CatDex vs Google
CatDex
Brendan Pan
App Store
$13/mo
~$158/yr · 500 installs
VS
Google
App Store
$2.45M/mo
~$29.40M/yr · 805.9M installs
Revenue winner
Google wins
+18848362% vs other
Installs winner
Google wins
+161173296% vs other
MAU winner
Google wins
+12951334% vs other
Rating winner
Google wins
+465% vs other
Why Google is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Google earns roughly 188485× more per month than CatDex - $2.45M vs $13.
- Subscription model. Google runs a $19.99/mo subscription that compounds; CatDex relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Google has ~805.9M lifetime installs vs CatDex's ~500 - 1611734.0× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. Google runs 6 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
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Monthly revenue (est.)?
$13
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$2.45M
Annual revenue (est.)
$158
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$29.40M
Lifetime installs (est.)
500
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805.9M
Monthly active users (est.)?
56
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7.3M
App Store rating
-
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4.65★
Total ratings
0
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4.7M
US grossing rank
-
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
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$19.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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6 tiers
- Category
- Utilities
- Price
- USD0.99
- Released
- Apr 27, 2026
- Last updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- File size
- 30.6 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 1.1
- Languages
- English
- Category
- Utilities
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Feb 12, 2019
- Last updated
- Jun 26, 2026
- File size
- 413.1 MB
- Content rating
- 17+
- Version
- 426.7
- Languages
- Arabic, BN, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech +36 more
CatDex trajectory
Google trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, CatDex or Google? v
Google earns about $2.45M per month, while CatDex earns about $13. That is a 188484.6× revenue gap (~$2.45M more per month for Google). Annual revenue: CatDex ≈ $158/year, Google ≈ $29.40M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, CatDex or Google? v
Google leads with about 805.9M estimated downloads vs 500 for CatDex - a 1611734.0× gap. CatDex's App Store downloads are estimated from 0 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Google's App Store downloads are estimated from 4.7M ratings.
Are CatDex and Google in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Utilities 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 CatDex and Google offer? v
CatDex: no IAP detected on the public listing. Google: IAP range 6 tiers detected. CatDex runs a "Paid app ($0.99)" monetization model; Google runs "Subscription (~$9.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, CatDex or Google? v
Google edges ahead with a higher overall score (gap of 4.6 stars). Rating volume: CatDex 0 ratings, Google 4.7M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these CatDex vs Google revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $13 for CatDex and $2.45M for Google are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Utilities) - 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 CatDex or Google to a different App Store app? v
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