The Courier
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2 subscriptions from $12.99
In the United States, The Courier has 2 subscriptions priced $12.99 – 129.99.
| Subscription | Period | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Courier Monthly Subcription | Monthly | $12.99 |
| Courier Annual Subscription | Annual | $129.99 |
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| Rating / 5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 3.0 |
| Reviews | 1.3K | 7.2K | 3K | 774 | 57 | 26 |
| Released | 2021 | 2009 | 2018 | 2010 | 2022 | 2022 |
| Monthly price | $12.99 | — | $17.99 | — | — | — |
The going rate for each plan in United States, in its own currency, shaded from the cheapest price on the row to the dearest. Plans fewer than four in ten of the priced apps sell are left out.
The Courier reviews
4.4 out of 5, based on 1,272 reviews.
What people like
- Easy to use and very friendly
- Good for reading when you are sick
- Local sport coverage is quite good
What they complain about
- App crashes frequently on older devices
- Ads are annoying and block content
- Login errors stop you from reading
- New layout is hard to navigate
Courier App
Very user friendly
App crashes
Problems with app crashing. In paper mode after reading a few pages. Is their minimum memory requirement? 9th generation iPad with 3 GB RAM. 17GB storage.
Password
Why in gods name do I have to keep updating my password ?
Disappointing app
Paid for a subscription and struggle to even view any article because of the email login link takes me to a “server not found”, thought I could try and link my Facebook to view articles but still have a error and unable to view articles.. I tried a emailing support for assistance days ago and heard still haven’t heard anything.. I tried to cancel but wait.. you had to call a number during office hours which is plain dumb, a simple feature that should be doable in account settings. I love ballarat and staying informed with news but feel scammed by having my money taken and unable to access news through an app
Courier
I personally don’t like the new format to read the paper. Also the local content for a city and region this size is extremely poor. Thank god sport is returning soon so we may get a few more pages
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I don’t like the way the new format loads it is clumsy. Murray Alpen
New app unreliable
New app often times out with download incomplete. Company recommended deleting, reinstalling and logging in again. This did not work. The update is terrible.
Update is not user friendly
My 86 year old mother has been reading the Ballarat Courier for several years now online and they have done an update which is really difficult to navigate. The format has changed which has a smaller typeface now which mother can’t read due to her vision loss. She also has arthritis which means she is unable to use her fingers to zoom in closer as she has to use a stylus. Also the paper used to save what page you were up to automatically and it no longer does this. She is very frustrated as she has been able to read the paper independently before and these changes have made it so she can no longer do this. If the format stays like this she will no longer be able to use the subscribe to your paper. Please change it back the way it was as I can see no benefit to the new changes for anyone, thank you.
Ballarat courier
Wonderful to be able to read it online especially when you are unwell
Better than the website, but still a poor experience
The scrolling isn’t quite as janky as the web version with all the ads loading in, but it’s still far from smooth. The splash screen logo that appears every time I open or switch to the app is unecessary and very annoying. Swiping back from an article will show one or sometimes two different articles before getting back to the main list. Not sure if this is intentional to increase page reads or if it’s a bug?
The courier app
The courier app is excellent, very easy to use and navigate, 5 stars
Good app but….
Very good app but I am becoming somewhat annoyed with the ever increasing number of advertisements that are being included. Not only are they annoying but also now obtrusive particularly on my mobile phone. In addition surely when one receives an advise of a particular article via email it is not possible to view the whole article without having to go through the task of password etc , for paying subscribers whose details are already within your data base?
Needs work
I have a better experience using The Courier’s website in Safari than this app. Simple things like swipe from the left to go back should be added. The keyboard in the puzzles tab looks like it’s from 2008.
