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UpdatedNYTimes: US and World News, CNN: Live & Breaking News, BorrowBox and Brave Hearts, side by side in the App Store charts.
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Highlights
From the latest charts. Each one needs a clear leader.
NYTimes: US and World News ranks highest in Free · Magazines & Newspapers in Australia: #1, ahead of BorrowBox at #2.
CNN: Live & Breaking News gained the most in Free · Magazines & Newspapers in Australia over 7 days: up 25 places.
NYTimes: US and World News held the steadiest position in Free · Magazines & Newspapers in Australia over 7 days: in the chart at every check, moving 0 places between checks on average.
Brave Hearts entered the charts in 1 new country in the last 7 days: Australia.
Side by side
Ranks and changes are in Free · Magazines & Newspapers in Australia, unless a row says otherwise.
Rank history
Free · Magazines & Newspapers in Australia, the last 7 days.
Australia · Free · Magazines & Newspapers, 8 snapshots since 29 Oct. NYTimes: US and World News: best #1, latest #1; CNN: Live & Breaking News: best #2, latest #3; BorrowBox: best #1, latest #2; Brave Hearts: best #38, latest #38.
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| Checked | NYTimes: US and World News | CNN: Live & Breaking News | BorrowBox | Brave Hearts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2026 | #1 (number one) | #3 | #2 | #38 |
| 4 Nov 2026 | #1 (number one) | #2 | #3 | #69 |
| 3 Nov 2026 | #2 | #6 | #1 (number one) | — |
| 2 Nov 2026 | #2 | #24 | #1 (number one) | — |
| 1 Nov 2026 | #2 | #32 | #1 (number one) | — |
| 31 Oct 2026 | #2 | #30 | #1 (number one) | — |
| 30 Oct 2026 | #2 | #27 | #1 (number one) | — |
| 29 Oct 2026 | #3 | #28 | #1 (number one) | — |
By country
Free · Magazines & Newspapers in every tracked country where at least one of these apps is in it. Change and "a week ago" are over 7 days.
| Country | NYTimes: US and World News | CNN: Live & Breaking News | BorrowBox | Brave Hearts | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | #1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1 | #3Up 1 place#4 a week ago · best #2 | #93Down 8 places#85 a week ago · best #44 | Not in it | NYTimes: US and World News |
| United Kingdom | #2Up 3 places#5 a week ago · best #1 | #4Up 18 places#22 a week ago · best #2 | #3Down 1 place#2 a week ago · best #2 | Not in it | NYTimes: US and World News |
| Canada | #1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1 | #2Up 1 place#3 a week ago · best #1 | #68Up 15 places#83 a week ago · best #58 | Not in it | NYTimes: US and World News |
| Australia | #1 (number one)Up 2 places#3 a week ago · best #1 | #3Up 25 places#28 a week ago · best #2 | #2Down 1 place#1 a week ago · best #1 | #38Not enough history yetNot in it a week ago · best #38 | NYTimes: US and World News |
| Germany | #1 (number one)Up 6 places#7 a week ago · best #1 | #4Up 8 places#12 a week ago · best #1 | #82Down 16 places#66 a week ago · best #66 | Not in it | NYTimes: US and World News |
| France | #8Up 10 places#18 a week ago · best #5 | #12Up 35 places#47 a week ago · best #7 | Not in it | Not in it | NYTimes: US and World News |
| Japan | #4Up 8 places#12 a week ago · best #2 | #2Up 4 places#6 a week ago · best #1 | Not in it | Not in it | CNN: Live & Breaking News |
| India | #3Up 9 places#12 a week ago · best #2 | #11Up 16 places#27 a week ago · best #3 | Not in it | Not in it | NYTimes: US and World News |
| Brazil | #4Up 4 places#8 a week ago · best #4 | #15Up 1 place#16 a week ago · best #7 | Not in it | Not in it | NYTimes: US and World News |
| Mexico | #4Up 7 places#11 a week ago · best #3 | #6Up 10 places#16 a week ago · best #5 | Not in it | Not in it | NYTimes: US and World News |
| Spain | #1 (number one)Up 4 places#5 a week ago · best #1 | #5Up 8 places#13 a week ago · best #4 | #74Not enough history yetNot in it a week ago · best #32 | Not in it | NYTimes: US and World News |
By category
Each app in its own category's Free chart in Australia. NYTimes: US and World News and CNN: Live & Breaking News are both in News, so their ranks there compare directly. BorrowBox and Brave Hearts are each in another category.
| App | Category | Free rank here | Best in any country | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| News | #4Up 2 places | United States#1 (number one) | 11 | |
| News | #7Up 43 places | Canada#5 | 11 | |
| Books | #4No change | Australia#4 | 2 | |
| Magazines & Newspapers | #38Not enough history yet | Australia#38 | 1 |
Versions
The current version from the App Store, and every update we've seen ship since we started tracking each app.
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
CNN: Live & Breaking News
- Current version
- 26.22
- 4 Nov 2026
- Released
- 29 Sep 2009
Updates since we started tracking it (8 Oct 2026)
- 26.21.1 → 26.224 Nov 2026
- 26.21 → 26.21.119 Oct 2026
- 26.20 → 26.2112 Oct 2026
BorrowBox
- Current version
- 7.0.5
- 3 Nov 2026
- Released
- 22 May 2013
Updates since we started tracking it (8 Oct 2026)
- 7.0.4 → 7.0.53 Nov 2026
- 7.0.3 → 7.0.426 Oct 2026
- 7.0.2 → 7.0.323 Oct 2026
- 7.0.1 → 7.0.217 Oct 2026
- 7.0.0 → 7.0.112 Oct 2026
Brave Hearts
- Current version
- 1.1
- 26 Oct 2026
- Released
- 10 Oct 2026
Updates since we started tracking it (4 Nov 2026)
No new version seen yet.
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