MLB Ballpark vs ESPN

MLB Ballpark

MLB
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 203.8M installs
VS

ESPN

Disney
Google Play
$710.5K/mo
~$8.53M/yr · 106.4M installs
Revenue winner ESPN wins +71050800% vs other
Installs winner MLB Ballpark wins +92% vs other
MAU winner MLB Ballpark wins +1312% vs other
Rating winner MLB Ballpark wins +7% vs other

Why ESPN is winning

Top 2 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. ESPN earns roughly 710508× more per month than MLB Ballpark - $710.5K vs $0.
  2. Subscription model. ESPN runs a $19.98/mo subscription that compounds; MLB Ballpark relies on one-shot IAP or ads.

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Side-by-side metrics

Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.

MLB Ballpark
vs
ESPN
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
$710.5K
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
$8.53M
Lifetime installs (est.)
203.8M
106.4M
Monthly active users (est.)?
24.1M
1.7M
App Store rating
4.65★
4.37★
Total ratings
1.2M
1.2M
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$19.98
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
=
0 tiers

MLB Ballpark

MLB
App Store
Category
Sports
Price
Free
Released
Apr 3, 2012
Last updated
Apr 8, 2026
File size
151.9 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
15.4.0
Languages
English
View full MLB Ballpark report →

ESPN

Disney
Google Play
Category
Sports
Price
Free
Released
Jun 15, 2010
Last updated
May 4, 2026
File size
-
Content rating
Everyone 10+
Version
VARY
Languages
-
View full ESPN report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, MLB Ballpark or ESPN? v
ESPN earns about $710.5K per month, while MLB Ballpark earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$710.5K more per month for ESPN). Annual revenue: MLB Ballpark ≈ $0/year, ESPN ≈ $8.53M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store / Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, MLB Ballpark or ESPN? v
MLB Ballpark leads with about 203.8M estimated downloads vs 106.4M for ESPN - a 1.9× gap. MLB Ballpark's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.2M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. ESPN reports 100,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are MLB Ballpark and ESPN in the same App Store category on each store and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Sports 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 MLB Ballpark and ESPN offer? v
MLB Ballpark: no IAP detected on the public listing. ESPN: IAP range $4.99 - $79.99 per item. MLB Ballpark runs a "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)" monetization model; ESPN runs "Subscription (~$19.98/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, MLB Ballpark or ESPN? v
MLB Ballpark edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.4 (gap of 0.3 stars). Rating volume: MLB Ballpark 1.2M ratings, ESPN 199K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these MLB Ballpark vs ESPN revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for MLB Ballpark and $710.5K for ESPN are derived from App Store grossing rank / Google Play install ranges, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Sports) - 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 MLB Ballpark or ESPN to a different App Store app? v
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