DistroKid vs Pakhawaj
DistroKid
DistroKid Holdings, LLC
App Store
$278.0K/mo
~$3.34M/yr · 2.7M installs
VS
Pakhawaj
SHREEKALINDI ENTERPRISE
App Store
$68/mo
~$819/yr · 400 installs
Revenue winner
DistroKid wins
+408690% vs other
Installs winner
DistroKid wins
+662788% vs other
MAU winner
DistroKid wins
+706871% vs other
Rating winner
DistroKid wins
+22% vs other
Why DistroKid is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- DistroKid earns roughly 4088× more per month than Pakhawaj - $278.0K vs $68.
- Premium pricing. DistroKid charges $24.99/mo vs Pakhawaj's $12.99/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
- Bigger install base. DistroKid has ~2.7M lifetime installs vs Pakhawaj's ~400 - 6628.9× the funnel top.
- Better app store reviews. DistroKid sits at 4.87★ vs 4.00★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
DistroKid
vs
Pakhawaj
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$278.0K
◀
$68
Annual revenue (est.)
$3.34M
◀
$819
Lifetime installs (est.)
2.7M
◀
400
Monthly active users (est.)?
1.1M
◀
162.4
App Store rating
4.87★
◀
4.00★
Total ratings
24K
◀
5
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$24.99
◀
$12.99
IAP tiers detected
5 tiers
▶
7 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
- Jan 12, 2025
- Last updated
- Jun 22, 2026
- File size
- 83.3 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 1.1.1
- Languages
- English
DistroKid trajectory
Pakhawaj trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, DistroKid or Pakhawaj? v
DistroKid earns about $278.0K per month, while Pakhawaj earns about $68. That is a 4087.9× revenue gap (~$277.9K more per month for DistroKid). Annual revenue: DistroKid ≈ $3.34M/year, Pakhawaj ≈ $819/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, DistroKid or Pakhawaj? v
DistroKid leads with about 2.7M estimated downloads vs 400 for Pakhawaj - a 6628.9× gap. DistroKid's App Store downloads are estimated from 24K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Pakhawaj's App Store downloads are estimated from 5 ratings.
Are DistroKid and Pakhawaj 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 Pakhawaj offer? v
DistroKid: IAP range 5 tiers detected. Pakhawaj: IAP range 7 tiers detected. DistroKid runs a "Subscription (~$7.50/mo)" monetization model; Pakhawaj runs "Subscription (~$12.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, DistroKid or Pakhawaj? v
DistroKid edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.0 (gap of 0.9 stars). Rating volume: DistroKid 24K ratings, Pakhawaj 5 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these DistroKid vs Pakhawaj revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $278.0K for DistroKid and $68 for Pakhawaj 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 Pakhawaj to a different App Store app? v
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