LINE vs WeChat
LINE
LINE Corporation
App Store
$126.1K/mo
~$1.51M/yr · 2.0M installs
VS
WeChat
App Store
$118.4K/mo
~$1.42M/yr · 8.8M installs
Revenue winner
LINE wins
+6% vs other
Installs winner
WeChat wins
+348% vs other
MAU winner
WeChat wins
+374% vs other
Rating winner
WeChat wins
+22% vs other
Why LINE is winning
Top 2 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Premium pricing. LINE charges $4.99/mo vs WeChat's $0.99/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
- More monetization surfaces. LINE runs 10 IAP tiers vs 6 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
LINE
vs
WeChat
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$126.1K
◀
$118.4K
Annual revenue (est.)
$1.51M
◀
$1.42M
Lifetime installs (est.)
2.0M
▶
8.8M
Monthly active users (est.)?
782K
▶
3.7M
App Store rating
3.24★
▶
3.94★
Total ratings
18K
▶
80K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
$4.99
◀
$0.99
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
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6 tiers
- Category
- Social Networking
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Jun 23, 2011
- Last updated
- May 7, 2026
- File size
- 384.7 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 26.6.0
- Languages
- Arabic, English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian +11 more
- 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
LINE trajectory
WeChat trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, LINE or WeChat? v
LINE earns about $126.1K per month, while WeChat earns about $118.4K. That is a 1.1× revenue gap (~$7.7K more per month for LINE). Annual revenue: LINE ≈ $1.51M/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, LINE or WeChat? v
WeChat leads with about 8.8M estimated downloads vs 2.0M for LINE - a 4.5× gap. LINE's App Store downloads are estimated from 18K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. WeChat's App Store downloads are estimated from 80K ratings.
Are LINE 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 LINE and WeChat offer? v
LINE: IAP range 10 tiers detected. WeChat: IAP range 6 tiers detected. LINE runs a "Subscription (~$4.99/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, LINE or WeChat? v
WeChat edges ahead with ★ 3.9 vs ★ 3.2 (gap of 0.7 stars). Rating volume: LINE 18K ratings, WeChat 80K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these LINE vs WeChat revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $126.1K for LINE 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 LINE or WeChat to a different App Store app? v
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