Crave vs STARZ
Crave
Bell Media Inc.
Google Play
$212.0K/mo
~$2.54M/yr · 10.2M installs
VS
STARZ
Starz Entertainment, LLC
Google Play
$520.3K/mo
~$6.24M/yr · 26.9M installs
Revenue winner
STARZ wins
+145% vs other
Installs winner
STARZ wins
+163% vs other
MAU winner
STARZ wins
+198% vs other
Rating winner
STARZ wins
+58% vs other
Why STARZ is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- STARZ earns roughly 2× more per month than Crave - $520.3K vs $212.0K.
- Aggressive pricing. STARZ undercuts at $5.86/mo vs $13.41/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
- Bigger install base. STARZ has ~26.9M lifetime installs vs Crave's ~10.2M - 2.6× the funnel top.
- Better app store reviews. STARZ sits at 4.40★ vs 2.79★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.
Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Crave
vs
STARZ
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$212.0K
▶
$520.3K
Annual revenue (est.)
$2.54M
▶
$6.24M
Lifetime installs (est.)
10.2M
▶
26.9M
Monthly active users (est.)?
767K
▶
2.3M
App Store rating
2.79★
▶
4.40★
Total ratings
33K
▶
179K
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$13.41
◀
$5.86
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 tiers
- Category
- Entertainment
- Price
- Free
- Released
- -
- Last updated
- May 8, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Teen
- Version
- VARY
- Languages
- -
- Category
- Entertainment
- Price
- Free
- Released
- May 6, 2013
- Last updated
- May 6, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Teen
- Version
- 6.6.2
- Languages
- -
Crave trajectory
STARZ trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Crave or STARZ? v
STARZ earns about $520.3K per month, while Crave earns about $212.0K. That is a 2.5× revenue gap (~$308.3K more per month for STARZ). Annual revenue: Crave ≈ $2.54M/year, STARZ ≈ $6.24M/year. Estimates are derived from public Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Crave or STARZ? v
STARZ leads with about 26.9M estimated downloads vs 10.2M for Crave - a 2.6× gap. Crave reports 10,000,000+ installs on Google Play. STARZ reports 10,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Crave and STARZ in the same Google Play category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Entertainment 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 Crave and STARZ offer? v
Crave: IAP range $8.99 - $19.99 per item. STARZ: IAP range $0.49 - $69.99 per item. Crave runs a "Subscription (~$13.41/mo)" monetization model; STARZ runs "Subscription (~$5.86/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Crave or STARZ? v
STARZ edges ahead with ★ 4.4 vs ★ 2.8 (gap of 1.6 stars). Rating volume: Crave 61 ratings, STARZ 58K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Crave vs STARZ revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $212.0K for Crave and $520.3K for STARZ are derived from Google Play grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Entertainment) - 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 Crave or STARZ to a different Google Play app? v
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