Facebook vs GroupMe

Facebook

Meta Platforms, Inc.
App Store
$2.63M/mo
~$31.57M/yr · 1.5B installs
VS

GroupMe

Skype Communications S.a.r.l
App Store
$6.07M/mo
~$72.82M/yr · 265.0M installs
Revenue winner GroupMe wins +131% vs other
Installs winner Facebook wins +460% vs other
MAU winner Facebook wins +71% vs other
Rating winner GroupMe wins +4% vs other

Why GroupMe is winning

Top 2 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. GroupMe earns roughly 2× more per month than Facebook - $6.07M vs $2.63M.
  2. More monetization surfaces. GroupMe runs 10 IAP tiers vs 9 - more chances to convert users at the right price.

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Side-by-side metrics

Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.

Facebook
vs
GroupMe
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$2.63M
$6.07M
Annual revenue (est.)
$31.57M
$72.82M
Lifetime installs (est.)
1.5B
265.0M
Monthly active users (est.)?
32.6M
19.1M
App Store rating
4.52★
4.72★
Total ratings
27.0M
1.6M
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$2.49
No sub
IAP tiers detected
9 tiers
10 tiers

Facebook

Meta Platforms, Inc.
App Store
Category
Social Networking
Price
Free
Released
Feb 5, 2019
Last updated
Jun 25, 2026
File size
461.2 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
567.0.0
Languages
Arabic, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English +26 more
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GroupMe

Skype Communications S.a.r.l
App Store
Category
Social Networking
Price
Free
Released
Sep 25, 2010
Last updated
Jun 17, 2026
File size
552.9 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
15.81
Languages
Dutch, English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian +8 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Facebook or GroupMe? v
GroupMe earns about $6.07M per month, while Facebook earns about $2.63M. That is a 2.3× revenue gap (~$3.44M more per month for GroupMe). Annual revenue: Facebook ≈ $31.57M/year, GroupMe ≈ $72.82M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Facebook or GroupMe? v
Facebook leads with about 1.5B estimated downloads vs 265.0M for GroupMe - a 5.6× gap. Facebook's App Store downloads are estimated from 27.0M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. GroupMe's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.6M ratings.
Are Facebook and GroupMe in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Social Networking 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 Facebook and GroupMe offer? v
Facebook: IAP range 9 tiers detected. GroupMe: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Facebook runs a "Subscription (~$2.49/mo)" monetization model; GroupMe runs "Free + one-time IAP (10 tiers)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Facebook or GroupMe? v
GroupMe edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.5 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: Facebook 27.0M ratings, GroupMe 1.6M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Facebook vs GroupMe revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $2.63M for Facebook and $6.07M for GroupMe are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Social Networking) - 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 Facebook or GroupMe to a different App Store app? v
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