Flashnote Derby vs Gibson: Learn to Play Guitar

Flashnote Derby

Luke Bartolomeo
App Store
$506/mo
~$6.1K/yr · 4K installs
VS

Gibson: Learn to Play Guitar

Zoundio
App Store
$54.4K/mo
~$653.0K/yr · 1.3M installs
Revenue winner Gibson: Learn to Play Guitar wins +10654% vs other
Installs winner Gibson: Learn to Play Guitar wins +34382% vs other
MAU winner Gibson: Learn to Play Guitar wins +37546% vs other
Rating winner Gibson: Learn to Play Guitar wins +31% vs other

Why Gibson: Learn to Play Guitar is winning

Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Gibson: Learn to Play Guitar earns roughly 108× more per month than Flashnote Derby - $54.4K vs $506.
  2. Subscription model. Gibson: Learn to Play Guitar runs a $19.99/mo subscription that compounds; Flashnote Derby relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Gibson: Learn to Play Guitar has ~1.3M lifetime installs vs Flashnote Derby's ~4K - 344.8× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. Gibson: Learn to Play Guitar runs 9 IAP tiers vs 0 - 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.

Flashnote Derby
vs
Gibson: Learn to Play Guitar
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$506
$54.4K
Annual revenue (est.)
$6.1K
$653.0K
Lifetime installs (est.)
4K
1.3M
Monthly active users (est.)?
414.2
156K
App Store rating
3.64★
4.76★
Total ratings
76
12K
US grossing rank
-
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$19.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
9 tiers

Flashnote Derby

Luke Bartolomeo
App Store
Category
Education
Price
USD4.99
Released
Aug 4, 2011
Last updated
Jun 7, 2026
File size
110.4 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
4.0.6
Languages
English, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Chinese +2 more
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Gibson: Learn to Play Guitar

Zoundio
App Store
Category
Education
Price
Free
Released
Sep 13, 2018
Last updated
Jun 24, 2026
File size
187.1 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
6.2.0
Languages
English
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Flashnote Derby or Gibson: Learn to Play Guitar? v
Gibson: Learn to Play Guitar earns about $54.4K per month, while Flashnote Derby earns about $506. That is a 107.5× revenue gap (~$53.9K more per month for Gibson: Learn to Play Guitar). Annual revenue: Flashnote Derby ≈ $6.1K/year, Gibson: Learn to Play Guitar ≈ $653.0K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Flashnote Derby or Gibson: Learn to Play Guitar? v
Gibson: Learn to Play Guitar leads with about 1.3M estimated downloads vs 4K for Flashnote Derby - a 344.8× gap. Flashnote Derby's App Store downloads are estimated from 76 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Gibson: Learn to Play Guitar's App Store downloads are estimated from 12K ratings.
Are Flashnote Derby and Gibson: Learn to Play Guitar in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Education 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 Flashnote Derby and Gibson: Learn to Play Guitar offer? v
Flashnote Derby: no IAP detected on the public listing. Gibson: Learn to Play Guitar: IAP range 9 tiers detected. Flashnote Derby runs a "Paid app ($4.99)" monetization model; Gibson: Learn to Play Guitar runs "Subscription (~$10.83/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Flashnote Derby or Gibson: Learn to Play Guitar? v
Gibson: Learn to Play Guitar edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 3.6 (gap of 1.1 stars). Rating volume: Flashnote Derby 76 ratings, Gibson: Learn to Play Guitar 12K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Flashnote Derby vs Gibson: Learn to Play Guitar revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $506 for Flashnote Derby and $54.4K for Gibson: Learn to Play Guitar are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Education) - 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 Flashnote Derby or Gibson: Learn to Play Guitar to a different App Store app? v
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