First News

Developer: First News

Category: Education

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1.7K installs

34 ratings

55 monthly active users

$<10K monthly revenue est.

IAP 100% · Ad 0%

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First News Summary

First News is a with in-app purchases iOS app in Education by First News. Released in Dec 2020 (5 years ago). It has 34 ratings with a 4.47★ (good) average. Based on AppGoblin estimates, it reaches roughly 55 monthly active users and generates around $<10K monthly revenue (100% IAP / 0% ads). Store metadata: updated Feb 17, 2026.

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Store info: Last updated on App Store on Feb 17, 2026 .

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App Details

Store ID: 1544460681

First Released: 2020-12-22

Store Last Updated: 2026-02-17

In-App Purchases: Yes

Ads: No

Website: firstnews.co.uk

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Crawl Status: Success

AppGoblin First Crawled: 2022-11-09

AppGoblin Last Crawled: 2026-03-18

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App Description

First News Unlock Their Minds Unleash Their Potential

First News is on a mission! To unlock a child’s mind and unleash their potential by fuelling curiosity, inspiring debate, and supporting their critical thinking. Expertly written by award-winning journalists, First News takes the fear out of sensationalised world events that children hear, by providing a balanced, impartial, and truthful view of the world, carefully, and sensitively written to explain the background to stories in the news.

The First News App includes the weekly newspaper and is jam-packed with interactive articles, curated ‘must read’ daily news, 10+ weekly boredom-busting puzzles and games, access to a searchable archive, and a video platform hosting hundreds of award-winning news explainers including FYI, Kidversation and much more.

First News is loved by kids, trusted by parents, and recommended by teachers.

READ, WATCH & PLAY - Unlock First News TODAY.

READ: weekly 28-page edition of First News with interactive features, plus a searchable archive

WATCH: hundreds of videos, including news explainers presented by children for children

PLAY: the First News Weekly Quiz! A fun and exciting challenge that asks you 10 topical questions based on the latest issue of the Newspaper. Create an Avatar and race against the clock to answer. Compare your score with friends and family on the leaderboard. (Please note that the App’s Weekly Quiz is only available with a home subscription).

PLAY: weekly mind-bending, interactive puzzles helping to promote cognitive development all linked to the weeks news.

STAY AHEAD: daily news feed featuring 5 age-appropriate news articles from the UK and around the world

SHARE YOUR OPINION: weekly polls encouraging children to form their own opinion and get their voices heard

WIN: weekly competitions with exciting prizes

Terms of use: https://www.firstnews.co.uk/terms/