GLAY vs YouTube Music

GLAY

fantech Inc.
App Store
$54/mo
~$643/yr · 400 installs
VS

YouTube Music

Google
App Store
$14.95M/mo
~$179.37M/yr · 257.4M installs
Revenue winner YouTube Music wins +27681180% vs other
Installs winner YouTube Music wins +64355313% vs other
MAU winner YouTube Music wins +10161281% vs other
Rating winner GLAY wins +5% vs other

Why YouTube Music is winning

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

  1. YouTube Music earns roughly 276813× more per month than GLAY - $14.95M vs $54.
  2. Premium pricing. YouTube Music charges $15.99/mo vs GLAY's $9.49/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
  3. Bigger install base. YouTube Music has ~257.4M lifetime installs vs GLAY's ~400 - 643554.1× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. YouTube Music runs 5 IAP tiers vs 3 - 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.

GLAY
vs
YouTube Music
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$54
$14.95M
Annual revenue (est.)
$643
$179.37M
Lifetime installs (est.)
400
257.4M
Monthly active users (est.)?
174.8
17.8M
App Store rating
5.00★
4.77★
Total ratings
1
1.5M
US grossing rank
-
#16
Cheapest monthly sub
$9.49
$15.99
IAP tiers detected
3 tiers
5 tiers

GLAY

fantech Inc.
App Store
Category
Music
Price
Free
Released
Mar 2, 2018
Last updated
Jun 28, 2026
File size
116.0 MB
Content rating
17+
Version
1.30.1
Languages
Japanese
View full GLAY report →

YouTube Music

Google
App Store
Category
Music
Price
Free
Released
Nov 12, 2015
Last updated
Jun 29, 2026
File size
267.1 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
9.26
Languages
AF, SQ, AM, Arabic, HY, AZ +66 more
View full YouTube Music report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, GLAY or YouTube Music? v
YouTube Music earns about $14.95M per month, while GLAY earns about $54. That is a 276812.8× revenue gap (~$14.95M more per month for YouTube Music). Annual revenue: GLAY ≈ $643/year, YouTube Music ≈ $179.37M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, GLAY or YouTube Music? v
YouTube Music leads with about 257.4M estimated downloads vs 400 for GLAY - a 643554.1× gap. GLAY's App Store downloads are estimated from 1 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. YouTube Music's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.5M ratings.
Are GLAY and YouTube Music in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Music 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 GLAY and YouTube Music offer? v
GLAY: IAP range 3 tiers detected. YouTube Music: IAP range 5 tiers detected. GLAY runs a "Subscription (~$9.49/mo)" monetization model; YouTube Music runs "Subscription (~$15.99/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #16". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, GLAY or YouTube Music? v
GLAY edges ahead with ★ 5.0 vs ★ 4.8 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: GLAY 1 ratings, YouTube Music 1.5M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these GLAY vs YouTube Music revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $54 for GLAY and $14.95M for YouTube Music are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Music) - 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 GLAY or YouTube Music to a different App Store app? v
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