Apple Sports vs NFL
Apple Sports
Apple
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 27.6M installs
VS
NFL
NFL Enterprises LLC
Google Play
$714.4K/mo
~$8.57M/yr · 129.5M installs
Revenue winner
NFL wins
+71439300% vs other
Installs winner
NFL wins
+369% vs other
MAU winner
Apple Sports wins
+36% vs other
Rating winner
Apple Sports wins
+87% vs other
Why NFL is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- NFL earns roughly 714393× more per month than Apple Sports - $714.4K vs $0.
- Subscription model. NFL runs a $9.95/mo subscription that compounds; Apple Sports relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. NFL has ~129.5M lifetime installs vs Apple Sports's ~27.6M - 4.7× the funnel top.
Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Apple Sports
vs
NFL
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
▶
$714.4K
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
▶
$8.57M
Lifetime installs (est.)
27.6M
▶
129.5M
Monthly active users (est.)?
2.5M
◀
1.8M
App Store rating
4.73★
◀
2.54★
Total ratings
184K
▶
643K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
▶
$9.95
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
=
0 tiers
- Category
- Sports
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Feb 21, 2024
- Last updated
- Jun 15, 2026
- File size
- 79.3 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 4.1
- Languages
- Arabic, BN, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish +38 more
- Category
- Sports
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Sep 25, 2010
- Last updated
- Jun 15, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone
- Version
- VARY
- Languages
- -
Apple Sports trajectory
NFL trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Apple Sports or NFL? v
NFL earns about $714.4K per month, while Apple Sports earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$714.4K more per month for NFL). Annual revenue: Apple Sports ≈ $0/year, NFL ≈ $8.57M/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 Sports or NFL? v
NFL leads with about 129.5M estimated downloads vs 27.6M for Apple Sports - a 4.7× gap. Apple Sports's App Store downloads are estimated from 184K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. NFL reports 100,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Apple Sports and NFL in the same App Store category on each store and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Sports 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 Sports and NFL offer? v
Apple Sports: no IAP detected on the public listing. NFL: IAP range $0.99 - $99.99 per item. Apple Sports runs a "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)" monetization model; NFL runs "Subscription (~$9.95/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Apple Sports or NFL? v
Apple Sports edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 2.5 (gap of 2.2 stars). Rating volume: Apple Sports 184K ratings, NFL 172K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Apple Sports vs NFL revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for Apple Sports and $714.4K for NFL are derived from App Store grossing rank / Google Play install ranges, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Sports) - 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 Sports or NFL to a different App Store app? v
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