Letterboxd vs LINE

Letterboxd

Letterboxd
App Store
$223.3K/mo
~$2.68M/yr · 9.7M installs
VS

LINE

LINE Corporation
App Store
$127.6K/mo
~$1.53M/yr · 2.0M installs
Revenue winner Letterboxd wins +75% vs other
Installs winner Letterboxd wins +389% vs other
MAU winner Letterboxd wins +451% vs other
Rating winner Letterboxd wins +50% vs other

Why Letterboxd is winning

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

  1. Letterboxd earns roughly 2× more per month than LINE - $223.3K vs $127.6K.
  2. Aggressive pricing. Letterboxd undercuts at $1.58/mo vs $4.99/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
  3. Bigger install base. Letterboxd has ~9.7M lifetime installs vs LINE's ~2.0M - 4.9× the funnel top.
  4. Better app store reviews. Letterboxd sits at 4.82★ vs 3.22★ - 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.

Letterboxd
vs
LINE
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$223.3K
$127.6K
Annual revenue (est.)
$2.68M
$1.53M
Lifetime installs (est.)
9.7M
2.0M
Monthly active users (est.)?
4.4M
792K
App Store rating
4.82★
3.22★
Total ratings
88K
18K
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$1.58
$4.99
IAP tiers detected
3 tiers
10 tiers

Letterboxd

Letterboxd
App Store
Category
Social Networking
Price
Free
Released
Mar 15, 2016
Last updated
Jun 23, 2026
File size
134.6 MB
Content rating
17+
Version
4.12.3
Languages
English
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LINE

LINE Corporation
App Store
Category
Social Networking
Price
Free
Released
Jun 23, 2011
Last updated
Jun 16, 2026
File size
380.6 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
26.9.0
Languages
Arabic, English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian +11 more
View full LINE report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Letterboxd or LINE? v
Letterboxd earns about $223.3K per month, while LINE earns about $127.6K. That is a 1.7× revenue gap (~$95.7K more per month for Letterboxd). Annual revenue: Letterboxd ≈ $2.68M/year, LINE ≈ $1.53M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Letterboxd or LINE? v
Letterboxd leads with about 9.7M estimated downloads vs 2.0M for LINE - a 4.9× gap. Letterboxd's App Store downloads are estimated from 88K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. LINE's App Store downloads are estimated from 18K ratings.
Are Letterboxd and LINE 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 Letterboxd and LINE offer? v
Letterboxd: IAP range 3 tiers detected. LINE: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Letterboxd runs a "Subscription (~$1.58/mo)" monetization model; LINE runs "Subscription (~$4.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Letterboxd or LINE? v
Letterboxd edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 3.2 (gap of 1.6 stars). Rating volume: Letterboxd 88K ratings, LINE 18K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Letterboxd vs LINE revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $223.3K for Letterboxd and $127.6K for LINE 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 Letterboxd or LINE to a different App Store app? v
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