Ableton Note vs YouTube Music

Ableton Note

Ableton AG
App Store
$6.2K/mo
~$74.0K/yr · 33K installs
VS

YouTube Music

Google
App Store
$16.97M/mo
~$203.61M/yr · 257.4M installs
Revenue winner YouTube Music wins +274900% vs other
Installs winner YouTube Music wins +777609% vs other
MAU winner YouTube Music wins +130147% vs other
Rating winner YouTube Music wins +13% vs other

Why YouTube Music is winning

Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. YouTube Music earns roughly 2750× more per month than Ableton Note - $16.97M vs $6.2K.
  2. Aggressive pricing. YouTube Music undercuts at $15.99/mo vs $17.34/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
  3. Bigger install base. YouTube Music has ~257.4M lifetime installs vs Ableton Note's ~33K - 7777.1× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. YouTube Music 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
YouTube Music
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$6.2K
$16.97M
Annual revenue (est.)
$74.0K
$203.61M
Lifetime installs (est.)
33K
257.4M
Monthly active users (est.)?
14K
17.8M
App Store rating
4.20★
4.77★
Total ratings
662
1.5M
US grossing rank
-
#14
Cheapest monthly sub
$17.34
$15.99
IAP tiers detected
1 tiers
5 tiers

Ableton Note

Ableton AG
App Store
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
View full Ableton Note report →

YouTube Music

Google
App Store
Category
Music
Price
Free
Released
Nov 12, 2015
Last updated
Jun 29, 2026
File size
267.1 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
9.26
Languages
AF, SQ, AM, Arabic, HY, AZ +66 more
View full YouTube Music report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Ableton Note or YouTube Music? v
YouTube Music earns about $16.97M per month, while Ableton Note earns about $6.2K. That is a 2750.0× revenue gap (~$16.96M more per month for YouTube Music). Annual revenue: Ableton Note ≈ $74.0K/year, YouTube Music ≈ $203.61M/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 YouTube Music? v
YouTube Music leads with about 257.4M estimated downloads vs 33K for Ableton Note - a 7777.1× gap. Ableton Note's App Store downloads are estimated from 662 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. YouTube Music's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.5M ratings.
Are Ableton Note and YouTube Music 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 YouTube Music offer? v
Ableton Note: IAP range 1 tiers detected. YouTube Music: IAP range 5 tiers detected. Ableton Note runs a "Paid app ($6.99)" monetization model; YouTube Music runs "Subscription (~$15.99/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #14". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Ableton Note or YouTube Music? v
YouTube Music edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.2 (gap of 0.6 stars). Rating volume: Ableton Note 662 ratings, YouTube Music 1.5M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Ableton Note vs YouTube Music revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $6.2K for Ableton Note and $16.97M for YouTube Music 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 YouTube Music to a different App Store app? v
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