SMS Smileys vs Amazon Shopping
SMS Smileys
JA Applications Ltd
App Store
$37/mo
~$444/yr · 1K installs
VS
Amazon Shopping
Amazon Mobile LLC
Google Play
$3.90M/mo
~$46.85M/yr · 1.1B installs
Revenue winner
Amazon Shopping wins
+10551859% vs other
Installs winner
Amazon Shopping wins
+76123369% vs other
MAU winner
Amazon Shopping wins
+7753216% vs other
Rating winner
Amazon Shopping wins
+29% vs other
Why Amazon Shopping is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Amazon Shopping earns roughly 105520× more per month than SMS Smileys - $3.90M vs $37.
- Subscription model. Amazon Shopping runs a $12.19/mo subscription that compounds; SMS Smileys relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Amazon Shopping has ~1.1B lifetime installs vs SMS Smileys's ~1K - 761234.7× the funnel top.
- Better app store reviews. Amazon Shopping sits at 4.43★ vs 3.43★ - 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.
SMS Smileys
vs
Amazon Shopping
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$37
▶
$3.90M
Annual revenue (est.)
$444
▶
$46.85M
Lifetime installs (est.)
1K
▶
1.1B
Monthly active users (est.)?
151.2
▶
11.7M
App Store rating
3.43★
▶
4.43★
Total ratings
28
▶
4.5M
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
▶
$12.19
IAP tiers detected
5 tiers
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0 tiers
- Category
- Shopping
- Price
- USD0.99
- Released
- Mar 14, 2011
- Last updated
- Oct 21, 2015
- File size
- 8.3 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 2.6
- Languages
- Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian +5 more
- Category
- Shopping
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Dec 10, 2014
- Last updated
- Apr 23, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Teen
- Version
- 32.9.0.100
- Languages
- -
SMS Smileys trajectory
Amazon Shopping trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, SMS Smileys or Amazon Shopping? v
Amazon Shopping earns about $3.90M per month, while SMS Smileys earns about $37. That is a 105519.6× revenue gap (~$3.90M more per month for Amazon Shopping). Annual revenue: SMS Smileys ≈ $444/year, Amazon Shopping ≈ $46.85M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store / Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, SMS Smileys or Amazon Shopping? v
Amazon Shopping leads with about 1.1B estimated downloads vs 1K for SMS Smileys - a 761234.7× gap. SMS Smileys's App Store downloads are estimated from 28 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Amazon Shopping reports 1,000,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are SMS Smileys and Amazon Shopping in the same App Store category on each store and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Shopping 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 SMS Smileys and Amazon Shopping offer? v
SMS Smileys: IAP range 5 tiers detected. Amazon Shopping: IAP range $0.99 - $149.99 per item. SMS Smileys runs a "Paid app ($0.99)" monetization model; Amazon Shopping runs "Subscription (~$12.19/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, SMS Smileys or Amazon Shopping? v
Amazon Shopping edges ahead with ★ 4.4 vs ★ 3.4 (gap of 1.0 stars). Rating volume: SMS Smileys 28 ratings, Amazon Shopping 344K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these SMS Smileys vs Amazon Shopping revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $37 for SMS Smileys and $3.90M for Amazon Shopping are derived from App Store grossing rank / Google Play install ranges, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Shopping) - 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 SMS Smileys or Amazon Shopping to a different App Store app? v
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