The Scotsman newspaper app - the most enjoyable way to get your daily dose of Scottish life

Browse the latest online news, sport and features from The Scotsman’s award-winning team of journalists the way it’s meant to be read by downloading The Scotsman app.

Read unlimited content, listen to our award-winning podcasts The Steamie and Scran on the go direct from your phone, challenge yourself with our range of brainteasers like Sudoku, wordsearch and our cryptic crossword and view our beautifully-designed newspapers, magazines and supplements all in one package.

How to access The Scotsman app

Access to the Scotsman app is exclusively available to our premium digital subscribers and subscribers to our print + digital bundle. Available from the App store for iPhone and iPad here and from Google Play for Android devices here, the app features a lightning-fast browsing experience and ad-light articles with no intrusive advertising formats.

Subscribe from this website and get your app access free as part of your premium digital or print + digital subscription. Alternatively, subscribe direct from the app store or Google Play for the same great price of £12.99 per month and get your website access as part of your bundle.

The Scotsman app has been well recieved by readers, with 4.3 stars in the Apple App store from thousands of reviews | National World Publishing

For a limited time only, new subscribers to our premium subscription package, via the website, can get a New York Times All Access digital subscription - which includes The Athletic, Wirecutter and Wordle - completely free.

Alan Young, Scotsman Editor, said: “The Scotsman app is one of our flagship products, and really is an indispensable tool for anyone who wants to keep up to date with Scottish life. As well as our award-winning exclusive journalism from our writers across the country, features such as easy access to our podcasts, puzzles, and e-paper make this fantastic value for money.”

Other ways to subscribe to our subscriber-exclusive content

New for 2025, readers who would rather browse our subscriber-exclusive journalism via the the website only and forgo perks like app access, ad-free browsing and welcome incentives, can subscribe to our new value packages, with an accessible price point of £6.99 per month.

For more information about the benefits included in our subscription packages, visit our sign-up page.