DistroKid vs LivePhish
DistroKid
DistroKid Holdings, LLC
App Store
$278.0K/mo
~$3.34M/yr · 2.7M installs
VS
LivePhish
nugs.net enterprises, LLC
App Store
$1.20M/mo
~$14.39M/yr · 4.5M installs
Revenue winner
LivePhish wins
+331% vs other
Installs winner
LivePhish wins
+69% vs other
MAU winner
LivePhish wins
+69% vs other
Rating winner
LivePhish wins
+0% vs other
Why LivePhish is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- LivePhish earns roughly 4× more per month than DistroKid - $1.20M vs $278.0K.
- Aggressive pricing. LivePhish undercuts at $12.50/mo vs $24.99/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
- Bigger install base. LivePhish has ~4.5M lifetime installs vs DistroKid's ~2.7M - 1.7× the funnel top.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
DistroKid
vs
LivePhish
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$278.0K
▶
$1.20M
Annual revenue (est.)
$3.34M
▶
$14.39M
Lifetime installs (est.)
2.7M
▶
4.5M
Monthly active users (est.)?
1.1M
▶
1.9M
App Store rating
4.87★
▶
4.88★
Total ratings
24K
▶
41K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
$24.99
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$12.50
IAP tiers detected
5 tiers
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4 tiers
- 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
- Category
- Music
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Jun 13, 2010
- Last updated
- Jul 2, 2026
- File size
- 57.7 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 4.2
- Languages
- English
DistroKid trajectory
LivePhish trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, DistroKid or LivePhish? v
LivePhish earns about $1.20M per month, while DistroKid earns about $278.0K. That is a 4.3× revenue gap (~$921.1K more per month for LivePhish). Annual revenue: DistroKid ≈ $3.34M/year, LivePhish ≈ $14.39M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, DistroKid or LivePhish? v
LivePhish leads with about 4.5M estimated downloads vs 2.7M for DistroKid - a 1.7× gap. DistroKid's App Store downloads are estimated from 24K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. LivePhish's App Store downloads are estimated from 41K ratings.
Are DistroKid and LivePhish 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 LivePhish offer? v
DistroKid: IAP range 5 tiers detected. LivePhish: IAP range 4 tiers detected. DistroKid runs a "Subscription (~$7.50/mo)" monetization model; LivePhish runs "Subscription (~$12.50/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, DistroKid or LivePhish? v
LivePhish edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.9 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: DistroKid 24K ratings, LivePhish 41K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these DistroKid vs LivePhish revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $278.0K for DistroKid and $1.20M for LivePhish 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 LivePhish to a different App Store app? v
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