MLB vs Next Batter Up: Walk-Up Music
MLB
MLB
App Store
$1.63M/mo
~$19.59M/yr · 117.6M installs
VS
Next Batter Up: Walk-Up Music
Joshua Hart
App Store
$2.9K/mo
~$34.3K/yr · 20K installs
Revenue winner
MLB wins
+56935% vs other
Installs winner
MLB wins
+601362% vs other
MAU winner
MLB wins
+172494% vs other
Rating winner
MLB wins
+10% vs other
Why MLB is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- MLB earns roughly 570× more per month than Next Batter Up: Walk-Up Music - $1.63M vs $2.9K.
- Subscription model. MLB runs a $5.99/mo subscription that compounds; Next Batter Up: Walk-Up Music relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. MLB has ~117.6M lifetime installs vs Next Batter Up: Walk-Up Music's ~20K - 6014.6× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. MLB runs 6 IAP tiers vs 0 - 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.
MLB
vs
Next Batter Up: Walk-Up Music
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$1.63M
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$2.9K
Annual revenue (est.)
$19.59M
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$34.3K
Lifetime installs (est.)
117.6M
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20K
Monthly active users (est.)?
3.9M
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2K
App Store rating
4.72★
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4.29★
Total ratings
784K
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391
US grossing rank
#62
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$5.99
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
6 tiers
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0 tiers
- Category
- Sports
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Feb 29, 2012
- Last updated
- May 6, 2026
- File size
- 420.6 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 26.8.0
- Languages
- English, Japanese, Spanish
- Category
- Sports
- Price
- USD5.49
- Released
- Jul 19, 2020
- Last updated
- May 5, 2026
- File size
- 123.8 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 5.4.9
- Languages
- English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Chinese
MLB trajectory
Next Batter Up: Walk-Up Music trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, MLB or Next Batter Up: Walk-Up Music? v
MLB earns about $1.63M per month, while Next Batter Up: Walk-Up Music earns about $2.9K. That is a 570.3× revenue gap (~$1.63M more per month for MLB). Annual revenue: MLB ≈ $19.59M/year, Next Batter Up: Walk-Up Music ≈ $34.3K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, MLB or Next Batter Up: Walk-Up Music? v
MLB leads with about 117.6M estimated downloads vs 20K for Next Batter Up: Walk-Up Music - a 6014.6× gap. MLB's App Store downloads are estimated from 784K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Next Batter Up: Walk-Up Music's App Store downloads are estimated from 391 ratings.
Are MLB and Next Batter Up: Walk-Up Music in the same App Store category 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 and Next Batter Up: Walk-Up Music offer? v
MLB: IAP range 6 tiers detected. Next Batter Up: Walk-Up Music: no IAP detected on the public listing. MLB runs a "Subscription (~$5.99/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #62" monetization model; Next Batter Up: Walk-Up Music runs "Paid app ($5.49)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, MLB or Next Batter Up: Walk-Up Music? v
MLB edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.3 (gap of 0.4 stars). Rating volume: MLB 784K ratings, Next Batter Up: Walk-Up Music 391 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these MLB vs Next Batter Up: Walk-Up Music revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $1.63M for MLB and $2.9K for Next Batter Up: Walk-Up Music are derived from App Store grossing rank, 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 or Next Batter Up: Walk-Up Music to a different App Store app? v
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