ESPN vs NFL
ESPN
Disney
Google Play
$716.1K/mo
~$8.59M/yr · 107.2M installs
VS
NFL
NFL Enterprises LLC
Google Play
$712.1K/mo
~$8.55M/yr · 129.5M installs
Revenue winner
ESPN wins
+1% vs other
Installs winner
NFL wins
+21% vs other
MAU winner
NFL wins
+6% vs other
Rating winner
ESPN wins
+75% vs other
Why ESPN is winning
Top 2 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Premium pricing. ESPN charges $19.98/mo vs NFL's $9.95/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
- Better app store reviews. ESPN sits at 4.38★ vs 2.50★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.
Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
ESPN
vs
NFL
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$716.1K
◀
$712.1K
Annual revenue (est.)
$8.59M
◀
$8.55M
Lifetime installs (est.)
107.2M
▶
129.5M
Monthly active users (est.)?
1.7M
▶
1.8M
App Store rating
4.38★
◀
2.50★
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
- Jun 12, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone 10+
- Version
- VARY
- Languages
- -
- Category
- Sports
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Sep 25, 2010
- Last updated
- Jun 15, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone
- Version
- VARY
- Languages
- -
ESPN trajectory
NFL trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, ESPN or NFL? v
ESPN earns about $716.1K per month, while NFL earns about $712.1K. That is a 1.0× revenue gap (~$4.0K more per month for ESPN). Annual revenue: ESPN ≈ $8.59M/year, NFL ≈ $8.55M/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 129.5M estimated downloads vs 107.2M 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 ★ 2.5 (gap of 1.9 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 $716.1K for ESPN and $712.1K 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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