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UpdatedX, CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio, NYTimes: US and World News and NBC Bay Area: News & Weather, side by side in the App Store charts.
X
CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio
NYTimes: US and World News
NBC Bay Area: News & Weather
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Highlights
From the latest charts. Each one needs a clear leader.
NYTimes: US and World News ranks highest in Free · News in the United States: #1, ahead of X at #2.
NYTimes: US and World News gained the most in Free · News in the United States over 7 days: up 5 places.
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 history
Free · News in the United States, the last 7 days.
United States · Free · News, 8 snapshots since 29 Oct. X: best #1, latest #2; CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio: best #3, latest #3; NYTimes: US and World News: best #1, latest #1; NBC Bay Area: News & Weather: best #65, latest #68.
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| Checked | X | CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio | NYTimes: US and World News | NBC Bay Area: News & Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2026 | #2 | #3 | #1 (number one) | #68 |
| 4 Nov 2026 | #2 | #4 | #1 (number one) | #65 |
| 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 | — |
| 29 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.
| Country | X | CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio | NYTimes: US and World News | NBC Bay Area: News & Weather | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | #68Not enough history yetNot in it a week ago · best #65 | NYTimes: US and World News |
| United Kingdom | #1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1 | Not in it | #6Up 3 places#9 a week ago · best #5 | Not in it | X |
| Canada | #1 (number one)Up 1 place#2 a week ago · best #1 | Not in it | #4Up 1 place#5 a week ago · best #2 | Not in it | X |
| Australia | #1 (number one)Up 1 place#2 a week ago · best #1 | Not in it | #4Up 2 places#6 a week ago · best #4 | Not in it | X |
| Germany | #1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1 | Not in it | #5Up 10 places#15 a week ago · best #5 | Not in it | X |
| France | #1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1 | Not in it | #18Up 22 places#40 a week ago · best #8 | Not in it | X |
| Japan | #1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1 | Not in it | #27Up 25 places#52 a week ago · best #22 | Not in it | X |
| India | #1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1 | Not in it | #17Up 20 places#37 a week ago · best #9 | Not in it | X |
| Brazil | #1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1 | Not in it | #12Up 7 places#19 a week ago · best #6 | Not in it | X |
| Mexico | #1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1 | Not in it | #8Up 9 places#17 a week ago · best #6 | Not in it | X |
| Spain | #1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1 | Not in it | #8Up 16 places#24 a week ago · best #8 | Not in it | X |
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 NBC Bay Area: News & Weather are all in News, so their ranks there compare directly.
Versions
The current version from the App Store, and every update we've seen ship since we started tracking each app.
X
- Current version
- 12.40.1
- 4 Nov 2026
- Released
- 9 Oct 2009
Updates since we started tracking it (8 Oct 2026)
- 12.39 → 12.40.14 Nov 2026
- 12.38.1 → 12.3929 Oct 2026
- 12.37 → 12.38.127 Oct 2026
- 12.36 → 12.3723 Oct 2026
- 12.35 → 12.3621 Oct 2026
- 12.33 → 12.3516 Oct 2026
- 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)
- 26.44.0 → 26.45.04 Nov 2026
- 26.43.0 → 26.44.028 Oct 2026
- 26.42.0 → 26.43.021 Oct 2026
- 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)
- 11.98.0 → 11.98.14 Nov 2026
- 11.97.0 → 11.98.027 Oct 2026
- 11.96.0 → 11.97.019 Oct 2026
- 11.95.0 → 11.96.015 Oct 2026
NBC Bay Area: News & Weather
- Current version
- 8.10.1
- 28 Oct 2026
- Released
- 5 Oct 2009
Updates since we started tracking it (4 Nov 2026)
No new version seen yet.
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