Paramount+ vs HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies
Paramount+
CBS Interactive
App Store
$45.68M/mo
~$548.20M/yr · 800.0M installs
VS
HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies
WarnerMedia Global Digital Services, LLC
Google Play
$3.07M/mo
~$36.83M/yr · 204.2M installs
Revenue winner
Paramount+ wins
+1388% vs other
Installs winner
Paramount+ wins
+292% vs other
MAU winner
Paramount+ wins
+120% 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 15× more per month than HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies - $45.68M vs $3.07M.
- Aggressive pricing. Paramount+ undercuts at $8.99/mo vs $23.93/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
- Bigger install base. Paramount+ has ~800.0M lifetime installs vs HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies's ~204.2M - 3.9× 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.)?
$45.68M
◀
$3.07M
Annual revenue (est.)
$548.20M
◀
$36.83M
Lifetime installs (est.)
800.0M
◀
204.2M
Monthly active users (est.)?
18.4M
◀
8.4M
App Store rating
4.63★
▶
4.76★
Total ratings
885K
▶
5.4M
US grossing rank
#5
◀
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$8.99
▶
$23.93
IAP tiers detected
4 tiers
◀
0 tiers
- Category
- Entertainment
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Mar 14, 2013
- Last updated
- Jun 29, 2026
- File size
- 202.0 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 15.21.0
- Languages
- English
- Category
- Entertainment
- Price
- Free
- Released
- May 23, 2023
- Last updated
- Jun 16, 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 $45.68M per month, while HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies earns about $3.07M. That is a 14.9× revenue gap (~$42.61M more per month for Paramount+). Annual revenue: Paramount+ ≈ $548.20M/year, HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies ≈ $36.83M/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 800.0M estimated downloads vs 204.2M for HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies - a 3.9× gap. Paramount+'s App Store downloads are estimated from 885K 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 #5" 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+ 885K 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 $45.68M for Paramount+ and $3.07M 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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