Apple Music vs Spotify: Music and Podcasts
Apple Music
Apple
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 458.4M installs
VS
Spotify: Music and Podcasts
Spotify
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 2.2B installs
Revenue winnerTied
Installs winner
Spotify: Music and Podcasts wins
+376% vs other
MAU winner
Spotify: Music and Podcasts wins
+241% vs other
Rating winner
Apple Music wins
+2% vs other
Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Apple Music
vs
Spotify: Music and Podcasts
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
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$0
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
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$0
Lifetime installs (est.)
458.4M
▶
2.2B
Monthly active users (est.)?
198.0M
▶
675.0M
App Store rating
4.86★
◀
4.78★
Total ratings
2.7M
▶
39.7M
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 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
- Jul 14, 2011
- Last updated
- Apr 29, 2026
- File size
- 251.9 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 9.1.44
- Languages
- AF, AM, Arabic, AZ, EU, BN +55 more
Apple Music trajectory
Spotify: Music and Podcasts trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Apple Music or Spotify: Music and Podcasts? v
Spotify: Music and Podcasts earns about $0 per month, while Apple Music earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap. Annual revenue: Apple Music ≈ $0/year, Spotify: Music and Podcasts ≈ $0/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 Spotify: Music and Podcasts? v
Spotify: Music and Podcasts leads with about 2.2B estimated downloads vs 458.4M for Apple Music - a 4.8× gap. Apple Music's App Store downloads are estimated from 2.7M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Spotify: Music and Podcasts's App Store downloads are estimated from 39.7M ratings.
Are Apple Music and Spotify: Music and Podcasts 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.
Do Apple Music and Spotify: Music and Podcasts have in-app purchases? v
Apple Music does not appear to offer in-app purchases on its public listing. Spotify: Music and Podcasts does not appear to offer in-app purchases. Monetization model: Apple Music runs "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)", Spotify: Music and Podcasts runs "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)".
Which has better ratings, Apple Music or Spotify: Music and Podcasts? v
Apple Music edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.8 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: Apple Music 2.7M ratings, Spotify: Music and Podcasts 39.7M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Apple Music vs Spotify: Music and Podcasts revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for Apple Music and $0 for Spotify: Music and Podcasts 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 Spotify: Music and Podcasts to a different App Store app? v
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