Ableton Note vs DistroKid
Ableton Note
Ableton AG
App Store
$6.2K/mo
~$73.9K/yr · 33K installs
VS
DistroKid
DistroKid Holdings, LLC
App Store
$274.6K/mo
~$3.30M/yr · 2.6M installs
Revenue winner
DistroKid wins
+4357% vs other
Installs winner
DistroKid wins
+7825% vs other
MAU winner
DistroKid wins
+8229% vs other
Rating winner
DistroKid wins
+16% vs other
Why DistroKid is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- DistroKid earns roughly 45× more per month than Ableton Note - $274.6K vs $6.2K.
- Premium pricing. DistroKid charges $24.99/mo vs Ableton Note's $17.34/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
- Bigger install base. DistroKid has ~2.6M lifetime installs vs Ableton Note's ~33K - 79.3× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. DistroKid runs 5 IAP tiers vs 1 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Ableton Note
vs
DistroKid
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$6.2K
▶
$274.6K
Annual revenue (est.)
$73.9K
▶
$3.30M
Lifetime installs (est.)
33K
▶
2.6M
Monthly active users (est.)?
14K
▶
1.1M
App Store rating
4.20★
▶
4.86★
Total ratings
661
▶
24K
US grossing rank
-
=
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Cheapest monthly sub
$17.34
▶
$24.99
IAP tiers detected
1 tiers
▶
5 tiers
- Category
- Music
- Price
- USD6.99
- Released
- Oct 18, 2022
- Last updated
- May 5, 2026
- File size
- 985.5 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 2.0.1
- Languages
- English, French, German, Japanese, Chinese
- Category
- Music
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Mar 7, 2023
- Last updated
- Apr 13, 2026
- File size
- 101.9 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 3.7.0
- Languages
- English
Ableton Note trajectory
DistroKid trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Ableton Note or DistroKid? v
DistroKid earns about $274.6K per month, while Ableton Note earns about $6.2K. That is a 44.6× revenue gap (~$268.4K more per month for DistroKid). Annual revenue: Ableton Note ≈ $73.9K/year, DistroKid ≈ $3.30M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Ableton Note or DistroKid? v
DistroKid leads with about 2.6M estimated downloads vs 33K for Ableton Note - a 79.3× gap. Ableton Note's App Store downloads are estimated from 660 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. DistroKid's App Store downloads are estimated from 24K ratings.
Are Ableton Note and DistroKid in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Music category, which means they compete directly for the same paying users and category-level wallet share. Direct competitors, head-to-head.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do Ableton Note and DistroKid offer? v
Ableton Note: IAP range 1 tiers detected. DistroKid: IAP range 5 tiers detected. Ableton Note runs a "Paid app ($6.99)" monetization model; DistroKid runs "Subscription (~$7.50/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Ableton Note or DistroKid? v
DistroKid edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.2 (gap of 0.7 stars). Rating volume: Ableton Note 660 ratings, DistroKid 24K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Ableton Note vs DistroKid revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $6.2K for Ableton Note and $274.6K for DistroKid are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Music) - net of the 15-30% Apple/Google store cut. Real revenue depends on country mix, retention, refunds and ad fill rate, none of which Apple or Google publish.
How do I compare Ableton Note or DistroKid to a different App Store app? v
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