LINE vs rednote

LINE

LINE Corporation
App Store
$127.5K/mo
~$1.53M/yr · 2.0M installs
VS

rednote

Xingin
App Store
$6.57M/mo
~$78.83M/yr · 40.0M installs
Revenue winner rednote wins +5054% vs other
Installs winner rednote wins +1923% vs other
MAU winner rednote wins +1615% vs other
Rating winner rednote wins +51% vs other

Why rednote is winning

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

  1. rednote earns roughly 52× more per month than LINE - $6.57M vs $127.5K.
  2. Premium pricing. rednote charges $14.99/mo vs LINE's $4.99/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
  3. Bigger install base. rednote has ~40.0M lifetime installs vs LINE's ~2.0M - 20.2× the funnel top.
  4. Better app store reviews. rednote sits at 4.87★ vs 3.23★ - 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.

LINE
vs
rednote
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$127.5K
$6.57M
Annual revenue (est.)
$1.53M
$78.83M
Lifetime installs (est.)
2.0M
40.0M
Monthly active users (est.)?
791K
13.6M
App Store rating
3.23★
4.87★
Total ratings
18K
267K
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$4.99
$14.99
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
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10 tiers

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 →

rednote

Xingin
App Store
Category
Social Networking
Price
Free
Released
Dec 5, 2013
Last updated
Jun 27, 2026
File size
455.1 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
9.36
Languages
English, French, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Chinese +2 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, LINE or rednote? v
rednote earns about $6.57M per month, while LINE earns about $127.5K. That is a 51.5× revenue gap (~$6.44M more per month for rednote). Annual revenue: LINE ≈ $1.53M/year, rednote ≈ $78.83M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, LINE or rednote? v
rednote leads with about 40.0M estimated downloads vs 2.0M for LINE - a 20.2× gap. LINE's App Store downloads are estimated from 18K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. rednote's App Store downloads are estimated from 267K ratings.
Are LINE and rednote 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 rednote offer? v
LINE: IAP range 10 tiers detected. rednote: IAP range 10 tiers detected. LINE runs a "Subscription (~$4.99/mo)" monetization model; rednote runs "Subscription (~$14.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, LINE or rednote? v
rednote edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 3.2 (gap of 1.6 stars). Rating volume: LINE 18K ratings, rednote 267K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these LINE vs rednote revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $127.5K for LINE and $6.57M for rednote 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 rednote to a different App Store app? v
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