Apple Music vs nugs

Apple Music

Apple
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 458.4M installs
VS

nugs

nugs.net
Google Play
$127.3K/mo
~$1.53M/yr · 945K installs
Revenue winner nugs wins +12730600% vs other
Installs winner Apple Music wins +48418% vs other
MAU winner Apple Music wins +10362% vs other
Rating winner Apple Music wins +4% vs other

Why nugs is winning

Top 2 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. nugs earns roughly 127306× more per month than Apple Music - $127.3K vs $0.
  2. Subscription model. nugs runs a $31.17/mo subscription that compounds; Apple Music relies on one-shot IAP or ads.

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Side-by-side metrics

Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.

Apple Music
vs
nugs
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
$127.3K
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
$1.53M
Lifetime installs (est.)
458.4M
945K
Monthly active users (est.)?
31.6M
302K
App Store rating
4.86★
4.66★
Total ratings
2.7M
7K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$31.17
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
=
0 tiers

Apple Music

Apple
App Store
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
View full Apple Music report →

nugs

nugs.net
Google Play
Category
Music & Audio
Price
Free
Released
Nov 9, 2015
Last updated
Apr 30, 2026
File size
-
Content rating
Everyone
Version
VARY
Languages
-
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Apple Music or nugs? v
nugs earns about $127.3K per month, while Apple Music earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$127.3K more per month for nugs). Annual revenue: Apple Music ≈ $0/year, nugs ≈ $1.53M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store / Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Apple Music or nugs? v
Apple Music leads with about 458.4M estimated downloads vs 945K for nugs - a 485.2× gap. Apple Music's App Store downloads are estimated from 2.7M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. nugs reports 500,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Apple Music and nugs in the same App Store category on each store and competing for the same money? v
No - Apple Music is in Music and nugs is in Music & Audio. They share screen-time attention but earn money in different niches: Apple Music from music monetization patterns, nugs from music & audio.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do Apple Music and nugs offer? v
Apple Music: no IAP detected on the public listing. nugs: IAP range $2.99 - $324.99 per item. Apple Music runs a "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)" monetization model; nugs runs "Subscription (~$31.17/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 nugs? v
Apple Music edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.7 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: Apple Music 2.7M ratings, nugs 2K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Apple Music vs nugs revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for Apple Music and $127.3K for nugs are derived from App Store grossing rank / Google Play install ranges, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Music / 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 nugs to a different App Store app? v
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