Skullcandy vs Spotify: Music and Podcasts

Skullcandy

Skullcandy, Inc
App Store
$151/mo
~$1.8K/yr · 3K installs
VS

Spotify: Music and Podcasts

Spotify
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 2.2B installs
Revenue winner Skullcandy wins +15100% vs other
Installs winner Spotify: Music and Podcasts wins +78608602% vs other
MAU winner Spotify: Music and Podcasts wins +59959927% vs other
Rating winner Spotify: Music and Podcasts wins +32% vs other

Why Skullcandy is winning

Top 2 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Skullcandy earns roughly 151× more per month than Spotify: Music and Podcasts - $151 vs $0.
  2. Subscription model. Skullcandy runs a $4.99/mo subscription that compounds; Spotify: Music and Podcasts relies on one-shot IAP or ads.

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Side-by-side metrics

Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.

Skullcandy
vs
Spotify: Music and Podcasts
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$151
$0
Annual revenue (est.)
$1.8K
$0
Lifetime installs (est.)
3K
2.2B
Monthly active users (est.)?
1K
675.0M
App Store rating
3.63★
4.78★
Total ratings
57
40.7M
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$4.99
No sub
IAP tiers detected
2 tiers
0 tiers

Skullcandy

Skullcandy, Inc
App Store
Category
Music
Price
Free
Released
Sep 18, 2019
Last updated
Jun 29, 2026
File size
216.1 MB
Content rating
9+
Version
5.0.2
Languages
English, German, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish
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Spotify: Music and Podcasts

Spotify
App Store
Category
Music
Price
Free
Released
Jul 14, 2011
Last updated
Jun 26, 2026
File size
268.7 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
9.1.60
Languages
AF, AM, Arabic, AZ, EU, BN +55 more
View full Spotify: Music and Podcasts report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Skullcandy or Spotify: Music and Podcasts? v
Skullcandy earns about $151 per month, while Spotify: Music and Podcasts earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$151 more per month for Skullcandy). Annual revenue: Skullcandy ≈ $1.8K/year, Spotify: Music and Podcasts ≈ $0/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Skullcandy or Spotify: Music and Podcasts? v
Spotify: Music and Podcasts leads with about 2.2B estimated downloads vs 3K for Skullcandy - a 786087.0× gap. Skullcandy's App Store downloads are estimated from 56 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Spotify: Music and Podcasts's App Store downloads are estimated from 40.7M ratings.
Are Skullcandy and Spotify: Music and Podcasts 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 Skullcandy and Spotify: Music and Podcasts offer? v
Skullcandy: IAP range 2 tiers detected. Spotify: Music and Podcasts: no IAP detected on the public listing. Skullcandy runs a "Subscription (~$4.17/mo)" monetization model; Spotify: Music and Podcasts 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, Skullcandy or Spotify: Music and Podcasts? v
Spotify: Music and Podcasts edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 3.6 (gap of 1.2 stars). Rating volume: Skullcandy 56 ratings, Spotify: Music and Podcasts 40.7M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Skullcandy vs Spotify: Music and Podcasts revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $151 for Skullcandy and $0 for Spotify: Music and Podcasts 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 Skullcandy or Spotify: Music and Podcasts to a different App Store app? v
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