Apple Music vs Musicolet Music Player

Apple Music

Apple
Google Play
$5.46M/mo
~$65.50M/yr · 196.3M installs
VS

Musicolet Music Player

Krosbits
Google Play
$1.33M/mo
~$15.90M/yr · 20.2M installs
Revenue winner Apple Music wins +312% vs other
Installs winner Apple Music wins +870% vs other
MAU winner Apple Music wins +347% vs other
Rating winner Musicolet Music Player wins +1% vs other

Why Apple Music is winning

Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Apple Music earns roughly 4× more per month than Musicolet Music Player - $5.46M vs $1.33M.
  2. Aggressive pricing. Apple Music undercuts at $34.61/mo vs $37.92/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
  3. Bigger install base. Apple Music has ~196.3M lifetime installs vs Musicolet Music Player's ~20.2M - 9.7× 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
Musicolet Music Player
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$5.46M
$1.33M
Annual revenue (est.)
$65.50M
$15.90M
Lifetime installs (est.)
196.3M
20.2M
Monthly active users (est.)?
11.6M
2.6M
App Store rating
4.61★
4.66★
Total ratings
736K
237K
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$34.61
$37.92
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 tiers

Apple Music

Apple
Google Play
Category
Music & Audio
Price
Free
Released
Nov 10, 2015
Last updated
Apr 13, 2026
File size
-
Content rating
Teen
Version
VARY
Languages
-
View full Apple Music report →

Musicolet Music Player

Krosbits
Google Play
Category
Music & Audio
Price
Free
Released
Jun 24, 2016
Last updated
May 19, 2026
File size
-
Content rating
Everyone
Version
VARY
Languages
-
View full Musicolet Music Player report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Apple Music or Musicolet Music Player? v
Apple Music earns about $5.46M per month, while Musicolet Music Player earns about $1.33M. That is a 4.1× revenue gap (~$4.13M more per month for Apple Music). Annual revenue: Apple Music ≈ $65.50M/year, Musicolet Music Player ≈ $15.90M/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 Musicolet Music Player? v
Apple Music leads with about 196.3M estimated downloads vs 20.2M for Musicolet Music Player - a 9.7× gap. Apple Music reports 100,000,000+ installs on Google Play. Musicolet Music Player reports 10,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Apple Music and Musicolet Music Player 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 Musicolet Music Player offer? v
Apple Music: IAP range $5.99 - $199.99 per item. Musicolet Music Player: IAP range $8.99 - $159.92 per item. Apple Music runs a "Subscription (~$34.61/mo)" monetization model; Musicolet Music Player runs "Subscription (~$37.92/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 Musicolet Music Player? v
Musicolet Music Player edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: Apple Music 53K ratings, Musicolet Music Player 11K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Apple Music vs Musicolet Music Player revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $5.46M for Apple Music and $1.33M for Musicolet Music Player 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 Musicolet Music Player to a different Google Play app? v
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