Apple Music vs Poweramp Music Player
Apple Music
Apple
Google Play
$5.32M/mo
~$63.83M/yr · 191.2M installs
VS
Poweramp Music Player
Poweramp Software Design (Max MP)
Google Play
$3.31M/mo
~$39.73M/yr · 96.5M installs
Revenue winner
Apple Music wins
+61% vs other
Installs winner
Apple Music wins
+98% vs other
MAU winner
Poweramp Music Player wins
+5% vs other
Rating winner
Apple Music wins
+12% vs other
Why Apple Music is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Apple Music earns roughly 2× more per month than Poweramp Music Player - $5.32M vs $3.31M.
- Premium pricing. Apple Music charges $34.61/mo vs Poweramp Music Player's $2.10/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
- Bigger install base. Apple Music has ~191.2M lifetime installs vs Poweramp Music Player's ~96.5M - 2.0× the funnel top.
- Better app store reviews. Apple Music sits at 4.61★ vs 4.13★ - 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.
Apple Music
vs
Poweramp Music Player
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$5.32M
◀
$3.31M
Annual revenue (est.)
$63.83M
◀
$39.73M
Lifetime installs (est.)
191.2M
◀
96.5M
Monthly active users (est.)?
11.3M
▶
11.9M
App Store rating
4.61★
◀
4.13★
Total ratings
721K
▶
1.4M
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$34.61
◀
$2.10
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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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
- Nov 1, 2010
- Last updated
- Mar 23, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone
- Version
- build-1023-bundle-play
- Languages
- -
Apple Music trajectory
Poweramp Music Player trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Apple Music or Poweramp Music Player? v
Apple Music earns about $5.32M per month, while Poweramp Music Player earns about $3.31M. That is a 1.6× revenue gap (~$2.01M more per month for Apple Music). Annual revenue: Apple Music ≈ $63.83M/year, Poweramp Music Player ≈ $39.73M/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 Poweramp Music Player? v
Apple Music leads with about 191.2M estimated downloads vs 96.5M for Poweramp Music Player - a 2.0× gap. Apple Music reports 100,000,000+ installs on Google Play. Poweramp Music Player reports 50,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Apple Music and Poweramp 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 Poweramp Music Player offer? v
Apple Music: IAP range $5.99 - $199.99 per item. Poweramp Music Player: IAP range $0.49 - $8.99 per item. Apple Music runs a "Subscription (~$34.61/mo)" monetization model; Poweramp Music Player runs "Subscription (~$2.10/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 Poweramp Music Player? v
Apple Music edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 4.1 (gap of 0.5 stars). Rating volume: Apple Music 53K ratings, Poweramp Music Player 73K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Apple Music vs Poweramp Music Player revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $5.32M for Apple Music and $3.31M for Poweramp 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 Poweramp Music Player to a different Google Play app? v
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