Epicurious vs Kelen
Epicurious
Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.
App Store
$156.3K/mo
~$1.88M/yr · 10.9M installs
VS
Kelen
HARREWON DAVIL HILL
App Store
$14/mo
~$172/yr · 400 installs
Revenue winner
Epicurious wins
+1116571% vs other
Installs winner
Epicurious wins
+2728505% vs other
MAU winner
Epicurious wins
+2168166% vs other
Rating winner
Epicurious wins
+18% vs other
Why Epicurious is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Epicurious earns roughly 11167× more per month than Kelen - $156.3K vs $14.
- Subscription model. Epicurious runs a $4.99/mo subscription that compounds; Kelen relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Epicurious has ~10.9M lifetime installs vs Kelen's ~400 - 27286.0× the funnel top.
- Better app store reviews. Epicurious sits at 4.73★ vs 4.00★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.
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Side-by-side metrics
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Epicurious
vs
Kelen
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$156.3K
◀
$14
Annual revenue (est.)
$1.88M
◀
$172
Lifetime installs (est.)
10.9M
◀
400
Monthly active users (est.)?
971K
◀
44.8
App Store rating
4.73★
◀
4.00★
Total ratings
99K
◀
1
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
$4.99
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
1 tiers
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9 tiers
- 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
- Category
- Food & Drink
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Apr 1, 2026
- Last updated
- Apr 7, 2026
- File size
- 31.2 MB
- Content rating
- 17+
- Version
- 1.1.0
- Languages
- English
Epicurious trajectory
Kelen trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Epicurious or Kelen? v
Epicurious earns about $156.3K per month, while Kelen earns about $14. That is a 11166.7× revenue gap (~$156.3K more per month for Epicurious). Annual revenue: Epicurious ≈ $1.88M/year, Kelen ≈ $172/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Epicurious or Kelen? v
Epicurious leads with about 10.9M estimated downloads vs 400 for Kelen - a 27286.0× gap. Epicurious's App Store downloads are estimated from 99K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Kelen's App Store downloads are estimated from 1 ratings.
Are Epicurious and Kelen 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 Kelen offer? v
Epicurious: IAP range 1 tiers detected. Kelen: IAP range 9 tiers detected. Epicurious runs a "Subscription (~$4.99/mo)" monetization model; Kelen runs "Free + one-time IAP (9 tiers)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Epicurious or Kelen? v
Epicurious edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.0 (gap of 0.7 stars). Rating volume: Epicurious 99K ratings, Kelen 1 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Epicurious vs Kelen revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $156.3K for Epicurious and $14 for Kelen 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 Kelen to a different App Store app? v
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