iSTB vs HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies

iSTB

Nihal Ahmed
App Store
$51.7K/mo
~$620.1K/yr · 129K installs
VS

HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies

WarnerMedia Global Digital Services, LLC
Google Play
$2.92M/mo
~$35.01M/yr · 193.9M installs
Revenue winner HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies wins +5545% vs other
Installs winner HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies wins +149920% vs other
MAU winner HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies wins +21331% vs other
Rating winner HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies wins +5% vs other

Why HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies is winning

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

  1. HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies earns roughly 56× more per month than iSTB - $2.92M vs $51.7K.
  2. Premium pricing. HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies charges $23.93/mo vs iSTB's $9.99/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
  3. Bigger install base. HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies has ~193.9M lifetime installs vs iSTB's ~129K - 1500.2× the funnel top.

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Side-by-side metrics

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

iSTB
vs
HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$51.7K
$2.92M
Annual revenue (est.)
$620.1K
$35.01M
Lifetime installs (est.)
129K
193.9M
Monthly active users (est.)?
37K
8.0M
App Store rating
4.56★
4.77★
Total ratings
2K
5.3M
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$9.99
$23.93
IAP tiers detected
7 tiers
0 tiers

iSTB

Nihal Ahmed
App Store
Category
Entertainment
Price
USD14.99
Released
Feb 14, 2020
Last updated
Dec 19, 2025
File size
92.3 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
1.29.3
Languages
Arabic, English, French, German, Hindi, Polish +3 more
View full iSTB report →

HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies

WarnerMedia Global Digital Services, LLC
Google Play
Category
Entertainment
Price
Free
Released
May 23, 2023
Last updated
Apr 30, 2026
File size
-
Content rating
Teen
Version
VARY
Languages
-
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FAQ

Which makes more money, iSTB or HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies? v
HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies earns about $2.92M per month, while iSTB earns about $51.7K. That is a 56.5× revenue gap (~$2.87M more per month for HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies). Annual revenue: iSTB ≈ $620.1K/year, HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies ≈ $35.01M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store / Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, iSTB or HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies? v
HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies leads with about 193.9M estimated downloads vs 129K for iSTB - a 1500.2× gap. iSTB's App Store downloads are estimated from 2K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies reports 100,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are iSTB and HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies 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 iSTB and HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies offer? v
iSTB: IAP range 7 tiers detected. HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies: IAP range $2.49 - $229.99 per item. iSTB runs a "Paid app ($14.99)" monetization model; HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies runs "Subscription (~$23.93/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, iSTB or HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies? v
HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: iSTB 2K ratings, HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies 58K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these iSTB vs HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $51.7K for iSTB and $2.92M for HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies 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 iSTB or HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies to a different App Store app? v
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