X

News & Magazines

6.5~~/10~~

Our score

★ 4.8 Google Play·1B+ installs

Reviewed by Editorial Team, ScoredApps editorial · updated 2026-09-05

Screenshots

Be the first to know: the For You feed with #1 news app laurels

The X home timeline with Following, Sports and Business tabs

Reach anyone: a post thread with replies from other accounts

Watch live: a Starship launch livestream playing in the app

Ask Grok: Grok summarizing an earnings news story in a chat

Create and earn: a creator payout notice above a vertical video

About X

X is the platform formerly called Twitter: short posts, a following feed and a recommended one, communities built around subjects, live video and a creator payout system that pays accounts a share of advertising revenue. It is free with advertising. Subscriptions run from $4 to $50 a month, and the app is one of the heaviest social installs on a phone.

App information

DeveloperX Corp.

Version12.23.1-prod.01 (Android) · 12.23 (iOS)

Size159.0 MB (Android) · 629 MB (iOS)

Price / In-appFree

Contains adsYes

In-app purchasesYes

Content rating16+

Requires (Android)Android 9+

Requires (iOS)iOS 15.0+

Offline modeNone — the timeline and video all need a connection

Interface languagesAR, BN, BG, CA, HR, CS + 39 more

Store rating (Google Play)4.8 from 24,437,471 ratings

Installs1B+

Updated by developer2026-09-03

Data checked2026-09-07

Specs come from the official store listings and were last checked on 2026-09-07. Developers change pricing and requirements — check the store page before installing.

X Review: $11 a Month, or $50 for the Top Tier

Three Subscription Tiers, $4 to $50

X Premium Basic costs $4 a month or $42 a year, Premium $11 or $114.99, and Premium Plus $50 monthly or $490 annually — the highest consumer subscription in this catalogue. The tiers reduce or remove advertising, raise post length and add a verification badge. Separately, individual accounts sell their own subscriptions inside the app, priced by the creator from $1 upward, and posts can be promoted for $25 or $50. The free version remains fully usable, with advertising throughout. None of the tiers change what you can read; they change how much advertising you see and how long your posts can be.

Communities, Live Video and Creator Payouts

Three features sit beyond the timeline. Communities are subject-based groups with member counts — the store screenshots show NBA at 303,000 and a K-pop community at 404,000 — which function like subreddits inside the app. Live video streams from the app itself, with viewer counts running into the millions on large accounts. And the payouts screen shows creators what they have earned: an estimated revenue figure since the last payout, an all-time total and a threshold to clear, alongside subscriptions bought by individual followers. All three sit behind the main tabs rather than on the timeline, so most users never encounter them at all.

Eleven Data Categories, and a Heavy Install

Google Play lists eleven collected categories including location and personal information, with no third-party sharing declared, while Apple's card states that purchases, location, contacts, user content and browsing history may be used to track you across other companies' apps. The listing carries a Contains ads badge. This is also among the largest social apps by install size. Ratings hold up better than the app's reputation suggests: 4.7 across 24.1 million Play reviews and 4.6 on the App Store. The Android build ships updates weekly, which is faster than most apps this size and explains part of the volatility in reviews.

Pros

Communities group posts by subject with visible member counts
Live video streams directly from the app
Creator payouts and subscriptions are visible and itemised
The free tier remains fully usable
Rated 4.7 across 24.1 million Google Play reviews

Cons

Premium Plus costs $50 a month, or $490 a year
Eleven collected data categories, including location
Apple lists browsing history among cross-app tracking data
One of the heaviest social installs on a phone

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Verdict

Still the fastest place to follow a live event, and communities and creator payouts have given it more structure than the timeline alone. Price it honestly: the free tier carries advertising, Premium is $11 a month, and Premium Plus at $50 is the most expensive consumer subscription reviewed here. The data card is long even by social-app standards, so read it before signing in on a work phone.

Core function7.5Posting and following work, but the recommended feed increasingly outweighs accounts you chose.

Ease of use7.5Familiar timeline, though communities, subscriptions and payouts are buried in menus.

Monetisation5.5Ads on the free tier and three subscriptions reaching $50 a month above it.

Performance7.0A heavy install with a video-dense feed that drains battery on long sessions.

Privacy & permissions4.0Eleven collected categories and cross-app tracking that includes browsing history.

6.5out of 10 · weighted average of the five scores above

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Frequently asked questions

Is X free?

Yes. Reading, posting, following and communities all work without paying, funded by advertising — the Play listing carries a Contains ads badge. Subscriptions are optional: $4 for Basic, $11 for Premium and $50 for Premium Plus, mainly reducing ads and adding a badge and longer posts.

What are communities?

Subject-based groups inside the app, each with its own member count and moderators — sport, gaming, investing, music. Posting into one shows it to that community rather than to your followers, which makes them the closest thing here to a forum.

How much does X Premium cost?

Basic is $4 a month or $42 a year, Premium $11 or $114.99, and Premium Plus $50 monthly or $490 annually. Creator subscriptions are separate and priced by each account, often around $3, and promoting a post costs $25 or $50 as a one-off.

Can creators earn money here?

Yes — the app shows an earnings screen with revenue since the last payout, an all-time total and a payout threshold, plus a list of followers who bought that creator's subscription. Payouts can take weeks to arrive, and the thresholds mean small accounts rarely reach one.

What are the alternatives?

Threads inherits Instagram's audience and now carries its own advertising. Bluesky covers the same format with a smaller crowd and different moderation. Reddit does subject communities better. This one still has the fastest commentary on live events, which is what keeps people from leaving.