Apple Books vs GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories

Apple Books

Apple
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 8.7M installs
VS

GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories

SINGAPORE NEW READING TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD.
App Store
$2.24M/mo
~$26.91M/yr · 29.8M installs
Revenue winner GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories wins +224267000% vs other
Installs winner GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories wins +244% vs other
MAU winner GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories wins +247% vs other
Rating winner GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories wins +2% vs other

Why GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories is winning

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

  1. GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories earns roughly 2242670× more per month than Apple Books - $2.24M vs $0.
  2. Subscription model. GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories runs a $19.99/mo subscription that compounds; Apple Books relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories has ~29.8M lifetime installs vs Apple Books's ~8.7M - 3.4× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories runs 10 IAP tiers vs 0 - 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.

Apple Books
vs
GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
$2.24M
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
$26.91M
Lifetime installs (est.)
8.7M
29.8M
Monthly active users (est.)?
1.0M
3.5M
App Store rating
4.43★
4.52★
Total ratings
79K
198K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$19.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
10 tiers

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
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GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories

SINGAPORE NEW READING TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD.
App Store
Category
Book
Price
Free
Released
Apr 23, 2020
Last updated
Apr 30, 2026
File size
152.6 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
3.6.6
Languages
Arabic, English, French, German, Indonesian, Japanese +6 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Apple Books or GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories? v
GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories earns about $2.24M per month, while Apple Books earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$2.24M more per month for GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories). Annual revenue: Apple Books ≈ $0/year, GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories ≈ $26.91M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Apple Books or GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories? v
GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories leads with about 29.8M estimated downloads vs 8.7M for Apple Books - a 3.4× gap. Apple Books's App Store downloads are estimated from 79K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories's App Store downloads are estimated from 198K ratings.
Are Apple Books and GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories 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.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do Apple Books and GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories offer? v
Apple Books: no IAP detected on the public listing. GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Apple Books runs a "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)" monetization model; GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories runs "Subscription (~$19.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Apple Books or GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories? v
GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories edges ahead with ★ 4.5 vs ★ 4.4 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: Apple Books 79K ratings, GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories 198K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Apple Books vs GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for Apple Books and $2.24M for GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories 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 Apple Books or GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories to a different App Store app? v
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