Epicurious vs IKAWA Home

Epicurious

Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.
App Store
$156.3K/mo
~$1.88M/yr · 10.9M installs
VS

IKAWA Home

IKAWA ltd.
App Store
$23/mo
~$276/yr · 2K installs
Revenue winner Epicurious wins +679526% vs other
Installs winner Epicurious wins +559541% vs other
MAU winner Epicurious wins +816425% vs other
Rating winner Epicurious wins +164% vs other

Why Epicurious is winning

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

  1. Epicurious earns roughly 6796× more per month than IKAWA Home - $156.3K vs $23.
  2. Aggressive pricing. Epicurious undercuts at $4.99/mo vs $5.99/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
  3. Bigger install base. Epicurious has ~10.9M lifetime installs vs IKAWA Home's ~2K - 5596.4× the funnel top.
  4. Better app store reviews. Epicurious sits at 4.73★ vs 1.79★ - 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.

Epicurious
vs
IKAWA Home
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$156.3K
$23
Annual revenue (est.)
$1.88M
$276
Lifetime installs (est.)
10.9M
2K
Monthly active users (est.)?
971K
118.95
App Store rating
4.73★
1.79★
Total ratings
99K
39
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$4.99
$5.99
IAP tiers detected
1 tiers
=
1 tiers

Epicurious

Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.
App Store
Category
Food & Drink
Price
Free
Released
Apr 24, 2009
Last updated
Feb 16, 2026
File size
136.2 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
7.3.22
Languages
English
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IKAWA Home

IKAWA ltd.
App Store
Category
Food & Drink
Price
Free
Released
May 21, 2017
Last updated
May 17, 2023
File size
81.3 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
3.1.4
Languages
English
View full IKAWA Home report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Epicurious or IKAWA Home? v
Epicurious earns about $156.3K per month, while IKAWA Home earns about $23. That is a 6796.3× revenue gap (~$156.3K more per month for Epicurious). Annual revenue: Epicurious ≈ $1.88M/year, IKAWA Home ≈ $276/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Epicurious or IKAWA Home? v
Epicurious leads with about 10.9M estimated downloads vs 2K for IKAWA Home - a 5596.4× gap. Epicurious's App Store downloads are estimated from 99K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. IKAWA Home's App Store downloads are estimated from 39 ratings.
Are Epicurious and IKAWA Home in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Food & Drink 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 Epicurious and IKAWA Home offer? v
Epicurious: IAP range 1 tiers detected. IKAWA Home: IAP range 1 tiers detected. Epicurious runs a "Subscription (~$4.99/mo)" monetization model; IKAWA Home 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, Epicurious or IKAWA Home? v
Epicurious edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 1.8 (gap of 2.9 stars). Rating volume: Epicurious 99K ratings, IKAWA Home 39 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Epicurious vs IKAWA Home revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $156.3K for Epicurious and $23 for IKAWA Home are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Food & Drink) - 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 Epicurious or IKAWA Home to a different App Store app? v
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