theSkimm

Name: theSkimm
Rating: 4.8 (13229 reviews)
Author: theSkimm

By: theSkimm

Making it easier to live smart

Features & Capabilities

Meet: theSkimm app. We’ve got you covered on all the news and info you need to start your day. Think: news, podcasts, curated picks, and a personalized calendar to help you live your smartest life. Wake up with us via the Daily Skimm, the morning newsletter that connects the dots on how the biggest stories affect your life. Dive deeper into career, health, and wallet topics. Listen to Skimm This and Skimm’d from the Couch. Stay up-to-date with a calendar that syncs with yours so you never miss moments, like awards shows and elections. Discover more: we’ll help you find shopping, streaming, and reading picks to spend downtime smarter.

In-app purchase subscriptions: monthly $2.99 or yearly $29.99. Free trial available. Subscriptions auto-renew unless turned off. Payments charged via iTunes/App Store. Privacy Policy and Terms at theskimm.com/privacy.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App News & Magazines Content Shopping Music & Audio Calendar

By:

theSkimm

Rating:

4.80

(13,229)

Version:

3.2.7 Last updated: 2026-02-13

Version code:

882417598

Creation date:

2016-04-18

Compatible devices:

Size:

33.07MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-06

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 14,813 ▼ 58

For Developers

Monetize with App Pass Boost with Extension Booster

Contact the developer

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Developed by:

theSkimm

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/theskimm/id1034995058

Website:

https://www.theskimm.com/skimm-app

User Reviews

User sentiment is mixed. Many praise theSkimm for its calendar feature and concise, readable news delivered with a witty tone, plus long-term subscription value. However, widespread issues include frequent app crashes, unreliable calendar syncing, heavy ads with paywalls, and inconsistent customer support. OS compatibility concerns further undermine reliability. When functioning, the app meets expectations, but reliability and monetization changes drive the majority of negative feedback.

Pros

Calendar integration and syncing with external calendars (Apple/Google) is a core feature that many users value.
Digestible, concise news delivery in Skimm's signature witty, easy-to-read style.
Longstanding subscription with a trusted brand and years of content delivery.

Cons

Frequent crashes and instability: the app often won’t open or crashes on launch.
Calendar syncing issues: persistent problems syncing with Apple/Google calendars, sometimes breaking changes.
Ads and paid content: excessive ads and affiliate links, with older articles sometimes behind a paywall.
Customer support concerns: slow, unresponsive, or unhelpful support experiences.
OS compatibility/maintenance issues: problems with compatibility on the latest iOS versions and ongoing maintenance complaints.

Recent reviews

Written in 2026: I started my Skimm subscription in 2016. I like the Skimm, I like what they provide, but I especially loved their calendar feature. I really enjoyed syncing my calendar with big events that are happening, movie releases, or other random things the Skimm added. One of their calendars focused on big things in the sports world. They described it as having events such as the Super Bowl or the start of a league’s season. Then new for 2026, they started including every NWSL game. Not just the start of the season, or the debut game for inaugural teams, but every game every week. It’s exhausting. It floods the calendar with events that do not align with what they advertise. I did not pay for a NWSL calendar. I subscribed because I wanted to hear when things like when the NWSL season started, not when Orlando plays Louisville week 5 of the season. I first brought this to customer service, but it’s clear they did not care. There’s no way to opt out of this; if you want to know when big things are happening in the world of sports, the Skimm will also ensure you know when EVERY SINGLE NWSL game is. It’s too bad that after 10 years, this is what made me cancel my subscription.

by Ad*****, 2026-04-18

Nothing but bugs. Paid features are not updating anymore. The calendar feature is rarely working or kept up to date. Super disappointed.

by Ha*****, 2026-01-29

This app malfunctions constantly. Sometimes you can find the daily skimm where it’s supposed to be and other times you can’t. Sometimes you can find it elsewhere sometimes you can’t. Sometimes the home page gets stuck for days on same ad. Sometimes app flat out won’t open and sometimes there’s this glitch where some letters are symbols and the whole thing is illegible. That’s just everything that is wrong with the app itself. The newsletter used to be amazing; however, has turned almost entirely into a list of affiliate links it’s all about ad revenue now and no longer provides the substance it once did.