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Delish Play Store Revenue Estimate

Hearst Communications, Inc. · Food & Drink

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Delish earns about
$2.5K/month
range $1.4K – $3.7K · $30.3K/year
Live data · refreshed every hour
Per Day
$84
$46 – $122
Per Week
$589
$324 – $855
Per Month
$2.5K
$1.4K – $3.7K
Per Year
$30.3K
$16.7K – $44.0K
Lifetime
$75.8K
$41.7K – $109.9K
Brand revenue 📰 Reported

Hearst Communications - full brand revenue

Annual brand revenue (2024)
$13.0B/year
Company · Wikipedia (Hearst Communications)
App Store / Play Store share
1%
≈ $30K/year of in-app revenue
Off-store revenue (everything else)
$13.0B/year
99% of total brand revenue

Hearst Communications earns about $13.0B/year across the whole brand.

Most of that money comes from off-store revenue - trading fees, commissions, payment processing, ad sales, hardware, enterprise contracts - not in-app purchases or subscriptions on the App Store / Google Play.

App store revenue (in-app purchases, subscriptions, ads, paid downloads) Off-store revenue (trading fees, commissions, web subscriptions, ad sales, enterprise)
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A specific clone-and-improve plan for Delish

Auto-generated from this app's real revenue ($2.5K/month · $30.3K/year), monetization model, rating signals and category. Every line is calibrated to this app, not generic advice.

44/100
Opportunity
Decent target
75/100
Cloneability
Easy (1-2 weeks for an MVP)
$1
Revenue / install
Lifetime value per download (≈30-month app life). Higher = each user is worth more.

✓ Features to copy

  • subscription paywall (~$13.21/mo) - proven monetization
  • in-app purchase tier ladder for upsells

⚡ Improve / fix

  • ★ rating only 2.5 - read /intelligence/reviews/android/delish/ to mine the top complaints
  • subscription is $13.21/mo - undercut by 30-50% to win price-sensitive users

🛠 MVP scope

  • core feature loop
  • subscription gating
  • free-tier limits
  • trial period
  • analytics

💰 Pricing recommendation

Delish is at $13.21/mo. Consider going slightly lower with a longer free trial (14 days) to win price-aware users.

🔡 App Store title ideas

  • Pro: AI-Powered Food & Drink
  • Smart : Food & Drink Tracker
  • + - Faster, Cheaper

📺 TikTok / ad hook angles

  • "I tried Delish for 30 days - here's what I'd do differently"
  • "Why Delish costs $13.21/mo when ours costs $7.93"
  • "The food & drink app Delish won't tell you these 3 things"

Monetization

Subscription (~$13.21/mo)
Revenue mix (estimated)
  • Subscriptions ~72%
  • One-time IAP ~22%
  • Ads ~6%
Paying users (est.)
138
143K installs · 7.4% active · 1.3% pay
In-App Purchases
  • Sub Subscription tier $4.99/month
  • Sub Subscription tier $34.99/month
Subscription tiers parsed from store description.

App Details

Pulled from Google Play
Current Version
2.0.5
Released
Sep 30, 2025
Last Updated
Apr 30, 2026
Required OS
7.0
Content Rating
Everyone
Category
Food & Drink
Price
Free
Currency
USD
Developer
Hearst Communications, Inc.

What's new in v2.0.5

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Fun Numbers - share these

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every second
$0
every minute
$4
every hour
$84
every day
  • ☕ Buys 17 $5 coffees every day
  • 🚗 Earns enough for 1 Tesla Model 3s annually
  • ⏱️ Earns the price of a coffee in 5,130 seconds

12-Month Revenue Trajectory

Modeled from grossing rank, app score, and update cadence. Hover any point to see the value. Real growth depends on retention, marketing, and seasonality.

JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay
Total Installs
143K
Reported: 100,000+
Active Users (MAU est.)
11K
7.4% of installs · default benchmark · cumulative-install decay × 0.75
Rating
2.47 ★
136 reviews
Monetization
Subscription (~$13.21/mo)
IAP: $4.99 - $34.99 per item

Rating Distribution

5★
46
4★
9
3★
14
2★
31
1★
84

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Frequently Asked About Delish

How much money does Delish make on Google Play?
Delish has an estimated Play Store revenue of $2.5K per month (~$30.3K per year, $84 per day) with a likely range of $1.4K to $3.7K. This sums earnings from in-app purchases, subscription revenue, ad monetization and any paid downloads on Google Play - directional estimates from public signals only.
How many Play Store downloads does Delish get?
Google Play publishes install ranges (e.g. 1M+, 10M+, 100M+). Delish reports 100,000+ installs. Rev.now combines that range with ratings, reviews, grossing rank and category trends to estimate roughly 143K total downloads and 11K monthly active users on Android.
Is Delish a top grossing Android app and what is its Play Store rank?
Delish is analyzed using Google Play grossing rank, category ranking, install range, ratings velocity, monetization model (subscription revenue, in-app purchases, paid downloads) and ad-revenue signals. Compare it to other highest-grossing Android apps on the Play Store leaderboard.
How is Delish Play Store revenue estimated?
Rev.now estimates Delish Play Store revenue from public app data: Google Play download ranges, monthly active users (MAU), Android paying-user conversion, scraped subscription pricing, in-app purchase ranges ($4.99 - $34.99 per item), ad monetization (eCPM × impressions × MAU) and the Food & Drink category ARPU benchmark - net of Google's 15-30% Play Store cut.
What in-app purchases and subscriptions does Delish offer on Android?
Delish offers in-app purchases ($4.99 - $34.99 per item) on Google Play, which usually means subscription tiers (weekly, monthly, annual), virtual currency or one-time unlocks. Subscription revenue and IAP earnings are usually the biggest contributors to monthly Play Store revenue.
Can I compare Delish Play Store revenue with another Android app?
Yes. Use the free compare tool to compare Delish side-by-side with any other Google Play app by estimated revenue, downloads, paying users, subscription pricing, in-app purchase tiers, grossing rank and monetization model.
Does Rev.now show exact Play Store revenue for Delish?
No - Rev.now shows estimated Play Store revenue, in-app purchase earnings and subscription revenue for Delish. Exact financial data, paying-user counts and ad income are private to Google and the developer; Rev.now does not have access to Play Console or developer payouts.