRTV, WTAP, KCWY, KXLH, WLNY, CBS Los Angeles KCAL, WLS, WPVI, KABC, KGO, KY3, CBS Boston WBZ, WMUR, WFTS, KNXV, WMYD, WFXT, WWJ-TV, KCNC, WKCF, KOVR, WFTV, WSOC, CBS Pittsburgh KDKA, KTVU, WRDQ, WPXI, WMAR, WJZ-TV, KCTV, WTVF, KMCI, KMBC, TMJ4, WCPO, FoxCarolina, WPTV, KTNV, KSHB, WFLX, WJAX, WLEX, WHBQ, WACY, KOKI, KMTV, WGBA, KWBA, WJRT, KOAA, KXXV, WNNE, KHOG, NBC Nebraska KNIN, KSAW, WTXL, KTRE, KZTV, WSYM, WSHM, NEWSPLEX, KXLF, KTVH, WHEC, WDIO, KOB, KSTP, KSTC, KAAL, WNYT, WNYW.
Please let us know how we can improve by tapping the feedback button on the main screen of the app. Or email us [email protected]
Learn more about Haystack News at http://www.haystack.tv
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