News app revenue

Revenue and download estimates for 418 News apps that run a paywall on the App Store, with revenue shown after Apple takes its cut. 27 of them (6%) keep $100K or more a month; the median app keeps $850. Top earners: X ($11.1M/mo), NYTimes: US and Global News ($4.3M/mo) and The Wall Street Journal. News ($2.6M/mo).

Net of Apple's 15% commission
Gross estimates: paywallscreens.com (Superwall)
10,798 apps · 25 categories · Pulled 19 Oct 2026

News apps

418 apps, total $32.5M/mo, median $850/mo, 27 over $100K, cohort hit rate 6%

App	Category	Net revenue/mo	Downloads/mo	Ratings	Rating	Size	Launched
The Digital Guardian by Guardian Media Limited	News	$850	1K	8	2.5	127 MB	Aug 2013
feeder.co - RSS Feed Reader by Really Simple AB	News	$850	1K	869	4.7	33 MB	Jul 2013
Green Bay Press Gazette by Gannett	News	$850	1K	856	4.3	207 MB	Jun 2012
Hattiesburg American by Gannett	News	$850	1K	146	4.6	205 MB	Aug 2012
Newsweek by Newsweek Publishing LLC	News	$850	1K	1,253	4.5	29 MB	May 2010
News Star by Gannett	News	$850	1K	219	4.4	205 MB	Sep 2012
Rockford Register Star, IL by Gannett	News	$850	1K	170	4.3	205 MB	Mar 2011
TheAfricaReport.com by JeuneAfrique.com	News	$850	1K	17	4.8	62 MB	Apr 2022
Fosters Daily Democrat by Gannett	News	$850	1K	185	4.2	205 MB	Sep 2015
Newslaundry by News Laundry Media Private Limited	News	$850	1K	30	4.5	78 MB	Mar 2022
Greenville News by Gannett	News	$850	1K	963	4.3	166 MB	May 2012
Herald-Mail Media by Gannett	News	$850	1K	158	3.6	205 MB	Jul 2009
Holland Sentinel - Holland, MI by Gannett	News	$850	1K	363	4.3	205 MB	Apr 2011
JetTip by Ottergoose, Inc.	News	$850	1K	21	4.9	26 MB	Nov 2021
Journal & Courier by Gannett	News	$850	1K	902	4.3	206 MB	Jan 2012
Journal Star - Peoria by Gannett	News	$850	1K	486	4.4	205 MB	Mar 2011
Panama City News Herald by Gannett	News	$850	1K	147	4.1	205 MB	Dec 2012
Science News Magazine by Society for Science & the Public	News	$850	1K	16	4.4	61 MB	Jun 2011
The Daily Journal by Gannett	News	$850	1K	231	4.4	205 MB	Nov 2012
The York Dispatch by Gannett	News	$850	1K	233	4.5	205 MB	Nov 2015
XB Deals by IRONPAW	News	$850	1K	4,642	4.8	54 MB	Mar 2017
Police Scanner App, live radio by Dazz Cam	News	$850	1K	2,994	4.6	43 MB	May 2020
Kitsap Sun by Gannett	News	$850	1K	481	4.2	205 MB	Dec 2016
Las Cruces Sun News by Gannett	News	$850	1K	440	4.3	205 MB	Sep 2015
L.A. TACO by L.A. TACO	News	$850	1K	22	4.9	22 MB	Oct 2020
Leaf Chronicle by Gannett	News	$850	1K	217	4.5	205 MB	Jun 2012
SC Times by Gannett	News	$850	1K	405	4.1	207 MB	Jan 2012
Oshkosh Northwestern by Gannett	News	$850	1K	114	4.1	205 MB	Jun 2012
The Gleaner by Gannett	News	$850	1K	89	4.1	205 MB	Sep 2016
Livingston Daily by Gannett	News	$850	1K	310	4.5	205 MB	Aug 2014
Observer-Dispatch - Utica, NY by Gannett	News	$850	1K	227	4.5	205 MB	Mar 2011
MBS Live by MBS Live, LLC	News	$850	1K	13	4.6	25 MB	Feb 2021
MetroWest Daily News, MA by Gannett	News	$850	1K	157	4.3	205 MB	May 2011
Military Times by Sightline Media Group LLC	News	$850	1K	1,589	4.8	15 MB	Sep 2014
Topeka Capital-Journal Mobile by Gannett	News	$850	1K	158	4.2	205 MB	Nov 2012
