pixiv vs Zangi - Private Messenger

pixiv

pixiv Inc.
App Store
$37.4K/mo
~$449.0K/yr · 528K installs
VS

Zangi - Private Messenger

Secret Phone, Inc
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 676K installs
Revenue winner pixiv wins +3742000% vs other
Installs winner Zangi - Private Messenger wins +28% vs other
MAU winner Zangi - Private Messenger wins +23% vs other
Rating winner pixiv wins +13% vs other

Why pixiv is winning

Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. pixiv earns roughly 37420× more per month than Zangi - Private Messenger - $37.4K vs $0.
  2. Subscription model. pixiv runs a $4.99/mo subscription that compounds; Zangi - Private Messenger relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Better app store reviews. pixiv sits at 4.49★ vs 3.97★ - 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.

pixiv
vs
Zangi - Private Messenger
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$37.4K
$0
Annual revenue (est.)
$449.0K
$0
Lifetime installs (est.)
528K
676K
Monthly active users (est.)?
232K
286K
App Store rating
4.49★
3.97★
Total ratings
7K
8K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$4.99
No sub
IAP tiers detected
2 tiers
0 tiers

pixiv

pixiv Inc.
App Store
Category
Social Networking
Price
Free
Released
Dec 9, 2009
Last updated
Jun 24, 2026
File size
92.0 MB
Content rating
17+
Version
8.7.1
Languages
English, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Chinese, Thai +1 more
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Zangi - Private Messenger

Secret Phone, Inc
App Store
Category
Social Networking
Price
Free
Released
Aug 9, 2012
Last updated
Jun 25, 2026
File size
177.4 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
6.0.6
Languages
SQ, Arabic, HY, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech +37 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, pixiv or Zangi - Private Messenger? v
pixiv earns about $37.4K per month, while Zangi - Private Messenger earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$37.4K more per month for pixiv). Annual revenue: pixiv ≈ $449.0K/year, Zangi - Private Messenger ≈ $0/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, pixiv or Zangi - Private Messenger? v
Zangi - Private Messenger leads with about 676K estimated downloads vs 528K for pixiv - a 1.3× gap. pixiv's App Store downloads are estimated from 7K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Zangi - Private Messenger's App Store downloads are estimated from 8K ratings.
Are pixiv and Zangi - Private 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 pixiv and Zangi - Private Messenger offer? v
pixiv: IAP range 2 tiers detected. Zangi - Private Messenger: no IAP detected on the public listing. pixiv runs a "Subscription (~$4.99/mo)" monetization model; Zangi - Private Messenger runs "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, pixiv or Zangi - Private Messenger? v
pixiv edges ahead with ★ 4.5 vs ★ 4.0 (gap of 0.5 stars). Rating volume: pixiv 7K ratings, Zangi - Private Messenger 8K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these pixiv vs Zangi - Private Messenger revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $37.4K for pixiv and $0 for Zangi - Private 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 pixiv or Zangi - Private Messenger to a different App Store app? v
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