Boston.com vs The Economic Times

Boston.com

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

The Economic Times

Times Internet Limited
App Store
$6.4K/mo
~$77.1K/yr · 112K installs
Revenue winner The Economic Times wins +642100% vs other
Installs winner Boston.com wins +428% vs other
MAU winner Boston.com wins +432% vs other
Rating winner Boston.com wins +3% vs other

Why The Economic Times is winning

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

  1. The Economic Times earns roughly 6421× more per month than Boston.com - $6.4K vs $0.
  2. Subscription model. The Economic Times runs a $4.99/mo subscription that compounds; Boston.com relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. More monetization surfaces. The Economic Times 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.

Boston.com
vs
The Economic Times
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
$6.4K
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
$77.1K
Lifetime installs (est.)
593K
112K
Monthly active users (est.)?
151K
28K
App Store rating
4.57★
4.43★
Total ratings
7K
1K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$4.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
10 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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The Economic Times

Times Internet Limited
App Store
Category
News
Price
Free
Released
Oct 27, 2011
Last updated
May 8, 2026
File size
200.6 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
4.4.9
Languages
English
View full The Economic Times report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Boston.com or The Economic Times? v
The Economic Times earns about $6.4K per month, while Boston.com earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$6.4K more per month for The Economic Times). Annual revenue: Boston.com ≈ $0/year, The Economic Times ≈ $77.1K/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 The Economic Times? v
Boston.com leads with about 593K estimated downloads vs 112K for The Economic Times - a 5.3× gap. Boston.com's App Store downloads are estimated from 7K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. The Economic Times's App Store downloads are estimated from 1K ratings.
Are Boston.com and The Economic Times 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 The Economic Times offer? v
Boston.com: no IAP detected on the public listing. The Economic Times: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Boston.com runs a "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)" monetization model; The Economic Times runs "Subscription (~$6.99/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 The Economic Times? v
Boston.com edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 4.4 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: Boston.com 7K ratings, The Economic Times 1K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Boston.com vs The Economic Times revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for Boston.com and $6.4K for The Economic Times 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 The Economic Times to a different App Store app? v
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