Apple TV vs Sony LIV
Apple TV
Apple
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 305.1M installs
VS
Sony LIV
SONY PICTURES NETWORKS INDIA PVT LTD
App Store
$2.6K/mo
~$31.6K/yr · 37K installs
Revenue winner
Sony LIV wins
+263500% vs other
Installs winner
Apple TV wins
+834613% vs other
MAU winner
Apple TV wins
+140515% vs other
Rating winner
Apple TV wins
+14% vs other
Why Sony LIV is winning
Top 2 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Sony LIV earns roughly 2635× more per month than Apple TV - $2.6K vs $0.
- Subscription model. Sony LIV runs a $7.99/mo subscription that compounds; Apple TV 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.
Apple TV
vs
Sony LIV
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
▶
$2.6K
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
▶
$31.6K
Lifetime installs (est.)
305.1M
◀
37K
Monthly active users (est.)?
14.3M
◀
10K
App Store rating
4.78★
◀
4.21★
Total ratings
1.8M
◀
731
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
▶
$7.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
▶
1 tiers
- Category
- Entertainment
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Dec 8, 2016
- Last updated
- Mar 11, 2026
- File size
- 4.7 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 2.7
- Languages
- Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch +27 more
- Category
- Entertainment
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Dec 27, 2012
- Last updated
- Jun 14, 2026
- File size
- 213.1 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 8.9.4
- Languages
- English
Apple TV trajectory
Sony LIV trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Apple TV or Sony LIV? v
Sony LIV earns about $2.6K per month, while Apple TV earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$2.6K more per month for Sony LIV). Annual revenue: Apple TV ≈ $0/year, Sony LIV ≈ $31.6K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Apple TV or Sony LIV? v
Apple TV leads with about 305.1M estimated downloads vs 37K for Sony LIV - a 8347.1× gap. Apple TV's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.8M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Sony LIV's App Store downloads are estimated from 731 ratings.
Are Apple TV and Sony LIV in the same App Store category 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 Apple TV and Sony LIV offer? v
Apple TV: no IAP detected on the public listing. Sony LIV: IAP range 1 tiers detected. Apple TV runs a "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)" monetization model; Sony LIV runs "Subscription (~$7.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Apple TV or Sony LIV? v
Apple TV edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.2 (gap of 0.6 stars). Rating volume: Apple TV 1.8M ratings, Sony LIV 731 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Apple TV vs Sony LIV revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for Apple TV and $2.6K for Sony LIV are derived from App Store grossing rank, 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 Apple TV or Sony LIV to a different App Store app? v
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