ESPN vs MLB
ESPN
Disney
Google Play
$710.7K/mo
~$8.53M/yr · 106.5M installs
VS
MLB
MLB Advanced Media, L.P.
Google Play
$316.1K/mo
~$3.79M/yr · 23.1M installs
Revenue winner
ESPN wins
+125% vs other
Installs winner
ESPN wins
+361% vs other
MAU winner
ESPN wins
+111% vs other
Rating winner
MLB wins
+1% vs other
Why ESPN is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- ESPN earns roughly 2× more per month than MLB - $710.7K vs $316.1K.
- Premium pricing. ESPN charges $19.98/mo vs MLB's $16.04/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
- Bigger install base. ESPN has ~106.5M lifetime installs vs MLB's ~23.1M - 4.6× the funnel top.
Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
ESPN
vs
MLB
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$710.7K
◀
$316.1K
Annual revenue (est.)
$8.53M
◀
$3.79M
Lifetime installs (est.)
106.5M
◀
23.1M
Monthly active users (est.)?
1.7M
◀
808K
App Store rating
4.37★
▶
4.41★
Total ratings
1.2M
◀
265K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$19.98
◀
$16.04
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 tiers
- Category
- Sports
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Jun 15, 2010
- Last updated
- May 4, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone 10+
- Version
- VARY
- Languages
- -
- Category
- Sports
- Price
- Free
- Released
- -
- Last updated
- May 8, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone
- Version
- VARY
- Languages
- -
ESPN trajectory
MLB trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, ESPN or MLB? v
ESPN earns about $710.7K per month, while MLB earns about $316.1K. That is a 2.2× revenue gap (~$394.6K more per month for ESPN). Annual revenue: ESPN ≈ $8.53M/year, MLB ≈ $3.79M/year. Estimates are derived from public Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, ESPN or MLB? v
ESPN leads with about 106.5M estimated downloads vs 23.1M for MLB - a 4.6× gap. ESPN reports 100,000,000+ installs on Google Play. MLB reports 10,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are ESPN and MLB in the same Google Play category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Sports 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 ESPN and MLB offer? v
ESPN: IAP range $4.99 - $79.99 per item. MLB: IAP range $0.99 - $259.99 per item. ESPN runs a "Subscription (~$19.98/mo)" monetization model; MLB runs "Subscription (~$16.04/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, ESPN or MLB? v
MLB edges ahead with ★ 4.4 vs ★ 4.4 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: ESPN 199K ratings, MLB 33K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these ESPN vs MLB revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $710.7K for ESPN and $316.1K for MLB are derived from Google Play grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Sports) - 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 ESPN or MLB to a different Google Play app? v
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