Messenger vs TeleGuard
Messenger
Meta Platforms, Inc.
App Store
$820.3K/mo
~$9.84M/yr · 1.2B installs
VS
TeleGuard
Swisscows AG
App Store
$937/mo
~$11.2K/yr · 12K installs
Revenue winner
Messenger wins
+87446% vs other
Installs winner
Messenger wins
+9799379% vs other
MAU winner
Messenger wins
+547079% vs other
Rating winner
Messenger wins
+53% vs other
Why Messenger is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Messenger earns roughly 875× more per month than TeleGuard - $820.3K vs $937.
- Aggressive pricing. Messenger undercuts at $0.99/mo vs $19.99/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
- Bigger install base. Messenger has ~1.2B lifetime installs vs TeleGuard's ~12K - 97994.8× the funnel top.
- Better app store reviews. Messenger sits at 4.66★ vs 3.06★ - 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.
Messenger
vs
TeleGuard
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$820.3K
◀
$937
Annual revenue (est.)
$9.84M
◀
$11.2K
Lifetime installs (est.)
1.2B
◀
12K
Monthly active users (est.)?
25.3M
◀
5K
App Store rating
4.66★
◀
3.06★
Total ratings
12.8M
◀
235
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
$0.99
▶
$19.99
IAP tiers detected
1 tiers
▶
10 tiers
- Category
- Social Networking
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Aug 9, 2011
- Last updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- File size
- 230.5 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 566.0.0
- Languages
- Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish +23 more
- Category
- Social Networking
- Price
- USD2.99
- Released
- Jan 19, 2021
- Last updated
- Apr 17, 2026
- File size
- 103.0 MB
- Content rating
- 17+
- Version
- 4.0.10
- Languages
- Arabic, HY, Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, English +20 more
Messenger trajectory
TeleGuard trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Messenger or TeleGuard? v
Messenger earns about $820.3K per month, while TeleGuard earns about $937. That is a 875.5× revenue gap (~$819.4K more per month for Messenger). Annual revenue: Messenger ≈ $9.84M/year, TeleGuard ≈ $11.2K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Messenger or TeleGuard? v
Messenger leads with about 1.2B estimated downloads vs 12K for TeleGuard - a 97994.8× gap. Messenger's App Store downloads are estimated from 12.8M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. TeleGuard's App Store downloads are estimated from 235 ratings.
Are Messenger and TeleGuard 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 Messenger and TeleGuard offer? v
Messenger: IAP range 1 tiers detected. TeleGuard: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Messenger runs a "Subscription (~$0.99/mo)" monetization model; TeleGuard runs "Paid app ($2.99)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Messenger or TeleGuard? v
Messenger edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 3.1 (gap of 1.6 stars). Rating volume: Messenger 12.8M ratings, TeleGuard 235 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Messenger vs TeleGuard revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $820.3K for Messenger and $937 for TeleGuard 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 Messenger or TeleGuard to a different App Store app? v
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