MLB vs NFL
MLB
MLB
App Store
$1.59M/mo
~$19.05M/yr · 117.6M installs
VS
NFL
NFL Enterprises LLC
App Store
$1.62M/mo
~$19.44M/yr · 61.6M installs
Revenue winner
NFL wins
+2% vs other
Installs winner
MLB wins
+91% vs other
MAU winner
MLB wins
+9% vs other
Rating winner
MLB wins
+5% vs other
Why NFL is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Premium pricing. NFL charges $6.99/mo vs MLB's $5.99/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
- More monetization surfaces. NFL runs 9 IAP tiers vs 6 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
- Charts placement. NFL ranks #63 on the US grossing chart vs MLB at #64 - chart placement is a self-reinforcing flywheel.
Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
MLB
vs
NFL
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$1.59M
▶
$1.62M
Annual revenue (est.)
$19.05M
▶
$19.44M
Lifetime installs (est.)
117.6M
◀
61.6M
Monthly active users (est.)?
3.9M
◀
3.6M
App Store rating
4.72★
◀
4.49★
Total ratings
784K
◀
411K
US grossing rank
#64
▶
#63
Cheapest monthly sub
$5.99
▶
$6.99
IAP tiers detected
6 tiers
▶
9 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
- Free
- Released
- Sep 10, 2010
- Last updated
- Apr 18, 2026
- File size
- 236.1 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 61.0.0
- Languages
- English
MLB trajectory
NFL trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, MLB or NFL? v
NFL earns about $1.62M per month, while MLB earns about $1.59M. That is a 1.0× revenue gap (~$32.4K more per month for NFL). Annual revenue: MLB ≈ $19.05M/year, NFL ≈ $19.44M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, MLB or NFL? v
MLB leads with about 117.6M estimated downloads vs 61.6M for NFL - a 1.9× gap. MLB's App Store downloads are estimated from 784K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. NFL's App Store downloads are estimated from 411K ratings.
Are MLB and NFL 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 NFL offer? v
MLB: IAP range 6 tiers detected. NFL: IAP range 9 tiers detected. MLB runs a "Subscription (~$5.99/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #64" monetization model; NFL runs "Subscription (~$6.67/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #63". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, MLB or NFL? v
MLB edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.5 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: MLB 784K ratings, NFL 411K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these MLB vs NFL revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $1.59M for MLB and $1.62M for NFL 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 NFL to a different App Store app? v
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