Buddy VPN vs TV Stick Remote Control
Buddy VPN
Frederic Hennes Sprl
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 242K installs
VS
TV Stick Remote Control
Remote Control TV LLC
App Store
$1.1K/mo
~$12.8K/yr · 86K installs
Revenue winner
TV Stick Remote Control wins
+106800% vs other
Installs winner
Buddy VPN wins
+182% vs other
MAU winner
Buddy VPN wins
+192% vs other
Rating winner
Buddy VPN wins
+9% vs other
Why TV Stick Remote Control is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- TV Stick Remote Control earns roughly 1068× more per month than Buddy VPN - $1.1K vs $0.
- Subscription model. TV Stick Remote Control runs a $3.33/mo subscription that compounds; Buddy VPN relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- More monetization surfaces. TV Stick Remote Control runs 6 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.
Buddy VPN
vs
TV Stick Remote Control
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
▶
$1.1K
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
▶
$12.8K
Lifetime installs (est.)
242K
◀
86K
Monthly active users (est.)?
29K
◀
10K
App Store rating
4.78★
◀
4.37★
Total ratings
3K
◀
1K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
▶
$3.33
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
▶
6 tiers
- Category
- Utilities
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Oct 10, 2025
- Last updated
- Jun 29, 2026
- File size
- 92.2 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 1.2.3
- Languages
- English, Russian, Spanish
- Category
- Utilities
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Jan 6, 2025
- Last updated
- Sep 23, 2025
- File size
- 34.4 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 1.0.7
- Languages
- English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese +1 more
Buddy VPN trajectory
TV Stick Remote Control trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Buddy VPN or TV Stick Remote Control? v
TV Stick Remote Control earns about $1.1K per month, while Buddy VPN earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$1.1K more per month for TV Stick Remote Control). Annual revenue: Buddy VPN ≈ $0/year, TV Stick Remote Control ≈ $12.8K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Buddy VPN or TV Stick Remote Control? v
Buddy VPN leads with about 242K estimated downloads vs 86K for TV Stick Remote Control - a 2.8× gap. Buddy VPN's App Store downloads are estimated from 3K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. TV Stick Remote Control's App Store downloads are estimated from 1K ratings.
Are Buddy VPN and TV Stick Remote Control in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Utilities 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 Buddy VPN and TV Stick Remote Control offer? v
Buddy VPN: no IAP detected on the public listing. TV Stick Remote Control: IAP range 6 tiers detected. Buddy VPN runs a "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)" monetization model; TV Stick Remote Control runs "Subscription (~$3.33/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Buddy VPN or TV Stick Remote Control? v
Buddy VPN edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.4 (gap of 0.4 stars). Rating volume: Buddy VPN 3K ratings, TV Stick Remote Control 1K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Buddy VPN vs TV Stick Remote Control revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for Buddy VPN and $1.1K for TV Stick Remote Control are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Utilities) - 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 Buddy VPN or TV Stick Remote Control to a different App Store app? v
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