BBC Sport vs MLB
BBC Sport
BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 2.8M installs
VS
MLB
MLB Advanced Media, L.P.
Google Play
$321.3K/mo
~$3.86M/yr · 23.5M installs
Revenue winner
MLB wins
+32125000% vs other
Installs winner
MLB wins
+731% vs other
MAU winner
MLB wins
+146% vs other
Rating winner
BBC Sport wins
+8% vs other
Why MLB is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- MLB earns roughly 321250× more per month than BBC Sport - $321.3K vs $0.
- Subscription model. MLB runs a $16.04/mo subscription that compounds; BBC Sport relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. MLB has ~23.5M lifetime installs vs BBC Sport's ~2.8M - 8.3× the funnel top.
Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
BBC Sport
vs
MLB
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
▶
$321.3K
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
▶
$3.86M
Lifetime installs (est.)
2.8M
▶
23.5M
Monthly active users (est.)?
334K
▶
822K
App Store rating
4.73★
◀
4.40★
Total ratings
26K
▶
275K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
▶
$16.04
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
=
0 tiers
- Category
- Sports
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Feb 5, 2013
- Last updated
- Jul 2, 2026
- File size
- 171.2 MB
- Content rating
- 9+
- Version
- 9.14.0
- Languages
- Arabic, English, Russian, Spanish, CY
- Category
- Sports
- Price
- Free
- Released
- -
- Last updated
- Jul 2, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone
- Version
- VARY
- Languages
- -
BBC Sport trajectory
MLB trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, BBC Sport or MLB? v
MLB earns about $321.3K per month, while BBC Sport earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$321.3K more per month for MLB). Annual revenue: BBC Sport ≈ $0/year, MLB ≈ $3.86M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store / Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, BBC Sport or MLB? v
MLB leads with about 23.5M estimated downloads vs 2.8M for BBC Sport - a 8.3× gap. BBC Sport's App Store downloads are estimated from 26K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. MLB reports 10,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are BBC Sport and MLB 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 BBC Sport and MLB offer? v
BBC Sport: no IAP detected on the public listing. MLB: IAP range $0.99 - $259.99 per item. BBC Sport runs a "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)" monetization model; MLB runs "Subscription (~$16.04/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, BBC Sport or MLB? v
BBC Sport edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.4 (gap of 0.3 stars). Rating volume: BBC Sport 26K ratings, MLB 33K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these BBC Sport vs MLB revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for BBC Sport and $321.3K for MLB 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 BBC Sport or MLB to a different App Store app? v
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