Boston.com vs X
Boston.com
BOSTON GLOBE MEDIA PARTNERS, LLC
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 593K installs
VS
X
X Corp.
App Store
$4.28M/mo
~$51.34M/yr · 962.2M installs
Revenue winner
X wins
+427864900% vs other
Installs winner
X wins
+162193% vs other
MAU winner
X wins
+12629% vs other
Rating winner
X wins
+0% vs other
Why X is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- X earns roughly 4278649× more per month than Boston.com - $4.28M vs $0.
- Subscription model. X runs a $4.00/mo subscription that compounds; Boston.com relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. X has ~962.2M lifetime installs vs Boston.com's ~593K - 1622.9× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. X runs 10 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Boston.com
vs
X
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
▶
$4.28M
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
▶
$51.34M
Lifetime installs (est.)
593K
▶
962.2M
Monthly active users (est.)?
151K
▶
19.2M
App Store rating
4.57★
▶
4.59★
Total ratings
7K
▶
10.7M
US grossing rank
-
▶
#50
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
▶
$4.00
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
▶
10 tiers
- 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
- Category
- News
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Oct 9, 2009
- Last updated
- May 6, 2026
- File size
- 415.0 MB
- Content rating
- 17+
- Version
- 11.89
- Languages
- Arabic, BN, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech +35 more
Boston.com trajectory
X trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Boston.com or X? v
X earns about $4.28M per month, while Boston.com earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$4.28M more per month for X). Annual revenue: Boston.com ≈ $0/year, X ≈ $51.34M/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 X? v
X leads with about 962.2M estimated downloads vs 593K for Boston.com - a 1622.9× gap. Boston.com's App Store downloads are estimated from 7K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. X's App Store downloads are estimated from 10.7M ratings.
Are Boston.com and X 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 X offer? v
Boston.com: no IAP detected on the public listing. X: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Boston.com runs a "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)" monetization model; X runs "Subscription (~$9.58/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #50". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Boston.com or X? v
X edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: Boston.com 7K ratings, X 10.7M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Boston.com vs X revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for Boston.com and $4.28M for X 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 X to a different App Store app? v
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