Boston.com vs NYTimes: US and Global News

Boston.com

BOSTON GLOBE MEDIA PARTNERS, LLC
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 593K installs
VS

NYTimes: US and Global News

The New York Times Company
App Store
$4.47M/mo
~$53.67M/yr · 99.3M installs
Revenue winner NYTimes: US and Global News wins +447288200% vs other
Installs winner NYTimes: US and Global News wins +16647% vs other
MAU winner NYTimes: US and Global News wins +8438% vs other
Rating winner NYTimes: US and Global News wins +5% vs other

Why NYTimes: US and Global News is winning

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

  1. NYTimes: US and Global News earns roughly 4472882× more per month than Boston.com - $4.47M vs $0.
  2. Subscription model. NYTimes: US and Global News runs a $4.99/mo subscription that compounds; Boston.com relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. NYTimes: US and Global News has ~99.3M lifetime installs vs Boston.com's ~593K - 167.5× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. NYTimes: US and Global News runs 8 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.

Boston.com
vs
NYTimes: US and Global News
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
$4.47M
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
$53.67M
Lifetime installs (est.)
593K
99.3M
Monthly active users (est.)?
151K
12.9M
App Store rating
4.57★
4.80★
Total ratings
7K
662K
US grossing rank
-
#70
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$4.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
8 tiers

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
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NYTimes: US and Global News

The New York Times Company
App Store
Category
News
Price
Free
Released
Jan 31, 2019
Last updated
May 7, 2026
File size
175.3 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
11.73.0
Languages
English
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Boston.com or NYTimes: US and Global News? v
NYTimes: US and Global News earns about $4.47M per month, while Boston.com earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$4.47M more per month for NYTimes: US and Global News). Annual revenue: Boston.com ≈ $0/year, NYTimes: US and Global News ≈ $53.67M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store 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 99.3M estimated downloads vs 593K for Boston.com - a 167.5× gap. Boston.com's App Store downloads are estimated from 7K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. NYTimes: US and Global News's App Store downloads are estimated from 662K ratings.
Are Boston.com and NYTimes: US and Global News 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 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 8 tiers detected. Boston.com runs a "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)" monetization model; NYTimes: US and Global News runs "Subscription (~$14.99/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #70". 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 ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: Boston.com 7K ratings, NYTimes: US and Global News 662K 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 $4.47M for NYTimes: US and Global News 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 Boston.com or NYTimes: US and Global News to a different App Store app? v
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