Ameba（アメーバ） vs Telegram Messenger
Ameba（アメーバ）
CyberAgent, Inc.
App Store
$3.7K/mo
~$44.5K/yr · 26K installs
VS
Telegram Messenger
Telegram FZ-LLC
App Store
$2.51M/mo
~$30.06M/yr · 50.0M installs
Revenue winner
Telegram Messenger wins
+67478% vs other
Installs winner
Telegram Messenger wins
+192950% vs other
MAU winner
Telegram Messenger wins
+92285% vs other
Rating winner
Ameba（アメーバ） wins
+15% vs other
Why Telegram Messenger is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Telegram Messenger earns roughly 676× more per month than Ameba（アメーバ） - $2.51M vs $3.7K.
- Aggressive pricing. Telegram Messenger undercuts at $3.00/mo vs $9.99/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
- Bigger install base. Telegram Messenger has ~50.0M lifetime installs vs Ameba（アメーバ）'s ~26K - 1930.5× the funnel top.
- Charts placement. Telegram Messenger ranks #50 on the US grossing chart (the other app is unranked) - chart placement is a self-reinforcing flywheel.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Ameba（アメーバ）
vs
Telegram Messenger
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$3.7K
▶
$2.51M
Annual revenue (est.)
$44.5K
▶
$30.06M
Lifetime installs (est.)
26K
▶
50.0M
Monthly active users (est.)?
11K
▶
10.6M
App Store rating
4.60★
◀
4.01★
Total ratings
518
▶
273K
US grossing rank
-
▶
#50
Cheapest monthly sub
$9.99
◀
$3.00
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
=
10 tiers
- Category
- Social Networking
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Jan 13, 2010
- Last updated
- Jun 8, 2026
- File size
- 261.9 MB
- Content rating
- 17+
- Version
- 19.38.0
- Languages
- Japanese
- Category
- Social Networking
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Aug 14, 2013
- Last updated
- Jun 22, 2026
- File size
- 228.9 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 12.8.1
- Languages
- Arabic, BE, Catalan, Dutch, English, French +13 more
Ameba（アメーバ） trajectory
Telegram Messenger trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Ameba（アメーバ） or Telegram Messenger? v
Telegram Messenger earns about $2.51M per month, while Ameba（アメーバ） earns about $3.7K. That is a 675.8× revenue gap (~$2.50M more per month for Telegram Messenger). Annual revenue: Ameba（アメーバ） ≈ $44.5K/year, Telegram Messenger ≈ $30.06M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Ameba（アメーバ） or Telegram Messenger? v
Telegram Messenger leads with about 50.0M estimated downloads vs 26K for Ameba（アメーバ） - a 1930.5× gap. Ameba（アメーバ）'s App Store downloads are estimated from 518 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Telegram Messenger's App Store downloads are estimated from 273K ratings.
Are Ameba（アメーバ） and Telegram Messenger in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Social Networking 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 Ameba（アメーバ） and Telegram Messenger offer? v
Ameba（アメーバ）: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Telegram Messenger: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Ameba（アメーバ） runs a "Subscription (~$9.99/mo)" monetization model; Telegram Messenger runs "Subscription (~$3.00/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #50". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Ameba（アメーバ） or Telegram Messenger? v
Ameba（アメーバ） edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 4.0 (gap of 0.6 stars). Rating volume: Ameba（アメーバ） 518 ratings, Telegram Messenger 273K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Ameba（アメーバ） vs Telegram Messenger revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $3.7K for Ameba（アメーバ） and $2.51M for Telegram Messenger are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Social Networking) - 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 Ameba（アメーバ） or Telegram Messenger to a different App Store app? v
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