Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies vs PBS: Watch TV & Documentaries

Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies

Hulu, LLC
App Store
$9.29M/mo
~$111.45M/yr · 243.0M installs
VS

PBS: Watch TV & Documentaries

PBS
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 53.4M installs
Revenue winner Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies wins +928743700% vs other
Installs winner Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies wins +355% vs other
MAU winner Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies wins +42% vs other
Rating winner PBS: Watch TV & Documentaries wins +7% vs other

Why Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies is winning

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

  1. Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies earns roughly 9287437× more per month than PBS: Watch TV & Documentaries - $9.29M vs $0.
  2. Subscription model. Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies runs a $11.99/mo subscription that compounds; PBS: Watch TV & Documentaries relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies has ~243.0M lifetime installs vs PBS: Watch TV & Documentaries's ~53.4M - 4.6× the funnel top.
  4. Charts placement. Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies ranks #24 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

Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.

Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies
vs
PBS: Watch TV & Documentaries
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$9.29M
$0
Annual revenue (est.)
$111.45M
$0
Lifetime installs (est.)
243.0M
53.4M
Monthly active users (est.)?
11.2M
7.8M
App Store rating
4.57★
4.89★
Total ratings
1.4M
356K
US grossing rank
#24
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$11.99
No sub
IAP tiers detected
2 tiers
0 tiers

Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies

Hulu, LLC
App Store
Category
Entertainment
Price
Free
Released
Jun 29, 2010
Last updated
Jun 25, 2026
File size
214.7 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
9.35.0
Languages
English
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PBS: Watch TV & Documentaries

PBS
App Store
Category
Entertainment
Price
Free
Released
Oct 25, 2010
Last updated
Jun 1, 2026
File size
48.5 MB
Content rating
17+
Version
5.23.0
Languages
English
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies or PBS: Watch TV & Documentaries? v
Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies earns about $9.29M per month, while PBS: Watch TV & Documentaries earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$9.29M more per month for Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies). Annual revenue: Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies ≈ $111.45M/year, PBS: Watch TV & Documentaries ≈ $0/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies or PBS: Watch TV & Documentaries? v
Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies leads with about 243.0M estimated downloads vs 53.4M for PBS: Watch TV & Documentaries - a 4.6× gap. Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.4M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. PBS: Watch TV & Documentaries's App Store downloads are estimated from 356K ratings.
Are Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies and PBS: Watch TV & Documentaries 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 Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies and PBS: Watch TV & Documentaries offer? v
Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies: IAP range 2 tiers detected. PBS: Watch TV & Documentaries: no IAP detected on the public listing. Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies runs a "Subscription (~$11.99/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #24" monetization model; PBS: Watch TV & Documentaries 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, Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies or PBS: Watch TV & Documentaries? v
PBS: Watch TV & Documentaries edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.3 stars). Rating volume: Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies 1.4M ratings, PBS: Watch TV & Documentaries 356K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies vs PBS: Watch TV & Documentaries revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $9.29M for Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies and $0 for PBS: Watch TV & Documentaries 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 Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies or PBS: Watch TV & Documentaries to a different App Store app? v
Use the search box at the bottom of this page or paste any two App Store links into the homepage tool. We auto-generate a permanent comparison URL with revenue, downloads, IAP tiers, subscription pricing and grossing rank for both apps.