note（ノート） vs Telegram Messenger
note（ノート）
note inc. (Tokyo)
App Store
$948/mo
~$11.4K/yr · 9K installs
VS
Telegram Messenger
Telegram FZ-LLC
App Store
$2.11M/mo
~$25.36M/yr · 40.9M installs
Revenue winner
Telegram Messenger wins
+222827% vs other
Installs winner
Telegram Messenger wins
+467847% vs other
MAU winner
Telegram Messenger wins
+332802% vs other
Rating winner
note（ノート） wins
+18% vs other
Why Telegram Messenger is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Telegram Messenger earns roughly 2229× more per month than note（ノート） - $2.11M vs $948.
- 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 ~40.9M lifetime installs vs note（ノート）'s ~9K - 4679.5× the funnel top.
- Charts placement. Telegram Messenger ranks #53 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.)?
$948
▶
$2.11M
Annual revenue (est.)
$11.4K
▶
$25.36M
Lifetime installs (est.)
9K
▶
40.9M
Monthly active users (est.)?
4K
▶
13.0M
App Store rating
4.71★
◀
4.01★
Total ratings
175
▶
273K
US grossing rank
-
▶
#53
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
- Jun 29, 2026
- File size
- 86.1 MB
- Content rating
- 17+
- Version
- 10.12.0
- Languages
- Japanese
- Category
- Social Networking
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Aug 14, 2013
- Last updated
- Jun 22, 2026
- File size
- 228.9 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 12.8.1
- 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 $2.11M per month, while note（ノート） earns about $948. That is a 2229.3× revenue gap (~$2.11M more per month for Telegram Messenger). Annual revenue: note（ノート） ≈ $11.4K/year, Telegram Messenger ≈ $25.36M/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 40.9M estimated downloads vs 9K for note（ノート） - a 4679.5× gap. note（ノート）'s App Store downloads are estimated from 175 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Telegram Messenger's App Store downloads are estimated from 273K 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 #53". 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） 175 ratings, Telegram Messenger 273K 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 $948 for note（ノート） and $2.11M 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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