The Philadelphia Inquirer: iPhone vs Android
The Philadelphia Inquirer gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
The Philadelphia Inquirer by Philadelphia Media Network, Inc. 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 ★
19k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#25
iPhone · 
Magazines & Newspapers Grossing
Magazines & Newspapers GrossingMeasured
App Store
App details
App ID
577251728
Publisher
Philadelphia Media Network (Digital), LLC
Publisher country
United States
On the store since
Nov 2012
13 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 16.0+
iPhone 8 and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
17+
1 content note below
Languages
1
EN
Size
236 MB
Also listed in
Magazines & Newspapers
Content notesInfrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor
Google Play
App details
App ID
com.ap.philly
Publisher
The Philadelphia Inquirer, PBC
Publisher country
United States
Content rating
Everyone 10+
The Philadelphia Inquirer downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | 100+ | – |
| Google Play | 10+ | 100k+ Measured |
| Total | 100+ Confidence | 100k+ 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 The Philadelphia Inquirer'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.
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 The Philadelphia Inquirer makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchasesAds · 17 ad networks
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Inquirer Digital Subscription subscription | |
| 2 | Premium Digital Access subscription |
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.6 ★ | 18k |
| Google Play | 4.4 ★ | 1.1k 420 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.6 ★ weighted by ratings | 19k |
What users say about The Philadelphia Inquirer
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Mostly negative (20% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for regular updates, and its features and content. The main complaints are about recent updates, and crashes and bugs. Recent reviews are more positive than earlier ones.
What people like
- Updates: “Portrait mode only update?”
- Features & content: “That said, there’s a basic feature missing”
- Price & subscription: “I brought up the app this morning only to find it thinks I’m not a subscriber”
- Crashes & bugs: “App Won’t Open on my 16Pro”
Common complaints
- Updates: “Newer update unacceptable”
- Crashes & bugs: “App won’t load on IPad 11”
- Price & subscription: “Might drop my subscription”
- Ads: “STOP NAGGING ABOUT AD BLOCKERS”
About The Philadelphia Inquirer
Staying on top of award-winning Philadelphia news is now faster and easier than ever with The Philadelphia Inquirer’s iPhone and iPad app — the official iOS news app for The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News.
With The Philadelphia Inquirer App you can:
Discover the latest breaking news and important updates with our intuitive news feed and uncluttered reading experience.
Explore the news topics you care about, from sports teams like the Eagles and Phillies to local news and insights, with our seamless section navigation.
Remember the stories that matter to you with quick action buttons for bookmarking and sharing.
Never miss a story with Basic and Premium digital all-access subscriptions, available as an in-app purchase.
Additional Features:
Alerts and Notifications — Be the first to know with verified breaking news. Easily access breaking news articles with one tap on a notification.
Newsletters — Stay on top of the news in your inbox. Sign up for the newsletters you’d like to receive to get the very best of The Inquirer.
Frequent Updates — Stay connected with 24/7 coverage and other important news throughout the day.
Log In — Use your existing Inquirer account or register a new one.
Customized Feed — Customize your news feed to follow the topics that matter most to you. Switch between your custom feed and Latest Headlines with just a tap.
Custom Text Size — Read more comfortably with the ability to increase/decrease article font sizes.
Split Screen Support — Multitask with The Inquirer App and other apps at the same time on compatible iPads.
Today Widget — Quickly access the latest headlines by adding our custom widget to your homescreen or Today screen.
Dark Mode — Activate from the Settings tab and the app will switch to dark mode when activated on your device for easier nighttime reading.
We’d love to hear your feedback! Reach out to our support team under Settings > Submit Feedback.
With The Philadelphia Inquirer App you can:
Discover the latest breaking news and important updates with our intuitive news feed and uncluttered reading experience.
Explore the news topics you care about, from sports teams like the Eagles and Phillies to local news and insights, with our seamless section navigation.
