Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies vs The Roku Channel

Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies

Hulu, LLC
App Store
$7.26M/mo
~$87.13M/yr · 243.0M installs
VS

The Roku Channel

Roku, Inc. & its affiliates
Google Play
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 5.1M installs
Revenue winner Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies wins +726084800% vs other
Installs winner Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies wins +4704% vs other
MAU winner Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies wins +1501% vs other
Rating winner Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies wins +14% 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 7260848× more per month than The Roku Channel - $7.26M vs $0.
  2. Subscription model. Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies runs a $11.99/mo subscription that compounds; The Roku Channel relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies has ~243.0M lifetime installs vs The Roku Channel's ~5.1M - 48.0× the funnel top.
  4. Better app store reviews. Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies sits at 4.57★ vs 4.02★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.

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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
The Roku Channel
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$7.26M
◀
$0
Annual revenue (est.)
$87.13M
◀
$0
Lifetime installs (est.)
243.0M
◀
5.1M
Monthly active users (est.)?
11.2M
◀
698K
App Store rating
4.57★
◀
4.02★
Total ratings
1.4M
◀
4K
US grossing rank
#29
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$11.99
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
2 tiers
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0 tiers

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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The Roku Channel

Roku, Inc. & its affiliates
Google Play
Category
Entertainment
Price
Free
Released
Jun 27, 2023
Last updated
Mar 5, 2026
File size
-
Content rating
Teen
Version
2.0.42
Languages
-
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Related app pages

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies or The Roku Channel? v
Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies earns about $7.26M per month, while The Roku Channel earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$7.26M more per month for Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies). Annual revenue: Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies ≈ $87.13M/year, The Roku Channel ≈ $0/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store / Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies or The Roku Channel? v
Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies leads with about 243.0M estimated downloads vs 5.1M for The Roku Channel - a 48.0× gap. Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.4M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. The Roku Channel reports 5,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies and The Roku Channel 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 Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies and The Roku Channel offer? v
Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies: IAP range 2 tiers detected. The Roku Channel: no IAP detected on the public listing. Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies runs a "Subscription (~$11.99/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #29" monetization model; The Roku Channel 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 The Roku Channel? v
Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 4.0 (gap of 0.6 stars). Rating volume: Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies 1.4M ratings, The Roku Channel 212 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies vs The Roku Channel revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $7.26M for Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies and $0 for The Roku Channel 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 Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies or The Roku Channel to a different App Store app? v
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