Clear Wave vs Skullcandy
Clear Wave
Appchi LLC
App Store
$509.6K/mo
~$6.11M/yr · 3.7M installs
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Skullcandy
Skullcandy Inc.
Google Play
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 4.8M installs
Revenue winner
Clear Wave wins
+50956900% vs other
Installs winner
Skullcandy wins
+28% vs other
MAU winner
Clear Wave wins
+73% vs other
Rating winner
Clear Wave wins
+40% vs other
Why Clear Wave is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Clear Wave earns roughly 509569× more per month than Skullcandy - $509.6K vs $0.
- Subscription model. Clear Wave runs a $9.99/mo subscription that compounds; Skullcandy relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- More monetization surfaces. Clear Wave runs 4 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
- Better app store reviews. Clear Wave sits at 4.62★ vs 3.29★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
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Monthly revenue (est.)?
$509.6K
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$0
Annual revenue (est.)
$6.11M
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$0
Lifetime installs (est.)
3.7M
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4.8M
Monthly active users (est.)?
1.6M
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914K
App Store rating
4.62★
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3.29★
Total ratings
34K
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15K
US grossing rank
-
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Cheapest monthly sub
$9.99
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
4 tiers
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0 tiers
- Category
- Music
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Mar 14, 2021
- Last updated
- Feb 19, 2026
- File size
- 57.6 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 1.5.4
- Languages
- Arabic, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English +26 more
- Category
- Music & Audio
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Aug 31, 2019
- Last updated
- Feb 19, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone
- Version
- 4.0.6
- Languages
- -
Clear Wave trajectory
Skullcandy trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Clear Wave or Skullcandy? v
Clear Wave earns about $509.6K per month, while Skullcandy earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$509.6K more per month for Clear Wave). Annual revenue: Clear Wave ≈ $6.11M/year, Skullcandy ≈ $0/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store / Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Clear Wave or Skullcandy? v
Skullcandy leads with about 4.8M estimated downloads vs 3.7M for Clear Wave - a 1.3× gap. Clear Wave's App Store downloads are estimated from 34K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Skullcandy reports 1,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Clear Wave and Skullcandy in the same App Store category on each store and competing for the same money? v
No - Clear Wave is in Music and Skullcandy is in Music & Audio. They share screen-time attention but earn money in different niches: Clear Wave from music monetization patterns, Skullcandy from music & audio.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do Clear Wave and Skullcandy offer? v
Clear Wave: IAP range 4 tiers detected. Skullcandy: no IAP detected on the public listing. Clear Wave runs a "Subscription (~$9.99/mo)" monetization model; Skullcandy runs "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Clear Wave or Skullcandy? v
Clear Wave edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 3.3 (gap of 1.3 stars). Rating volume: Clear Wave 34K ratings, Skullcandy 4K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Clear Wave vs Skullcandy revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $509.6K for Clear Wave and $0 for Skullcandy are derived from App Store grossing rank / Google Play install ranges, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Music / Music & Audio) - 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 Skullcandy to a different App Store app? v
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