Dropbox: Cloud Storage Backup vs MEGA

Dropbox: Cloud Storage Backup

Dropbox, Inc.
App Store
$6.09M/mo
~$73.09M/yr · 128.3M installs
VS

MEGA

Mega Ltd
Google Play
$3.81M/mo
~$45.73M/yr · 189.4M installs
Revenue winner Dropbox: Cloud Storage Backup wins +60% vs other
Installs winner MEGA wins +48% vs other
MAU winner Dropbox: Cloud Storage Backup wins +37% vs other
Rating winner Dropbox: Cloud Storage Backup wins +4% vs other

Why Dropbox: Cloud Storage Backup is winning

Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Dropbox: Cloud Storage Backup earns roughly 2× more per month than MEGA - $6.09M vs $3.81M.
  2. Aggressive pricing. Dropbox: Cloud Storage Backup undercuts at $6.99/mo vs $35.77/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
  3. More monetization surfaces. Dropbox: Cloud Storage Backup runs 5 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
  4. Charts placement. Dropbox: Cloud Storage Backup ranks #32 on the US grossing chart (the other app is unranked) - chart placement is a self-reinforcing flywheel.

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Side-by-side metrics

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Dropbox: Cloud Storage Backup
vs
MEGA
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$6.09M
$3.81M
Annual revenue (est.)
$73.09M
$45.73M
Lifetime installs (est.)
128.3M
189.4M
Monthly active users (est.)?
10.9M
8.0M
App Store rating
4.81★
4.60★
Total ratings
855K
1.6M
US grossing rank
#32
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$6.99
$35.77
IAP tiers detected
5 tiers
0 tiers

Dropbox: Cloud Storage Backup

Dropbox, Inc.
App Store
Category
Productivity
Price
Free
Released
Sep 29, 2009
Last updated
Jun 15, 2026
File size
223.8 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
478.2
Languages
Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Indonesian +14 more
View full Dropbox: Cloud Storage Backup report →

MEGA

Mega Ltd
Google Play
Category
Productivity
Price
Free
Released
Feb 8, 2016
Last updated
Jun 24, 2026
File size
-
Content rating
Everyone
Version
VARY
Languages
-
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Dropbox: Cloud Storage Backup or MEGA? v
Dropbox: Cloud Storage Backup earns about $6.09M per month, while MEGA earns about $3.81M. That is a 1.6× revenue gap (~$2.28M more per month for Dropbox: Cloud Storage Backup). Annual revenue: Dropbox: Cloud Storage Backup ≈ $73.09M/year, MEGA ≈ $45.73M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store / Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Dropbox: Cloud Storage Backup or MEGA? v
MEGA leads with about 189.4M estimated downloads vs 128.3M for Dropbox: Cloud Storage Backup - a 1.5× gap. Dropbox: Cloud Storage Backup's App Store downloads are estimated from 855K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. MEGA reports 100,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Dropbox: Cloud Storage Backup and MEGA in the same App Store category on each store and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Productivity 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 Dropbox: Cloud Storage Backup and MEGA offer? v
Dropbox: Cloud Storage Backup: IAP range 5 tiers detected. MEGA: IAP range $3.49 - $366.62 per item. Dropbox: Cloud Storage Backup runs a "Subscription (~$6.99/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #32" monetization model; MEGA runs "Subscription (~$35.77/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Dropbox: Cloud Storage Backup or MEGA? v
Dropbox: Cloud Storage Backup edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: Dropbox: Cloud Storage Backup 855K ratings, MEGA 17K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Dropbox: Cloud Storage Backup vs MEGA revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $6.09M for Dropbox: Cloud Storage Backup and $3.81M for MEGA are derived from App Store grossing rank / Google Play install ranges, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Productivity) - 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 Dropbox: Cloud Storage Backup or MEGA to a different App Store app? v
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