DistroKid vs Piano ٞ
DistroKid
DistroKid Holdings, LLC
App Store
$277.2K/mo
~$3.33M/yr · 2.6M installs
VS
Piano ٞ
Impala Studios
App Store
$200.2K/mo
~$2.40M/yr · 25.0M installs
Revenue winner
DistroKid wins
+38% vs other
Installs winner
Piano ٞ wins
+846% vs other
MAU winner
Piano ٞ wins
+593% vs other
Rating winner
DistroKid wins
+7% vs other
Why DistroKid is winning
Top 2 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Premium pricing. DistroKid charges $24.99/mo vs Piano ٞ's $5.99/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
- Better app store reviews. DistroKid sits at 4.87★ vs 4.55★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
DistroKid
vs
Piano ٞ
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$277.2K
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$200.2K
Annual revenue (est.)
$3.33M
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$2.40M
Lifetime installs (est.)
2.6M
▶
25.0M
Monthly active users (est.)?
1.1M
▶
7.9M
App Store rating
4.87★
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4.55★
Total ratings
24K
▶
167K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
$24.99
◀
$5.99
IAP tiers detected
5 tiers
▶
7 tiers
- Category
- Music
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Mar 7, 2023
- Last updated
- Jun 29, 2026
- File size
- 104.4 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 3.8.0
- Languages
- English
- Category
- Music
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Sep 2, 2016
- Last updated
- Jul 1, 2026
- File size
- 137.5 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 2.20.3
- Languages
- Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch +24 more
DistroKid trajectory
Piano ٞ trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, DistroKid or Piano ٞ? v
DistroKid earns about $277.2K per month, while Piano ٞ earns about $200.2K. That is a 1.4× revenue gap (~$77.0K more per month for DistroKid). Annual revenue: DistroKid ≈ $3.33M/year, Piano ٞ ≈ $2.40M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, DistroKid or Piano ٞ? v
Piano ٞ leads with about 25.0M estimated downloads vs 2.6M for DistroKid - a 9.5× gap. DistroKid's App Store downloads are estimated from 24K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Piano ٞ's App Store downloads are estimated from 167K ratings.
Are DistroKid and Piano ٞ in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Music 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 DistroKid and Piano ٞ offer? v
DistroKid: IAP range 5 tiers detected. Piano ٞ: IAP range 7 tiers detected. DistroKid runs a "Subscription (~$7.50/mo)" monetization model; Piano ٞ runs "Free casual game · ads + tiny sub take (~$0.08/MAU)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, DistroKid or Piano ٞ? v
DistroKid edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.3 stars). Rating volume: DistroKid 24K ratings, Piano ٞ 167K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these DistroKid vs Piano ٞ revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $277.2K for DistroKid and $200.2K for Piano ٞ are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Music) - 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 DistroKid or Piano ٞ to a different App Store app? v
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