LINE vs Lysn
LINE
LINE Corporation
App Store
$127.4K/mo
~$1.53M/yr · 2.0M installs
VS
Lysn
Dear U Co., Ltd.
App Store
$10.5K/mo
~$125.4K/yr · 85K installs
Revenue winner
LINE wins
+1119% vs other
Installs winner
LINE wins
+2237% vs other
MAU winner
LINE wins
+2322% vs other
Rating winner
LINE wins
+15% vs other
Why LINE is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- LINE earns roughly 12× more per month than Lysn - $127.4K vs $10.5K.
- Subscription model. LINE runs a $4.99/mo subscription that compounds; Lysn relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. LINE has ~2.0M lifetime installs vs Lysn's ~85K - 23.4× the funnel top.
- Better app store reviews. LINE sits at 3.23★ vs 2.81★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.
Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
LINE
vs
Lysn
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$127.4K
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$10.5K
Annual revenue (est.)
$1.53M
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$125.4K
Lifetime installs (est.)
2.0M
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85K
Monthly active users (est.)?
790K
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33K
App Store rating
3.23★
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2.81★
Total ratings
18K
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1K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
$4.99
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
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10 tiers
- 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
- Category
- Social Networking
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Dec 30, 2018
- Last updated
- Jun 24, 2026
- File size
- 83.5 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 1.6.9
- Languages
- English, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Spanish +3 more
LINE trajectory
Lysn trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, LINE or Lysn? v
LINE earns about $127.4K per month, while Lysn earns about $10.5K. That is a 12.2× revenue gap (~$116.9K more per month for LINE). Annual revenue: LINE ≈ $1.53M/year, Lysn ≈ $125.4K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, LINE or Lysn? v
LINE leads with about 2.0M estimated downloads vs 85K for Lysn - a 23.4× gap. LINE's App Store downloads are estimated from 18K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Lysn's App Store downloads are estimated from 1K ratings.
Are LINE and Lysn 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 LINE and Lysn offer? v
LINE: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Lysn: IAP range 10 tiers detected. LINE runs a "Subscription (~$4.99/mo)" monetization model; Lysn runs "Free + one-time IAP (10 tiers)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, LINE or Lysn? v
LINE edges ahead with ★ 3.2 vs ★ 2.8 (gap of 0.4 stars). Rating volume: LINE 18K ratings, Lysn 1K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these LINE vs Lysn revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $127.4K for LINE and $10.5K for Lysn 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 LINE or Lysn to a different App Store app? v
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