DistroKid vs MuseScore-Sheet Music & Chords

DistroKid

DistroKid Holdings, LLC
App Store
$256.9K/mo
~$3.08M/yr · 2.5M installs
VS

MuseScore-Sheet Music & Chords

MuseScore BVBA
App Store
$674.3K/mo
~$8.09M/yr · 8.2M installs
Revenue winner MuseScore-Sheet Music & Chords wins +163% vs other
Installs winner MuseScore-Sheet Music & Chords wins +234% vs other
MAU winner MuseScore-Sheet Music & Chords wins +228% vs other
Rating winner DistroKid wins +5% vs other

Why MuseScore-Sheet Music & Chords is winning

Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. MuseScore-Sheet Music & Chords earns roughly 3× more per month than DistroKid - $674.3K vs $256.9K.
  2. Aggressive pricing. MuseScore-Sheet Music & Chords undercuts at $5.99/mo vs $24.99/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
  3. Bigger install base. MuseScore-Sheet Music & Chords has ~8.2M lifetime installs vs DistroKid's ~2.5M - 3.3× 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
MuseScore-Sheet Music & Chords
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$256.9K
$674.3K
Annual revenue (est.)
$3.08M
$8.09M
Lifetime installs (est.)
2.5M
8.2M
Monthly active users (est.)?
1.1M
3.5M
App Store rating
4.86★
4.62★
Total ratings
22K
74K
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$24.99
$5.99
IAP tiers detected
5 tiers
4 tiers

DistroKid

DistroKid Holdings, LLC
App Store
Category
Music
Price
Free
Released
Mar 7, 2023
Last updated
Apr 13, 2026
File size
101.9 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
3.7.0
Languages
English
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MuseScore-Sheet Music & Chords

MuseScore BVBA
App Store
Category
Music
Price
Free
Released
Mar 20, 2014
Last updated
Apr 29, 2026
File size
170.5 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
2.14.25
Languages
AF, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French +14 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, DistroKid or MuseScore-Sheet Music & Chords? v
MuseScore-Sheet Music & Chords earns about $674.3K per month, while DistroKid earns about $256.9K. That is a 2.6× revenue gap (~$417.4K more per month for MuseScore-Sheet Music & Chords). Annual revenue: DistroKid ≈ $3.08M/year, MuseScore-Sheet Music & Chords ≈ $8.09M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, DistroKid or MuseScore-Sheet Music & Chords? v
MuseScore-Sheet Music & Chords leads with about 8.2M estimated downloads vs 2.5M for DistroKid - a 3.3× gap. DistroKid's App Store downloads are estimated from 22K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. MuseScore-Sheet Music & Chords's App Store downloads are estimated from 74K ratings.
Are DistroKid and MuseScore-Sheet Music & Chords 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 MuseScore-Sheet Music & Chords offer? v
DistroKid: IAP range 5 tiers detected. MuseScore-Sheet Music & Chords: IAP range 4 tiers detected. DistroKid runs a "Subscription (~$7.50/mo)" monetization model; MuseScore-Sheet Music & Chords runs "Subscription (~$5.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, DistroKid or MuseScore-Sheet Music & Chords? v
DistroKid edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: DistroKid 22K ratings, MuseScore-Sheet Music & Chords 74K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these DistroKid vs MuseScore-Sheet Music & Chords revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $256.9K for DistroKid and $674.3K for MuseScore-Sheet Music & Chords 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 MuseScore-Sheet Music & Chords to a different App Store app? v
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