BBC: World News & Stories vs Boston.com

BBC: World News & Stories

BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.
App Store
$489.3K/mo
~$5.87M/yr · 7.9M installs
VS

Boston.com

BOSTON GLOBE MEDIA PARTNERS, LLC
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 593K installs
Revenue winner BBC: World News & Stories wins +48932400% vs other
Installs winner BBC: World News & Stories wins +1239% vs other
MAU winner BBC: World News & Stories wins +1234% vs other
Rating winner Boston.com wins +1% vs other

Why BBC: World News & Stories is winning

Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. BBC: World News & Stories earns roughly 489324× more per month than Boston.com - $489.3K vs $0.
  2. Subscription model. BBC: World News & Stories runs a $8.99/mo subscription that compounds; Boston.com relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. BBC: World News & Stories has ~7.9M lifetime installs vs Boston.com's ~593K - 13.4× the funnel top.

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Side-by-side metrics

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

BBC: World News & Stories
vs
Boston.com
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$489.3K
$0
Annual revenue (est.)
$5.87M
$0
Lifetime installs (est.)
7.9M
593K
Monthly active users (est.)?
2.0M
151K
App Store rating
4.51★
4.57★
Total ratings
72K
7K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$8.99
No sub
IAP tiers detected
2 tiers
0 tiers

BBC: World News & Stories

BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.
App Store
Category
News
Price
Free
Released
Apr 1, 2010
Last updated
May 5, 2026
File size
101.0 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
2026.3.0
Languages
English
View full BBC: World News & Stories report →

Boston.com

BOSTON GLOBE MEDIA PARTNERS, LLC
App Store
Category
News
Price
Free
Released
Mar 22, 2010
Last updated
Mar 16, 2026
File size
75.1 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
5.12.240063675
Languages
English, Spanish
View full Boston.com report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, BBC: World News & Stories or Boston.com? v
BBC: World News & Stories earns about $489.3K per month, while Boston.com earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$489.3K more per month for BBC: World News & Stories). Annual revenue: BBC: World News & Stories ≈ $5.87M/year, Boston.com ≈ $0/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, BBC: World News & Stories or Boston.com? v
BBC: World News & Stories leads with about 7.9M estimated downloads vs 593K for Boston.com - a 13.4× gap. BBC: World News & Stories's App Store downloads are estimated from 72K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Boston.com's App Store downloads are estimated from 7K ratings.
Are BBC: World News & Stories and Boston.com 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 BBC: World News & Stories and Boston.com offer? v
BBC: World News & Stories: IAP range 2 tiers detected. Boston.com: no IAP detected on the public listing. BBC: World News & Stories runs a "Subscription (~$7.50/mo)" monetization model; Boston.com runs "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, BBC: World News & Stories or Boston.com? v
Boston.com edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 4.5 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: BBC: World News & Stories 72K ratings, Boston.com 7K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these BBC: World News & Stories vs Boston.com revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $489.3K for BBC: World News & Stories and $0 for Boston.com 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 BBC: World News & Stories or Boston.com to a different App Store app? v
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