Crunchyroll vs HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies
Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll, LLC
App Store
$20.29M/mo
~$243.51M/yr · 350.0M installs
VS
HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies
WarnerMedia Global Digital Services, LLC
Google Play
$3.07M/mo
~$36.83M/yr · 204.2M installs
Revenue winner
Crunchyroll wins
+561% vs other
Installs winner
Crunchyroll wins
+71% vs other
MAU winner
Crunchyroll wins
+97% vs other
Rating winner
HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies wins
+0% vs other
Why Crunchyroll is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Crunchyroll earns roughly 7× more per month than HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies - $20.29M vs $3.07M.
- Aggressive pricing. Crunchyroll undercuts at $9.99/mo vs $23.93/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
- Bigger install base. Crunchyroll has ~350.0M lifetime installs vs HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies's ~204.2M - 1.7× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. Crunchyroll runs 10 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Crunchyroll
vs
HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$20.29M
◀
$3.07M
Annual revenue (est.)
$243.51M
◀
$36.83M
Lifetime installs (est.)
350.0M
◀
204.2M
Monthly active users (est.)?
16.4M
◀
8.4M
App Store rating
4.76★
▶
4.76★
Total ratings
1.4M
▶
5.4M
US grossing rank
#10
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$9.99
▶
$23.93
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
◀
0 tiers
- Category
- Entertainment
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Dec 21, 2009
- Last updated
- Jun 30, 2026
- File size
- 254.0 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 4.111.0
- Languages
- Arabic, English, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian +8 more
- Category
- Entertainment
- Price
- Free
- Released
- May 23, 2023
- Last updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Teen
- Version
- VARY
- Languages
- -
Crunchyroll trajectory
HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Crunchyroll or HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies? v
Crunchyroll earns about $20.29M per month, while HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies earns about $3.07M. That is a 6.6× revenue gap (~$17.22M more per month for Crunchyroll). Annual revenue: Crunchyroll ≈ $243.51M/year, HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies ≈ $36.83M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store / Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Crunchyroll or HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies? v
Crunchyroll leads with about 350.0M estimated downloads vs 204.2M for HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies - a 1.7× gap. Crunchyroll's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.4M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies reports 100,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Crunchyroll and HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies in the same App Store category on each store 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 and HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies offer? v
Crunchyroll: IAP range 10 tiers detected. HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies: IAP range $2.49 - $229.99 per item. Crunchyroll runs a "Subscription (~$8.33/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #10" monetization model; HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies runs "Subscription (~$23.93/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Crunchyroll or HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies? v
HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.8 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: Crunchyroll 1.4M ratings, HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies 58K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Crunchyroll vs HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $20.29M for Crunchyroll and $3.07M for HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies are derived from App Store grossing rank / Google Play install ranges, 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 or HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies to a different App Store app? v
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