Airbnb vs Google Maps
Airbnb
Airbnb
Google Play
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 278.6M installs
VS
Google Maps
Google LLC
Google Play
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 21.7B installs
Revenue winnerTied
Installs winner
Google Maps wins
+7684% vs other
MAU winner
Google Maps wins
+3014% vs other
Rating winner
Airbnb wins
+40% vs other
Why Airbnb is winning
Top 1 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Better app store reviews. Airbnb sits at 4.55★ vs 3.24★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.
Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Airbnb
vs
Google Maps
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
=
$0
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
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$0
Lifetime installs (est.)
278.6M
▶
21.7B
Monthly active users (est.)?
7.0M
▶
216.9M
App Store rating
4.55★
◀
3.24★
Total ratings
1.9M
▶
19.5M
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 tiers
- Category
- Travel & Local
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Jan 17, 2012
- Last updated
- Jun 23, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone
- Version
- 26.25.1
- Languages
- -
- Category
- Travel & Local
- Price
- Free
- Released
- -
- Last updated
- Jun 25, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone
- Version
- VARY
- Languages
- -
Airbnb trajectory
Google Maps trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Airbnb or Google Maps? v
Google Maps earns about $0 per month, while Airbnb earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap. Annual revenue: Airbnb ≈ $0/year, Google Maps ≈ $0/year. Estimates are derived from public Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Airbnb or Google Maps? v
Google Maps leads with about 21.7B estimated downloads vs 278.6M for Airbnb - a 77.8× gap. Airbnb reports 100,000,000+ installs on Google Play. Google Maps reports 10,000,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Airbnb and Google Maps in the same Google Play category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Travel & Local category, which means they compete directly for the same paying users and category-level wallet share. Direct competitors, head-to-head.
Do Airbnb and Google Maps have in-app purchases? v
Airbnb does not appear to offer in-app purchases on its public listing. Google Maps does not appear to offer in-app purchases. Monetization model: Airbnb runs "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)", Google Maps runs "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)".
Which has better ratings, Airbnb or Google Maps? v
Airbnb edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 3.2 (gap of 1.3 stars). Rating volume: Airbnb 101K ratings, Google Maps 678K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Airbnb vs Google Maps revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for Airbnb and $0 for Google Maps are derived from Google Play grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Travel & Local) - 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 Airbnb or Google Maps to a different Google Play app? v
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