Hoby Chat vs Patreon

Hoby Chat

Guangzhou Zhendian Culture Media Co., Ltd.
App Store
$141/mo
~$1.7K/yr · 2K installs
VS

Patreon

Patreon
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 85.0M installs
Revenue winner Hoby Chat wins +14100% vs other
Installs winner Patreon wins +5315094% vs other
MAU winner Patreon wins +2821785% vs other
Rating winner Patreon wins +22% vs other

Why Hoby Chat is winning

Top 2 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Hoby Chat earns roughly 141× more per month than Patreon - $141 vs $0.
  2. More monetization surfaces. Hoby Chat 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.

Hoby Chat
vs
Patreon
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$141
$0
Annual revenue (est.)
$1.7K
$0
Lifetime installs (est.)
2K
85.0M
Monthly active users (est.)?
440
12.4M
App Store rating
4.00★
4.87★
Total ratings
32
567K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
=
No sub
IAP tiers detected
6 tiers
0 tiers

Hoby Chat

Guangzhou Zhendian Culture Media Co., Ltd.
App Store
Category
Entertainment
Price
Free
Released
Feb 28, 2022
Last updated
Jun 23, 2026
File size
246.4 MB
Content rating
17+
Version
8.1.2
Languages
Arabic, English, German, Indonesian, Japanese, KK +12 more
View full Hoby Chat report →

Patreon

Patreon
App Store
Category
Entertainment
Price
Free
Released
Oct 15, 2015
Last updated
Jun 29, 2026
File size
131.2 MB
Content rating
17+
Version
126.27.0
Languages
Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian +11 more
View full Patreon report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Hoby Chat or Patreon? v
Hoby Chat earns about $141 per month, while Patreon earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$141 more per month for Hoby Chat). Annual revenue: Hoby Chat ≈ $1.7K/year, Patreon ≈ $0/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Hoby Chat or Patreon? v
Patreon leads with about 85.0M estimated downloads vs 2K for Hoby Chat - a 53151.9× gap. Hoby Chat's App Store downloads are estimated from 32 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Patreon's App Store downloads are estimated from 567K ratings.
Are Hoby Chat and Patreon in the same App Store category 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 Hoby Chat and Patreon offer? v
Hoby Chat: IAP range 6 tiers detected. Patreon: no IAP detected on the public listing. Hoby Chat runs a "Free + one-time IAP (6 tiers)" monetization model; Patreon runs "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Hoby Chat or Patreon? v
Patreon edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.0 (gap of 0.9 stars). Rating volume: Hoby Chat 32 ratings, Patreon 567K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Hoby Chat vs Patreon revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $141 for Hoby Chat and $0 for Patreon are derived from App Store grossing rank, 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 Hoby Chat or Patreon to a different App Store app? v
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