The Pioneer

Media Pioneer Publishing AG (DE) News iPhoneiPadiPod touch

The Pioneer is a free News app for iPhone and iPad by Media Pioneer Publishing AG (DE). Rated 4.8/5 from 95 ratings. Requires iOS 16.0.

Rating: 4.8; 95 ratings
Price: Free; on the App Store
Size: 60 MB; Age 17+
Updated: Oct 15; 2026 · v3.56.0

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About The Pioneer

“Wahrheit gibt es nur zu zweien.” The Pioneer steht für unabhängigen, pluralistischen und partizipativen Politik- und Wirtschaftsjournalismus, der in allen redaktionellen Formaten auf Werbung verzichtet. Laden Sie die The Pioneer App kostenlos auf Ihr Smartphone oder Tablet und hören und lesen Sie unsere Inhalte “to go”. Neben allen Original-Podcasts sind nun auch Briefings, Artikel und Infografiken in der App verfügbar – darunter alle The Pioneer Briefing Formate, das World Briefing mit Sigmar Gabriel, Tech Briefing mit Christoph Keese, Wall Street Daily, Der 8. Tag u.v.m. Inhaber vom "ThePioneer Pass" haben nach Wiederherstellung ihres In App Kaufes Zugriff auf alle App Inhalte. Alle bestehenden oder zukünftigen Mitglieder von The Pioneer, die neben den Podcasts auch Zugriff auf Newsletter, Artikel, Infografiken und Live-Journalismus haben, können sich in der App mit ihrem Pioneer-Nutzerkonto anmelden, um die Inhalte freizuschalten. Unsere Datenschutzbestimmungen: https://www.thepioneer.de/s/app-datenschutz Unsere Nutzungsbedingungen: https://www.thepioneer.de/s/agb

Ratings & reviews

4.8

95 ratings

5 ★ 92% 4 ★ 4% 3 ★ 2% 2 ★ 1% 1 ★ 1%

What’s new

Version 3.56.0 · Updated October 15, 2026

Wir aktualisieren die App regelmäßig, um Fehler zu beheben, die Performance zu optimieren und das Nutzungserlebnis zu verbessern.

App privacy

The developer, Media Pioneer Publishing AG (DE), reported these privacy practices to Apple.

Data Used to Track You

The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:

Usage Data: Product Interaction

Data Not Linked to You

The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:

Purchases: Purchase History
Identifiers: Device ID
Usage Data: Product Interaction
Diagnostics: Crash Data

Used for: Analytics, App Functionality

App details

The Pioneer is a free News app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, developed by Media Pioneer Publishing AG (DE). It is rated 4.8 out of 5 from 95 ratings on the App Store, requires iOS 16.0 or later and is 60 MB to download. It was first released on August 19, 2018 and last updated on October 15, 2026.

Category: News
Rating: 4.8 / 5 (95 ratings)
Price: Free
Version: 3.56.0
Size: 60 MB
Requires: iOS 16.0 or later
Compatibility: iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
Languages: German
Age rating: 17+
Released: August 19, 2018
Last updated: October 15, 2026
Developer: Media Pioneer Publishing AG (DE)

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