Countdown vs Google Authenticator

Countdown

Find Appiness LLC
App Store
$1.32M/mo
~$15.84M/yr · 26.4M installs
VS

Google Authenticator

Google
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 191.1M installs
Revenue winner Countdown wins +131991800% vs other
Installs winner Google Authenticator wins +625% vs other
MAU winner Google Authenticator wins +169% vs other
Rating winner Google Authenticator wins +1% vs other

Why Countdown is winning

Top 2 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Countdown earns roughly 1319918× more per month than Google Authenticator - $1.32M vs $0.
  2. Subscription model. Countdown runs a $17.34/mo subscription that compounds; Google Authenticator relies on one-shot IAP or ads.

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Side-by-side metrics

Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.

Countdown
vs
Google Authenticator
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$1.32M
$0
Annual revenue (est.)
$15.84M
$0
Lifetime installs (est.)
26.4M
191.1M
Monthly active users (est.)?
2.3M
6.3M
App Store rating
4.81★
4.85★
Total ratings
176K
1.1M
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$17.34
No sub
IAP tiers detected
2 tiers
0 tiers

Countdown

Find Appiness LLC
App Store
Category
Utilities
Price
Free
Released
Sep 11, 2018
Last updated
Jun 29, 2026
File size
39.6 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
6.5.1
Languages
Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish +22 more
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Google Authenticator

Google
App Store
Category
Utilities
Price
Free
Released
Sep 20, 2010
Last updated
Jun 25, 2026
File size
35.1 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
5.0.1
Languages
Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch +26 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Countdown or Google Authenticator? v
Countdown earns about $1.32M per month, while Google Authenticator earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$1.32M more per month for Countdown). Annual revenue: Countdown ≈ $15.84M/year, Google Authenticator ≈ $0/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Countdown or Google Authenticator? v
Google Authenticator leads with about 191.1M estimated downloads vs 26.4M for Countdown - a 7.2× gap. Countdown's App Store downloads are estimated from 176K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Google Authenticator's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.1M ratings.
Are Countdown and Google Authenticator 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 Countdown and Google Authenticator offer? v
Countdown: IAP range 2 tiers detected. Google Authenticator: no IAP detected on the public listing. Countdown runs a "Subscription (~$17.34/mo)" monetization model; Google Authenticator 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, Countdown or Google Authenticator? v
Google Authenticator edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.8 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: Countdown 176K ratings, Google Authenticator 1.1M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Countdown vs Google Authenticator revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $1.32M for Countdown and $0 for Google Authenticator 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 Countdown or Google Authenticator to a different App Store app? v
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