Bong Buddies vs rednote

Bong Buddies

Subhan Malik
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 400 installs
VS

rednote

Xingin
App Store
$6.53M/mo
~$78.40M/yr · 39.8M installs
Revenue winner rednote wins +653301700% vs other
Installs winner rednote wins +9946250% vs other
MAU winner rednote wins +15756034% vs other
Rating winner rednote wins +387% vs other

Why rednote is winning

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

  1. rednote earns roughly 6533017× more per month than Bong Buddies - $6.53M vs $0.
  2. Subscription model. rednote runs a $14.99/mo subscription that compounds; Bong Buddies relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. rednote has ~39.8M lifetime installs vs Bong Buddies's ~400 - 99463.5× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. rednote runs 10 IAP tiers vs 0 - 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.

Bong Buddies
vs
rednote
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
$6.53M
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
$78.40M
Lifetime installs (est.)
400
39.8M
Monthly active users (est.)?
85.6
13.5M
App Store rating
1.00★
4.87★
Total ratings
1
265K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$14.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
10 tiers

Bong Buddies

Subhan Malik
App Store
Category
Social Networking
Price
Free
Released
Sep 3, 2020
Last updated
Oct 13, 2020
File size
100.1 MB
Content rating
17+
Version
1.1
Languages
English
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rednote

Xingin
App Store
Category
Social Networking
Price
Free
Released
Dec 5, 2013
Last updated
May 6, 2026
File size
442.0 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
9.29
Languages
English, French, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Chinese +2 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Bong Buddies or rednote? v
rednote earns about $6.53M per month, while Bong Buddies earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$6.53M more per month for rednote). Annual revenue: Bong Buddies ≈ $0/year, rednote ≈ $78.40M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Bong Buddies or rednote? v
rednote leads with about 39.8M estimated downloads vs 400 for Bong Buddies - a 99463.5× gap. Bong Buddies's App Store downloads are estimated from 1 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. rednote's App Store downloads are estimated from 265K ratings.
Are Bong Buddies and rednote in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Social Networking 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 Bong Buddies and rednote offer? v
Bong Buddies: no IAP detected on the public listing. rednote: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Bong Buddies runs a "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)" monetization model; rednote runs "Subscription (~$14.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Bong Buddies or rednote? v
rednote edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 1.0 (gap of 3.9 stars). Rating volume: Bong Buddies 1 ratings, rednote 265K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Bong Buddies vs rednote revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for Bong Buddies and $6.53M for rednote are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Social Networking) - 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 Bong Buddies or rednote to a different App Store app? v
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