Remember the stories that matter to you with quick action buttons for bookmarking and sharing.
Never miss a story with Basic and Premium digital all-access subscriptions, available as an in-app purchase.
Additional Features:
Alerts and Notifications — Be the first to know with verified breaking news. Easily access breaking news articles with one tap on a notification.
Newsletters — Stay on top of the news in your inbox. Sign up for the newsletters you’d like to receive to get the very best of The Inquirer.
Frequent Updates — Stay connected with 24/7 coverage and other important news throughout the day.
Log In — Use your existing Inquirer account or register a new one.
Customized Feed — Customize your news feed to follow the topics that matter most to you. Switch between your custom feed and Latest Headlines with just a tap.
Custom Text Size — Read more comfortably with the ability to increase/decrease article font sizes.
Split Screen Support — Multitask with The Inquirer App and other apps at the same time on compatible iPads.
Today Widget — Quickly access the latest headlines by adding our custom widget to your homescreen or Today screen.
Dark Mode — Activate from the Settings tab and the app will switch to dark mode when activated on your device for easier nighttime reading.
We’d love to hear your feedback! Reach out to our support team under Settings > Submit Feedback.
The Philadelphia Inquirer iPhone
The Philadelphia Inquirer gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
The Philadelphia Inquirer is #25 in Magazines & Newspapers Grossing in United States and charting in 1 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperPhiladelphia Media Network, Inc.
CategoryNews
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.6 (18k)
Version29.0.2
Age rating17+
First seen by us 24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Rating
4.6 ★
18k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#25
Magazines & Newspapers GrossingMeasured
The Philadelphia Inquirer on the App Store
App details
App ID
577251728
Publisher
Philadelphia Media Network (Digital), LLC
Publisher country
United States
On the store since
Nov 2012
13 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 16.0+
iPhone 8 and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
17+
1 content note below
Languages
1
EN
Size
236 MB
Also listed in
Magazines & Newspapers
Content notesInfrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor
The Philadelphia Inquirer 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. iPhone 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 The Philadelphia Inquirer'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.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in The Philadelphia Inquirer 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 The Philadelphia Inquirer makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchasesAds · 17 ad networks
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Inquirer Digital Subscription subscription | |
| 2 | Premium Digital Access subscription |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Magazines & NewspapersGrossing | #25 |
| United States | NewsGrossing | #37 |
| United States | Magazines & NewspapersFree | #107 |
Apps near The Philadelphia Inquirer on the chart
Magazines & Newspapers Grossing, around #25.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.6 ★
18k ratings
Measured
Ratings
18k
Measured
What users say about The Philadelphia Inquirer
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Mostly negative (20% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for regular updates, and its features and content. The main complaints are about recent updates, and crashes and bugs. Recent reviews are more positive than earlier ones.
What people like
- Updates: “Portrait mode only update?”
- Features & content: “That said, there’s a basic feature missing”
- Price & subscription: “I brought up the app this morning only to find it thinks I’m not a subscriber”
- Crashes & bugs: “App Won’t Open on my 16Pro”
Common complaints
- Updates: “Newer update unacceptable”
- Crashes & bugs: “App won’t load on IPad 11”
- Price & subscription: “Might drop my subscription”
- Ads: “STOP NAGGING ABOUT AD BLOCKERS”
About The Philadelphia Inquirer
Staying on top of award-winning Philadelphia news is now faster and easier than ever with The Philadelphia Inquirer’s iPhone and iPad app — the official iOS news app for The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News.
With The Philadelphia Inquirer App you can:
Discover the latest breaking news and important updates with our intuitive news feed and uncluttered reading experience.
Explore the news topics you care about, from sports teams like the Eagles and Phillies to local news and insights, with our seamless section navigation.
Remember the stories that matter to you with quick action buttons for bookmarking and sharing.
Never miss a story with Basic and Premium digital all-access subscriptions, available as an in-app purchase.
