iHeart: Radio, Music, Podcasts vs Pandora: Music & Podcasts

iHeart: Radio, Music, Podcasts

iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.
App Store
$6.52M/mo
~$78.30M/yr · 95.0M installs
VS

Pandora: Music & Podcasts

Pandora Media, LLC
App Store
$12.92M/mo
~$155.05M/yr · 1.0B installs
Revenue winner Pandora: Music & Podcasts wins +98% vs other
Installs winner Pandora: Music & Podcasts wins +959% vs other
MAU winner Pandora: Music & Podcasts wins +8% vs other
Rating winner Pandora: Music & Podcasts wins +1% vs other

Why Pandora: Music & Podcasts is winning

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

  1. Pandora: Music & Podcasts earns roughly 2× more per month than iHeart: Radio, Music, Podcasts - $12.92M vs $6.52M.
  2. Subscription model. Pandora: Music & Podcasts runs a $12.99/mo subscription that compounds; iHeart: Radio, Music, Podcasts relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Pandora: Music & Podcasts has ~1.0B lifetime installs vs iHeart: Radio, Music, Podcasts's ~95.0M - 10.6× the funnel top.
  4. Charts placement. Pandora: Music & Podcasts ranks #18 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.

iHeart: Radio, Music, Podcasts
vs
Pandora: Music & Podcasts
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$6.52M
▶
$12.92M
Annual revenue (est.)
$78.30M
▶
$155.05M
Lifetime installs (est.)
95.0M
▶
1.0B
Monthly active users (est.)?
20.4M
▶
22.1M
App Store rating
4.76★
▶
4.80★
Total ratings
633K
▶
11.2M
US grossing rank
-
▶
#18
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
▶
$12.99
IAP tiers detected
2 tiers
=
2 tiers

iHeart: Radio, Music, Podcasts

iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.
App Store
Category
Music
Price
Free
Released
Feb 12, 2019
Last updated
May 5, 2026
File size
242.9 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
10.63.1
Languages
English, French, Spanish
View full iHeart: Radio, Music, Podcasts report →

Pandora: Music & Podcasts

Pandora Media, LLC
App Store
Category
Music
Price
Free
Released
Feb 1, 2019
Last updated
May 8, 2026
File size
209.7 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
2604.1.1
Languages
English
View full Pandora: Music & Podcasts report →

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Related app pages

iHeart: Radio, Music, Podcasts App Store page →Pandora: Music & Podcasts App Store page →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, iHeart: Radio, Music, Podcasts or Pandora: Music & Podcasts? v
Pandora: Music & Podcasts earns about $12.92M per month, while iHeart: Radio, Music, Podcasts earns about $6.52M. That is a 2.0× revenue gap (~$6.40M more per month for Pandora: Music & Podcasts). Annual revenue: iHeart: Radio, Music, Podcasts ≈ $78.30M/year, Pandora: Music & Podcasts ≈ $155.05M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, iHeart: Radio, Music, Podcasts or Pandora: Music & Podcasts? v
Pandora: Music & Podcasts leads with about 1.0B estimated downloads vs 95.0M for iHeart: Radio, Music, Podcasts - a 10.6× gap. iHeart: Radio, Music, Podcasts's App Store downloads are estimated from 633K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Pandora: Music & Podcasts's App Store downloads are estimated from 11.2M ratings.
Are iHeart: Radio, Music, Podcasts and Pandora: Music & Podcasts in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Music 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 iHeart: Radio, Music, Podcasts and Pandora: Music & Podcasts offer? v
iHeart: Radio, Music, Podcasts: IAP range 2 tiers detected. Pandora: Music & Podcasts: IAP range 2 tiers detected. iHeart: Radio, Music, Podcasts runs a "Free + one-time IAP (2 tiers)" monetization model; Pandora: Music & Podcasts runs "Subscription (~$12.99/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #18". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, iHeart: Radio, Music, Podcasts or Pandora: Music & Podcasts? v
Pandora: Music & Podcasts edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.8 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: iHeart: Radio, Music, Podcasts 633K ratings, Pandora: Music & Podcasts 11.2M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these iHeart: Radio, Music, Podcasts vs Pandora: Music & Podcasts revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $6.52M for iHeart: Radio, Music, Podcasts and $12.92M for Pandora: Music & Podcasts are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Music) - 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 iHeart: Radio, Music, Podcasts or Pandora: Music & Podcasts to a different App Store app? v
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