DistroKid vs LiveOne Music

DistroKid

DistroKid Holdings, LLC
App Store
$277.6K/mo
~$3.33M/yr · 2.6M installs
VS

LiveOne Music

Slacker, Inc.
App Store
$440.6K/mo
~$5.29M/yr · 3.2M installs
Revenue winner LiveOne Music wins +59% vs other
Installs winner LiveOne Music wins +21% vs other
MAU winner LiveOne Music wins +20% vs other
Rating winner DistroKid wins +3% vs other

Why LiveOne Music is winning

Top 1 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. LiveOne Music earns roughly 2× more per month than DistroKid - $440.6K vs $277.6K.

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Side-by-side metrics

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

DistroKid
vs
LiveOne Music
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$277.6K
$440.6K
Annual revenue (est.)
$3.33M
$5.29M
Lifetime installs (est.)
2.6M
3.2M
Monthly active users (est.)?
1.1M
1.4M
App Store rating
4.87★
4.73★
Total ratings
24K
29K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$24.99
No sub
IAP tiers detected
5 tiers
=
5 tiers

DistroKid

DistroKid Holdings, LLC
App Store
Category
Music
Price
Free
Released
Mar 7, 2023
Last updated
Jun 29, 2026
File size
104.4 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
3.8.0
Languages
English
View full DistroKid report →

LiveOne Music

Slacker, Inc.
App Store
Category
Music
Price
Free
Released
Jan 13, 2009
Last updated
Jul 1, 2026
File size
154.9 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
9.18.3
Languages
English, French, Spanish
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FAQ

Which makes more money, DistroKid or LiveOne Music? v
LiveOne Music earns about $440.6K per month, while DistroKid earns about $277.6K. That is a 1.6× revenue gap (~$163.0K more per month for LiveOne Music). Annual revenue: DistroKid ≈ $3.33M/year, LiveOne Music ≈ $5.29M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, DistroKid or LiveOne Music? v
LiveOne Music leads with about 3.2M estimated downloads vs 2.6M for DistroKid - a 1.2× gap. DistroKid's App Store downloads are estimated from 24K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. LiveOne Music's App Store downloads are estimated from 29K ratings.
Are DistroKid and LiveOne Music in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Music 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 DistroKid and LiveOne Music offer? v
DistroKid: IAP range 5 tiers detected. LiveOne Music: IAP range 5 tiers detected. DistroKid runs a "Subscription (~$7.50/mo)" monetization model; LiveOne Music runs "Free + one-time IAP (5 tiers)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, DistroKid or LiveOne Music? v
DistroKid edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.7 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: DistroKid 24K ratings, LiveOne Music 29K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these DistroKid vs LiveOne Music revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $277.6K for DistroKid and $440.6K for LiveOne Music are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Music) - 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 DistroKid or LiveOne Music to a different App Store app? v
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