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X, CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio, NYTimes: US and World News and WDRB+WAVE, side by side in the App Store charts.

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  • X
  • CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio
  • NYTimes: US and World News
  • WDRB+WAVE

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Highlights

From the latest charts. Each one needs a clear leader.

  1. NYTimes: US and World News ranks highest in Free · News in the United States: #1, ahead of X at #2.

  2. NYTimes: US and World News gained the most in Free · News in the United States over 7 days: up 5 places.

  3. X held the steadiest position in Free · News in the United States over 7 days: in the chart at every check, moving 0 places between checks on average.

Side by side

Ranks and changes are in Free · News in the United States, unless a row says otherwise.

Rank in Free · News in the United States
#2
#3
#1 (number one)
#92
Change, 7 days
Down 1 place
No change
Up 5 places
Not enough history yet
Change, 30 days
Not enough history yet
Not enough history yet
Not enough history yet
Not enough history yet
Best rank now
#1 (number one)United States Grossing · News
#3United States Free · News
#1 (number one)United States Free · Magazines & Newspapers
#92United States Free · News
Best rank recorded
#1 (number one)United States Grossing · News · 8 Oct 2026
#3United States Free · News · 8 Oct 2026
#1 (number one)United States Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · 8 Oct 2026
#64United States Free · News · 4 Nov 2026
Countries charting
11of 11 countries tracked
1of 11 countries tracked
11of 11 countries tracked
1of 11 countries tracked
Rating
4.3 / 54.7M ratings · Japan
4.9 / 546.4K ratings · United States
4.7 / 510.5K ratings · Germany
4.7 / 54,441 ratings · United States
Current version
12.415 Nov 2026
26.45.04 Nov 2026
11.98.14 Nov 2026
9.0.527 Oct 2026

Rank history

Free · News in the United States, the last 7 days.

United States · Free · News, 8 snapshots since 30 Oct. X: best #1, latest #2; CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio: best #3, latest #3; NYTimes: US and World News: best #1, latest #1; WDRB+WAVE: best #64, latest #92.

United States · Free · News, 8 snapshots since 30 Oct. X: best #1, latest #2; CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio: best #3, latest #3; NYTimes: US and World News: best #1, latest #1; WDRB+WAVE: best #64, latest #92.

Show ranks by date
Rank at every check, newest first (— = not in the chart)
CheckedXCrimeRadar Dispatch AudioNYTimes: US and World NewsWDRB+WAVE
6 Nov 2026#2#3#1 (number one)#92
5 Nov 2026#2#3#1 (number one)#76
4 Nov 2026#2#4#1 (number one)#64
3 Nov 2026#1 (number one)#3#5—
2 Nov 2026#1 (number one)#3#7—
1 Nov 2026#1 (number one)#3#10—
31 Oct 2026#1 (number one)#3#9—
30 Oct 2026#1 (number one)#3#6—

By country

Free · News in every tracked country where at least one of these apps is in it. Change and "a week ago" are over 7 days.

Ranks by country
CountryXCrimeRadar Dispatch AudioNYTimes: US and World NewsWDRB+WAVEAhead
United States#2Down 1 place#1 a week ago · best #1#3No change#3 a week ago · best #3#1 (number one)Up 5 places#6 a week ago · best #1#92Not enough history yetNot in it a week ago · best #64NYTimes: US and World News
United Kingdom#1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1Not in it#6Up 3 places#9 a week ago · best #5Not in itX
Canada#1 (number one)Up 1 place#2 a week ago · best #1Not in it#4Up 2 places#6 a week ago · best #2Not in itX
Australia#1 (number one)Up 1 place#2 a week ago · best #1Not in it#4Up 4 places#8 a week ago · best #4Not in itX
Germany#1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1Not in it#7Up 7 places#14 a week ago · best #5Not in itX
France#1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1Not in it#21Up 16 places#37 a week ago · best #8Not in itX
Japan#1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1Not in it#40Up 13 places#53 a week ago · best #22Not in itX
India#1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1Not in it#25Up 15 places#40 a week ago · best #9Not in itX
Brazil#1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1Not in it#6Up 16 places#22 a week ago · best #6Not in itX
Mexico#1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1Not in it#10Up 7 places#17 a week ago · best #6Not in itX
Spain#1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1Not in it#12Up 11 places#23 a week ago · best #8Not in itX

By category

Each app in its own category's Free chart in the United States. X, CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio, NYTimes: US and World News and WDRB+WAVE are all in News, so their ranks there compare directly.

Each app in its own category, 4 apps
AppCategoryFree rank hereBest in any countryCountries
News#2Down 1 placeUnited Kingdom#1 (number one)11
News#3No changeUnited States#31
News#1 (number one)Up 5 placesUnited States#1 (number one)11
News#92Not enough history yetUnited States#921

Versions

The current version from the App Store, and every update we've seen ship since we started tracking each app.

  • X

    Current version
    12.41
    5 Nov 2026
    Released
    9 Oct 2009

    Updates since we started tracking it (8 Oct 2026)

    1. 12.40.1 → 12.415 Nov 2026
    2. 12.39 → 12.40.14 Nov 2026
    3. 12.38.1 → 12.3929 Oct 2026
    4. 12.37 → 12.38.127 Oct 2026
    5. 12.36 → 12.3723 Oct 2026
    6. 12.35 → 12.3621 Oct 2026
    7. 12.33 → 12.3516 Oct 2026
    8. 12.32.1 → 12.338 Oct 2026
  • CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio

    Current version
    26.45.0
    4 Nov 2026
    Released
    27 May 2025

    Updates since we started tracking it (8 Oct 2026)

    1. 26.44.0 → 26.45.04 Nov 2026
    2. 26.43.0 → 26.44.028 Oct 2026
    3. 26.42.0 → 26.43.021 Oct 2026
    4. 26.39.0 → 26.42.015 Oct 2026
  • NYTimes: US and World News

    Current version
    11.98.1
    4 Nov 2026
    Released
    31 Jan 2019

    Updates since we started tracking it (8 Oct 2026)

    1. 11.98.0 → 11.98.14 Nov 2026
    2. 11.97.0 → 11.98.027 Oct 2026
    3. 11.96.0 → 11.97.019 Oct 2026
    4. 11.95.0 → 11.96.015 Oct 2026
  • WDRB+WAVE

    Current version
    9.0.5
    27 Oct 2026
    Released
    30 Sep 2011

    Updates since we started tracking it (4 Nov 2026)

    No new version seen yet.

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