Hürriyet is a Turkish news application providing real-time headlines, financial data, and daily life utilities on iOS.
Product velocity
Dormant
Daily rank 🇺🇸
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News
Sentiment
3.9
334 reviews
Nemesis
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users hire the app for a single-point access to national news and essential daily services, reducing the need for multiple utility apps.
For Turkish-speaking users seeking real-time news, financial market data, and daily life utilities.
What does it look like?
Key features
Push alerts for real-time news updates delivered to the device
Access to live market data, currency, gold, and stock exchange information
Integrated tools including pharmacy finder, prayer times, and earthquake maps
How much does it cost?
Ad-supported model providing full content access without subscription gates.
Velocity
Dormant developmentperformanceopaqueShow more...
The app has only one recorded release in the observed data, making it impossible to calculate a reliable long-term development cadence. The latest release focused exclusively on performance optimizations. Without further version history, the development momentum cannot be classified beyond the current state of minimal maintenance.
Who built it?
Hurriyet Gazetecilik
3 apps tracked · News
Bigpara - Borsa, Hisse, Altın
Hürriyet E-GazeteUser Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Fresh user feedback skews mixed. Users appreciate utility integration, but report navigation friction.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Utility integration
- Navigation friction
Competition
Competitive landscape for Hürriyet - Son Dakika Haberler
How's the News market?
Hürriyet holds the #30 Grossing and #62 Free position in the Turkish news category. The gap between its free reach and grossing rank signals monetization friction relative to its broad utility advantage.
Read the market outlookThe rivals identified
By Gannett
As a legacy news publisher with a massive review volume, this app competes directly for the attention of users seeking high-trust, investigative journalism and digital newspaper replicas.
- Offers a full eNewspaper digital replica, providing a premium reading experience Hürriyet currently lacks.
- Integrates specialized local sports hubs like PackersNews.com, creating deep vertical engagement for regional fans.
- Features a dedicated 'Public Investigator' section that builds long-term brand authority through exclusive reporting.
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Key takeaways for Hürriyet - Son Dakika Haberler
Where is it heading?
The Turkish digital news market is consolidating around high-utility platforms, leaving apps without premium digital replicas exposed to churn. Hürriyet's current posture is advantaged by its utility suite but exposed by its lack of a high-fidelity reading experience, so the PM must bridge this gap to prevent further rating erosion.
- Navigation friction in the latest version erodes the daily active habit, which compounds the rating drag already visible on the platform.
- The Super App utility suite continues to provide a unique retention hook that competitors lack, sustaining the current market position.
The SWOT
- Super App utility suite creates daily retention loops
- Broad national news scope captures mass-market interest
- Expand B2B utility partnerships to increase distribution
- Implement gamified reading streaks to boost session frequency
Next best moves
Ship high-fidelity digital replica because current format lacks premium appeal → increase ARPU
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The Super App utility suite is not just a retention feature…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
Digital eNewspaper replica (available in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel but absent here) +2
Since the last report: The app's outlook improved from declining to mixed as sentiment scores rose, though navigation friction emerged as a new primary complaint replacing ad-density concerns.
Bottom line
Hürriyet secures daily engagement through its utility suite, but the lack of a digital replica limits its monetization potential, so the PM should prioritize replica development to capture high-value legacy readers.
Unlock 2 critical frictions, 2 market threats, 1 more prioritized move and the analyst’s take.
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