Ableton Note vs DistroKid
Ableton Note
Ableton AG
App Store
$6.0K/mo
~$72.2K/yr · 32K installs
VS
DistroKid
DistroKid Holdings, LLC
App Store
$256.9K/mo
~$3.08M/yr · 2.5M installs
Revenue winner
DistroKid wins
+4166% vs other
Installs winner
DistroKid wins
+7486% vs other
MAU winner
DistroKid wins
+7872% 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 43× more per month than Ableton Note - $256.9K vs $6.0K.
- Premium pricing. DistroKid charges $24.99/mo vs Ableton Note's $17.34/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
- Bigger install base. DistroKid has ~2.5M lifetime installs vs Ableton Note's ~32K - 75.9× 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
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Ableton Note
vs
DistroKid
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$6.0K
▶
$256.9K
Annual revenue (est.)
$72.2K
▶
$3.08M
Lifetime installs (est.)
32K
▶
2.5M
Monthly active users (est.)?
13K
▶
1.1M
App Store rating
4.20★
▶
4.86★
Total ratings
646
▶
22K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
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 $256.9K per month, while Ableton Note earns about $6.0K. That is a 42.7× revenue gap (~$250.8K more per month for DistroKid). Annual revenue: Ableton Note ≈ $72.2K/year, DistroKid ≈ $3.08M/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 2.5M estimated downloads vs 32K for Ableton Note - a 75.9× gap. Ableton Note's App Store downloads are estimated from 644 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. DistroKid's App Store downloads are estimated from 22K 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 644 ratings, DistroKid 22K 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 $6.0K for Ableton Note and $256.9K 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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