Letterboxd vs WeChat

Letterboxd

Letterboxd
App Store
$223.0K/mo
~$2.68M/yr · 9.7M installs
VS

WeChat

WeChat
App Store
$118.4K/mo
~$1.42M/yr · 8.8M installs
Revenue winner Letterboxd wins +88% vs other
Installs winner Letterboxd wins +10% vs other
MAU winner Letterboxd wins +18% vs other
Rating winner Letterboxd wins +22% vs other

Why Letterboxd is winning

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

  1. Letterboxd earns roughly 2× more per month than WeChat - $223.0K vs $118.4K.
  2. Premium pricing. Letterboxd charges $1.58/mo vs WeChat's $0.99/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
  3. Better app store reviews. Letterboxd sits at 4.82★ vs 3.94★ - 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
WeChat
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$223.0K
$118.4K
Annual revenue (est.)
$2.68M
$1.42M
Lifetime installs (est.)
9.7M
8.8M
Monthly active users (est.)?
4.4M
3.7M
App Store rating
4.82★
3.94★
Total ratings
88K
80K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$1.58
$0.99
IAP tiers detected
3 tiers
6 tiers

Letterboxd

Letterboxd
App Store
Category
Social Networking
Price
Free
Released
Mar 15, 2016
Last updated
Apr 28, 2026
File size
132.7 MB
Content rating
17+
Version
4.11.3
Languages
English
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WeChat

WeChat
App Store
Category
Social Networking
Price
Free
Released
Jan 21, 2011
Last updated
May 7, 2026
File size
775.1 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
8.0.73
Languages
Arabic, BN, Dutch, English, French, German +19 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Letterboxd or WeChat? v
Letterboxd earns about $223.0K per month, while WeChat earns about $118.4K. That is a 1.9× revenue gap (~$104.5K more per month for Letterboxd). Annual revenue: Letterboxd ≈ $2.68M/year, WeChat ≈ $1.42M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Letterboxd or WeChat? v
Letterboxd leads with about 9.7M estimated downloads vs 8.8M for WeChat - a 1.1× gap. Letterboxd's App Store downloads are estimated from 88K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. WeChat's App Store downloads are estimated from 80K ratings.
Are Letterboxd and WeChat 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 WeChat offer? v
Letterboxd: IAP range 3 tiers detected. WeChat: IAP range 6 tiers detected. Letterboxd runs a "Subscription (~$1.58/mo)" monetization model; WeChat 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, Letterboxd or WeChat? v
Letterboxd edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 3.9 (gap of 0.9 stars). Rating volume: Letterboxd 88K ratings, WeChat 80K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Letterboxd vs WeChat revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $223.0K for Letterboxd and $118.4K for WeChat 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 WeChat to a different App Store app? v
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