Boston.com

Boston.com
Boston.com
Developer: Boston Globe Media
Category: News
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92.5K installs
796 ratings
200 monthly active users
$<10K monthly revenue est.
IAP 0% · Ad 100%
Install Trends
Weekly +8.00
Declining
Monthly +70
Steady

Boston.com Summary

Boston.com is a ad-supported Android app in News by Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC. Released in Apr 2011 (14 years ago). It has about 92.5K+ installs and 796 ratings with a 4.40★ (good) average. Based on AppGoblin estimates, it reaches roughly 200 monthly active users and generates around $<10K monthly revenue (0% IAP / 100% ads). Store metadata: updated Nov 3, 2025, version 4908154.

Recent activity: 8.00 installs this week (70 over 4 weeks) showing below average growth View trends →

Advertising: AppGoblin detected 1.00 monetized ad creatives shown inside the app.

Data tracking: SDKs and third-party integrations were last analyzed on Aug 27, 2025. The app's network data flows (API traffic to/from the app and its SDKs) were last crawled on Jul 14, 2025.

Store info: Last updated on Google Play on Nov 3, 2025 (version 4908154).

SDKs, Trackers & Permissions

Boston.com was last scanned for SDKs 2025-08-27. 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 Boston.com uses 3 Business Tools
company-logos/onetrust.com/logo_200x200.jpeg OneTrust
company-logos/mapbox.com/logo_200x200.jpeg MapBox
company-logos/comscore.com/logo_200x200.jpeg Comscore
AppGoblin saw Boston.com uses 5 Ad Networks
company-logos/facebook.com/logo_200x200.jpeg Facebook
company-logos/amazon.com/logo_200x200.jpeg Amazon Advertisement
company-logos/taboola.com/logo_200x200.jpeg Taboola
company-logos/google.com/logo_200x200.jpeg Google
AppGoblin saw Boston.com uses 12 Development Tools
company-logos/google.com/logo_200x200.jpeg Google
company-logos/jetbrains.com/logo_200x200.jpeg JetBrains
company-logos/github.com-JakeWharton/logo_460x460.jpeg Jake Wharton
Checker Framework
AppGoblin saw Boston.com uses 1 Mediation
company-logos/admob.com/logo_200x200.jpeg AdMob
AppGoblin saw Boston.com uses 1 Analytics: Product
company-logos/firebase.google.com/logo_200x200.png Firebase
App Details
Store ID: com.thoughtbot.boston_com_news
First Released: 2011-04-21
Store Last Updated: 2025-11-03
In-App Purchases: No
Ads: Yes
Website: boston.com
App Store
Crawl Status: Success
AppGoblin First Crawled: 2021-02-06
AppGoblin Last Crawled: 2026-04-08
Ads & App-Ads.txt
Ads.txt Last Crawled: 2025-10-12
Ads.txt Crawl Status: Success
AppGoblin SDK Scans
Successful Last Crawled: 2025-08-27
Last Crawled: 2025-08-27
Last Crawl Status: Success

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App Description

Stay connected with Boston.com and find out what Boston really cares about

-- Stay connected with Boston.com and find out what Boston really cares about right now.
-- Get curated news alerts, weather updates, sports scores, and more.
-- Read and browse stories from our team of journalists covering local and national news, the city's four pro sports teams, lifestyle, entertainment, and more.