Google Maps vs Transit - Subway & Bus Times
Google Maps
Google
App Store
$4.86M/mo
~$58.35M/yr · 646.6M installs
VS
Transit - Subway & Bus Times
Transit, Inc.
Google Play
$464.2K/mo
~$5.57M/yr · 22.4M installs
Revenue winner
Google Maps wins
+947% vs other
Installs winner
Google Maps wins
+2787% vs other
MAU winner
Google Maps wins
+680% vs other
Rating winner
Google Maps 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 10× more per month than Transit - Subway & Bus Times - $4.86M vs $464.2K.
- Bigger install base. Google Maps has ~646.6M lifetime installs vs Transit - Subway & Bus Times's ~22.4M - 28.9× 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
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Google Maps
vs
Transit - Subway & Bus Times
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$4.86M
◀
$464.2K
Annual revenue (est.)
$58.35M
◀
$5.57M
Lifetime installs (est.)
646.6M
◀
22.4M
Monthly active users (est.)?
19.4M
◀
2.5M
App Store rating
4.68★
◀
4.62★
Total ratings
7.2M
◀
365K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
▶
$12.23
IAP tiers detected
4 tiers
◀
0 tiers
- Category
- Navigation
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Dec 13, 2012
- Last updated
- May 1, 2026
- File size
- 423.9 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 26.18.0
- Languages
- SQ, Arabic, HY, AZ, MY, Catalan +36 more
- Category
- Maps & Navigation
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Jul 29, 2013
- Last updated
- May 6, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone
- Version
- 6.1.7
- Languages
- -
Google Maps trajectory
Transit - Subway & Bus Times trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Google Maps or Transit - Subway & Bus Times? v
Google Maps earns about $4.86M per month, while Transit - Subway & Bus Times earns about $464.2K. That is a 10.5× revenue gap (~$4.40M more per month for Google Maps). Annual revenue: Google Maps ≈ $58.35M/year, Transit - Subway & Bus Times ≈ $5.57M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store / Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Google Maps or Transit - Subway & Bus Times? v
Google Maps leads with about 646.6M estimated downloads vs 22.4M for Transit - Subway & Bus Times - a 28.9× gap. Google Maps's App Store downloads are estimated from 7.2M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Transit - Subway & Bus Times reports 10,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Google Maps and Transit - Subway & Bus Times in the same App Store category on each store and competing for the same money? v
No - Google Maps is in Navigation and Transit - Subway & Bus Times is in Maps & Navigation. They share screen-time attention but earn money in different niches: Google Maps from navigation monetization patterns, Transit - Subway & Bus Times from maps & navigation.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do Google Maps and Transit - Subway & Bus Times offer? v
Google Maps: IAP range 4 tiers detected. Transit - Subway & Bus Times: IAP range $2.99 - $50.00 per item. Google Maps runs a "Free + one-time IAP (4 tiers)" monetization model; Transit - Subway & Bus Times runs "Subscription (~$12.23/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Google Maps or Transit - Subway & Bus Times? v
Google Maps edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: Google Maps 7.2M ratings, Transit - Subway & Bus Times 38K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Google Maps vs Transit - Subway & Bus Times revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $4.86M for Google Maps and $464.2K for Transit - Subway & Bus Times are derived from App Store grossing rank / Google Play install ranges, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Navigation / Maps & 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.
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