# The Age > News app with customizable feed, podcasts, and premium content. (iPhone/iPad app by Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-age/id1411569220 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/319908649) - Category: News, Magazines & Newspapers - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.70/5 from 31 App Store ratings · 150 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 12+ - Requires: iOS 16.0 · 134 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2018-11-05 - Data updated: 2026-08-26 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-age/id1411569220/reviews.md ## What is The Age? Get straight to the stories that matter with The Age app. Top Stories and push notifications keep you up to date with breaking headlines while our Podcast catalogue lets you tune into thought-provoking audio storytelling and discussions from our newsroom. My News lets you customise your feed, showing the topics you're interested in, in the order you want them. The app is free to download. You can unlock unlimited access to all content with a Starter Digital subscription through the App Store. To unlock premium features such as Today's Paper and puzzles including Daily Crosswords and Daily Sudoku, you can subscribe to Premium Digital via in-app purchase. Additional information about Apple subscriptions: - Purchase of an auto-renewable, monthly subscription is required to access content on The Age app - Starter Digital subscriptions are available for AU$25.99 per month (or local currency equivalent) - Premium Digital subscriptions are available for AU$37.49 per month (or local currency equivalent) - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your iTunes App Store Account Settings after purchase - Your iTunes account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period Terms of use and privacy policy apply when accessing content via The Age app - Privacy policy: https://login.nine.com.au/privacy?client_id=theage - Terms and conditions: https://login.nine.com.au/terms?client_id=theage ## Key features - Breaking headlines - Push notifications - Podcast catalogue - Customizable news feed - Today's Paper - Daily crosswords - Daily Sudoku ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Starter Digital | $17.99 | per month | | Premium Digital | $24.99 | per month | ## What do users think of The Age? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🗞️ Trusted news source - 📰 Comprehensive news coverage - 🗺️ Useful local news and information - 💯 Excellent journalism and reporting **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues - 🤖 Lack of user-friendly features and poor navigation - 💰 Expensive subscription with diminishing value - 📦 Frustrating download and offline reading experience - 🔍 Lack of search functionality and personalization **Commonly reported bugs** - Frequent app crashes and freezes - Inconsistent behavior when switching between sections - Issues with downloading and accessing offline content - Unreliable login and authentication processes **Most requested features** - Bring back the old iPad app design and functionality - Improve article saving and bookmarking capabilities - Add more customization options for content display - Enhance crossword and puzzle experiences - Provide better support for offline reading ## Recent user reviews (10 of 150) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-age/id1411569220/reviews.md ### 3/5 — Widget not refreshing *2026-05-15, version 6.7.0* Like the app but seems that the widget doesn’t auto-update even with background app refresh on. Not much point in a widget if you have to tap on (which opens the app) to get the latest updates 🤦🏻‍♂️ ### 5/5 — iPad Version *2026-05-02, version 6.7.0* Please bring back the iPad version. ### 2/5 — Subscription through Google Terrible Experience *2026-04-10, version 6.5.0* While this is not necessarily a comment on the Age app I didn’t have another better place to leave my feedback and I am upset so forgive my rant. I paid for a subscription through Google that was never recognised by the app. I had several back and forth messages with the Age customer service that then hand-balled me to Google and I was referred to countless unhelpful ‘help’ pages. The Age claimed they cannot resolve the issue since it is with Google and Google’s customer resolution journey has been no better to be honest. Yours sincerely, a very frustrated former Age subscriber. ### 4/5 — Why is the app yelling at me? *2026-03-09, version 6.4.0* The Age is great. I don’t appreciate that the app name under the icon is in all caps. At 5:38 am, I don’t want to be yelled at by THE AGE while waking up. ### 1/5 — Cookie hell! *2026-01-23, version 6.3.0* Almost every single day that I visit Target Time, I am presented with a screen to accept cookies. You want to give OVER TWO HUNDRED vendors access to my data. I don’t want cookies. Rather than a simple “reject all” I am forced to scroll down through several pages of options, manually unselecting all the default options. Yes, I am currently in Europe. Yes, they care about data privacy, as do I. But no - making it painful to reject cookies is NOT ACCEPTABLE. As a new subscriber, I am losing patience. ### 1/5 — CROOKS *2025-12-24, version 6.2.3* CRIMINALS..!! EVERY HOLIDAY SEASON THIS PAPER SHRINKS BY 3 QUARTERS THE SIZE STILL THE SAME ASTRONOMICAL PRICE OF $7 A PAPER STILL FLOODED WITH FULL PAGE MINDLESS ADDS STILL RIDDLED WITH ADD WRAPS STILL POOR CHANNEL 9 JOURNALISM AND NOW JUST 10 PAGES OF RUBBISH JUST A PATHETIC SHADOW OF WHAT IT ONCE WAS… SHAME OF AUSTRALIA ### 5/5 — Subscription Issue *2025-12-18, version 6.2.3* We resubscribed in iPhone App but status in Browse screen remained ‘Non Subscriber’. Fixed in The Age app by logging out of our account then logging back in :— Browser screen status then displayed ‘Subscriber’. Gotta love The Age. ### 1/5 — Awful new version *2025-11-08, version 6.0.1* In addition to the ongoing frustrations with the over-sensitive pages going immediately to text-only, we now have the added freezing and slow-to-open problem. I suggest the designers