Apple Music vs iHeart: Music, Radio, Podcasts
Apple Music
Apple
Google Play
$5.46M/mo
~$65.50M/yr · 196.3M installs
VS
iHeart: Music, Radio, Podcasts
iHeartMedia, Inc.
Google Play
$3.49M/mo
~$41.84M/yr · 98.2M installs
Revenue winner
Apple Music wins
+57% vs other
Installs winner
Apple Music wins
+100% vs other
MAU winner
iHeart: Music, Radio, Podcasts wins
+8% 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 2× more per month than iHeart: Music, Radio, Podcasts - $5.46M vs $3.49M.
- Premium pricing. Apple Music charges $34.61/mo vs iHeart: Music, Radio, Podcasts's $8.05/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
- Bigger install base. Apple Music has ~196.3M lifetime installs vs iHeart: Music, Radio, Podcasts's ~98.2M - 2.0× 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
iHeart: Music, Radio, Podcasts
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$5.46M
◀
$3.49M
Annual revenue (est.)
$65.50M
◀
$41.84M
Lifetime installs (est.)
196.3M
◀
98.2M
Monthly active users (est.)?
11.6M
▶
12.5M
App Store rating
4.61★
◀
4.59★
Total ratings
736K
▶
2.3M
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$34.61
◀
$8.05
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
- -
- Last updated
- Jul 2, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Teen
- Version
- VARY
- Languages
- -
Apple Music trajectory
iHeart: Music, Radio, Podcasts trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Apple Music or iHeart: Music, Radio, Podcasts? v
Apple Music earns about $5.46M per month, while iHeart: Music, Radio, Podcasts earns about $3.49M. That is a 1.6× revenue gap (~$1.97M more per month for Apple Music). Annual revenue: Apple Music ≈ $65.50M/year, iHeart: Music, Radio, Podcasts ≈ $41.84M/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 iHeart: Music, Radio, Podcasts? v
Apple Music leads with about 196.3M estimated downloads vs 98.2M for iHeart: Music, Radio, Podcasts - a 2.0× gap. Apple Music reports 100,000,000+ installs on Google Play. iHeart: Music, Radio, Podcasts reports 50,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Apple Music and iHeart: Music, 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 iHeart: Music, Radio, Podcasts offer? v
Apple Music: IAP range $5.99 - $199.99 per item. iHeart: Music, Radio, Podcasts: IAP range $4.99 - $12.99 per item. Apple Music runs a "Subscription (~$34.61/mo)" monetization model; iHeart: Music, Radio, Podcasts runs "Subscription (~$8.05/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Apple Music or iHeart: Music, Radio, Podcasts? v
Apple Music edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: Apple Music 53K ratings, iHeart: Music, Radio, Podcasts 687K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Apple Music vs iHeart: Music, Radio, Podcasts revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $5.46M for Apple Music and $3.49M for iHeart: Music, 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 iHeart: Music, Radio, Podcasts to a different Google Play app? v
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