BestReels vs Side+

BestReels

bestnovel
App Store
$49.4K/mo
~$592.6K/yr · 127K installs
VS

Side+

Sidemen Entertainment Limited
App Store
$44.5K/mo
~$533.7K/yr · 561K installs
Revenue winner BestReels wins +11% vs other
Installs winner Side+ wins +343% vs other
MAU winner Side+ wins +368% vs other
Rating winner Side+ wins +19% vs other

Why BestReels is winning

Top 2 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Premium pricing. BestReels charges $43.41/mo vs Side+'s $9.99/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
  2. More monetization surfaces. BestReels runs 9 IAP tiers vs 2 - more chances to convert users at the right price.

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Side-by-side metrics

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

BestReels
vs
Side+
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$49.4K
$44.5K
Annual revenue (est.)
$592.6K
$533.7K
Lifetime installs (est.)
127K
561K
Monthly active users (est.)?
35K
165K
App Store rating
4.15★
4.95★
Total ratings
2K
7K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$43.41
$9.99
IAP tiers detected
9 tiers
2 tiers

BestReels

bestnovel
App Store
Category
Entertainment
Price
Free
Released
Nov 15, 2024
Last updated
Jul 2, 2025
File size
78.2 MB
Content rating
17+
Version
1.3.0
Languages
Chinese
View full BestReels report →

Side+

Sidemen Entertainment Limited
App Store
Category
Entertainment
Price
Free
Released
Oct 15, 2021
Last updated
Apr 8, 2026
File size
49.9 MB
Content rating
17+
Version
10.200.1
Languages
English
View full Side+ report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, BestReels or Side+? v
BestReels earns about $49.4K per month, while Side+ earns about $44.5K. That is a 1.1× revenue gap (~$4.9K more per month for BestReels). Annual revenue: BestReels ≈ $592.6K/year, Side+ ≈ $533.7K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, BestReels or Side+? v
Side+ leads with about 561K estimated downloads vs 127K for BestReels - a 4.4× gap. BestReels's App Store downloads are estimated from 2K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Side+'s App Store downloads are estimated from 7K ratings.
Are BestReels and Side+ in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Entertainment 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 BestReels and Side+ offer? v
BestReels: IAP range 9 tiers detected. Side+: IAP range 2 tiers detected. BestReels runs a "Subscription (~$43.41/mo)" monetization model; Side+ runs "Subscription (~$8.33/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, BestReels or Side+? v
Side+ edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.1 (gap of 0.8 stars). Rating volume: BestReels 2K ratings, Side+ 7K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these BestReels vs Side+ revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $49.4K for BestReels and $44.5K for Side+ are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Entertainment) - 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 BestReels or Side+ to a different App Store app? v
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