JioHotstar vs Sony LIV
JioHotstar
JIOSTAR INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
App Store
$1.07M/mo
~$12.81M/yr · 15.3M installs
VS
Sony LIV
SONY PICTURES NETWORKS INDIA PVT LTD
App Store
$2.6K/mo
~$31.7K/yr · 37K installs
Revenue winner
JioHotstar wins
+40355% vs other
Installs winner
JioHotstar wins
+41766% vs other
MAU winner
JioHotstar wins
+32313% vs other
Rating winner
JioHotstar wins
+10% vs other
Why JioHotstar is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- JioHotstar earns roughly 405× more per month than Sony LIV - $1.07M vs $2.6K.
- Aggressive pricing. JioHotstar undercuts at $3.49/mo vs $7.99/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
- Bigger install base. JioHotstar has ~15.3M lifetime installs vs Sony LIV's ~37K - 418.7× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. JioHotstar runs 10 IAP tiers vs 1 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
JioHotstar
vs
Sony LIV
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$1.07M
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$2.6K
Annual revenue (est.)
$12.81M
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$31.7K
Lifetime installs (est.)
15.3M
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37K
Monthly active users (est.)?
3.3M
◀
10K
App Store rating
4.62★
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4.21★
Total ratings
102K
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732
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
$3.49
▶
$7.99
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
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1 tiers
- Category
- Entertainment
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Sep 3, 2017
- Last updated
- Jun 29, 2026
- File size
- 163.2 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 26.06.22
- Languages
- Arabic, English, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Malay +5 more
- Category
- Entertainment
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Dec 27, 2012
- Last updated
- Jul 2, 2026
- File size
- 213.2 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 8.9.5
- Languages
- English
JioHotstar trajectory
Sony LIV trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, JioHotstar or Sony LIV? v
JioHotstar earns about $1.07M per month, while Sony LIV earns about $2.6K. That is a 404.5× revenue gap (~$1.06M more per month for JioHotstar). Annual revenue: JioHotstar ≈ $12.81M/year, Sony LIV ≈ $31.7K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, JioHotstar or Sony LIV? v
JioHotstar leads with about 15.3M estimated downloads vs 37K for Sony LIV - a 418.7× gap. JioHotstar's App Store downloads are estimated from 102K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Sony LIV's App Store downloads are estimated from 731 ratings.
Are JioHotstar 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 JioHotstar and Sony LIV offer? v
JioHotstar: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Sony LIV: IAP range 1 tiers detected. JioHotstar runs a "Subscription (~$9.99/mo)" 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, JioHotstar or Sony LIV? v
JioHotstar edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 4.2 (gap of 0.4 stars). Rating volume: JioHotstar 102K ratings, Sony LIV 731 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these JioHotstar vs Sony LIV revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $1.07M for JioHotstar 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 JioHotstar or Sony LIV to a different App Store app? v
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