InterNations vs Messenger

InterNations

InterNations GmbH
App Store
$64.6K/mo
~$774.8K/yr · 416K installs
VS

Messenger

Meta Platforms, Inc.
App Store
$826.2K/mo
~$9.91M/yr · 1.2B installs
Revenue winner Messenger wins +1180% vs other
Installs winner Messenger wins +279012% vs other
MAU winner Messenger wins +13730% vs other
Rating winner Messenger wins +1% vs other

Why Messenger is winning

Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Messenger earns roughly 13× more per month than InterNations - $826.2K vs $64.6K.
  2. Aggressive pricing. Messenger undercuts at $0.99/mo vs $10.83/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
  3. Bigger install base. Messenger has ~1.2B lifetime installs vs InterNations's ~416K - 2791.1× the funnel top.

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Side-by-side metrics

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

InterNations
vs
Messenger
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$64.6K
$826.2K
Annual revenue (est.)
$774.8K
$9.91M
Lifetime installs (est.)
416K
1.2B
Monthly active users (est.)?
184K
25.5M
App Store rating
4.61★
4.66★
Total ratings
5K
12.9M
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$10.83
$0.99
IAP tiers detected
3 tiers
1 tiers

InterNations

InterNations GmbH
App Store
Category
Social Networking
Price
Free
Released
Sep 4, 2016
Last updated
Sep 9, 2025
File size
4.4 MB
Content rating
17+
Version
3.1.0
Languages
English
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Messenger

Meta Platforms, Inc.
App Store
Category
Social Networking
Price
Free
Released
Aug 9, 2011
Last updated
Jun 30, 2026
File size
234.8 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
568.0.0
Languages
Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish +23 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, InterNations or Messenger? v
Messenger earns about $826.2K per month, while InterNations earns about $64.6K. That is a 12.8× revenue gap (~$761.7K more per month for Messenger). Annual revenue: InterNations ≈ $774.8K/year, Messenger ≈ $9.91M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, InterNations or Messenger? v
Messenger leads with about 1.2B estimated downloads vs 416K for InterNations - a 2791.1× gap. InterNations's App Store downloads are estimated from 5K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Messenger's App Store downloads are estimated from 12.9M ratings.
Are InterNations and Messenger in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Social Networking 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 InterNations and Messenger offer? v
InterNations: IAP range 3 tiers detected. Messenger: IAP range 1 tiers detected. InterNations runs a "Subscription (~$10.83/mo)" monetization model; Messenger runs "Subscription (~$0.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, InterNations or Messenger? v
Messenger edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: InterNations 5K ratings, Messenger 12.9M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these InterNations vs Messenger revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $64.6K for InterNations and $826.2K for Messenger are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Social Networking) - 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 InterNations or Messenger to a different App Store app? v
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