Sheboygan Press by Gannett	News	$850	1K	250	4.0	205 MB	Jun 2012
Montgomery Advertiser by Gannett	News	$850	1K	338	4.4	206 MB	Nov 2012
Newark Advocate by Gannett	News	$850	1K	540	4.4	205 MB	Sep 2012
NewsGuard - News Trust Ratings by NewsGuard Technologies. Inc.	News	$850	1K	85	2.7	40 MB	Jun 2020
News-Journal-Daytona Beach, FL by Gannett	News	$850	1K	317	4.6	205 MB	Mar 2013
Post Crescent by Gannett	News	$850	1K	647	4.2	206 MB	Jun 2012
NWF Daily News, FWB, Florida by Gannett	News	$850	1K	231	4.3	205 MB	Jan 2013
Pal Item by Gannett	News	$850	1K	255	4.2	205 MB	Sep 2012
Pantagraph by Lee Enterprises	News	$850	1K	64	1.8	58 MB	May 2010
Pressconnects by Gannett	News	$850	1K	356	4.2	207 MB	May 2012
Virginian Pilot by Pilot Media	News	$850	1K	1,709	4.4	137 MB	Aug 2012
The Daily Advertiser by Gannett	News	$850	1K	255	4.5	207 MB	Jun 2012
Poughkeepsie Journal by Gannett	News	$850	1K	509	4.3	207 MB	Jan 2012
Publishers Weekly by PWxyz, LLC	News	$850	1K	11	1.9	16 MB	Feb 2014
Pueblo Chieftain Headlines by Gannett	News	$850	1K	56	3.6	205 MB	Aug 2019
ReadKit - Read Later & RSS by Balazs Varkonyi	News	$850	1K	104	4.4	17 MB	May 2022
Record Searchlight by Gannett	News	$850	1K	660	4.3	205 MB	Dec 2016
The Stockton Record by Gannett	News	$850	1K	153	4.3	205 MB	Jul 2015
Salon.com by Salon Media Group, Inc.	News	$850	1K	1,174	4.5	20 MB	Aug 2012
Savannah Morning News Mobile by Gannett	News	$850	1K	208	4.1	205 MB	Oct 2012
Washington Examiner Digital by The Washington Examiner	News	$850	1K	55	1.8	92 MB	Dec 2012
Times Reporter, OH by Gannett	News	$850	1K	198	4.4	205 MB	Apr 2011
CrimeDoor by Navigation Media, Inc	News	$850	1K	741	4.0	9 MB	Oct 2020
Daily News - Digital Edition by New York Daily News	News	$850	1K	6,818	4.4	22 MB	Dec 2010
Shreveport Times by Gannett	News	$850	1K	358	4.3	207 MB	Sep 2012
The Daily Record - Wooster, OH by Gannett	News	$850	1K	67	4.1	205 MB	Dec 2018
The Newport Daily News by Gannett	News	$850	1K	59	4.5	205 MB	Mar 2019
BBC Wildlife Magazine by Immediate Media Company Limited	News	$850	1K	29	4.9	49 MB	Apr 2012
SOFREP by Hurricane Group, Inc.	News	$850	1K	14	4.6	52 MB	Jan 2017
Statesman Journal by Gannett	News	$850	1K	667	4.3	207 MB	Jun 2012
The State Journal-Register by Gannett	News	$850	1K	173	3.9	205 MB	Aug 2015
StreetInsider by StreetInsider.com, Inc.	News	$850	1K	8	2.9	26 MB	Mar 2013
The Augusta Chronicle Mobile by Gannett	News	$850	1K	200	4.0	205 MB	Jul 2011
The Weekly Packet by Magzter Inc.	News	$850	1K	4	5.0	32 MB	Dec 2013
The Bulletin - Norwich, CT by Gannett	News	$850	1K	42	4.5	205 MB	May 2011
The Enterprise - Brockton, MA by Gannett	News	$850	1K	89	4.4	205 MB	Sep 2015
The Erie Times-News by Gannett	News	$850	1K	252	4.2	205 MB	Sep 2013
The First TV by The First Digital, Inc	News	$850	1K	1,862	4.7	60 MB	Apr 2020
The Gainesville Sun by Gannett	News	$850	1K	312	4.2	205 MB	Apr 2011
The Herald News of Fall River by Gannett	News	$850	1K	244	4.6	205 MB	Sep 2015
The Ledger - Lakeland, Florida by Gannett	News	$850	1K	249	4.2	205 MB	Feb 2011
The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal by Gannett	News	$850	1K	247	4.2	205 MB	Jun 2011
