TOI Breaking News App & ePaper: iPhone vs Android
TOI Breaking News App & ePaper gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, September 2026, rounded down to a band).
TOI Breaking News App & ePaper by Times Internet 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.
Rating
4.1 ★
625k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#8
iPhone · 
News Free
News FreeMeasured
App Store
App details
App ID
427589329
Publisher
Times Internet Limited
Content rating
12+
Google Play
App details
App ID
com.toi.reader.activities
Publisher
TIL (Times Internet Limited)
Content rating
Everyone
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v8.6.7.2, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Trackers
10
Permissions
28
Trackers
Full permission listProSee plans
TOI Breaking News App & ePaper 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+ | 10M+ Measured |
| Total | 10k+ Confidence | 50M+ 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 TOI Breaking News App & ePaper'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: Ad-led
How TOI Breaking News App & ePaper makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchasesAds · 64 ad networks
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | TOI+ subscription | |
| 2 | TOI+ & ePaper Plan subscription | |
| 3 | TOI+ subscription | |
| 4 | TOI+ ePaper - 1 Year subscription | |
| 5 | TOI+ subscription | |
| 6 | TOI Plus subscription | |
| 7 | toi-yearly subscription | |
| 8 | TOI+ subscription | |
| 9 | Yearly subscription | |
| 10 | TOI+ subscription |
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 3.7 ★ | 98 |
| Google Play | 4.1 ★ | 625k 17k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.1 ★ weighted by ratings | 625k |
About TOI Breaking News App & ePaper
India's most trusted English news app. Rated #1 for trust among Indian news brands, Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2025.
Get breaking news alerts, live news, and expert journalism from the Times of India covering India, the world, politics, cricket, Bollywood, and business in real time. Read today's English news across 71 cities in 14 languages.
Why millions choose the TOI English News App :
◉ Breaking News & Live Updates: Instant alerts on breaking news, India breaking news, election news, politics, business, sports, and global events. Live news coverage 24x7.
◉ English News & Top Headlines: Read trusted daily English news from India's most-read newspaper. In-depth stories, expert analysis, editorials, and top headlines from India's largest English newsroom.
◉ Daily ePaper & Digital Newspaper: Read the Times of India ePaper and English newspaper edition every morning. Access today's newspaper, city editions, and offline reading.
◉ TOI Markets: Live stock market news powered by The Economic Times. Get Sensex, Nifty, stock alerts, stock recommendations, commodities, and market updates.
◉ App Exclusives: Stories, interviews, and analysis available only on the TOI app, including TOI+ premium journalism and exclusive political and business coverage.
◉ Cricket News & Live Scores: Live cricket score updates, ball-by-ball commentary, IPL news, match analysis, player updates, and BCCI coverage, including women's cricket.
◉ Personalised News Feed: Get a customised English news feed with real-time notifications. Follow the topics that matter most to you.
◉ Live Blogs & Election Coverage: Real-time coverage of elections, cricket, geopolitics, and breaking events. Get election news, results, and political analysis covering the BJP, Congress, AAP, and major parties.
◉ Bollywood & Entertainment News: Latest Bollywood news, celebrity updates, movie reviews, OTT releases, web series recommendations, and exclusive interviews.
◉ Explainers, Podcasts & Visual Stories: Understand complex news through TOI Explainers, expert podcasts, visual stories, and photo galleries.
◉ Games & Quizzes: Daily crosswords, Sudoku, news-themed puzzles, and quizzes. Complete News Coverage
◉ India & World News: Politics, governance, elections, geopolitics, Middle East developments, Indo-Pak developments, war updates, and international affairs.
◉ Business & Stock Market News: Sensex, Nifty, IPO news, startup stories, budget analysis, personal finance, and global market updates.
◉ Sports News: Cricket, football, badminton, tennis, wrestling, basketball, boxing, and major tournaments.
◉ Technology & Gadgets: AI, startups, product reviews, digital trends, gadgets, and technology news.
◉ Health & Lifestyle: Fitness, yoga, diet, medical breakthroughs, travel, wellness, and fashion.
◉ Hyperlocal News: Breaking news from 71 cities, including Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Pune in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and 11 other Indian languages.
Stay ahead in UPSC,
Get breaking news alerts, live news, and expert journalism from the Times of India covering India, the world, politics, cricket, Bollywood, and business in real time. Read today's English news across 71 cities in 14 languages.
Why millions choose the TOI English News App :
◉ Breaking News & Live Updates: Instant alerts on breaking news, India breaking news, election news, politics, business, sports, and global events. Live news coverage 24x7.
◉ English News & Top Headlines: Read trusted daily English news from India's most-read newspaper. In-depth stories, expert analysis, editorials, and top headlines from India's largest English newsroom.
◉ Daily ePaper & Digital Newspaper: Read the Times of India ePaper and English newspaper edition every morning. Access today's newspaper, city editions, and offline reading.
◉ TOI Markets: Live stock market news powered by The Economic Times. Get Sensex, Nifty, stock alerts, stock recommendations, commodities, and market updates.
◉ App Exclusives: Stories, interviews, and analysis available only on the TOI app, including TOI+ premium journalism and exclusive political and business coverage.
◉ Cricket News & Live Scores: Live cricket score updates, ball-by-ball commentary, IPL news, match analysis, player updates, and BCCI coverage, including women's cricket.
◉ Personalised News Feed: Get a customised English news feed with real-time notifications. Follow the topics that matter most to you.
◉ Live Blogs & Election Coverage: Real-time coverage of elections, cricket, geopolitics, and breaking events. Get election news, results, and political analysis covering the BJP, Congress, AAP, and major parties.
◉ Bollywood & Entertainment News: Latest Bollywood news, celebrity updates, movie reviews, OTT releases, web series recommendations, and exclusive interviews.
◉ Explainers, Podcasts & Visual Stories: Understand complex news through TOI Explainers, expert podcasts, visual stories, and photo galleries.
◉ Games & Quizzes: Daily crosswords, Sudoku, news-themed puzzles, and quizzes. Complete News Coverage
◉ India & World News: Politics, governance, elections, geopolitics, Middle East developments, Indo-Pak developments, war updates, and international affairs.
◉ Business & Stock Market News: Sensex, Nifty, IPO news, startup stories, budget analysis, personal finance, and global market updates.
◉ Sports News: Cricket, football, badminton, tennis, wrestling, basketball, boxing, and major tournaments.
◉ Technology & Gadgets: AI, startups, product reviews, digital trends, gadgets, and technology news.
◉ Health & Lifestyle: Fitness, yoga, diet, medical breakthroughs, travel, wellness, and fashion.
◉ Hyperlocal News: Breaking news from 71 cities, including Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Pune in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and 11 other Indian languages.
Stay ahead in UPSC,