Clapper: Video, Live, Chat vs TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited

Clapper: Video, Live, Chat

CLAPPER MEDIA GROUP INC.
App Store
$1.90M/mo
~$22.74M/yr · 18.0M installs
VS

TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited

TextNow, Inc.
App Store
$5.54M/mo
~$66.44M/yr · 136.3M installs
Revenue winner TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited wins +192% vs other
Installs winner TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited wins +657% vs other
MAU winner TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited wins +186% vs other
Rating winner TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited wins +3% vs other

Why TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited is winning

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

  1. TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited earns roughly 3× more per month than Clapper: Video, Live, Chat - $5.54M vs $1.90M.
  2. Subscription model. TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited runs a $4.99/mo subscription that compounds; Clapper: Video, Live, Chat relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited has ~136.3M lifetime installs vs Clapper: Video, Live, Chat's ~18.0M - 7.6× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited runs 10 IAP tiers vs 6 - more chances to convert users at the right price.

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Side-by-side metrics

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Clapper: Video, Live, Chat
vs
TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$1.90M
$5.54M
Annual revenue (est.)
$22.74M
$66.44M
Lifetime installs (est.)
18.0M
136.3M
Monthly active users (est.)?
6.0M
17.2M
App Store rating
4.64★
4.79★
Total ratings
79K
909K
US grossing rank
#79
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$4.99
IAP tiers detected
6 tiers
10 tiers

Clapper: Video, Live, Chat

CLAPPER MEDIA GROUP INC.
App Store
Category
Social Networking
Price
Free
Released
Jul 10, 2020
Last updated
Jun 27, 2026
File size
245.9 MB
Content rating
17+
Version
14.3.2
Languages
SQ, English, French, German, Italian, Korean +2 more
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TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited

TextNow, Inc.
App Store
Category
Social Networking
Price
Free
Released
May 7, 2009
Last updated
Jun 29, 2026
File size
409.6 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
26.26.0
Languages
English, French, Spanish
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Clapper: Video, Live, Chat or TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited? v
TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited earns about $5.54M per month, while Clapper: Video, Live, Chat earns about $1.90M. That is a 2.9× revenue gap (~$3.64M more per month for TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited). Annual revenue: Clapper: Video, Live, Chat ≈ $22.74M/year, TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited ≈ $66.44M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Clapper: Video, Live, Chat or TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited? v
TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited leads with about 136.3M estimated downloads vs 18.0M for Clapper: Video, Live, Chat - a 7.6× gap. Clapper: Video, Live, Chat's App Store downloads are estimated from 79K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited's App Store downloads are estimated from 909K ratings.
Are Clapper: Video, Live, Chat and TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Social Networking 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 Clapper: Video, Live, Chat and TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited offer? v
Clapper: Video, Live, Chat: IAP range 6 tiers detected. TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Clapper: Video, Live, Chat runs a "Free + one-time IAP (6 tiers) · calibrated by US grossing rank #79" monetization model; TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited runs "Subscription (~$9.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Clapper: Video, Live, Chat or TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited? v
TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: Clapper: Video, Live, Chat 79K ratings, TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited 909K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Clapper: Video, Live, Chat vs TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $1.90M for Clapper: Video, Live, Chat and $5.54M for TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Social Networking) - 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 Clapper: Video, Live, Chat or TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited to a different App Store app? v
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