The Nation Magazine by The Nation	News	$850	1K	3,342	4.7	61 MB	Nov 2012
The News Leader by Gannett	News	$850	1K	283	4.3	206 MB	Nov 2012
The Register-Guard News by Gannett	News	$850	1K	162	3.4	205 MB	Jan 2019
The Standard-Times by Gannett	News	$850	1K	161	4.4	205 MB	Jul 2015
The Texarkana Gazette by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette	News	$850	1K	1,271	4.5	59 MB	Sep 2012
The Tuscaloosa News by Gannett	News	$850	1K	271	4.5	205 MB	Sep 2010
Times Herald by Gannett	News	$850	1K	483	4.3	205 MB	May 2012
Times Herald-Record by Gannett	News	$850	1K	305	4.1	205 MB	Jul 2015
Times Recorder by Gannett	News	$850	1K	289	4.3	205 MB	Sep 2012
Trump Tracker: News & Politics by SunFuture Inc.	News	$850	1K	47,620	4.9	29 MB	Aug 2017
Unread: An RSS Reader by Golden Hill Software	News	$850	1K	394	4.6	36 MB	Feb 2020
Variety by PMC	News	$850	1K	1,718	4.5	51 MB	Feb 2011
Visalia Times Delta by Gannett	News	$850	1K	379	4.4	205 MB	Nov 2012
Wausau Daily Herald by Gannett	News	$850	1K	171	4.2	205 MB	Jun 2012
York Daily Record by Gannett	News	$850	1K	789	4.4	207 MB	Oct 2015
Wallpaper & Live Wallpapers by WALLPAPERS Limited Liability Company	News	$850	1K	8,552	4.5	124 MB	Feb 2016
Game Informer by Game Informer	News	$850	1K	235	2.2	14 MB	May 2012
JPOST - Israel News by The Jerusalem Post	News	$850	1K	580	4.5	19 MB	Nov 2014
PS Deals by IRONPAW	News	$850	10K	11,652	4.8	59 MB	Feb 2016
Swipe for iPhone by Intelligenti Ltd	News	$850	1K	80	4.4	54 MB	Aug 2012
The Philippine Star by Philstar Daily Inc.	News	$850	1K	4	2.0	117 MB	Jan 2012
All About History Magazine by Future plc	News	$850	1K	91	4.8	26 MB	Jul 2013
TV Club: Movies & Show Tracker by TV Show Tracker, LLC	News	$850	1K	2,493	4.5	79 MB	Nov 2009
Fiery Feeds: RSS Reader by Lukas Burgstaller	News	$850	1K	432	4.5	134 MB	Oct 2016
Trinidad Express Newspapers by One Caribbean Media	News	$850	1K	66	4.1	42 MB	Dec 2017
Wisconsin Rapids Tribune by Gannett	News	$850	1K	81	4.0	205 MB	Jun 2012
Gulf News by Gulf News	News	$850	1K	362	4.6	43 MB	Oct 2013
Popular Science by The Drive Media Inc.	News	$850	1K	132	4.3	81 MB	Apr 2010
Star Press by Gannett	News	$850	1K	892	4.4	205 MB	Sep 2012
1SpotMedia by Radio Jamaica Limited	News	$850	1K	108	2.5	36 MB	Jan 2015
BBC Sky at Night Magazine by Our Media Limited	News	$850	1K	36	4.6	50 MB	May 2012
lehighvalleylive.com by Advance Internet	News	$850	1K	2,691	4.6	86 MB	Feb 2011
Tortoise by Tortoise	News	$850	1K	192	4.7	12 MB	Jan 2019
Conservative Talk Radio by NewsLeap	News	$850	1K	27,017	4.8	43 MB	Jan 2017
inkl: News without paywalls by inkl Pty. Ltd.	News	$850	1K	706	4.5	101 MB	Jul 2015
Skeptic Magazine by Magazinecloner.com US LLC	News	$850	1K	103	4.8	26 MB	Feb 2012
BBC History Magazine by Immediate Media Company Limited	News	$850	1K	444	4.6	52 MB	Mar 2012
WIRED Magazine by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.	News	$850	1K	472	3.6	20 MB	May 2010
Podbean Podcast App & Player by Podbean Incorporated	News	$850	10K	53,927	4.8	155 MB	Apr 2015
L'ancienne app Paris Match by Lagardere Media News	News	$850	1K	393	4.8	24 MB	Apr 2010
X22 Report by American Ad Network Inc	News	$850	1K	400	4.4	5 MB	Sep 2020