Additional Features:
Alerts and Notifications — Be the first to know with verified breaking news. Easily access breaking news articles with one tap on a notification.
Newsletters — Stay on top of the news in your inbox. Sign up for the newsletters you’d like to receive to get the very best of The Inquirer.
Frequent Updates — Stay connected with 24/7 coverage and other important news throughout the day.
Log In — Use your existing Inquirer account or register a new one.
Customized Feed — Customize your news feed to follow the topics that matter most to you. Switch between your custom feed and Latest Headlines with just a tap.
Custom Text Size — Read more comfortably with the ability to increase/decrease article font sizes.
Split Screen Support — Multitask with The Inquirer App and other apps at the same time on compatible iPads.
Today Widget — Quickly access the latest headlines by adding our custom widget to your homescreen or Today screen.
Dark Mode — Activate from the Settings tab and the app will switch to dark mode when activated on your device for easier nighttime reading.
We’d love to hear your feedback! Reach out to our support team under Settings > Submit Feedback.
With The Philadelphia Inquirer App you can:
Discover the latest breaking news and important updates with our intuitive news feed and uncluttered reading experience.
Explore the news topics you care about, from sports teams like the Eagles and Phillies to local news and insights, with our seamless section navigation.
Remember the stories that matter to you with quick action buttons for bookmarking and sharing.
Never miss a story with Basic and Premium digital all-access subscriptions, available as an in-app purchase.
Additional Features:
Alerts and Notifications — Be the first to know with verified breaking news. Easily access breaking news articles with one tap on a notification.
Newsletters — Stay on top of the news in your inbox. Sign up for the newsletters you’d like to receive to get the very best of The Inquirer.
Frequent Updates — Stay connected with 24/7 coverage and other important news throughout the day.
Log In — Use your existing Inquirer account or register a new one.
Customized Feed — Customize your news feed to follow the topics that matter most to you. Switch between your custom feed and Latest Headlines with just a tap.
Custom Text Size — Read more comfortably with the ability to increase/decrease article font sizes.
Split Screen Support — Multitask with The Inquirer App and other apps at the same time on compatible iPads.
Today Widget — Quickly access the latest headlines by adding our custom widget to your homescreen or Today screen.
Dark Mode — Activate from the Settings tab and the app will switch to dark mode when activated on your device for easier nighttime reading.
We’d love to hear your feedback! Reach out to our support team under Settings > Submit Feedback.
Latest updates
29.0.2
This versions includes fixes for font resizing and other bugs.
29.0.1
The Philadelphia Inquirer Android
The Philadelphia Inquirer gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
The Philadelphia Inquirer is #42 in News & Magazines Grossing on Google Play in United States and charting in 10 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperThe Philadelphia Inquirer, LLC
CategoryNews & Magazines
PriceFree
Released
Installs100k+
Rating★ 4.4 (1.1k)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone 10+
Rating
4.4 ★
1.1k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#42
News & Magazines GrossingMeasured
The Philadelphia Inquirer on Google Play
App details
App ID
com.ap.philly
Publisher
The Philadelphia Inquirer, PBC
Publisher country
United States
Content rating
Everyone 10+
The Philadelphia Inquirer 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 The Philadelphia Inquirer'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 The Philadelphia Inquirer 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 The Philadelphia Inquirer makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchasesAds · 17 ad networks
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Inquirer Digital Subscription subscription | |
| 2 | Premium Digital Access subscription |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | News & MagazinesGrossing | #42 |
 India | News & MagazinesGrossing | #127 |
 Mexico | News & MagazinesGrossing | #136 |
 Saudi Arabia | News & MagazinesGrossing | #133 |
 Indonesia | News & MagazinesGrossing | #139 |
 United Arab Emirates | News & MagazinesGrossing | #136 |
 Netherlands | News & MagazinesGrossing | #137 |
 Turkey | News & MagazinesGrossing | #138 |
 Thailand | News & MagazinesGrossing | #139 |
 Vietnam | News & MagazinesGrossing | #133 |
Apps near The Philadelphia Inquirer on the chart
News & Magazines Grossing, around #42.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
4.4 ★
1.1k ratings
Measured
Ratings
1.1k
Measured
Written reviews
420
Measured
What users say about The Philadelphia Inquirer
From the 101 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Mixed (48% 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 find stories I want to read”
- Features & content: “it's good so far add in a read aloud feature and in good to listen to it on the go”
- Speed & performance: “Load time for articles is too long”
- Updates: “Handy for realtime updates for important local news”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Criminal subscription policy”
- Crashes & bugs: “I get invalid article errors”
- Ads: “How hard is it to ad a cancel link to the website and app??”