The Courier price by country
A monthly subscription costs $4.43 in Nigeria and $24.32 in Colombia — 5× more for the same thing. Below is the going rate for each plan in every country that sells it — the middle price of what the app charges there, in the country's own currency with the dollar equivalent beneath it.
| Country | Monthly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Albania | $14.99 | $149.99 |
| Algeria | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Angola | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Anguilla | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Antigua And Barbuda | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Argentina | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Armenia | $14.99 | $149.99 |
| Australia | A$19.99$13.88 | A$199.99$138.88 |
| Austria | €14.99$16.80 | €149.99$168.15 |
| Azerbaijan | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Bahamas | $14.99 | $149.99 |
| Bahrain | $14.99 | $149.99 |
| Barbados | $14.99 | $149.99 |
| Belarus | $14.99 | $149.99 |
| Belgium | €14.99$16.80 | €149.99$168.15 |
| Belize | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Benin | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Bermuda | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Bhutan | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Bolivia | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | €14.99$16.80 | €149.99$168.15 |
| Botswana | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Brazil | R$69.90$13.92 | R$699.90$139.42 |
| British Virgin Islands | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Brunei Darussalam | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Bulgaria | €14.99$16.80 | €149.99$168.15 |
| Burkina Faso | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Cambodia | $14.99 | $149.99 |
| Cameroon | $14.99 | $149.99 |
| Canada | CA$17.99$12.58 | CA$179.99$125.87 |
| Cape Verde | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Cayman Islands | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Chad | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Chile | CLP 14,990$15.16 | CLP 149,990$151.70 |
| China | CN¥98.00$14.61 | CN¥998.00$148.73 |
| Colombia | COP 79,900$24.32 | COP 799,900$243.43 |
| Congo | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Costa Rica | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Cote Divoire | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Croatia | €14.99$16.80 | €149.99$168.15 |
| Cyprus | €14.99$16.80 | €149.99$168.15 |
| Czech Republic | CZK 399.00$18.29 | CZK 3,990.00$182.94 |
| Denmark | DKK 129.00$19.34 | DKK 1,299.00$194.75 |
| Dominica | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Dominican Republic | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Ecuador | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Egypt | EGP 299.99$5.72 | EGP 2,999.99$57.22 |
| El Salvador | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Estonia | €14.99$16.80 | €149.99$168.15 |
| Fiji | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Finland | €14.99$16.80 | €149.99$168.15 |
| France | €14.99$16.80 | €149.99$168.15 |
| Gabon | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Gambia | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Georgia | $14.99 | $149.99 |
| Germany | €14.99$16.80 | €149.99$168.15 |
| Ghana | $14.99 | $149.99 |
| Greece | €14.99$16.80 | €149.99$168.15 |
| Grenada | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Guatemala | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Guinea-bissau | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Guyana | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Honduras | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Hong Kong | HK$98.00$12.48 | HK$888.00$113.12 |
| Hungary | HUF 5,990$18.28 | HUF 59,990$183.04 |
| Iceland | $14.99 | $149.99 |
| India | ₹1,299.00$13.48 | ₹12,900.00$133.85 |
| Indonesia | IDR 249,000$13.92 | IDR 2,499,000$139.67 |
| Iraq | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Ireland | €14.99$16.80 | €149.99$168.15 |
| Israel | ₪44.90$14.72 | ₪449.90$147.51 |
| Italy | €14.99$16.80 | €149.99$168.15 |
| Jamaica | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Japan | ¥2,000$12.66 | ¥20,000$126.60 |
| Jordan | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Kazakhstan | KZT 6,990.00$15.32 | KZT 69,990.00$153.39 |
| Kenya | $14.99 | $149.99 |
| Kosovo | €14.99$16.80 | €149.99$168.15 |
| Kuwait | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Kyrgyzstan | $14.99 | $149.99 |
| Lao Peoples Democratic Republic | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Latvia | €14.99$16.80 | €149.99$168.15 |
| Lebanon | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Liberia | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Libya | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Lithuania | €14.99$16.80 | €149.99$168.15 |
| Luxembourg | €14.99$16.80 | €149.99$168.15 |
| Macao | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Macedonia | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Madagascar | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Malawi | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Malaysia | MYR 59.90$14.65 | MYR 599.90$146.67 |
| Maldives | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Mali | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Malta | €14.99$16.80 | €149.99$168.15 |
