HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV vs Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies

HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV

WarnerMedia Global Digital Services, LLC
App Store
$20.59M/mo
~$247.10M/yr · 459.3M installs
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Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies

Hulu, LLC
App Store
$7.26M/mo
~$87.13M/yr · 243.0M installs
Revenue winner HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV wins +184% vs other
Installs winner HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV wins +89% vs other
MAU winner HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV wins +93% vs other
Rating winner HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV wins +6% vs other

Why HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV is winning

Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV earns roughly 3× more per month than Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies - $20.59M vs $7.26M.
  2. Aggressive pricing. HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV undercuts at $10.99/mo vs $11.99/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
  3. Bigger install base. HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV has ~459.3M lifetime installs vs Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies's ~243.0M - 1.9× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV runs 6 IAP tiers vs 2 - 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
Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$20.59M
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$7.26M
Annual revenue (est.)
$247.10M
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$87.13M
Lifetime installs (est.)
459.3M
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243.0M
Monthly active users (est.)?
21.6M
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11.2M
App Store rating
4.87★
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4.57★
Total ratings
5.1M
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1.4M
US grossing rank
#10
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#29
Cheapest monthly sub
$10.99
▶
$11.99
IAP tiers detected
6 tiers
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2 tiers

HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV

WarnerMedia Global Digital Services, LLC
App Store
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
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Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies

Hulu, LLC
App Store
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
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FAQ

Which makes more money, HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV or Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies? v
HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV earns about $20.59M per month, while Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies earns about $7.26M. That is a 2.8× revenue gap (~$13.33M more per month for HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV). Annual revenue: HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV ≈ $247.10M/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, HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV or Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies? v
HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV leads with about 459.3M estimated downloads vs 243.0M for Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies - a 1.9× gap. HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV's App Store downloads are estimated from 5.1M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.4M ratings.
Are HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV 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 HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV and Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies offer? v
HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV: IAP range 6 tiers detected. Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies: IAP range 2 tiers detected. HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV runs a "Subscription (~$9.17/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #10" 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, HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV or Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies? v
HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.3 stars). Rating volume: HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV 5.1M 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 HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV vs Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies 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 $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 HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV or Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies to a different App Store app? v
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