GroupMe vs rednote

GroupMe

Skype Communications S.a.r.l
App Store
$6.07M/mo
~$72.82M/yr · 265.0M installs
VS

rednote

Xingin
App Store
$6.57M/mo
~$78.79M/yr · 40.0M installs
Revenue winner rednote wins +8% vs other
Installs winner GroupMe wins +563% vs other
MAU winner GroupMe wins +41% vs other
Rating winner rednote wins +3% vs other

Why rednote is winning

Top 1 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Subscription model. rednote runs a $14.99/mo subscription that compounds; GroupMe relies on one-shot IAP or ads.

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Side-by-side metrics

Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.

GroupMe
vs
rednote
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$6.07M
$6.57M
Annual revenue (est.)
$72.82M
$78.79M
Lifetime installs (est.)
265.0M
40.0M
Monthly active users (est.)?
19.1M
13.6M
App Store rating
4.72★
4.87★
Total ratings
1.6M
267K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$14.99
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
=
10 tiers

GroupMe

Skype Communications S.a.r.l
App Store
Category
Social Networking
Price
Free
Released
Sep 25, 2010
Last updated
Jun 17, 2026
File size
552.9 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
15.81
Languages
Dutch, English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian +8 more
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rednote

Xingin
App Store
Category
Social Networking
Price
Free
Released
Dec 5, 2013
Last updated
Jun 25, 2026
File size
458.2 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
9.35.1
Languages
English, French, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Chinese +2 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, GroupMe or rednote? v
rednote earns about $6.57M per month, while GroupMe earns about $6.07M. That is a 1.1× revenue gap (~$497.5K more per month for rednote). Annual revenue: GroupMe ≈ $72.82M/year, rednote ≈ $78.79M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, GroupMe or rednote? v
GroupMe leads with about 265.0M estimated downloads vs 40.0M for rednote - a 6.6× gap. GroupMe's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.6M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. rednote's App Store downloads are estimated from 267K ratings.
Are GroupMe and rednote in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Social Networking 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 GroupMe and rednote offer? v
GroupMe: IAP range 10 tiers detected. rednote: IAP range 10 tiers detected. GroupMe runs a "Free + one-time IAP (10 tiers)" monetization model; rednote runs "Subscription (~$14.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, GroupMe or rednote? v
rednote edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.7 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: GroupMe 1.6M ratings, rednote 267K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these GroupMe vs rednote revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $6.07M for GroupMe and $6.57M for rednote are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Social Networking) - 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 GroupMe or rednote to a different App Store app? v
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