Sony LIV vs HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV

Sony LIV

Culver Max Entertainment Private Limited (IN)
App Store
$2.5K/mo
~$30.4K/yr · 35K installs
VS

HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV

WarnerMedia Global Digital Services, LLC
Google Play
$131.7K/mo
~$1.58M/yr · 3.0M installs
Revenue winner HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV wins +5091% vs other
Installs winner HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV wins +8541% vs other
MAU winner HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV wins +4391% vs other
Rating winner HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV wins +13% vs other

Why HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV is winning

Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV earns roughly 52× more per month than Sony LIV - $131.7K vs $2.5K.
  2. Premium pricing. HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV charges $15.63/mo vs Sony LIV's $7.99/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
  3. Bigger install base. HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV has ~3.0M lifetime installs vs Sony LIV's ~35K - 86.4× the funnel top.
  4. Better app store reviews. HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV sits at 4.74★ vs 4.20★ - 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
HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$2.5K
$131.7K
Annual revenue (est.)
$30.4K
$1.58M
Lifetime installs (est.)
35K
3.0M
Monthly active users (est.)?
10K
441K
App Store rating
4.20★
4.74★
Total ratings
704
42K
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$7.99
$15.63
IAP tiers detected
1 tiers
0 tiers

Sony LIV

Culver Max Entertainment Private Limited (IN)
App Store
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
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HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV

WarnerMedia Global Digital Services, LLC
Google Play
Category
Entertainment
Price
Free
Released
-
Last updated
Apr 30, 2026
File size
-
Content rating
Teen
Version
VARY
Languages
-
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Sony LIV or HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV? v
HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV earns about $131.7K per month, while Sony LIV earns about $2.5K. That is a 51.9× revenue gap (~$129.2K more per month for HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV). Annual revenue: Sony LIV ≈ $30.4K/year, HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV ≈ $1.58M/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 HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV? v
HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV leads with about 3.0M estimated downloads vs 35K for Sony LIV - a 86.4× gap. Sony LIV's App Store downloads are estimated from 704 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV reports 1,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Sony LIV and HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV 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 HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV offer? v
Sony LIV: IAP range 1 tiers detected. HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV: IAP range $3.49 - $69.99 per item. Sony LIV runs a "Subscription (~$7.99/mo)" monetization model; HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV runs "Subscription (~$15.63/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Sony LIV or HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV? v
HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.2 (gap of 0.5 stars). Rating volume: Sony LIV 704 ratings, HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV 2 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Sony LIV vs HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $2.5K for Sony LIV and $131.7K for HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV 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 HBO Max: Stream Movies & TV to a different App Store app? v
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