Australian Financial Review vs The Times: UK & World News

Australian Financial Review

Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited
App Store
$30/mo
~$357/yr · 400 installs
VS

The Times: UK & World News

Times Media Limited (Apps)
App Store
$73/mo
~$873/yr · 1K installs
Revenue winner The Times: UK & World News wins +143% vs other
Installs winner The Times: UK & World News wins +175% vs other
MAU winner The Times: UK & World News wins +145% vs other
Rating winner Australian Financial Review wins +78% vs other

Why The Times: UK & World News is winning

Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. The Times: UK & World News earns roughly 2× more per month than Australian Financial Review - $73 vs $30.
  2. Bigger install base. The Times: UK & World News has ~1K lifetime installs vs Australian Financial Review's ~400 - 2.8× the funnel top.
  3. More monetization surfaces. The Times: UK & World News runs 3 IAP tiers vs 2 - more chances to convert users at the right price.

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Side-by-side metrics

Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.

Australian Financial Review
vs
The Times: UK & World News
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$30
$73
Annual revenue (est.)
$357
$873
Lifetime installs (est.)
400
1K
Monthly active users (est.)?
92
225.5
App Store rating
3.20★
1.80★
Total ratings
5
20
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$10.00
=
$10.00
IAP tiers detected
2 tiers
3 tiers

Australian Financial Review

Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited
App Store
Category
News
Price
Free
Released
May 21, 2012
Last updated
Apr 23, 2026
File size
133.2 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
5.10.0
Languages
English
View full Australian Financial Review report →

The Times: UK & World News

Times Media Limited (Apps)
App Store
Category
News
Price
Free
Released
Aug 6, 2025
Last updated
May 7, 2026
File size
262.3 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
12.1.0
Languages
English
View full The Times: UK & World News report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Australian Financial Review or The Times: UK & World News? v
The Times: UK & World News earns about $73 per month, while Australian Financial Review earns about $30. That is a 2.4× revenue gap (~$43 more per month for The Times: UK & World News). Annual revenue: Australian Financial Review ≈ $357/year, The Times: UK & World News ≈ $873/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Australian Financial Review or The Times: UK & World News? v
The Times: UK & World News leads with about 1K estimated downloads vs 400 for Australian Financial Review - a 2.8× gap. Australian Financial Review's App Store downloads are estimated from 5 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. The Times: UK & World News's App Store downloads are estimated from 20 ratings.
Are Australian Financial Review and The Times: UK & World News in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the News category, which means they compete directly for the same paying users and category-level wallet share. Direct competitors, head-to-head.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do Australian Financial Review and The Times: UK & World News offer? v
Australian Financial Review: IAP range 2 tiers detected. The Times: UK & World News: IAP range 3 tiers detected. Australian Financial Review runs a "Subscription (~$10.00/mo)" monetization model; The Times: UK & World News runs "Subscription (~$10.00/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Australian Financial Review or The Times: UK & World News? v
Australian Financial Review edges ahead with ★ 3.2 vs ★ 1.8 (gap of 1.4 stars). Rating volume: Australian Financial Review 5 ratings, The Times: UK & World News 20 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Australian Financial Review vs The Times: UK & World News revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $30 for Australian Financial Review and $73 for The Times: UK & World News are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (News) - net of the 15-30% Apple/Google store cut. Real revenue depends on country mix, retention, refunds and ad fill rate, none of which Apple or Google publish.
How do I compare Australian Financial Review or The Times: UK & World News to a different App Store app? v
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