NFL vs ESPN
NFL
NFL Enterprises LLC
App Store
$2.31M/mo
~$27.75M/yr · 61.6M installs
VS
ESPN
Disney
Google Play
$710.5K/mo
~$8.53M/yr · 106.4M installs
Revenue winner
NFL wins
+225% vs other
Installs winner
ESPN wins
+73% vs other
MAU winner
NFL wins
+320% vs other
Rating winner
NFL wins
+3% vs other
Why NFL is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- NFL earns roughly 3× more per month than ESPN - $2.31M vs $710.5K.
- Aggressive pricing. NFL undercuts at $6.99/mo vs $19.98/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
- More monetization surfaces. NFL runs 9 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
- Charts placement. NFL ranks #51 on the US grossing chart (the other app is unranked) - chart placement is a self-reinforcing flywheel.
Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
NFL
vs
ESPN
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$2.31M
◀
$710.5K
Annual revenue (est.)
$27.75M
◀
$8.53M
Lifetime installs (est.)
61.6M
▶
106.4M
Monthly active users (est.)?
7.1M
◀
1.7M
App Store rating
4.49★
◀
4.37★
Total ratings
411K
▶
1.2M
US grossing rank
#51
◀
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$6.99
▶
$19.98
IAP tiers detected
9 tiers
◀
0 tiers
- 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
- Category
- Sports
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Jun 15, 2010
- Last updated
- May 4, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone 10+
- Version
- VARY
- Languages
- -
NFL trajectory
ESPN trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, NFL or ESPN? v
NFL earns about $2.31M per month, while ESPN earns about $710.5K. That is a 3.3× revenue gap (~$1.60M more per month for NFL). Annual revenue: NFL ≈ $27.75M/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, NFL or ESPN? v
ESPN leads with about 106.4M estimated downloads vs 61.6M for NFL - a 1.7× gap. NFL's App Store downloads are estimated from 411K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. ESPN reports 100,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are NFL 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 NFL and ESPN offer? v
NFL: IAP range 9 tiers detected. ESPN: IAP range $4.99 - $79.99 per item. NFL runs a "Subscription (~$6.67/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #51" 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, NFL or ESPN? v
NFL edges ahead with ★ 4.5 vs ★ 4.4 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: NFL 411K ratings, ESPN 199K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these NFL vs ESPN revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $2.31M for NFL 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 NFL or ESPN to a different App Store app? v
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