Medium: Read & Write Stories: iPhone vs Android
Medium: Read & Write Stories gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, September 2026, rounded down to a band).
Medium: Read & Write Stories by A Medium 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.
Medium: Read & Write Stories at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-09-25. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Medium is a social publishing and reading platform that connects users with articles, stories, and insights from a global community of writers and experts. The app demonstrates strong monetization performance in Russia (ranked #1 in News Grossing) and maintains high visibility across diverse markets including India, Indonesia, and the UK.
Similar apps: Substack, LinkedIn Articles, Flipboard
Trackers & permissions εxodus report
Medium: Read & Write Stories’s Android app (build v4.5.1784910415) contains 3 trackers and 23 Android permissions, per the εxodus privacy project.
| Trackers inside the app | Facebook Login, Google Analytics, Google CrashLytics |
| Permissions | Full permission list · ProSee plans |
Source: εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA), which describes an earlier build.
Medium: Read & Write Stories downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | 1k+ | 5M+ |
| Google Play | 1k+ | 10M+ Measured |
| Total | 1k+ Confidence | 10M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where Medium: Read & Write Stories'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
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: Subscription-led
How Medium: Read & Write Stories makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Medium Membership subscription | |
| 2 | Medium Membership subscription | |
| 3 | Medium Membership subscription | |
| 4 | Medium Membership subscription | |
| 5 | Friend Membership subscription | |
| 6 | Friend Membership subscription |
Hidden keywords
Medium: Read & Write Stories shows up in App Store search (US) for 3 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field, and it ranks in the top 10 for at least one of them.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.8 ★ | 3.2k |
| Google Play | 4.5 ★ | 515k 14k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.5 ★ weighted by ratings | 518k |
What users say about Medium: Read & Write Stories
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users praise the platform's clean writing interface and community engagement but criticize technical issues like forced logins and poor accessibility settings. Complaints also focus on aggressive paywalls, intrusive ads, and a lack of mobile-specific features for publication management.
Mixed but leaning positive (70% 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 missing features or content.
What people like
- Ease of use: “Easy to use, minimal design”
- Features & content: “I haven’t yet had the opportunity to research the content”
- Useful: “Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys reading or writing”
- Design: “Easy to use, minimal design”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Either fix it or this is my last year getting the subscription”
- Features & content: “Even if people are reading your content”
- Crashes & bugs: “Please fix the kicking me out to then relogin bug 🐜”
- Login & account: “They canceled my account for no reason”