Apple Music vs Yandex Music, Books & Podcasts
Apple Music
Apple
Google Play
$5.46M/mo
~$65.50M/yr · 196.3M installs
VS
Yandex Music, Books & Podcasts
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Google Play
$1.59M/mo
~$19.03M/yr · 98.5M installs
Revenue winner
Apple Music wins
+244% vs other
Installs winner
Apple Music wins
+99% vs other
MAU winner
Apple Music wins
+5% vs other
Rating winner
Apple Music wins
+59% vs other
Why Apple Music is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Apple Music earns roughly 3× more per month than Yandex Music, Books & Podcasts - $5.46M vs $1.59M.
- Subscription model. Apple Music runs a $34.61/mo subscription that compounds; Yandex Music, Books & Podcasts relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Apple Music has ~196.3M lifetime installs vs Yandex Music, Books & Podcasts's ~98.5M - 2.0× the funnel top.
- Better app store reviews. Apple Music sits at 4.61★ vs 2.89★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.
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Side-by-side metrics
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Apple Music
vs
Yandex Music, Books & Podcasts
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$5.46M
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$1.59M
Annual revenue (est.)
$65.50M
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$19.03M
Lifetime installs (est.)
196.3M
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98.5M
Monthly active users (est.)?
11.6M
◀
11.0M
App Store rating
4.61★
◀
2.89★
Total ratings
736K
▶
1.7M
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$34.61
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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
- Dec 5, 2016
- Last updated
- Jun 29, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Teen
- Version
- VARY
- Languages
- -
Apple Music trajectory
Yandex Music, Books & Podcasts trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Apple Music or Yandex Music, Books & Podcasts? v
Apple Music earns about $5.46M per month, while Yandex Music, Books & Podcasts earns about $1.59M. That is a 3.4× revenue gap (~$3.87M more per month for Apple Music). Annual revenue: Apple Music ≈ $65.50M/year, Yandex Music, Books & Podcasts ≈ $19.03M/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 Yandex Music, Books & Podcasts? v
Apple Music leads with about 196.3M estimated downloads vs 98.5M for Yandex Music, Books & Podcasts - a 2.0× gap. Apple Music reports 100,000,000+ installs on Google Play. Yandex Music, Books & Podcasts reports 50,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Apple Music and Yandex Music, Books & 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 Yandex Music, Books & Podcasts offer? v
Apple Music: IAP range $5.99 - $199.99 per item. Yandex Music, Books & Podcasts: IAP range $2.99 per item. Apple Music runs a "Subscription (~$34.61/mo)" monetization model; Yandex Music, Books & Podcasts runs "Free + IAP (tiers not exposed by 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 Yandex Music, Books & Podcasts? v
Apple Music edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 2.9 (gap of 1.7 stars). Rating volume: Apple Music 53K ratings, Yandex Music, Books & Podcasts 2K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Apple Music vs Yandex Music, Books & Podcasts revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $5.46M for Apple Music and $1.59M for Yandex Music, Books & 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 Yandex Music, Books & Podcasts to a different Google Play app? v
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