- Privacy & data: “Absolutely scammer behavior”
About The Philadelphia Inquirer
Staying on top of award-winning Philadelphia news is now faster and easier than ever with The Philadelphia Inquirer App on Android phones and tablets. With the official news app for Philadelphia news, access top daily headlines and latest breaking news alerts from The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News.
With The Philadelphia Inquirer App you can:
• Discover the latest breaking news and important updates with our intuitive news feed and uncluttered reading experience.
• Explore the news topics you care about, from sports teams like the Eagles and Phillies to local news and insights, with our seamless section navigation.
• Remember the stories that matter to you with quick action buttons for bookmarking and sharing.
• Never miss a story with digital all-access subscriptions, available as an in-app purchase.
Additional Features:
• Alerts and Notifications — Be the first to know with verified breaking news. Easily access breaking news articles with one tap on a notification.
• Newsletters — Stay on top of the news in your inbox. Sign up for the newsletters you’d like to receive to get the very best of The Inquirer.
• Frequent Updates — Stay connected with 24/7 coverage and other important news throughout the day.
• Log In — Use your existing inquirer.com email and password or Register for a new account.
• Customized Feed — Customize the news feed to follow the topics that matter most to you. Switch between your custom feed and Latest Headlines with just a tap.
• Custom Text Size — Read more comfortably with the ability to increase/decrease article font sizes.
• Dark Mode — Activate from the Settings tab and the app will switch to dark mode when activated on your device for easier nighttime reading.
Be a part of the future for Philadelphia news with The Philadelphia Inquirer app.
We'd love to hear your feedback! Reach out to our support team under Settings > Submit Feedback.
With The Philadelphia Inquirer App you can:
• Discover the latest breaking news and important updates with our intuitive news feed and uncluttered reading experience.
• Explore the news topics you care about, from sports teams like the Eagles and Phillies to local news and insights, with our seamless section navigation.
• Remember the stories that matter to you with quick action buttons for bookmarking and sharing.
• Never miss a story with digital all-access subscriptions, available as an in-app purchase.
Additional Features:
• Alerts and Notifications — Be the first to know with verified breaking news. Easily access breaking news articles with one tap on a notification.
• Newsletters — Stay on top of the news in your inbox. Sign up for the newsletters you’d like to receive to get the very best of The Inquirer.
• Frequent Updates — Stay connected with 24/7 coverage and other important news throughout the day.
• Log In — Use your existing inquirer.com email and password or Register for a new account.
• Customized Feed — Customize the news feed to follow the topics that matter most to you. Switch between your custom feed and Latest Headlines with just a tap.
• Custom Text Size — Read more comfortably with the ability to increase/decrease article font sizes.
• Dark Mode — Activate from the Settings tab and the app will switch to dark mode when activated on your device for easier nighttime reading.
Be a part of the future for Philadelphia news with The Philadelphia Inquirer app.
We'd love to hear your feedback! Reach out to our support team under Settings > Submit Feedback.
What's new in 29.0
Our latest release includes updates to the home feed, as well as new navigation elements that allow easier access to your favorite sections. You can now enjoy Inquirer video stories and additional personalized content recommendations.