GroupMe vs Telegram Messenger
GroupMe
Skype Communications S.a.r.l
App Store
$6.07M/mo
~$72.82M/yr · 265.0M installs
VS
Telegram Messenger
Telegram FZ-LLC
App Store
$3.02M/mo
~$36.24M/yr · 50.0M installs
Revenue winner
GroupMe wins
+101% vs other
Installs winner
GroupMe wins
+430% vs other
MAU winner
GroupMe wins
+80% vs other
Rating winner
GroupMe wins
+18% vs other
Why GroupMe is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- GroupMe earns roughly 2× more per month than Telegram Messenger - $6.07M vs $3.02M.
- Bigger install base. GroupMe has ~265.0M lifetime installs vs Telegram Messenger's ~50.0M - 5.3× the funnel top.
- Better app store reviews. GroupMe sits at 4.72★ vs 4.01★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
GroupMe
vs
Telegram Messenger
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$6.07M
◀
$3.02M
Annual revenue (est.)
$72.82M
◀
$36.24M
Lifetime installs (est.)
265.0M
◀
50.0M
Monthly active users (est.)?
19.1M
◀
10.6M
App Store rating
4.72★
◀
4.01★
Total ratings
1.6M
◀
272K
US grossing rank
-
▶
#47
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
▶
$3.00
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
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10 tiers
- 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
- Category
- Social Networking
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Aug 14, 2013
- Last updated
- Jun 22, 2026
- File size
- 228.9 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 12.8.1
- Languages
- Arabic, BE, Catalan, Dutch, English, French +13 more
GroupMe trajectory
Telegram Messenger trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, GroupMe or Telegram Messenger? v
GroupMe earns about $6.07M per month, while Telegram Messenger earns about $3.02M. That is a 2.0× revenue gap (~$3.05M more per month for GroupMe). Annual revenue: GroupMe ≈ $72.82M/year, Telegram Messenger ≈ $36.24M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, GroupMe or Telegram Messenger? v
GroupMe leads with about 265.0M estimated downloads vs 50.0M for Telegram Messenger - a 5.3× gap. GroupMe's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.6M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Telegram Messenger's App Store downloads are estimated from 272K ratings.
Are GroupMe and Telegram Messenger 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 Telegram Messenger offer? v
GroupMe: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Telegram Messenger: IAP range 10 tiers detected. GroupMe runs a "Free + one-time IAP (10 tiers)" monetization model; Telegram Messenger runs "Subscription (~$3.00/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #47". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, GroupMe or Telegram Messenger? v
GroupMe edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.0 (gap of 0.7 stars). Rating volume: GroupMe 1.6M ratings, Telegram Messenger 272K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these GroupMe vs Telegram Messenger revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $6.07M for GroupMe and $3.02M for Telegram Messenger 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 Telegram Messenger to a different App Store app? v
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