Paramount+ vs HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies
Paramount+
CBS Interactive
App Store
$39.17M/mo
~$470.06M/yr · 350.0M installs
VS
HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies
WarnerMedia Global Digital Services, LLC
Google Play
$2.92M/mo
~$35.01M/yr · 193.9M installs
Revenue winner
Paramount+ wins
+1243% vs other
Installs winner
Paramount+ wins
+80% vs other
MAU winner
Paramount+ wins
+1168% vs other
Rating winner
HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies wins
+3% vs other
Why Paramount+ is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Paramount+ earns roughly 13× more per month than HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies - $39.17M vs $2.92M.
- Aggressive pricing. Paramount+ undercuts at $8.99/mo vs $23.93/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
- Bigger install base. Paramount+ has ~350.0M lifetime installs vs HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies's ~193.9M - 1.8× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. Paramount+ runs 4 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Paramount+
vs
HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$39.17M
◀
$2.92M
Annual revenue (est.)
$470.06M
◀
$35.01M
Lifetime installs (est.)
350.0M
◀
193.9M
Monthly active users (est.)?
100.8M
◀
8.0M
App Store rating
4.62★
▶
4.77★
Total ratings
856K
▶
5.3M
US grossing rank
#7
◀
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$8.99
▶
$23.93
IAP tiers detected
4 tiers
◀
0 tiers
- Category
- Entertainment
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Mar 14, 2013
- Last updated
- May 4, 2026
- File size
- 159.8 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 15.17.0
- Languages
- English
- Category
- Entertainment
- Price
- Free
- Released
- May 23, 2023
- Last updated
- Apr 30, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Teen
- Version
- VARY
- Languages
- -
Paramount+ trajectory
HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Paramount+ or HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies? v
Paramount+ earns about $39.17M per month, while HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies earns about $2.92M. That is a 13.4× revenue gap (~$36.25M more per month for Paramount+). Annual revenue: Paramount+ ≈ $470.06M/year, HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies ≈ $35.01M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store / Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Paramount+ or HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies? v
Paramount+ leads with about 350.0M estimated downloads vs 193.9M for HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies - a 1.8× gap. Paramount+'s App Store downloads are estimated from 856K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies reports 100,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Paramount+ and HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies in the same App Store category on each store and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Entertainment 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 Paramount+ and HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies offer? v
Paramount+: IAP range 4 tiers detected. HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies: IAP range $2.49 - $229.99 per item. Paramount+ runs a "Subscription (~$8.99/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #7" monetization model; HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies runs "Subscription (~$23.93/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Paramount+ or HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies? v
HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: Paramount+ 856K ratings, HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies 58K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Paramount+ vs HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $39.17M for Paramount+ and $2.92M for HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies are derived from App Store grossing rank / Google Play install ranges, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Entertainment) - 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 Paramount+ or HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies to a different App Store app? v
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