# Vikatan: Tamil News & Magazine

> News, Magazines & Audiobooks

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id452698974](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id452698974)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id452698974`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Ananda Vikatan Productions Private Limited
- **Category:** Entertainment
- **Rating:** 4.30 / 5 (1,634 ratings)
- **Version:** 10.8
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-18
- **First published:** 2011-08-03
- **Size:** 115 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vikatan-tamil-news-magazine/id452698974)
- **Website:** [https://www.vikatan.com/about-us-web](https://www.vikatan.com/about-us-web)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.vikatan.com/privacy-policy](https://www.vikatan.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

Vikatan App is India’s leading Tamil news and magazine platform, delivering exclusive articles, breaking news, and in-depth analyses across topics for Tamil speakers worldwide. It offers access to 8 premium Vikatan magazines with offline download and a rich library of Tamil audiobooks.

Stay updated with daily Tamil news, cinema, politics, sports, technology, and more. Features include personalized updates, offline access, bookmarks, in-app search, and Vikatan Play audio content to enjoy on the go.

## Rankings

- #45,911 — Overall

## Review summary

Many users praise Vikatan for easy navigation, good reading formats, and rich Tamil news/magazines, with a generally positive impression of the app’s quality. However, recurring issues hamper experience: frequent crashes and instability (red screen, slowdowns), difficulty accessing premium content and renewal/activation problems, offline reading failures, UI/navigation glitches, and intrusive prompts to rate or subscribe. Improvements in stability, reliable premium access, offline support, and a quieter UX would boost overall satisfaction.

### Pros

- Easy to use with well-designed reading formats and adjustable font size for comfortable reading
- Comprehensive Tamil news and magazines coverage
- Very positive overall feedback about the app quality (amazing/excellent/fantastic)
- Strong appreciation for digital reading and accessibility of content

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and stability problems (red screen on iPad, slowdowns, and crashes when opening links)
- Issues accessing premium content and subscription activation/auto-renew problems
- Offline reading/download features not working
- UI/UX bugs and navigation glitches (comments not loading, poor scrolling, links reopening the app)
- Intrusive prompts, paywalls, and forced requests for ratings or subscriptions

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id452698974)