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X, Substack, NYTimes: US and World News and Police Scanner: Live 911 Radio, side by side in the App Store charts.

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  • X
  • Substack
  • NYTimes: US and World News
  • Police Scanner: Live 911 Radio

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Highlights

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

  1. X ranks highest in Grossing · News in Canada: #1, ahead of NYTimes: US and World News at #2.

  2. NYTimes: US and World News gained the most in Grossing · News in Canada over 7 days: up 1 place.

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

Side by side

Ranks and changes are in Grossing · News in Canada, unless a row says otherwise.

Rank in Grossing · News in Canada
#1 (number one)
#3
#2
#58
Change, 7 days
No change
Down 1 place
Up 1 place
New entry
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 Free · News
#3United Kingdom Free · News
#1 (number one)United States Free · Magazines & Newspapers
#58Canada Grossing · News
Best rank recorded
#1 (number one)United States Grossing · News · 8 Oct 2026
#1 (number one)India Free · News · 2 Nov 2026
#1 (number one)United States Grossing · Magazines & Newspapers · 8 Oct 2026
#58Canada Grossing · News · 7 Nov 2026
Countries charting
11of 11 countries tracked
11of 11 countries tracked
11of 11 countries tracked
1of 11 countries tracked
Rating
4.6 / 5614.4K ratings · Spain
4.8 / 512.2K ratings · Spain
4.8 / 53,008 ratings · Spain
1.0 / 51 rating · Australia
Current version
12.415 Nov 2026
3.23.35 Nov 2026
11.98.14 Nov 2026
2.2.414 Oct 2026

Rank history

Grossing · News in Canada, the last 7 days.

Canada · Grossing · News, 8 snapshots since 31 Oct. X: best #1, latest #1; Substack: best #2, latest #3; NYTimes: US and World News: best #2, latest #2; Police Scanner: Live 911 Radio: best #58, latest #58.

Canada · Grossing · News, 8 snapshots since 31 Oct. X: best #1, latest #1; Substack: best #2, latest #3; NYTimes: US and World News: best #2, latest #2; Police Scanner: Live 911 Radio: best #58, latest #58.

Show ranks by date
Rank at every check, newest first (— = not in the chart)
CheckedXSubstackNYTimes: US and World NewsPolice Scanner: Live 911 Radio
7 Nov 2026#1 (number one)#3#2#58
6 Nov 2026#1 (number one)#3#2—
5 Nov 2026#1 (number one)#4#3—
4 Nov 2026#2#4#3—
3 Nov 2026#1 (number one)#4#2—
2 Nov 2026#1 (number one)#2#4—
1 Nov 2026#1 (number one)#2#3—
31 Oct 2026#1 (number one)#2#3—

By country

Grossing · 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
CountryXSubstackNYTimes: US and World NewsPolice Scanner: Live 911 RadioAhead
United States#1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1#14No change#14 a week ago · best #10#2No change#2 a week ago · best #2Not in itX
United Kingdom#2Down 1 place#1 a week ago · best #1#3No change#3 a week ago · best #3#9Down 1 place#8 a week ago · best #8Not in itX
Canada#1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1#3Down 1 place#2 a week ago · best #2#2Up 1 place#3 a week ago · best #2#58Not enough history yetNot in it a week ago · best #58X
Australia#1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1#4Down 1 place#3 a week ago · best #3#7Up 2 places#9 a week ago · best #4Not in itX
Germany#6Down 2 places#4 a week ago · best #4#13Down 2 places#11 a week ago · best #10#9Up 1 place#10 a week ago · best #9Not in itX
France#3Up 2 places#5 a week ago · best #3#12Down 1 place#11 a week ago · best #8#9Down 1 place#8 a week ago · best #7Not in itX
Japan#2No change#2 a week ago · best #2#18Up 2 places#20 a week ago · best #12#12No change#12 a week ago · best #8Not in itX
India#1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1#22Down 4 places#18 a week ago · best #11#9Down 5 places#4 a week ago · best #4Not in itX
Brazil#1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1#8Up 2 places#10 a week ago · best #4#5Down 1 place#4 a week ago · best #2Not in itX
Mexico#1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1#5No change#5 a week ago · best #4#4No change#4 a week ago · best #4Not in itX
Spain#1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1#4Up 5 places#9 a week ago · best #3#9Down 3 places#6 a week ago · best #6Not in itX

By category

Each app in its own category's Grossing chart in Canada. X, Substack, NYTimes: US and World News and Police Scanner: Live 911 Radio are all in News, so their ranks there compare directly.

Each app in its own category, 4 apps
AppCategoryGrossing rank hereBest in any countryCountries
News#1 (number one)No changeUnited States#1 (number one)11
News#3Down 1 placeUnited Kingdom#311
News#2Up 1 placeUnited States#211
News#58Not enough history yetCanada#581

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
  • Substack

    Current version
    3.23.3
    5 Nov 2026
    Released
    8 Mar 2022

    Updates since we started tracking it (8 Oct 2026)

    1. 3.23.1 → 3.23.35 Nov 2026
    2. 3.22.1 → 3.23.14 Nov 2026
    3. 3.21.0 → 3.22.128 Oct 2026
    4. 3.20.0 → 3.21.019 Oct 2026
    5. 3.19.0 → 3.20.012 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
  • Police Scanner: Live 911 Radio

    Current version
    2.2.4
    14 Oct 2026
    Released
    28 Jan 2023

    Updates since we started tracking it (10 Oct 2026)

    1. 2.2.3 → 2.2.414 Oct 2026

Ranks come from Apple's public top 100 charts, checked once a day. Appulse Index isn't affiliated with Apple.