Costa Cruises vs Polarsteps

Costa Cruises

Costa Crociere S.p.A.
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 2K installs
VS

Polarsteps

Polarsteps B.V.
App Store
$40.7K/mo
~$488.1K/yr · 682K installs
Revenue winner Polarsteps wins +4067300% vs other
Installs winner Polarsteps wins +35812% vs other
MAU winner Polarsteps wins +42487% vs other
Rating winner Polarsteps wins +84% vs other

Why Polarsteps is winning

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

  1. Polarsteps earns roughly 40673× more per month than Costa Cruises - $40.7K vs $0.
  2. Subscription model. Polarsteps runs a $9.99/mo subscription that compounds; Costa Cruises relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Polarsteps has ~682K lifetime installs vs Costa Cruises's ~2K - 359.1× the funnel top.
  4. Better app store reviews. Polarsteps sits at 4.88★ vs 2.66★ - 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.

Costa Cruises
vs
Polarsteps
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
$40.7K
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
$488.1K
Lifetime installs (est.)
2K
682K
Monthly active users (est.)?
296.4
126K
App Store rating
2.66★
4.88★
Total ratings
38
9K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$9.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
1 tiers

Costa Cruises

Costa Crociere S.p.A.
App Store
Category
Travel
Price
Free
Released
Jan 31, 2018
Last updated
Jul 1, 2026
File size
111.7 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
5.3.0
Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian +1 more
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Polarsteps

Polarsteps B.V.
App Store
Category
Travel
Price
Free
Released
Mar 23, 2015
Last updated
Jul 2, 2026
File size
193.0 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
10.0.1
Languages
Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German +7 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Costa Cruises or Polarsteps? v
Polarsteps earns about $40.7K per month, while Costa Cruises earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$40.7K more per month for Polarsteps). Annual revenue: Costa Cruises ≈ $0/year, Polarsteps ≈ $488.1K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Costa Cruises or Polarsteps? v
Polarsteps leads with about 682K estimated downloads vs 2K for Costa Cruises - a 359.1× gap. Costa Cruises's App Store downloads are estimated from 38 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Polarsteps's App Store downloads are estimated from 9K ratings.
Are Costa Cruises and Polarsteps in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Travel 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 Costa Cruises and Polarsteps offer? v
Costa Cruises: no IAP detected on the public listing. Polarsteps: IAP range 1 tiers detected. Costa Cruises runs a "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)" monetization model; Polarsteps 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, Costa Cruises or Polarsteps? v
Polarsteps edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 2.7 (gap of 2.2 stars). Rating volume: Costa Cruises 38 ratings, Polarsteps 9K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Costa Cruises vs Polarsteps revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for Costa Cruises and $40.7K for Polarsteps are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Travel) - 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 Costa Cruises or Polarsteps to a different App Store app? v
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