Messenger vs Yaahlan
Messenger
Meta Platforms, Inc.
App Store
$15.97M/mo
~$191.69M/yr · 1.1B installs
VS
Yaahlan
Mana Games HK Limited
App Store
$798/mo
~$9.6K/yr · 6K installs
Revenue winner
Messenger wins
+2001639% vs other
Installs winner
Messenger wins
+18204998% vs other
MAU winner
Messenger wins
+979147% vs other
Rating winner
Messenger wins
+33% vs other
Why Messenger is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Messenger earns roughly 20017× more per month than Yaahlan - $15.97M vs $798.
- Subscription model. Messenger runs a $19.99/mo subscription that compounds; Yaahlan relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Messenger has ~1.1B lifetime installs vs Yaahlan's ~6K - 182051.0× the funnel top.
- Better app store reviews. Messenger sits at 4.66★ vs 3.51★ - 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
Yaahlan
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$15.97M
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$798
Annual revenue (est.)
$191.69M
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$9.6K
Lifetime installs (est.)
1.1B
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6K
Monthly active users (est.)?
24.4M
◀
2K
App Store rating
4.66★
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3.51★
Total ratings
12.3M
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122
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
$19.99
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
2 tiers
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7 tiers
- Category
- Social Networking
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Aug 9, 2011
- Last updated
- May 7, 2026
- File size
- 219.1 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 560.1.0
- Languages
- Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish +23 more
- Category
- Social Networking
- Price
- Free
- Released
- May 30, 2023
- Last updated
- Apr 30, 2026
- File size
- 195.3 MB
- Content rating
- 17+
- Version
- 2.4.8
- Languages
- Arabic, English, Russian, Chinese, Turkish
Messenger trajectory
Yaahlan trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Messenger or Yaahlan? v
Messenger earns about $15.97M per month, while Yaahlan earns about $798. That is a 20017.4× revenue gap (~$15.97M more per month for Messenger). Annual revenue: Messenger ≈ $191.69M/year, Yaahlan ≈ $9.6K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Messenger or Yaahlan? v
Messenger leads with about 1.1B estimated downloads vs 6K for Yaahlan - a 182051.0× gap. Messenger's App Store downloads are estimated from 12.3M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Yaahlan's App Store downloads are estimated from 122 ratings.
Are Messenger and Yaahlan 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 Yaahlan offer? v
Messenger: IAP range 2 tiers detected. Yaahlan: IAP range 7 tiers detected. Messenger runs a "Subscription (~$19.99/mo)" monetization model; Yaahlan runs "Free + one-time IAP (7 tiers)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Messenger or Yaahlan? v
Messenger edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 3.5 (gap of 1.2 stars). Rating volume: Messenger 12.3M ratings, Yaahlan 122 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Messenger vs Yaahlan revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $15.97M for Messenger and $798 for Yaahlan 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 Yaahlan to a different App Store app? v
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