Crunchyroll: Anime Streaming vs The Roku Channel

Crunchyroll: Anime Streaming

Crunchyroll, LLC
Google Play
$5.50M/mo
~$66.01M/yr · 238.1M installs
VS

The Roku Channel

Roku, Inc. & its affiliates
Google Play
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 5.3M installs
Revenue winner Crunchyroll: Anime Streaming wins +550089600% vs other
Installs winner Crunchyroll: Anime Streaming wins +4377% vs other
MAU winner Crunchyroll: Anime Streaming wins +1198% vs other
Rating winner Crunchyroll: Anime Streaming wins +15% vs other

Why Crunchyroll: Anime Streaming is winning

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

  1. Crunchyroll: Anime Streaming earns roughly 5500896× more per month than The Roku Channel - $5.50M vs $0.
  2. Subscription model. Crunchyroll: Anime Streaming runs a $42.40/mo subscription that compounds; The Roku Channel relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Crunchyroll: Anime Streaming has ~238.1M lifetime installs vs The Roku Channel's ~5.3M - 44.8× the funnel top.
  4. Better app store reviews. Crunchyroll: Anime Streaming sits at 4.64★ vs 4.02★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.

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Side-by-side metrics

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Crunchyroll: Anime Streaming
vs
The Roku Channel
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$5.50M
◀
$0
Annual revenue (est.)
$66.01M
◀
$0
Lifetime installs (est.)
238.1M
◀
5.3M
Monthly active users (est.)?
9.5M
◀
734K
App Store rating
4.64★
◀
4.02★
Total ratings
4.2M
◀
4K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$42.40
◀
No sub
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
=
0 tiers

Crunchyroll: Anime Streaming

Crunchyroll, LLC
Google Play
Category
Entertainment
Price
Free
Released
Dec 20, 2010
Last updated
Jul 2, 2026
File size
-
Content rating
Teen
Version
VARY
Languages
-
View full Crunchyroll: Anime Streaming report →

The Roku Channel

Roku, Inc. & its affiliates
Google Play
Category
Entertainment
Price
Free
Released
Jun 27, 2023
Last updated
Jun 1, 2026
File size
-
Content rating
Teen
Version
2.0.47
Languages
-
View full The Roku Channel report →

Crunchyroll: Anime Streaming trajectory

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Related app pages

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Crunchyroll: Anime Streaming or The Roku Channel? v
Crunchyroll: Anime Streaming earns about $5.50M per month, while The Roku Channel earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$5.50M more per month for Crunchyroll: Anime Streaming). Annual revenue: Crunchyroll: Anime Streaming ≈ $66.01M/year, The Roku Channel ≈ $0/year. Estimates are derived from public Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Crunchyroll: Anime Streaming or The Roku Channel? v
Crunchyroll: Anime Streaming leads with about 238.1M estimated downloads vs 5.3M for The Roku Channel - a 44.8× gap. Crunchyroll: Anime Streaming reports 100,000,000+ installs on Google Play. The Roku Channel reports 5,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Crunchyroll: Anime Streaming and The Roku Channel 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 Crunchyroll: Anime Streaming and The Roku Channel offer? v
Crunchyroll: Anime Streaming: IAP range $9.99 - $179.99 per item. The Roku Channel: no IAP detected on the public listing. Crunchyroll: Anime Streaming runs a "Subscription (~$42.40/mo)" monetization model; The Roku Channel 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, Crunchyroll: Anime Streaming or The Roku Channel? v
Crunchyroll: Anime Streaming edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 4.0 (gap of 0.6 stars). Rating volume: Crunchyroll: Anime Streaming 144K ratings, The Roku Channel 238 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Crunchyroll: Anime Streaming vs The Roku Channel revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $5.50M for Crunchyroll: Anime Streaming and $0 for The Roku Channel 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 Crunchyroll: Anime Streaming or The Roku Channel to a different Google Play app? v
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