The Age: iPhone vs Android
The Age gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
The Age by Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty 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.
Magazines & Newspapers GrossingThe Age at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-20. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
The Age is a free-to-download news application from Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand that provides breaking headlines, podcasts, and customizable feeds to readers in Australia and internationally. The app holds strong commercial positions in its home market, ranking #3 in Australian Magazines & Newspapers Grossing and #7 in Australian News Grossing, while also appearing in grossing charts for the UAE, China, and Japan.
Similar apps: Sydney Morning Herald, The Guardian, New York Times
App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
The Age’s App Store privacy label declares 0 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 0 linked to your identity and 2 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v3.15.0, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
The Age downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | 50+ | 100k+ |
| Google Play | 10+ | 100k+ Measured |
| Total | 100+ Confidence | 100k+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where The Age'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 before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How The Age makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Starter Digital | |
| 2 | Premium Digital subscription |
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.8 ★ | 14 |
| Google Play | 3.0 ★ | 1.3k 5 written reviews |
| Both stores | 3.0 ★ weighted by ratings | 1.3k |
What users say about The Age
From the 7 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users generally praise the app for delivering quality journalism and an improved format, with most reviews awarding five stars. However, specific complaints highlight usability issues with the digital facsimile edition, particularly regarding landscape reading and deleting old downloads.
Mostly positive (100% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars).
About The Age
The app is free to download. You can unlock unlimited access to all content with a Starter Digital subscription through the App Store. To unlock premium features such as Today's Paper and puzzles including Daily Crosswords and Daily Sudoku, you can subscribe to Premium Digital via in-app purchase.
Additional information about Apple subscriptions:
- Purchase of an auto-renewable, monthly subscription is required to access content on The Age app
- Starter Digital subscriptions are available for AU$25.99 per month (or local currency equivalent)
- Premium Digital subscriptions are available for AU$37.49 per month (or local currency equivalent)
- Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase
- Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your iTunes App Store Account Settings after purchase
- Your iTunes account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period
- No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period
Terms of use and privacy policy apply when accessing content via The Age app
- Privacy policy: https://login.nine.com.au/privacy?client_id=theage
- Terms and conditions: https://login.nine.com.au/terms?client_id=theage
The Age iPhone
The Age gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
The Age is #4 in Magazines & Newspapers Grossing in Australia and charting in 2 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026 Magazines & Newspapers GrossingThe Age at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-20. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
The Age is a free-to-download news application from Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand that provides breaking headlines, podcasts, and customizable feeds to readers in Australia and internationally. The app holds strong commercial positions in its home market, ranking #3 in Australian Magazines & Newspapers Grossing and #7 in Australian News Grossing, while also appearing in grossing charts for the UAE, China, and Japan.
Similar apps: Sydney Morning Herald, The Guardian, New York Times
The Age on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
The Age’s App Store privacy label declares 0 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 0 linked to your identity and 2 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
The Age 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 The Age'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 The Age before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How The Age makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Starter Digital | |
| 2 | Premium Digital subscription |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #4 |
| Australia | NewsGrossing | #7 |
| Australia | Magazines & NewspapersFree | #19 |
 China | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #93 |
| Australia | NewsFree | #31 |
Apps near The Age on the chart
Magazines & Newspapers Grossing, around #4.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
What users say about The Age
From the 7 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users generally praise the app for delivering quality journalism and an improved format, with most reviews awarding five stars. However, specific complaints highlight usability issues with the digital facsimile edition, particularly regarding landscape reading and deleting old downloads.
Mostly positive (100% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars).
About The Age
The app is free to download. You can unlock unlimited access to all content with a Starter Digital subscription through the App Store. To unlock premium features such as Today's Paper and puzzles including Daily Crosswords and Daily Sudoku, you can subscribe to Premium Digital via in-app purchase.
Additional information about Apple subscriptions:
- Purchase of an auto-renewable, monthly subscription is required to access content on The Age app
- Starter Digital subscriptions are available for AU$25.99 per month (or local currency equivalent)
- Premium Digital subscriptions are available for AU$37.49 per month (or local currency equivalent)
- Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase
- Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your iTunes App Store Account Settings after purchase
- Your iTunes account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period
- No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period
Terms of use and privacy policy apply when accessing content via The Age app
- Privacy policy: https://login.nine.com.au/privacy?client_id=theage
- Terms and conditions: https://login.nine.com.au/terms?client_id=theage
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The Age Android
The Age gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
The Age is #5 in News & Magazines Grossing on Google Play in Australia and charting in 10 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
News & Magazines GrossingThe Age at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-09-28. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
The Age is a free news application by Fairfax Media that provides Australian readers with breaking headlines, podcasts, and customizable feeds, offering tiered digital subscriptions for premium content access. The app ranks #5 in the Australian News & Magazines grossing chart and #44 in the free category, while also appearing in top 50 grossing lists across several international markets including Indonesia, India, UAE, and Saudi Arabia.
Similar apps: Sydney Morning Herald, The Guardian, BBC News
The Age on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v3.15.0, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
The Age 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 The Age'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 The Age before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How The Age makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Starter Digital | |
| 2 | Premium Digital subscription |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | News & MagazinesGrossing | #5 |
| Australia | News & MagazinesFree | #39 |
 India | News & MagazinesGrossing | #49 |
| Australia | All AppsGrossing | #162 |
 Mexico | News & MagazinesGrossing | #51 |
 Indonesia | News & MagazinesGrossing | #48 |
 Saudi Arabia | News & MagazinesGrossing | #50 |
 United Arab Emirates | News & MagazinesGrossing | #48 |
 Turkey | News & MagazinesGrossing | #48 |
 Netherlands | News & MagazinesGrossing | #56 |
 Thailand | News & MagazinesGrossing | #50 |
 Vietnam | News & MagazinesGrossing | #49 |
Apps near The Age on the chart
News & Magazines Grossing, around #5.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
What users say about The Age
From the 61 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users report severe instability in the app, particularly random jumps to the home screen while reading articles and crashes on tablets. Subscribers are frustrated by missing features like dark mode, bookmarking, and reader comments, alongside intrusive ads despite paid subscriptions.
Mostly negative (20% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and ads. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Can't download waste of money”
- Ads: “ali express ads click automatically”
- Updates: “Thanks for forcing updates”
- Crashes & bugs: “Hopefully they are busy fixing bugs”
About The Age
The app is free to download. You can unlock unlimited access to all content with a Starter Digital subscription through the App Store. To unlock premium features such as Today's Paper and puzzles including Daily Crosswords and Daily Sudoku, you can subscribe to Premium Digital via in-app purchase.