Apple Music vs DistroKid
Apple Music
Apple
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 458.4M installs
VS
DistroKid
DistroKid Holdings, LLC
App Store
$256.9K/mo
~$3.08M/yr · 2.5M installs
Revenue winner
DistroKid wins
+25685600% vs other
Installs winner
Apple Music wins
+18607% vs other
MAU winner
Apple Music wins
+2881% vs other
Rating winner
DistroKid wins
+0% vs other
Why DistroKid is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- DistroKid earns roughly 256856× more per month than Apple Music - $256.9K vs $0.
- Subscription model. DistroKid runs a $24.99/mo subscription that compounds; Apple Music relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- More monetization surfaces. DistroKid runs 5 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Apple Music
vs
DistroKid
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
▶
$256.9K
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
▶
$3.08M
Lifetime installs (est.)
458.4M
◀
2.5M
Monthly active users (est.)?
31.6M
◀
1.1M
App Store rating
4.86★
▶
4.86★
Total ratings
2.7M
◀
22K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
▶
$24.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
▶
5 tiers
- Category
- Music
- Price
- Free
- Released
- May 23, 2016
- Last updated
- Mar 25, 2026
- File size
- 5.9 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 2.9
- Languages
- Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch +27 more
- Category
- Music
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Mar 7, 2023
- Last updated
- Apr 13, 2026
- File size
- 101.9 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 3.7.0
- Languages
- English
Apple Music trajectory
DistroKid trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Apple Music or DistroKid? v
DistroKid earns about $256.9K per month, while Apple Music earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$256.9K more per month for DistroKid). Annual revenue: Apple Music ≈ $0/year, DistroKid ≈ $3.08M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Apple Music or DistroKid? v
Apple Music leads with about 458.4M estimated downloads vs 2.5M for DistroKid - a 187.1× gap. Apple Music's App Store downloads are estimated from 2.7M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. DistroKid's App Store downloads are estimated from 22K ratings.
Are Apple Music and DistroKid in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Music 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 DistroKid offer? v
Apple Music: no IAP detected on the public listing. DistroKid: IAP range 5 tiers detected. Apple Music runs a "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)" monetization model; DistroKid runs "Subscription (~$7.50/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 DistroKid? v
DistroKid edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.9 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: Apple Music 2.7M ratings, DistroKid 22K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Apple Music vs DistroKid revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for Apple Music and $256.9K for DistroKid are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Music) - 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 DistroKid to a different App Store app? v
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