ESPN vs Sportsnet
ESPN
Disney
Google Play
$710.7K/mo
~$8.53M/yr · 106.5M installs
VS
Sportsnet
Rogers Digital Media
Google Play
$139.1K/mo
~$1.67M/yr · 3.1M installs
Revenue winner
ESPN wins
+411% vs other
Installs winner
ESPN wins
+3314% vs other
MAU winner
ESPN wins
+912% vs other
Rating winner
ESPN wins
+26% vs other
Why ESPN is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- ESPN earns roughly 5× more per month than Sportsnet - $710.7K vs $139.1K.
- Aggressive pricing. ESPN undercuts at $19.98/mo vs $61.30/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
- Bigger install base. ESPN has ~106.5M lifetime installs vs Sportsnet's ~3.1M - 34.1× the funnel top.
- Better app store reviews. ESPN sits at 4.37★ vs 3.47★ - 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
Sportsnet
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$710.7K
◀
$139.1K
Annual revenue (est.)
$8.53M
◀
$1.67M
Lifetime installs (est.)
106.5M
◀
3.1M
Monthly active users (est.)?
1.7M
◀
168K
App Store rating
4.37★
◀
3.47★
Total ratings
1.2M
◀
23K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
$19.98
▶
$61.30
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
- Apr 15, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone
- Version
- VARY
- Languages
- -
ESPN trajectory
Sportsnet trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, ESPN or Sportsnet? v
ESPN earns about $710.7K per month, while Sportsnet earns about $139.1K. That is a 5.1× revenue gap (~$571.6K more per month for ESPN). Annual revenue: ESPN ≈ $8.53M/year, Sportsnet ≈ $1.67M/year. Estimates are derived from public Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, ESPN or Sportsnet? v
ESPN leads with about 106.5M estimated downloads vs 3.1M for Sportsnet - a 34.1× gap. ESPN reports 100,000,000+ installs on Google Play. Sportsnet reports 1,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are ESPN and Sportsnet 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 Sportsnet offer? v
ESPN: IAP range $4.99 - $79.99 per item. Sportsnet: IAP range $15.99 - $234.99 per item. ESPN runs a "Subscription (~$19.98/mo)" monetization model; Sportsnet runs "Subscription (~$61.30/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, ESPN or Sportsnet? v
ESPN edges ahead with ★ 4.4 vs ★ 3.5 (gap of 0.9 stars). Rating volume: ESPN 199K ratings, Sportsnet 35 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these ESPN vs Sportsnet revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $710.7K for ESPN and $139.1K for Sportsnet 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 Sportsnet to a different Google Play app? v
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