News apps by launch year

Launched	Apps	$100K+	Hit rate	Median/mo	Top earner
2026	1	0	0%	$34K	WatchOut: Police Scanner・Radio $34K
2025	4	1	25%	$85K	The Times: UK & World News $425K
2024	6	0	0%	$17K	Kiki: Local Chat & People Near $60K
2023	2	0	0%	$850	LetMeKnow - AI News Summaries $850
2022	9	1	11%	$850	Substack $765K
2021	8	1	13%	$850	Watch Duty: Wildfire & Floods $170K
2020	13	0	0%	$850	Nikkei Asia $17K
2019	13	2	15%	$9K	NYTimes: US and Global News $4.3M
2018	12	3	25%	$9K	The Economist: News & Analysis $850K
2017	10	2	20%	$850	Financial Times: Business News $765K
2016	28	3	11%	$9K	Citizen: Safety & Live Video $425K
2015	25	0	0%	$850	La Matinale du Monde $43K
2014	18	1	6%	$17K	Medium: Read & Write Stories $255K
2013	25	2	8%	$850	The Guardian - US & World News $1.7M
2012	111	1	1%	$850	Police Scanner Radio & Fire $170K
2011	67	1	1%	$5K	The Globe and Mail $170K
2010	56	6	11%	$6K	The Wall Street Journal. News $2.6M
2009	9	2	22%	$60K	X $11.1M
2008	1	1	100%	$850K	Le Monde, Live News $850K

By category

Category	Apps	$100K+	Hit rate	Median/mo	Top earner
Books	319	34	11%	$5K	Audible: Audiobooks & Podcasts $22.1M
Business	374	47	13%	$5K	iScanner: PDF Document Scanner $3.4M
Developer Tools	162	3	2%	$850	Replit: Vibe Code with AI Fast $340K
Education	948	112	12%	$850	Duolingo: Language Lessons $38.3M
Entertainment	472	91	19%	$850	Peacock TV: Stream TV & Movies $40.8M
Finance	396	10	3%	$850	TradingView: Track All Markets $1.7M
Food & Drink	371	6	2%	$850	ReciMe: Recipes & Meal Planner $1.7M
Games	1,141	62	5%	$850	Travel Town - Merge Adventure $8.5M
Graphics & Design	508	29	6%	$850	Kling AI: AI Image&Video Maker $1.7M
Health & Fitness	549	131	24%	$17K	Strava: Run, Bike, Walk $12.8M
Lifestyle	381	55	14%	$7K	Tipsy Chat: Live Your Story $8.5M
Magazines & Newspapers	22	2	9%	$850	Readly: Newspapers & Magazines $425K
Medical	444	6	1%	$850	Huckleberry: Baby Tracker $680K
Music	378	52	14%	$6K	YouTube Music $32.3M
Navigation	346	18	5%	$850	onX Hunt: GPS Hunting Maps $6.8M
News	418	27	6%	$850	X $11.1M
Photo & Video	476	123	26%	$17K	YouTube $165.8M
Productivity	484	120	25%	$17K	ChatGPT $256.7M
Reference	440	33	8%	$850	Translate Now - AI Translator $2.6M
Shopping	234	3	1%	$850	‎My Package Delivery Tracker $425K
Social Networking	268	59	22%	$26K	Telegram Messenger $17.9M
Sports	439	45	10%	$850	GameChanger $6.0M
Travel	427	9	2%	$850	Flightradar24 \| Flight Tracker $1.7M
Utilities	489	100	20%	$4K	Cleanup: Phone Storage Cleaner $9.4M
Weather	312	12	4%	$850	Clime: NOAA Weather Radar Live $1.7M

By monthly revenue

$50K+ a month 2,172 apps $100K+ a month 1,189 apps $500K+ a month 417 apps $1M+ a month 155 apps