FOREVER® vs YouTube
FOREVER®
Forever, Inc.
App Store
$1.3K/mo
~$15.6K/yr · 14K installs
VS
YouTube
Google
App Store
$381.33M/mo
~$4.58B/yr · 5.0B installs
Revenue winner
YouTube wins
+29332764% vs other
Installs winner
YouTube wins
+36764606% vs other
MAU winner
YouTube wins
+66397697% vs other
Rating winner
YouTube wins
+18% vs other
Why YouTube is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- YouTube earns roughly 293329× more per month than FOREVER® - $381.33M vs $1.3K.
- Subscription model. YouTube runs a $20.99/mo subscription that compounds; FOREVER® relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. YouTube has ~5.0B lifetime installs vs FOREVER®'s ~14K - 367647.1× the funnel top.
- Better app store reviews. YouTube sits at 4.67★ vs 3.94★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
FOREVER®
vs
YouTube
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$1.3K
▶
$381.33M
Annual revenue (est.)
$15.6K
▶
$4.58B
Lifetime installs (est.)
14K
▶
5.0B
Monthly active users (est.)?
4K
▶
2.7B
App Store rating
3.94★
▶
4.67★
Total ratings
272
▶
47.1M
US grossing rank
-
▶
#2
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
▶
$20.99
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
◀
4 tiers
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Feb 11, 2014
- Last updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- File size
- 78.2 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 5.53
- Languages
- English
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Sep 11, 2012
- Last updated
- May 3, 2026
- File size
- 341.1 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 21.18.4
- Languages
- AF, SQ, AM, Arabic, HY, AZ +66 more
FOREVER® trajectory
YouTube trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, FOREVER® or YouTube? v
YouTube earns about $381.33M per month, while FOREVER® earns about $1.3K. That is a 293328.6× revenue gap (~$381.33M more per month for YouTube). Annual revenue: FOREVER® ≈ $15.6K/year, YouTube ≈ $4.58B/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, FOREVER® or YouTube? v
YouTube leads with about 5.0B estimated downloads vs 14K for FOREVER® - a 367647.1× gap. FOREVER®'s App Store downloads are estimated from 272 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. YouTube's App Store downloads are estimated from 47.1M ratings.
Are FOREVER® and YouTube in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Photo & Video 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 FOREVER® and YouTube offer? v
FOREVER®: IAP range 10 tiers detected. YouTube: IAP range 4 tiers detected. FOREVER® runs a "Free + one-time IAP (10 tiers)" monetization model; YouTube runs "Subscription (~$20.99/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #2". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, FOREVER® or YouTube? v
YouTube edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 3.9 (gap of 0.7 stars). Rating volume: FOREVER® 272 ratings, YouTube 47.1M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these FOREVER® vs YouTube revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $1.3K for FOREVER® and $381.33M for YouTube are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Photo & Video) - 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 FOREVER® or YouTube to a different App Store app? v
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