note（ノート） vs Telegram Messenger
note（ノート）
note inc. (Tokyo)
App Store
$818/mo
~$9.8K/yr · 8K installs
VS
Telegram Messenger
Telegram FZ-LLC
App Store
$2.68M/mo
~$32.12M/yr · 50.0M installs
Revenue winner
Telegram Messenger wins
+327136% vs other
Installs winner
Telegram Messenger wins
+662152% vs other
MAU winner
Telegram Messenger wins
+313988% vs other
Rating winner
note（ノート） wins
+17% vs other
Why Telegram Messenger is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Telegram Messenger earns roughly 3272× more per month than note（ノート） - $2.68M vs $818.
- Aggressive pricing. Telegram Messenger undercuts at $3.00/mo vs $8.99/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
- Bigger install base. Telegram Messenger has ~50.0M lifetime installs vs note（ノート）'s ~8K - 6622.5× the funnel top.
- Charts placement. Telegram Messenger ranks #49 on the US grossing chart (the other app is unranked) - chart placement is a self-reinforcing flywheel.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
note（ノート）
vs
Telegram Messenger
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$818
▶
$2.68M
Annual revenue (est.)
$9.8K
▶
$32.12M
Lifetime installs (est.)
8K
▶
50.0M
Monthly active users (est.)?
3K
▶
10.6M
App Store rating
4.72★
◀
4.01★
Total ratings
151
▶
266K
US grossing rank
-
▶
#49
Cheapest monthly sub
$8.99
◀
$3.00
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
=
10 tiers
- Category
- Social Networking
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Oct 21, 2014
- Last updated
- May 7, 2026
- File size
- 83.8 MB
- Content rating
- 17+
- Version
- 10.8.0
- Languages
- Japanese
- Category
- Social Networking
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Aug 14, 2013
- Last updated
- May 6, 2026
- File size
- 156.2 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 12.7
- Languages
- Arabic, BE, Catalan, Dutch, English, French +13 more
note（ノート） trajectory
Telegram Messenger trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, note（ノート） or Telegram Messenger? v
Telegram Messenger earns about $2.68M per month, while note（ノート） earns about $818. That is a 3272.4× revenue gap (~$2.68M more per month for Telegram Messenger). Annual revenue: note（ノート） ≈ $9.8K/year, Telegram Messenger ≈ $32.12M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, note（ノート） or Telegram Messenger? v
Telegram Messenger leads with about 50.0M estimated downloads vs 8K for note（ノート） - a 6622.5× gap. note（ノート）'s App Store downloads are estimated from 151 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Telegram Messenger's App Store downloads are estimated from 266K ratings.
Are note（ノート） and Telegram Messenger 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 note（ノート） and Telegram Messenger offer? v
note（ノート）: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Telegram Messenger: IAP range 10 tiers detected. note（ノート） runs a "Subscription (~$7.50/mo)" monetization model; Telegram Messenger runs "Subscription (~$3.00/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #49". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, note（ノート） or Telegram Messenger? v
note（ノート） edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.0 (gap of 0.7 stars). Rating volume: note（ノート） 151 ratings, Telegram Messenger 266K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these note（ノート） vs Telegram Messenger revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $818 for note（ノート） and $2.68M for Telegram Messenger 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 note（ノート） or Telegram Messenger to a different App Store app? v
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