Australian Financial Review vs BBC: World News & Stories

Australian Financial Review

Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited
App Store
$30/mo
~$357/yr · 400 installs
VS

BBC: World News & Stories

BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.
App Store
$581.4K/mo
~$6.98M/yr · 9.4M installs
Revenue winner BBC: World News & Stories wins +1937873% vs other
Installs winner BBC: World News & Stories wins +2362260% vs other
MAU winner BBC: World News & Stories wins +2608767% vs other
Rating winner BBC: World News & Stories wins +40% vs other

Why BBC: World News & Stories is winning

Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. BBC: World News & Stories earns roughly 19380× more per month than Australian Financial Review - $581.4K vs $30.
  2. Aggressive pricing. BBC: World News & Stories undercuts at $8.99/mo vs $10.00/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
  3. Bigger install base. BBC: World News & Stories has ~9.4M lifetime installs vs Australian Financial Review's ~400 - 23623.6× the funnel top.
  4. Better app store reviews. BBC: World News & Stories sits at 4.49★ vs 3.20★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.

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Side-by-side metrics

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

Australian Financial Review
vs
BBC: World News & Stories
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$30
▶
$581.4K
Annual revenue (est.)
$357
▶
$6.98M
Lifetime installs (est.)
400
▶
9.4M
Monthly active users (est.)?
92
▶
2.4M
App Store rating
3.20★
▶
4.49★
Total ratings
5
▶
86K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$10.00
◀
$8.99
IAP tiers detected
2 tiers
=
2 tiers

Australian Financial Review

Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited
App Store
Category
News
Price
Free
Released
May 21, 2012
Last updated
Jun 29, 2026
File size
109.7 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
5.12.0
Languages
English
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BBC: World News & Stories

BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.
App Store
Category
News
Price
Free
Released
Apr 1, 2010
Last updated
Jun 22, 2026
File size
104.8 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
2026.5.0
Languages
English
View full BBC: World News & Stories report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Australian Financial Review or BBC: World News & Stories? v
BBC: World News & Stories earns about $581.4K per month, while Australian Financial Review earns about $30. That is a 19379.7× revenue gap (~$581.4K more per month for BBC: World News & Stories). Annual revenue: Australian Financial Review ≈ $357/year, BBC: World News & Stories ≈ $6.98M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Australian Financial Review or BBC: World News & Stories? v
BBC: World News & Stories leads with about 9.4M estimated downloads vs 400 for Australian Financial Review - a 23623.6× gap. Australian Financial Review's App Store downloads are estimated from 5 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. BBC: World News & Stories's App Store downloads are estimated from 86K ratings.
Are Australian Financial Review and BBC: World News & Stories in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the News 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 Australian Financial Review and BBC: World News & Stories offer? v
Australian Financial Review: IAP range 2 tiers detected. BBC: World News & Stories: IAP range 2 tiers detected. Australian Financial Review runs a "Subscription (~$10.00/mo)" monetization model; BBC: World News & Stories 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, Australian Financial Review or BBC: World News & Stories? v
BBC: World News & Stories edges ahead with ★ 4.5 vs ★ 3.2 (gap of 1.3 stars). Rating volume: Australian Financial Review 5 ratings, BBC: World News & Stories 86K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Australian Financial Review vs BBC: World News & Stories revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $30 for Australian Financial Review and $581.4K for BBC: World News & Stories are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (News) - 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 Australian Financial Review or BBC: World News & Stories to a different App Store app? v
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