ESPN vs NFL
ESPN
Disney
Google Play
$710.7K/mo
~$8.53M/yr · 106.5M installs
VS
NFL
NFL Enterprises LLC
Google Play
$714.8K/mo
~$8.58M/yr · 129.3M installs
Revenue winner
NFL wins
+1% vs other
Installs winner
NFL wins
+21% vs other
MAU winner
NFL wins
+6% vs other
Rating winner
ESPN wins
+70% vs other
Why NFL is winning
Top 1 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Aggressive pricing. NFL undercuts at $9.95/mo vs $19.98/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
ESPN
vs
NFL
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$710.7K
▶
$714.8K
Annual revenue (est.)
$8.53M
▶
$8.58M
Lifetime installs (est.)
106.5M
▶
129.3M
Monthly active users (est.)?
1.7M
▶
1.8M
App Store rating
4.37★
◀
2.56★
Total ratings
1.2M
◀
643K
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$19.98
◀
$9.95
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
- Sep 25, 2010
- Last updated
- May 4, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone
- Version
- VARY
- Languages
- -
ESPN trajectory
NFL trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, ESPN or NFL? v
NFL earns about $714.8K per month, while ESPN earns about $710.7K. That is a 1.0× revenue gap (~$4.2K more per month for NFL). Annual revenue: ESPN ≈ $8.53M/year, NFL ≈ $8.58M/year. Estimates are derived from public Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, ESPN or NFL? v
NFL leads with about 129.3M estimated downloads vs 106.5M for ESPN - a 1.2× gap. ESPN reports 100,000,000+ installs on Google Play. NFL reports 100,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are ESPN and NFL 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 NFL offer? v
ESPN: IAP range $4.99 - $79.99 per item. NFL: IAP range $0.99 - $99.99 per item. ESPN runs a "Subscription (~$19.98/mo)" monetization model; NFL runs "Subscription (~$9.95/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, ESPN or NFL? v
ESPN edges ahead with ★ 4.4 vs ★ 2.6 (gap of 1.8 stars). Rating volume: ESPN 199K ratings, NFL 172K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these ESPN vs NFL revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $710.7K for ESPN and $714.8K for NFL 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 NFL to a different Google Play app? v
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