Boston.com vs NYTimes: US and Global News
Boston.com
Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC
Google Play
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 93K installs
VS
NYTimes: US and Global News
The New York Times Company
Google Play
$848.7K/mo
~$10.18M/yr · 47.1M installs
Revenue winner
NYTimes: US and Global News wins
+84868400% vs other
Installs winner
NYTimes: US and Global News wins
+50764% vs other
MAU winner
NYTimes: US and Global News wins
+15380% vs other
Rating winner
NYTimes: US and Global News wins
+6% vs other
Why NYTimes: US and Global News is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- NYTimes: US and Global News earns roughly 848684× more per month than Boston.com - $848.7K vs $0.
- Subscription model. NYTimes: US and Global News runs a $17.23/mo subscription that compounds; Boston.com relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. NYTimes: US and Global News has ~47.1M lifetime installs vs Boston.com's ~93K - 508.6× the funnel top.
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Side-by-side metrics
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Boston.com
vs
NYTimes: US and Global News
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
▶
$848.7K
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
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$10.18M
Lifetime installs (est.)
93K
▶
47.1M
Monthly active users (est.)?
23K
▶
3.6M
App Store rating
4.45★
▶
4.72★
Total ratings
799
▶
200K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
▶
$17.23
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
=
0 tiers
- Category
- News & Magazines
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Apr 21, 2011
- Last updated
- Nov 3, 2025
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone
- Version
- v5.12.19
- Languages
- -
- Category
- News & Magazines
- Price
- Free
- Released
- May 10, 2010
- Last updated
- May 4, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone 10+
- Version
- 11.73.0
- Languages
- -
Boston.com trajectory
NYTimes: US and Global News trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Boston.com or NYTimes: US and Global News? v
NYTimes: US and Global News earns about $848.7K per month, while Boston.com earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$848.7K more per month for NYTimes: US and Global News). Annual revenue: Boston.com ≈ $0/year, NYTimes: US and Global News ≈ $10.18M/year. Estimates are derived from public Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Boston.com or NYTimes: US and Global News? v
NYTimes: US and Global News leads with about 47.1M estimated downloads vs 93K for Boston.com - a 508.6× gap. Boston.com reports 50,000+ installs on Google Play. NYTimes: US and Global News reports 10,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Boston.com and NYTimes: US and Global News in the same Google Play category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the News & Magazines 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 Boston.com and NYTimes: US and Global News offer? v
Boston.com: no IAP detected on the public listing. NYTimes: US and Global News: IAP range $0.99 - $299.99 per item. Boston.com runs a "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)" monetization model; NYTimes: US and Global News runs "Subscription (~$17.23/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Boston.com or NYTimes: US and Global News? v
NYTimes: US and Global News edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.5 (gap of 0.3 stars). Rating volume: Boston.com 272 ratings, NYTimes: US and Global News 23K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Boston.com vs NYTimes: US and Global News revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for Boston.com and $848.7K for NYTimes: US and Global News are derived from Google Play grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (News & Magazines) - 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 Boston.com or NYTimes: US and Global News to a different Google Play app? v
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