Spectrum News: Local Stories: iPhone vs Android
Spectrum News: Local Stories gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, September 2026, rounded down to a band).
Spectrum News: Local Stories by Charter Communications 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
4.6 ★
59k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#37
Android · 
News & Magazines Free
News & Magazines FreeMeasured
App Store
App details
App ID
740948885
Publisher
Charter Communications
Content rating
12+
Google Play
App details
App ID
com.twcable.twcnews
Publisher
Charter/Spectrum
Content rating
Everyone 10+
Spectrum News: Local Stories downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | 500+ | 10M+ |
| Google Play | 100+ | 1M+ Measured |
| Total | 1k+ Confidence | 10M+ 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 Spectrum News: Local 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.
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: Ad-led
How Spectrum News: Local Stories makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Ads
Ads
/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 | 4.7 ★ | 52k |
| Google Play | 4.1 ★ | 7.4k 2.4k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.6 ★ weighted by ratings | 59k |
About Spectrum News: Local Stories
Spectrum News is your all-in-one destination for local news, weather forecasts and information. You let us know where you call home, and we customize your experience with the news and information that matter to you and your community.
Available to all Spectrum subscribers.* Non-subscribers will still receive full access to our articles, videos, and podcasts, plus a 60-day free trial of the Spectrum News live streams.
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• Spectrum News provides TV coverage in New York City (NY1), New York State, Tampa (Bay News 9), Central Florida (News 13), Southern California, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, St. Louis, Kansas City, Maine, South Carolina, Michigan, and Georgia.
• Now watch the latest news from across the country with Spectrum News+.
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• Read, watch and listen to the day’s developing stories by our Spectrum News journalists and local partner publications
• Get the latest weather forecasts from our meteorologists and explore interactive radar maps.
• Watch on-demand videos and exclusive series that uncover meaningful stories.
• Listen to original local podcasts that discuss what’s happening in your area.
• Subscribe to weather notifications to get hyperlocal alerts based on your location.
• Discover breaking news happening near you.
• Stay up to date with the biggest events in your community and across the country.
By downloading the Spectrum News app, you agree to:
Spectrum Terms of Use: https://www.spectrum.com/policies/terms-of-service
Spectrum Privacy Policy: https://www.spectrum.com/policies/your-privacy-rights
*Not currently available for enterprise customers.
Available to all Spectrum subscribers.* Non-subscribers will still receive full access to our articles, videos, and podcasts, plus a 60-day free trial of the Spectrum News live streams.
WATCH LIVE
• Watch live news from Spectrum News’ portfolio of local news networks.
• Spectrum News provides TV coverage in New York City (NY1), New York State, Tampa (Bay News 9), Central Florida (News 13), Southern California, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, St. Louis, Kansas City, Maine, South Carolina, Michigan, and Georgia.
• Now watch the latest news from across the country with Spectrum News+.
• Get 24-hour Spanish-language news with Spectrum Noticias, also available in the Spectrum News app. Our journalists are based in the neighborhoods we cover, ensuring you get in-depth reporting on what’s happening in the places we call home.
BROWSE ARTICLES & ON-DEMAND CONTENT
• Read, watch and listen to the day’s developing stories by our Spectrum News journalists and local partner publications
• Get the latest weather forecasts from our meteorologists and explore interactive radar maps.
• Watch on-demand videos and exclusive series that uncover meaningful stories.
• Listen to original local podcasts that discuss what’s happening in your area.
• Subscribe to weather notifications to get hyperlocal alerts based on your location.
• Discover breaking news happening near you.
• Stay up to date with the biggest events in your community and across the country.
By downloading the Spectrum News app, you agree to:
Spectrum Terms of Use: https://www.spectrum.com/policies/terms-of-service
Spectrum Privacy Policy: https://www.spectrum.com/policies/your-privacy-rights
*Not currently available for enterprise customers.