Apple Podcasts vs Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies
Apple Podcasts
Apple
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 351.9M installs
VS
Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies
Hulu, LLC
App Store
$7.26M/mo
~$87.13M/yr · 243.0M installs
Revenue winner
Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies wins
+726084800% vs other
Installs winner
Apple Podcasts wins
+45% vs other
MAU winner
Apple Podcasts wins
+48% vs other
Rating winner
Apple Podcasts wins
+6% vs other
Why Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies earns roughly 7260848× more per month than Apple Podcasts - $7.26M vs $0.
- Subscription model. Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies runs a $11.99/mo subscription that compounds; Apple Podcasts relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Charts placement. Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies ranks #29 on the US grossing chart (the other app is unranked) - chart placement is a self-reinforcing flywheel.
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Side-by-side metrics
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Apple Podcasts
vs
Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
▶
$7.26M
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
▶
$87.13M
Lifetime installs (est.)
351.9M
◀
243.0M
Monthly active users (est.)?
16.5M
◀
11.2M
App Store rating
4.86★
◀
4.57★
Total ratings
2.1M
◀
1.4M
US grossing rank
-
▶
#29
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
▶
$11.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
▶
2 tiers
- Category
- Entertainment
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Jun 26, 2012
- Last updated
- Apr 27, 2026
- File size
- 8.2 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 4.5
- Languages
- Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch +27 more
- Category
- Entertainment
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Jun 29, 2010
- Last updated
- May 4, 2026
- File size
- 213.5 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 9.32.0
- Languages
- English
Apple Podcasts trajectory
Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Apple Podcasts or Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies? v
Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies earns about $7.26M per month, while Apple Podcasts earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$7.26M more per month for Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies). Annual revenue: Apple Podcasts ≈ $0/year, Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies ≈ $87.13M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Apple Podcasts or Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies? v
Apple Podcasts leads with about 351.9M estimated downloads vs 243.0M for Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies - a 1.4× gap. Apple Podcasts's App Store downloads are estimated from 2.1M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.4M ratings.
Are Apple Podcasts and Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies 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 Apple Podcasts and Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies offer? v
Apple Podcasts: no IAP detected on the public listing. Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies: IAP range 2 tiers detected. Apple Podcasts runs a "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)" monetization model; Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies runs "Subscription (~$11.99/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #29". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Apple Podcasts or Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies? v
Apple Podcasts edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.3 stars). Rating volume: Apple Podcasts 2.1M ratings, Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies 1.4M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Apple Podcasts vs Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for Apple Podcasts and $7.26M for Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies 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 Apple Podcasts or Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies to a different App Store app? v
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