HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV vs Universal+
HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV
WarnerMedia Global Digital Services, LLC
App Store
$20.59M/mo
~$247.10M/yr · 459.3M installs
VS
Universal+
Universal Plus
Google Play
$223.8K/mo
~$2.69M/yr · 6.2M installs
Revenue winner
HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV wins
+9099% vs other
Installs winner
HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV wins
+7281% vs other
MAU winner
HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV wins
+2610% vs other
Rating winner
HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV wins
+58% vs other
Why HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV earns roughly 92× more per month than Universal+ - $20.59M vs $223.8K.
- Aggressive pricing. HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV undercuts at $10.99/mo vs $13.85/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
- Bigger install base. HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV has ~459.3M lifetime installs vs Universal+'s ~6.2M - 73.8× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV runs 6 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.
HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV
vs
Universal+
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$20.59M
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$223.8K
Annual revenue (est.)
$247.10M
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$2.69M
Lifetime installs (est.)
459.3M
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6.2M
Monthly active users (est.)?
21.6M
◀
796K
App Store rating
4.87★
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3.08★
Total ratings
5.1M
◀
19K
US grossing rank
#10
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$10.99
▶
$13.85
IAP tiers detected
6 tiers
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0 tiers
- Category
- Entertainment
- Price
- Free
- Released
- May 22, 2023
- Last updated
- May 4, 2026
- File size
- 217.3 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 7.2.0
- Languages
- Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English +28 more
- Category
- Entertainment
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Oct 18, 2022
- Last updated
- May 8, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone
- Version
- VARY
- Languages
- -
HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV trajectory
Universal+ trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV or Universal+? v
HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV earns about $20.59M per month, while Universal+ earns about $223.8K. That is a 92.0× revenue gap (~$20.37M more per month for HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV). Annual revenue: HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV ≈ $247.10M/year, Universal+ ≈ $2.69M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store / Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV or Universal+? v
HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV leads with about 459.3M estimated downloads vs 6.2M for Universal+ - a 73.8× gap. HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV's App Store downloads are estimated from 5.1M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Universal+ reports 5,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV and Universal+ in the same App Store category on each store and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Entertainment 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 HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV and Universal+ offer? v
HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV: IAP range 6 tiers detected. Universal+: IAP range $3.49 - $54.99 per item. HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV runs a "Subscription (~$9.17/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #10" monetization model; Universal+ runs "Subscription (~$13.85/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV or Universal+? v
HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 3.1 (gap of 1.8 stars). Rating volume: HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV 5.1M ratings, Universal+ 53 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV vs Universal+ revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $20.59M for HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV and $223.8K for Universal+ are derived from App Store grossing rank / Google Play install ranges, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Entertainment) - 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 HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV or Universal+ to a different App Store app? v
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