of the app try and read it as a paper, and see for themselves, which is surely the idea, to experience how clunky it has become, rather than keep making changes for the worse. Why on earth was the old version changed, a year or two ago, when it was performing perfectly well. And why doesn’t anyone respond to my questions when I send in feedback? Edit: when is this disastrous app going to be fixed??? I have been told the app team are “actively resolving this …”, but still nothing. Just bring back the old app; it was just fine, thank you. The new Age app is a a step backwards, and that is saying something. Pages jump around, slower to advance, doesn’t take you back to the last page you were reading, “continued on page…” takes you away from the actual paper. Does anyone check these things?? As others have said, I just want to read the paper from front to back. Can we just have the old app back please? (And the day & time is no longer visible at the top of the page) Edit: Still not at all user-friendly, despite multiple complaints (which are never acknowledged or attended to). I am sick of the page jumping to “read-only” version at the slightest touch anywhere in the body of the article. And “continued on page….” Is now extremely frustrating. Bring back the old version- whose idea was it to “fix” something that wasn’t broken? Edit -agai!! Still no improvement, still no response to concerns raised over and over again. PLEASE do something about the hyper-sensitive screen; I don’t want to be taken to text-only version, I just want to get to the continuation of the article. Also, as others have said, it is crazy that we have to download the paper each time we go back to it. If using my iPad away from home I can’t access it, And as others are also saying, the pages freeze a lot. Why on earth the perfectly good old app was changed for such a disastrous version is beyond me. ### 2/5 — Quizzes *2025-11-05, version 6.0.1* Please fix the app so that quizzes open in the app like they used to rather than taking you to the website and then offering to open in the app!!! ### 1/5 — RIPPING US OFF..!! *2025-11-02, version 6.0.0* $7 A PAPER, YOU PEOPLE ARE THIEVES SUBSCRIPTION NOW OVER $50 A MONTH FOR 8 NEWSPAPERS STILL FLOODED WITH ADD WRAPS STILL RIDDLED WITH MULTIPLE FULL PAGE ADDS & STILL POOR QUALITY CHANNEL 9 JOURNALISM AND EVERY HOLIDAY SEASON A QUARTER THE SIZE AT SAME ASTRONOMICAL PRICE… THESE MONEY HUNGRY CROOKS HAVE COMMITTED BRAND SUICIDE THIS ONCE PROUD AUSTRALIAN ICON NOW ALL ABOUT REVENUE & NO READER/SUBSCRIBER LOYALTY AT ALL.. SHAME OF AUSTRALIA ## Frequently asked questions about The Age ### What does The Age app offer? The Age app provides breaking news headlines, in-depth stories, and push notifications to keep you informed. It also features a podcast catalogue for audio content and allows you to customize your news feed with topics of interest. ### How can I access all content and premium features? You can unlock unlimited access to all content with a Starter Digital subscription. For premium features like 'Today's Paper' and puzzles such as Daily Crosswords and Daily Sudoku, you can subscribe to Premium Digital via in-app purchase. ### What are the subscription costs? Starter Digital subscriptions are available for AU$25.99 per month, and Premium Digital subscriptions are available for AU$37.49 per month. These prices are subject to local currency equivalents. ### Can I cancel my subscription? Subscription renewal is automatic unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription settings in your iTunes App Store Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. ### What kind of puzzles are available? The app offers premium puzzles for subscribers, including Daily Crosswords and Daily Sudoku. These are part of the Premium Digital subscription package. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 6.10.0 — 2026-07-20 This update includes bug fixes to ensure a smoother reading experience. ### 6.9.0 — 2026-06-23 Track live match scores at a glance with our FIFA scoreboard widget, now available right on your homepage and inside FIFA articles! ### 6.8.2 — 2026-06-04 This update includes bug fixes and performance improvements for quizzes, resolving issues with unexpected reloads and restoring pinch-to-zoom capabilities. ### 6.8.1 — 2026-05-27 This update includes performance improvements and bug fixes to ensure a smoother reading experience. ### 6.8.0 — 2026-05-26 This update includes performance improvements and bug fixes to ensure a smoother reading experience. ## Apps similar to The Age | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [ABC News](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/abc-news/id306583229) | 4.4 (53) | Free | News | | [The Australian Daily News](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-australian-daily-news/id1023159310) | 4.5 (8) | Free | News | | [VicEmergency](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vicemergency/id356559665) | 3.5 (4) | Free | News | | [The Nightly](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-nightly/id6469956511) | — | Free | News | | [Canberra Times](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/canberra-times/id1527269999) | 4.6 (10) | Free | News | | [The West Australian](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-west-australian/id1198233691) | — | Free | News | ## More apps by Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited - [Australian Financial Review](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/australian-financial-review/id524599864) - [The Sydney Morning Herald](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-sydney-morning-herald/id1411569831) - [Good Food](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/good-food/id6472001316) All apps by Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited: https://appshunter.io/developer/319908649 ## Related topics [the sydney morning herald](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/the-sydney-morning-herald) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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