JioHotstar vs Sony LIV
JioHotstar
JIOSTAR INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
App Store
$1.06M/mo
~$12.77M/yr · 15.3M installs
VS
Sony LIV
Culver Max Entertainment Private Limited (IN)
App Store
$2.5K/mo
~$30.4K/yr · 35K installs
Revenue winner
JioHotstar wins
+41844% vs other
Installs winner
JioHotstar wins
+43303% vs other
MAU winner
JioHotstar wins
+33503% vs other
Rating winner
JioHotstar wins
+10% vs other
Why JioHotstar is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- JioHotstar earns roughly 419× more per month than Sony LIV - $1.06M vs $2.5K.
- Aggressive pricing. JioHotstar undercuts at $3.49/mo vs $7.99/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
- Bigger install base. JioHotstar has ~15.3M lifetime installs vs Sony LIV's ~35K - 434.0× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. JioHotstar runs 10 IAP tiers vs 1 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
JioHotstar
vs
Sony LIV
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$1.06M
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$2.5K
Annual revenue (est.)
$12.77M
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$30.4K
Lifetime installs (est.)
15.3M
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35K
Monthly active users (est.)?
3.3M
◀
10K
App Store rating
4.62★
◀
4.20★
Total ratings
102K
◀
704
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
$3.49
▶
$7.99
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
◀
1 tiers
- Category
- Entertainment
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Sep 3, 2017
- Last updated
- May 8, 2026
- File size
- 160.2 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 26.04.27
- Languages
- Arabic, English, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Malay +5 more
- Category
- Entertainment
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Dec 27, 2012
- Last updated
- Apr 22, 2026
- File size
- 204.5 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 8.8.0
- Languages
- English
JioHotstar trajectory
Sony LIV trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, JioHotstar or Sony LIV? v
JioHotstar earns about $1.06M per month, while Sony LIV earns about $2.5K. That is a 419.4× revenue gap (~$1.06M more per month for JioHotstar). Annual revenue: JioHotstar ≈ $12.77M/year, Sony LIV ≈ $30.4K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, JioHotstar or Sony LIV? v
JioHotstar leads with about 15.3M estimated downloads vs 35K for Sony LIV - a 434.0× gap. JioHotstar's App Store downloads are estimated from 102K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Sony LIV's App Store downloads are estimated from 704 ratings.
Are JioHotstar and Sony LIV 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 JioHotstar and Sony LIV offer? v
JioHotstar: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Sony LIV: IAP range 1 tiers detected. JioHotstar runs a "Subscription (~$9.99/mo)" monetization model; Sony LIV runs "Subscription (~$7.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, JioHotstar or Sony LIV? v
JioHotstar edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 4.2 (gap of 0.4 stars). Rating volume: JioHotstar 102K ratings, Sony LIV 704 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these JioHotstar vs Sony LIV revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $1.06M for JioHotstar and $2.5K for Sony LIV 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 JioHotstar or Sony LIV to a different App Store app? v
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