Amazon Kindle: Reading App vs Apple Books

Amazon Kindle: Reading App

AMZN Mobile LLC
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 504.5M installs
VS

Apple Books

Apple
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 8.7M installs
Revenue winnerTied
Installs winner Amazon Kindle: Reading App wins +5723% vs other
MAU winner Amazon Kindle: Reading App wins +402% vs other
Rating winner Amazon Kindle: Reading App wins +10% vs other

Why Amazon Kindle: Reading App is winning

Top 2 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Bigger install base. Amazon Kindle: Reading App has ~504.5M lifetime installs vs Apple Books's ~8.7M - 58.2× the funnel top.
  2. Better app store reviews. Amazon Kindle: Reading App sits at 4.86★ vs 4.43★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.

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Side-by-side metrics

Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.

Amazon Kindle: Reading App
vs
Apple Books
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
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$0
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
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$0
Lifetime installs (est.)
504.5M
8.7M
Monthly active users (est.)?
5.0M
1.0M
App Store rating
4.86★
4.43★
Total ratings
5.6M
79K
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 tiers

Amazon Kindle: Reading App

AMZN Mobile LLC
App Store
Category
Book
Price
Free
Released
Mar 4, 2009
Last updated
May 5, 2026
File size
184.1 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
7.58
Languages
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese +4 more
View full Amazon Kindle: Reading App report →

Apple Books

Apple
App Store
Category
Book
Price
Free
Released
Apr 2, 2010
Last updated
Dec 12, 2025
File size
17.4 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
5.3
Languages
Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch +27 more
View full Apple Books report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Amazon Kindle: Reading App or Apple Books? v
Apple Books earns about $0 per month, while Amazon Kindle: Reading App earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap. Annual revenue: Amazon Kindle: Reading App ≈ $0/year, Apple Books ≈ $0/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Amazon Kindle: Reading App or Apple Books? v
Amazon Kindle: Reading App leads with about 504.5M estimated downloads vs 8.7M for Apple Books - a 58.2× gap. Amazon Kindle: Reading App's App Store downloads are estimated from 5.6M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Apple Books's App Store downloads are estimated from 79K ratings.
Are Amazon Kindle: Reading App and Apple Books in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Book category, which means they compete directly for the same paying users and category-level wallet share. Direct competitors, head-to-head.
Do Amazon Kindle: Reading App and Apple Books have in-app purchases? v
Amazon Kindle: Reading App does not appear to offer in-app purchases on its public listing. Apple Books does not appear to offer in-app purchases. Monetization model: Amazon Kindle: Reading App runs "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)", Apple Books runs "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)".
Which has better ratings, Amazon Kindle: Reading App or Apple Books? v
Amazon Kindle: Reading App edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.4 (gap of 0.4 stars). Rating volume: Amazon Kindle: Reading App 5.6M ratings, Apple Books 79K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Amazon Kindle: Reading App vs Apple Books revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for Amazon Kindle: Reading App and $0 for Apple Books are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Book) - 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 Amazon Kindle: Reading App or Apple Books to a different App Store app? v
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