Last 30 days
Last 30 days
Avg per download
747 reviews
Last 30 days
Last 30 days
Avg rev. per download
747 reviews
Performance Insights
Competition level
Low competitionUnder 100K on both downloads and revenue — the kind of niche a small team can still take.
On the store
Released November 2011 · 81 releases since
The Mercury News for Mobile is an iOS app (Free) by MediaNews Group in the mobile app category. It draws an estimated 1K downloads a month and holds a 4.6-star rating.
- Monetizes through in-app purchases ranging from $11.99 to $139.99.
- Ships new versions about one a month.
- Latest version is 10.0.60, released August 20, 2026.
- 77% of ratings are five-star.
- Available in 1 language.
- Strongest in US, AU, CA.
- Downloads at 187.9 MB and requires iOS 15.0+.
- Rated 13+.
App details
- Version
- 10.0.60
- Release status
- Worldwide
- Age rating
- 13+
- Requires
- iOS 15.0+
- Size
- 187.9 MB
- Languages
- English
- Price
- Free
- First seen
- November 2011
- Top markets
- US, AU, CA
- Publisher country
- US
- Website
- Visit website
- Support
- Visit support
Release history
81 versions tracked
- Version 10.0.60Latest
- Version 10.0.59
- Version 10.0.58
- Version 10.0.56
- Version 10.0.54
- Version 10.0.53
- Version 10.0.52
- Version 10.0.51
- Version 10.0.50
- Version 10.0.49
- Version 10.0.47
- Version 10.0.45
Ships about one a month.
In-app purchases
2 products · United States
- Mercury News Monthly SubsMonthly$11.99
- Mercury News Annual SubsYearly$139.99
What users say
- 5.0
Enjoying reading on my phone
We have a daily subscription for the Mercury News under my husband‘s name but sometimes I like to read the news on my cell phone even though I have a hard copy. I do enjoy the Local Section, Sal’s report, Thursday’s Weekend section, Eat and Play on Sundays and just receiving the news on a regular basis.
Reviewed on version 10.0.42
- 5.0
Love the “Merc”!
After 50 years in the Bay Area, still my favorite news source.
Reviewed on version 10.0.4
- 1.0
TOTAL GARBAGE!
The latest “update” in early November 2023 renders this app utterly unusable. Not only does it continually ask me to login to the app I am already logged into it overwhelms the user with ads, pop-ups, and other absolute visual garbage. I am actually considering canceling my hardcopy subscription to the newspaper because this app shows they care absolutely nothing for the readers of this paper, but only for the advertisers.
Reviewed on version 8.0.7
About The Mercury News for Mobile
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If you're a subscriber, please take a moment to restore your account to ensure uninterrupted access. You can find the “Restore Subscriptions“ button in Settings under Subscriptions.
Welcome to a new app experience, we have optimized our app and giving it a facelift! This faster iOS native app now has the following new features:
Your News: Provide personalized recommendations for content based on user preferences. Users will be allowed to customize the content they want to engage with by selecting the topics they are truly interested in. By going to the “Your News” tab the user can bypass the noise of all that is published and home in on the content they want
Saved Articles: Save feature that allows users to save articles or other content they are interested in for later reading or reference.Push notifications will remind users to read their saved articles or suggest related content
Custom Push Notifications: The user can select what topics they want to be notified about which makes for a much less intrusive experience.
Top Navigation Bar: A top navigation bar lets the user switch between sections by swiping or tapping.
Enews in-app: Desire the newspaper experience? No need to open a separate app! By simply going to Settings and selecting E-News the user can browse the Digital Replica of the day’s paper.
Offline Reading: This feature allows users to enable offline reading from Settings. Offline “Reading Preferences” can also be customized for Settings.
Swipe Left: Instead of going back to the main section to find more articles, users have the option to simply swipe, immediately opening other articles in the Section.
Follow Topics: A user will be shown articles on topics they are following. To follow select “follow” at the article level and related articles will gain relevancy and be shown more frequently. Just as easily “Unfollow”
Terms of Use: https://www.medianewsgroup.com/terms-of-use/ https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Screenshots
5 iPhone screenshots
The Mercury News for Mobile iOS app monetises through in-app purchases. The current products and price points are listed in the in-app purchases table on this page.
The Mercury News for Mobile iOS app generates an estimated monthly revenue of $7K.
The Mercury News for Mobile iOS app download estimates are updated daily. The app maintains a 4.6-star rating based on 747 user reviews, indicating strong user satisfaction in the mobile app market.
The Mercury News for Mobile iOS app competes actively in the mobile app category. The app's performance metrics suggest significant growth potential in a low-competition segment.
You can download The Mercury News for Mobile iOS app from the App Store for iOS devices, requiring iOS 15.0 or later. The app offers in-app purchases for enhanced functionality.
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