The State News: South Carolina

Developer: McClatchy

Category: News

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38.8K installs

317 ratings

177 monthly active users

$<10K monthly revenue est.

IAP 41% · Ad 59%

Install Trends

Weekly +8.00

Steady

Monthly +42

Steady

The State News: South Carolina Summary

The State News: South Carolina is a ad-supported, with in-app purchases Android app in News by McClatchy. Released in Mar 2012 (14 years ago). It has about 38.8K+ installs and 317 ratings with a 3.14★ (mixed) average. Based on AppGoblin estimates, it reaches roughly 177 monthly active users and generates around $<10K monthly revenue (41% IAP / 59% ads). Store metadata: updated Jun 11, 2026, version 210081015.

Recent activity: 8.00 installs this week (42 over 4 weeks) showing steady growth , and 1.00 new ratings this week View trends →

Data tracking: SDKs and third-party integrations were last analyzed on Jun 20, 2026. The app's network data flows (API traffic to/from the app and its SDKs) were last crawled on Jun 22, 2025.

Store info: Last updated on Google Play on Jun 11, 2026 (version 210081015).

SDKs, Trackers & Permissions

The State News: South Carolina was last scanned for SDKs 2026-06-20. 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.

App Details

Store ID: com.thestate.android

First Released: 2012-03-20

Store Last Updated: 2026-06-11

In-App Purchases: Yes

Ads: Yes

Website: thestate.com

App Store

Crawl Status: Success

AppGoblin First Crawled: 2021-02-06

AppGoblin Last Crawled: 2026-06-26

Ads & App-Ads.txt

Ads.txt Last Crawled: 2025-10-14

Ads.txt Crawl Status: Failed

AppGoblin SDK Scans

Successful Last Crawled: 2026-06-20

Last Crawled: 2026-06-20

Last Crawl Status: Success

3.14★

Ratings: 317

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App Description

Local Columbia and wider SC breaking news, politics, business, weather & sports.

The State newspaper app delivers trusted local journalism serving Columbia, Richland County, Lexington County, and communities across the South Carolina Midlands.

Stay informed with daily local news coverage focused on the issues affecting residents in Columbia, Richland County, and Lexington County, including crime, weather, local business, sports, and community developments shaping life across the Midlands.

The State newspaper is your source for local, daily news from Columbia and surrounding Midlands communities. Our newsroom reports on events and decisions impacting Richland and Lexington counties, with local investigative reporting, statewide coverage, and national headline news.

LOCAL NEWS
• Daily local news and stories from Columbia, Richland County, Lexington County, and the SC Midlands
• AI generated summaries on all articles reviewed by our newsroom
• The State newspaper opinions, editorials and columns
• Edition, a digital newspaper delivering a complete daily report of local, statewide, national, and world news curated overnight by our editors

LIVE VIDEO
• Watch live video of local news stories and major news coverage
• View photos and videos from local reporting and community events across Columbia and the Midlands

LOCAL SPORTS
• Full coverage reporting on local, pro and college and high school sports teams in South Carolina
• Stay connected to your favorite teams and favorite sports writers

PERSONALIZATION
• Stay informed on the topics and articles that matter to you
• Favorite topics to get personalized feeds
• Search for news articles, videos, games and more
• Bookmark news articles to read later
• Read articles your way with support for dark mode and light mode

Other Features
• Browse articles by category
• Share articles on Facebook, X Twitter or by email
• Comment on news articles
• Access and download previous issues of our newspaper
• Recharge and unwind with puzzles and games
STAY AHEAD WITH THE STATE LOCAL NEWS APP
The State covers South Carolina like no other media in our area. Wherever you go, stay connected to news that’s important to you.

Stay connected to local daily news across Columbia, Richland County, Lexington County, and the South Carolina Midlands with The State newspaper app.

Read our Privacy policy here: https://mcclatchy.com/privacy-policy
Read our Terms of Service here: https://www.thestate.com/customer-service/terms-of-service/text-only/
For California Residents: To learn more about managing your sharing preferences and Do Not Sell My Info rights visit https://www.mcclatchy.com/ccpa-pp