DistroKid vs SongShift
DistroKid
DistroKid Holdings, LLC
App Store
$256.9K/mo
~$3.08M/yr · 2.5M installs
VS
SongShift
SongShift
App Store
$697.5K/mo
~$8.37M/yr · 7.2M installs
Revenue winner
SongShift wins
+172% vs other
Installs winner
SongShift wins
+194% vs other
MAU winner
SongShift wins
+191% vs other
Rating winner
DistroKid wins
+3% vs other
Why SongShift is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- SongShift earns roughly 3× more per month than DistroKid - $697.5K vs $256.9K.
- Aggressive pricing. SongShift undercuts at $6.99/mo vs $24.99/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
- Bigger install base. SongShift has ~7.2M lifetime installs vs DistroKid's ~2.5M - 2.9× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. SongShift runs 8 IAP tiers vs 5 - 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.
DistroKid
vs
SongShift
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$256.9K
▶
$697.5K
Annual revenue (est.)
$3.08M
▶
$8.37M
Lifetime installs (est.)
2.5M
▶
7.2M
Monthly active users (est.)?
1.1M
▶
3.1M
App Store rating
4.86★
◀
4.73★
Total ratings
22K
▶
66K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
$24.99
◀
$6.99
IAP tiers detected
5 tiers
▶
8 tiers
- 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
- Category
- Music
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Apr 18, 2016
- Last updated
- Apr 3, 2026
- File size
- 149.3 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 6.3.2
- Languages
- Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Hindi +6 more
DistroKid trajectory
SongShift trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, DistroKid or SongShift? v
SongShift earns about $697.5K per month, while DistroKid earns about $256.9K. That is a 2.7× revenue gap (~$440.7K more per month for SongShift). Annual revenue: DistroKid ≈ $3.08M/year, SongShift ≈ $8.37M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, DistroKid or SongShift? v
SongShift leads with about 7.2M estimated downloads vs 2.5M for DistroKid - a 2.9× gap. DistroKid's App Store downloads are estimated from 22K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. SongShift's App Store downloads are estimated from 66K ratings.
Are DistroKid and SongShift 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 SongShift offer? v
DistroKid: IAP range 5 tiers detected. SongShift: IAP range 8 tiers detected. DistroKid runs a "Subscription (~$7.50/mo)" monetization model; SongShift runs "Subscription (~$6.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, DistroKid or SongShift? v
DistroKid edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.7 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: DistroKid 22K ratings, SongShift 66K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these DistroKid vs SongShift revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $256.9K for DistroKid and $697.5K for SongShift 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 SongShift to a different App Store app? v
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