Apple Music vs BBC Sounds: Radio & Podcasts
Apple Music
Apple
Google Play
$5.33M/mo
~$63.91M/yr · 191.5M installs
VS
BBC Sounds: Radio & Podcasts
British Broadcasting Corporation
Google Play
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 10.7M installs
Revenue winner
Apple Music wins
+532543700% vs other
Installs winner
Apple Music wins
+1695% vs other
MAU winner
Apple Music wins
+734% vs other
Rating winner
Apple Music wins
+0% vs other
Why Apple Music is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Apple Music earns roughly 5325437× more per month than BBC Sounds: Radio & Podcasts - $5.33M vs $0.
- Subscription model. Apple Music runs a $34.61/mo subscription that compounds; BBC Sounds: Radio & Podcasts relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Apple Music has ~191.5M lifetime installs vs BBC Sounds: Radio & Podcasts's ~10.7M - 18.0× the funnel top.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Apple Music
vs
BBC Sounds: Radio & Podcasts
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$5.33M
◀
$0
Annual revenue (est.)
$63.91M
◀
$0
Lifetime installs (est.)
191.5M
◀
10.7M
Monthly active users (est.)?
11.3M
◀
1.4M
App Store rating
4.61★
◀
4.60★
Total ratings
722K
◀
97K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$34.61
◀
No sub
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
=
0 tiers
- Category
- Music & Audio
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Nov 10, 2015
- Last updated
- Apr 13, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Teen
- Version
- VARY
- Languages
- -
- Category
- Music & Audio
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Sep 29, 2020
- Last updated
- Apr 30, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Teen
- Version
- 2.51.0.27787
- Languages
- -
Apple Music trajectory
BBC Sounds: Radio & Podcasts trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Apple Music or BBC Sounds: Radio & Podcasts? v
Apple Music earns about $5.33M per month, while BBC Sounds: Radio & Podcasts earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$5.33M more per month for Apple Music). Annual revenue: Apple Music ≈ $63.91M/year, BBC Sounds: Radio & Podcasts ≈ $0/year. Estimates are derived from public Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Apple Music or BBC Sounds: Radio & Podcasts? v
Apple Music leads with about 191.5M estimated downloads vs 10.7M for BBC Sounds: Radio & Podcasts - a 18.0× gap. Apple Music reports 100,000,000+ installs on Google Play. BBC Sounds: Radio & Podcasts reports 10,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Apple Music and BBC Sounds: Radio & Podcasts in the same Google Play category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Music & Audio 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 Music and BBC Sounds: Radio & Podcasts offer? v
Apple Music: IAP range $5.99 - $199.99 per item. BBC Sounds: Radio & Podcasts: no IAP detected on the public listing. Apple Music runs a "Subscription (~$34.61/mo)" monetization model; BBC Sounds: Radio & Podcasts runs "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Apple Music or BBC Sounds: Radio & Podcasts? v
Apple Music edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: Apple Music 53K ratings, BBC Sounds: Radio & Podcasts 972 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Apple Music vs BBC Sounds: Radio & Podcasts revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $5.33M for Apple Music and $0 for BBC Sounds: Radio & Podcasts are derived from Google Play grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Music & Audio) - 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 Music or BBC Sounds: Radio & Podcasts to a different Google Play app? v
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