| Mauritania | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Mauritius | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Mexico | MX$299.00$16.51 | MX$2,999.00$165.60 |
| Micronesia | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Moldova | $14.99 | $149.99 |
| Mongolia | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Montenegro | €12.99$14.56 | €129.99$145.73 |
| Montserrat | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Morocco | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Mozambique | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Myanmar | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Namibia | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Nauru | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Nepal | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Netherlands | €14.99$16.80 | €149.99$168.15 |
| New Zealand | NZ$24.99$13.96 | NZ$249.99$139.66 |
| Nicaragua | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Niger | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Nigeria | NGN 5,900.00$4.43 | NGN 59,900.00$45.00 |
| Norway | NOK 149.00$15.54 | NOK 1,490.00$155.37 |
| Oman | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Pakistan | PKR 2,900$10.47 | PKR 29,900$107.90 |
| Palau | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Panama | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Papua New Guinea | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Paraguay | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Peru | PEN 49.90$14.51 | PEN 499.90$145.32 |
| Philippines | ₱699.00$11.16 | ₱6,990.00$111.59 |
| Poland | PLN 69.99$17.90 | PLN 699.99$179.03 |
| Portugal | €14.99$16.80 | €149.99$168.15 |
| Qatar | QAR 49.99$13.73 | QAR 499.99$137.36 |
| Romania | RON 69.99$14.70 | RON 699.99$147.06 |
| Russia | RUB 999.00$11.73 | RUB 9,990.00$117.29 |
| Rwanda | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Sao Tome & Principe | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAR 59.99$16.00 | SAR 599.99$160.00 |
| Senegal | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Serbia | €14.99$16.80 | €149.99$168.15 |
| Seychelles | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Sierra Leone | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Singapore | SGD 19.98$15.61 | SGD 199.98$156.23 |
| Slovakia | €14.99$16.80 | €149.99$168.15 |
| Slovenia | €14.99$16.80 | €149.99$168.15 |
| Solomon Islands | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| South Africa | ZAR 249.99$15.01 | ZAR 2,499.99$150.15 |
| South Korea | ₩19,000$14.15 | ₩199,000$148.20 |
| Spain | €14.99$16.80 | €149.99$168.15 |
| Sri Lanka | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| St. Lucia | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| St. Vincent & The Grenadines | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Suriname | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Swaziland | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Sweden | SEK 179.00$17.83 | SEK 1,795.00$178.78 |
| Switzerland | CHF 12.00$14.44 | CHF 120.00$144.40 |
| Taiwan | NT$450.00$14.16 | NT$3,990.00$125.51 |
| Tajikistan | $14.99 | $149.99 |
| Tanzania | TZS 29,900.00$11.32 | TZS 299,900.00$113.52 |
| Thailand | THB 499.00$14.81 | THB 4,990.00$148.12 |
| Tonga | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Tunisia | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Turkey | TRY 299.99$6.10 | TRY 2,999.99$61.03 |
| Turkmenistan | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Turks and Caicos | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Uganda | $14.99 | $149.99 |
| Ukraine | $14.99 | $149.99 |
| United Arab Emirates | AED 49.99$13.62 | AED 499.99$136.24 |
| United Kingdom | £12.99$17.18 | £129.99$171.94 |
| United States | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Uruguay | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Uzbekistan | $14.99 | $149.99 |
| Vanuatu | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Venezuela | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Vietnam | ₫349,000$13.44 | ₫3,499,000$134.75 |
| Yemen | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Zambia | $12.99 | $129.99 |
| Zimbabwe | $14.99 | $149.99 |
The Courier FAQ
- Is The Courier free?
- Yes. The app and its basic features are free, in all 175 countries it sells in. Premium features are paid: they start from $12.99 (US), across 2 subscriptions.
- How much does The Courier cost per month?
- Courier Monthly Subcription is $12.99 (US). The annual plan works out cheaper per month: $129.99 a year.
- Does The Courier have a free trial?
- No. None of its offers (US) come with a free trial.
- Where is The Courier cheapest?
- A monthly subscription costs NGN 5,900.00 (≈$4.43) in Nigeria and COP 79,900 (≈$24.32) in Colombia, its cheapest and dearest countries.
- What are the best alternatives to The Courier?
- VIC Fires (4.7 from 7,218 reviews), The Age (4.0 from 2,971 reviews, premium from $17.99) and VicEmergency (3.0 from 774 reviews).
The Courier download
Last updated 3 months ago.
The Courier sells in 175 countries. It was released 5 years and 2 months ago, on 9 Aug 2021. It holds a 4.4 rating from 1,272 reviews.
Supports 1 language: English.
How much does The Courier make?
Third-party estimates for the last 30 days, worldwide — not the store's own figures, which Apple publishes for nobody.
Revenue by plan
- Monthly 85%
- Annual 15%
Revenue by country
- Australia 100%
- United States 0%
- United Kingdom 0%