Sony LIV vs BBC iPlayer
Sony LIV
Culver Max Entertainment Private Limited (IN)
App Store
$2.5K/mo
~$30.4K/yr · 35K installs
VS
BBC iPlayer
British Broadcasting Corporation
Google Play
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 35.5M installs
Revenue winner
Sony LIV wins
+253800% vs other
Installs winner
BBC iPlayer wins
+100868% vs other
MAU winner
BBC iPlayer wins
+29575% vs other
Rating winner
Sony LIV wins
+9% vs other
Why Sony LIV is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Sony LIV earns roughly 2538× more per month than BBC iPlayer - $2.5K vs $0.
- Subscription model. Sony LIV runs a $7.99/mo subscription that compounds; BBC iPlayer relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Better app store reviews. Sony LIV sits at 4.20★ vs 3.86★ - 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.
Sony LIV
vs
BBC iPlayer
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$2.5K
◀
$0
Annual revenue (est.)
$30.4K
◀
$0
Lifetime installs (est.)
35K
▶
35.5M
Monthly active users (est.)?
10K
▶
2.9M
App Store rating
4.20★
◀
3.86★
Total ratings
704
▶
161K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$7.99
◀
No sub
IAP tiers detected
1 tiers
◀
0 tiers
- Category
- Entertainment
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Dec 27, 2012
- Last updated
- Apr 22, 2026
- File size
- 204.5 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 8.8.0
- Languages
- English
- Category
- Entertainment
- Price
- Free
- Released
- -
- Last updated
- May 5, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Teen
- Version
- VARY
- Languages
- -
Sony LIV trajectory
BBC iPlayer trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Sony LIV or BBC iPlayer? v
Sony LIV earns about $2.5K per month, while BBC iPlayer earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$2.5K more per month for Sony LIV). Annual revenue: Sony LIV ≈ $30.4K/year, BBC iPlayer ≈ $0/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store / Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Sony LIV or BBC iPlayer? v
BBC iPlayer leads with about 35.5M estimated downloads vs 35K for Sony LIV - a 1009.7× gap. Sony LIV's App Store downloads are estimated from 704 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. BBC iPlayer reports 10,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Sony LIV and BBC iPlayer in the same App Store category on each store 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 Sony LIV and BBC iPlayer offer? v
Sony LIV: IAP range 1 tiers detected. BBC iPlayer: no IAP detected on the public listing. Sony LIV runs a "Subscription (~$7.99/mo)" monetization model; BBC iPlayer 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, Sony LIV or BBC iPlayer? v
Sony LIV edges ahead with ★ 4.2 vs ★ 3.9 (gap of 0.3 stars). Rating volume: Sony LIV 704 ratings, BBC iPlayer 1K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Sony LIV vs BBC iPlayer revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $2.5K for Sony LIV and $0 for BBC iPlayer are derived from App Store grossing rank / Google Play install ranges, 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 Sony LIV or BBC iPlayer to a different App Store app? v
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