Early Learning Academy vs Starfall

Early Learning Academy

Age of Learning, Inc.
App Store
$4.47M/mo
~$53.69M/yr · 149.0M installs
VS

Starfall

Starfall Education Foundation
Google Play
$73.5K/mo
~$882.2K/yr · 9.1M installs
Revenue winner Early Learning Academy wins +5986% vs other
Installs winner Early Learning Academy wins +1533% vs other
MAU winner Early Learning Academy wins +3282% vs other
Rating winner Early Learning Academy wins +13% vs other

Why Early Learning Academy is winning

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

  1. Early Learning Academy earns roughly 61× more per month than Starfall - $4.47M vs $73.5K.
  2. Subscription model. Early Learning Academy runs a $9.99/mo subscription that compounds; Starfall relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Early Learning Academy has ~149.0M lifetime installs vs Starfall's ~9.1M - 16.3× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. Early Learning Academy runs 6 IAP tiers vs 0 - 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.

Early Learning Academy
vs
Starfall
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$4.47M
$73.5K
Annual revenue (est.)
$53.69M
$882.2K
Lifetime installs (est.)
149.0M
9.1M
Monthly active users (est.)?
17.3M
511K
App Store rating
4.48★
3.95★
Total ratings
993K
27K
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$9.99
No sub
IAP tiers detected
6 tiers
0 tiers

Early Learning Academy

Age of Learning, Inc.
App Store
Category
Education
Price
Free
Released
Dec 14, 2012
Last updated
Apr 30, 2026
File size
616.2 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
8.73.0
Languages
English
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Starfall

Starfall Education Foundation
Google Play
Category
Education
Price
Free
Released
Sep 14, 2013
Last updated
Apr 17, 2026
File size
-
Content rating
Everyone
Version
3.3.66
Languages
-
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Early Learning Academy or Starfall? v
Early Learning Academy earns about $4.47M per month, while Starfall earns about $73.5K. That is a 60.9× revenue gap (~$4.40M more per month for Early Learning Academy). Annual revenue: Early Learning Academy ≈ $53.69M/year, Starfall ≈ $882.2K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store / Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Early Learning Academy or Starfall? v
Early Learning Academy leads with about 149.0M estimated downloads vs 9.1M for Starfall - a 16.3× gap. Early Learning Academy's App Store downloads are estimated from 993K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Starfall reports 5,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Early Learning Academy and Starfall in the same App Store category on each store and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Education 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 Early Learning Academy and Starfall offer? v
Early Learning Academy: IAP range 6 tiers detected. Starfall: IAP range $5.99 per item. Early Learning Academy runs a "Subscription (~$7.99/mo)" monetization model; Starfall runs "Free + IAP (tiers not exposed by store)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Early Learning Academy or Starfall? v
Early Learning Academy edges ahead with ★ 4.5 vs ★ 4.0 (gap of 0.5 stars). Rating volume: Early Learning Academy 993K ratings, Starfall 6K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Early Learning Academy vs Starfall revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $4.47M for Early Learning Academy and $73.5K for Starfall are derived from App Store grossing rank / Google Play install ranges, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Education) - 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 Early Learning Academy or Starfall to a different App Store app? v
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