Clear Wave vs DistroKid
Clear Wave
Appchi LLC
App Store
$528.7K/mo
~$6.34M/yr · 3.9M installs
VS
DistroKid
DistroKid Holdings, LLC
App Store
$277.6K/mo
~$3.33M/yr · 2.6M installs
Revenue winner
Clear Wave wins
+90% vs other
Installs winner
Clear Wave wins
+46% vs other
MAU winner
Clear Wave wins
+43% vs other
Rating winner
DistroKid wins
+6% vs other
Why Clear Wave is winning
Top 2 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Clear Wave earns roughly 2× more per month than DistroKid - $528.7K vs $277.6K.
- Aggressive pricing. Clear Wave undercuts at $9.99/mo vs $24.99/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Clear Wave
vs
DistroKid
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$528.7K
◀
$277.6K
Annual revenue (est.)
$6.34M
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$3.33M
Lifetime installs (est.)
3.9M
◀
2.6M
Monthly active users (est.)?
1.6M
◀
1.1M
App Store rating
4.61★
▶
4.87★
Total ratings
35K
◀
24K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
$9.99
▶
$24.99
IAP tiers detected
5 tiers
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5 tiers
- Category
- Music
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Mar 14, 2021
- Last updated
- Jun 8, 2026
- File size
- 62.5 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 1.5.7
- Languages
- Arabic, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English +26 more
- Category
- Music
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Mar 7, 2023
- Last updated
- Jun 29, 2026
- File size
- 104.4 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 3.8.0
- Languages
- English
Clear Wave trajectory
DistroKid trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Clear Wave or DistroKid? v
Clear Wave earns about $528.7K per month, while DistroKid earns about $277.6K. That is a 1.9× revenue gap (~$251.1K more per month for Clear Wave). Annual revenue: Clear Wave ≈ $6.34M/year, DistroKid ≈ $3.33M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Clear Wave or DistroKid? v
Clear Wave leads with about 3.9M estimated downloads vs 2.6M for DistroKid - a 1.5× gap. Clear Wave's App Store downloads are estimated from 35K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. DistroKid's App Store downloads are estimated from 24K ratings.
Are Clear Wave and DistroKid in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Music 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 Clear Wave and DistroKid offer? v
Clear Wave: IAP range 5 tiers detected. DistroKid: IAP range 5 tiers detected. Clear Wave runs a "Subscription (~$9.99/mo)" monetization model; DistroKid runs "Subscription (~$7.50/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Clear Wave or DistroKid? v
DistroKid edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.3 stars). Rating volume: Clear Wave 35K ratings, DistroKid 24K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Clear Wave vs DistroKid revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $528.7K for Clear Wave and $277.6K for DistroKid are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Music) - 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 Clear Wave or DistroKid to a different App Store app? v
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