# Vikatan: Tamil News & Magazine

> Vikatan: Tamil News, Magazines, Audiobooks, Rasipalan, & Tamil Word Games

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.vikatanapp](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.vikatanapp)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.vikatanapp`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** ANANDA VIKATAN PRODUCTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED
- **Category:** NEWS\_AND\_MAGAZINES
- **Downloads:** 3,106,539
- **Rating:** 4.85 / 5 (48,841 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.0.1.7
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-23
- **First published:** 2014-04-22
- **Publisher country:** IN
- **Size:** 67 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vikatanapp)
- **Website:** [https://www.vikatan.com/](https://www.vikatan.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.vikatan.com/privacy-policy-web](https://www.vikatan.com/privacy-policy-web)

## Description

Vikatan Tamil News & Magazine brings Tamil news, premium articles, digital magazines (PDF), free audiobooks, and Tamil word games in one app. With 100+ years of trusted journalism, Vikatan delivers breaking news from Tamil Nadu, India, and around the world, offline reading, and personalized feeds for readers worldwide.

Venture into features like 24x7 breaking news alerts, offline access to magazines and e-books, bookmark and smart search, audio stories, and chat support for subscriptions. Premium subscribers get unlimited access to premium articles and all digital magazines ad-free; it also includes **Rasi Palan (astrology)** and a variety of Tamil word games for learning and fun.

## Rankings

- #33,940 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.AD_SERVICES_CONFIG`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN`
- `android.permission.BROADCAST_CLOSE_SYSTEM_DIALOGS`
- `android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.NFC`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_BASIC_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`
- `com.truecaller.permission.sdk.internal.read_account_state`
- `com.vikatanapp.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Summary: The Vikatan app is praised for its pleasant reading experience, audio support, consolidated access to Vikatan magazines, and helpful support. Recurrent issues center on stability and performance (apps not opening) and a buggy UI/UX, plus stale news with insufficient updates on the home page. Users also seek more content (e.g., business ideas) and features like frequent news updates and calendar integration. Overall, content value and accessibility are strong, but reliability and freshness require improvement.

### Pros

- Excellent and very good overall user experience.
- Audio format support for reading.
- All Vikatan magazines available in one place for easy access.
- Responsive customer support that resolved booting issues.
- Free stories and strong content offerings.

### Cons

- App stability issues; not opening / booting problems.
- Buggy UI/UX leading to poor navigation.
- Content freshness gaps; home page shows the same news for long periods.
- Requests for more features (daily/hourly updates, calendar integration) not yet available.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.vikatanapp)