Google Maps vs Ship Finder
Google Maps
Google
App Store
$6.26M/mo
~$75.09M/yr · 652.0M installs
VS
Ship Finder
pinkfroot limited
App Store
$41.2K/mo
~$494.1K/yr · 309K installs
Revenue winner
Google Maps wins
+15096% vs other
Installs winner
Google Maps wins
+210612% vs other
MAU winner
Google Maps wins
+26914% vs other
Rating winner
Google Maps wins
+10% vs other
Why Google Maps is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Google Maps earns roughly 152× more per month than Ship Finder - $6.26M vs $41.2K.
- Subscription model. Google Maps runs a $9.99/mo subscription that compounds; Ship Finder relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Google Maps has ~652.0M lifetime installs vs Ship Finder's ~309K - 2107.1× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. Google Maps runs 4 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.
Google Maps
vs
Ship Finder
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$6.26M
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$41.2K
Annual revenue (est.)
$75.09M
◀
$494.1K
Lifetime installs (est.)
652.0M
◀
309K
Monthly active users (est.)?
19.6M
◀
72K
App Store rating
4.68★
◀
4.24★
Total ratings
7.2M
◀
4K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
$9.99
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
4 tiers
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0 tiers
- 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
- Category
- Navigation
- Price
- USD4.99
- Released
- Apr 1, 2010
- Last updated
- Nov 13, 2018
- File size
- 38.5 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 9.2.2
- Languages
- English
Google Maps trajectory
Ship Finder trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Google Maps or Ship Finder? v
Google Maps earns about $6.26M per month, while Ship Finder earns about $41.2K. That is a 152.0× revenue gap (~$6.22M more per month for Google Maps). Annual revenue: Google Maps ≈ $75.09M/year, Ship Finder ≈ $494.1K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Google Maps or Ship Finder? v
Google Maps leads with about 652.0M estimated downloads vs 309K for Ship Finder - a 2107.1× gap. Google Maps's App Store downloads are estimated from 7.2M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Ship Finder's App Store downloads are estimated from 4K ratings.
Are Google Maps and Ship Finder 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 Google Maps and Ship Finder offer? v
Google Maps: IAP range 4 tiers detected. Ship Finder: no IAP detected on the public listing. Google Maps runs a "Subscription (~$9.99/mo)" monetization model; Ship Finder runs "Paid app ($4.99)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Google Maps or Ship Finder? v
Google Maps edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.2 (gap of 0.4 stars). Rating volume: Google Maps 7.2M ratings, Ship Finder 4K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Google Maps vs Ship Finder revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $6.26M for Google Maps and $41.2K for Ship Finder 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 Google Maps or Ship Finder to a different App Store app? v
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