Scientific American

Scientific American
Scientific American
Developer: Scientific American
Category: News
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157.2K installs
1.7K ratings
7K monthly active users
$<10K monthly revenue est.
IAP 27% · Ad 73%
Install Trends
Weekly +192
Steady
Monthly +583
Declining

Scientific American Summary

Scientific American is a ad-supported, with in-app purchases Android app in News by Scientific American. Released in Sep 2016 (9 years ago). It has about 157.2K+ installs and 1.7K ratings with a 4.75★ (excellent) average. Based on AppGoblin estimates, it reaches roughly 7K monthly active users and generates around $<10K monthly revenue (27% IAP / 73% ads). Store metadata: updated Dec 24, 2025, version 1744296048.

Recent activity: 192 installs this week (583 over 4 weeks) showing declining growth , and 11 new ratings this week View trends →

Data tracking: SDKs and third-party integrations were last analyzed on Feb 14, 2026. The app's network data flows (API traffic to/from the app and its SDKs) were last crawled on Jun 21, 2025.

Store info: Last updated on Google Play on Dec 24, 2025 (version 1744296048).

SDKs, Trackers & Permissions

Scientific American was last scanned for SDKs 2026-02-14. Below is the overview of third party companies detected in the app. The full list of raw SDKs, app permissions and unknown SDKs is available here.

AppGoblin saw Scientific American uses 9 Development Tools
company-logos/kotlinlang.org/logo_200x200.png Kotlin
company-logos/github.com-bumptech/logo_420x420.png Bumptech
JetBrains IntelliJ
company-logos/google.com/logo_200x200.jpeg Google
AppGoblin saw Scientific American uses 3 Analytics: Product
company-logos/segment.com/logo_200x200.jpeg Segment
company-logos/mixpanel.com/logo_200x200.jpeg Mixpanel
company-logos/firebase.google.com/logo_200x200.png Firebase
AppGoblin saw Scientific American uses 1 Ad Networks
company-logos/google.com/logo_200x200.jpeg Google
App Details
Store ID: com.nature.scientificamerican
First Released: 2016-09-19
Store Last Updated: 2025-12-24
In-App Purchases: Yes
Ads: Yes
Website: scientificamerican.com
App Store
Crawl Status: Success
AppGoblin First Crawled: 2021-02-06
AppGoblin Last Crawled: 2026-03-02
Ads & App-Ads.txt
Ads.txt Last Crawled: 2025-10-16
Ads.txt Crawl Status: Failed
AppGoblin SDK Scans
Successful Last Crawled: 2026-02-14
Last Crawled: 2026-02-14
Last Crawl Status: Success

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App Description

Monthly issues from Scientific American on your Android device

A subscription to Scientific American magazines is available through Google Play for $49.99 annually or $5.99 monthly and is renewed automatically at the end of the subscription term, until cancelled. Individual issues are $6.99 each. Payment for all purchases will be charged to your Google Play account. For more information, please visit Google Play Terms and Conditions: https://play.google.com/intl/en-us_us/about/play-terms/index.html



Founded in 1845, Scientific American provides expert insights on the most important and awe-inspiring advances in science and technology. With news and commentary about current events and in-depth features by experts, including more than 200 Nobel Prize-winning scientists, Scientific American is the essential guide to the modern world. Support Science Journalism. Become a Subscriber.



Scientific American Customer Service:

Email: help@sciam.com