b.stage vs VPN Lumos: Open & Connect USA

b.stage

bemyfriends
App Store
$73/mo
~$876/yr · 2K installs
VS

VPN Lumos: Open & Connect USA

LUMOS, OOO
App Store
$151.8K/mo
~$1.82M/yr · 4.0M installs
Revenue winner VPN Lumos: Open & Connect USA wins +207896% vs other
Installs winner VPN Lumos: Open & Connect USA wins +172104% vs other
MAU winner VPN Lumos: Open & Connect USA wins +186588% vs other
Rating winner VPN Lumos: Open & Connect USA wins +33% vs other

Why VPN Lumos: Open & Connect USA is winning

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

  1. VPN Lumos: Open & Connect USA earns roughly 2080× more per month than b.stage - $151.8K vs $73.
  2. Premium pricing. VPN Lumos: Open & Connect USA charges $9.99/mo vs b.stage's $8.99/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
  3. Bigger install base. VPN Lumos: Open & Connect USA has ~4.0M lifetime installs vs b.stage's ~2K - 1722.0× the funnel top.
  4. Better app store reviews. VPN Lumos: Open & Connect USA sits at 4.47★ vs 3.36★ - 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.

b.stage
vs
VPN Lumos: Open & Connect USA
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$73
$151.8K
Annual revenue (est.)
$876
$1.82M
Lifetime installs (est.)
2K
4.0M
Monthly active users (est.)?
251.45
469K
App Store rating
3.36★
4.47★
Total ratings
47
37K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$8.99
$9.99
IAP tiers detected
9 tiers
=
9 tiers

b.stage

bemyfriends
App Store
Category
Utilities
Price
Free
Released
Dec 7, 2022
Last updated
Jun 16, 2026
File size
271.9 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
16.13.0
Languages
English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Spanish, Chinese +1 more
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VPN Lumos: Open & Connect USA

LUMOS, OOO
App Store
Category
Utilities
Price
Free
Released
May 8, 2018
Last updated
Feb 11, 2026
File size
67.7 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
2.24
Languages
Arabic, English, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian +12 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, b.stage or VPN Lumos: Open & Connect USA? v
VPN Lumos: Open & Connect USA earns about $151.8K per month, while b.stage earns about $73. That is a 2080.0× revenue gap (~$151.8K more per month for VPN Lumos: Open & Connect USA). Annual revenue: b.stage ≈ $876/year, VPN Lumos: Open & Connect USA ≈ $1.82M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, b.stage or VPN Lumos: Open & Connect USA? v
VPN Lumos: Open & Connect USA leads with about 4.0M estimated downloads vs 2K for b.stage - a 1722.0× gap. b.stage's App Store downloads are estimated from 47 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. VPN Lumos: Open & Connect USA's App Store downloads are estimated from 37K ratings.
Are b.stage and VPN Lumos: Open & Connect USA in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Utilities 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 b.stage and VPN Lumos: Open & Connect USA offer? v
b.stage: IAP range 9 tiers detected. VPN Lumos: Open & Connect USA: IAP range 9 tiers detected. b.stage runs a "Subscription (~$8.99/mo)" monetization model; VPN Lumos: Open & Connect USA runs "Subscription (~$9.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, b.stage or VPN Lumos: Open & Connect USA? v
VPN Lumos: Open & Connect USA edges ahead with ★ 4.5 vs ★ 3.4 (gap of 1.1 stars). Rating volume: b.stage 47 ratings, VPN Lumos: Open & Connect USA 37K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these b.stage vs VPN Lumos: Open & Connect USA revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $73 for b.stage and $151.8K for VPN Lumos: Open & Connect USA are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Utilities) - 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 b.stage or VPN Lumos: Open & Connect USA to a different App Store app? v
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