AMap Global vs Google Maps
AMap Global
AutoNavi Information Technology Co. Ltd.
App Store
$1.02M/mo
~$12.27M/yr · 6.5M installs
VS
Google Maps
Google
App Store
$6.26M/mo
~$75.13M/yr · 652.4M installs
Revenue winner
Google Maps wins
+512% vs other
Installs winner
Google Maps wins
+9894% vs other
MAU winner
Google Maps wins
+704% vs other
Rating winner
AMap Global wins
+1% vs other
Why Google Maps is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Google Maps earns roughly 6× more per month than AMap Global - $6.26M vs $1.02M.
- Aggressive pricing. Google Maps undercuts at $9.99/mo vs $12.99/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
- Bigger install base. Google Maps has ~652.4M lifetime installs vs AMap Global's ~6.5M - 99.9× the funnel top.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
AMap Global
vs
Google Maps
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$1.02M
▶
$6.26M
Annual revenue (est.)
$12.27M
▶
$75.13M
Lifetime installs (est.)
6.5M
▶
652.4M
Monthly active users (est.)?
2.4M
▶
19.6M
App Store rating
4.74★
◀
4.68★
Total ratings
59K
▶
7.2M
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
$12.99
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$9.99
IAP tiers detected
8 tiers
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4 tiers
- Category
- Navigation
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Sep 8, 2011
- Last updated
- Jun 25, 2026
- File size
- 277.4 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 16.19.1
- Languages
- English, Chinese, Chinese
- Category
- Navigation
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Dec 13, 2012
- Last updated
- Jun 19, 2026
- File size
- 444.4 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 26.25.3
- Languages
- SQ, Arabic, HY, AZ, MY, Catalan +36 more
AMap Global trajectory
Google Maps trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, AMap Global or Google Maps? v
Google Maps earns about $6.26M per month, while AMap Global earns about $1.02M. That is a 6.1× revenue gap (~$5.24M more per month for Google Maps). Annual revenue: AMap Global ≈ $12.27M/year, Google Maps ≈ $75.13M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, AMap Global or Google Maps? v
Google Maps leads with about 652.4M estimated downloads vs 6.5M for AMap Global - a 99.9× gap. AMap Global's App Store downloads are estimated from 59K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Google Maps's App Store downloads are estimated from 7.2M ratings.
Are AMap Global and Google Maps in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Navigation 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 AMap Global and Google Maps offer? v
AMap Global: IAP range 8 tiers detected. Google Maps: IAP range 4 tiers detected. AMap Global runs a "Subscription (~$12.99/mo)" monetization model; Google Maps 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, AMap Global or Google Maps? v
AMap Global edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.7 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: AMap Global 59K ratings, Google Maps 7.2M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these AMap Global vs Google Maps revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $1.02M for AMap Global and $6.26M for Google Maps are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Navigation) - 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 AMap Global or Google Maps to a different App Store app? v
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