GroupMe vs WeChat
GroupMe
Skype Communications S.a.r.l
App Store
$6.07M/mo
~$72.82M/yr · 265.0M installs
VS
WeChat
App Store
$119.2K/mo
~$1.43M/yr · 8.8M installs
Revenue winner
GroupMe wins
+4990% vs other
Installs winner
GroupMe wins
+2904% vs other
MAU winner
GroupMe wins
+413% vs other
Rating winner
GroupMe wins
+20% vs other
Why GroupMe is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- GroupMe earns roughly 51× more per month than WeChat - $6.07M vs $119.2K.
- Bigger install base. GroupMe has ~265.0M lifetime installs vs WeChat's ~8.8M - 30.0× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. GroupMe runs 10 IAP tiers vs 6 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
- Better app store reviews. GroupMe sits at 4.72★ vs 3.94★ - 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
WeChat
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$6.07M
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$119.2K
Annual revenue (est.)
$72.82M
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$1.43M
Lifetime installs (est.)
265.0M
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8.8M
Monthly active users (est.)?
19.1M
◀
3.7M
App Store rating
4.72★
◀
3.94★
Total ratings
1.6M
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80K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
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$0.99
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
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6 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
- Jan 21, 2011
- Last updated
- Jun 14, 2026
- File size
- 811.8 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 8.0.75
- Languages
- Arabic, BN, Dutch, English, French, German +19 more
GroupMe trajectory
WeChat trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, GroupMe or WeChat? v
GroupMe earns about $6.07M per month, while WeChat earns about $119.2K. That is a 50.9× revenue gap (~$5.95M more per month for GroupMe). Annual revenue: GroupMe ≈ $72.82M/year, WeChat ≈ $1.43M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, GroupMe or WeChat? v
GroupMe leads with about 265.0M estimated downloads vs 8.8M for WeChat - a 30.0× gap. GroupMe's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.6M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. WeChat's App Store downloads are estimated from 80K ratings.
Are GroupMe and WeChat 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 WeChat offer? v
GroupMe: IAP range 10 tiers detected. WeChat: IAP range 6 tiers detected. GroupMe runs a "Free + one-time IAP (10 tiers)" monetization model; WeChat runs "Subscription (~$0.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, GroupMe or WeChat? v
GroupMe edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 3.9 (gap of 0.8 stars). Rating volume: GroupMe 1.6M ratings, WeChat 80K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these GroupMe vs WeChat revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $6.07M for GroupMe and $119.2K for WeChat 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 WeChat to a different App Store app? v
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