Sony LIV vs STARZ
Sony LIV
Culver Max Entertainment Private Limited (IN)
App Store
$2.5K/mo
~$30.4K/yr · 35K installs
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STARZ
Starz Entertainment, LLC
App Store
$2.28M/mo
~$27.32M/yr · 49.7M installs
Revenue winner
STARZ wins
+89589% vs other
Installs winner
STARZ wins
+141228% vs other
MAU winner
STARZ wins
+147813% vs other
Rating winner
STARZ wins
+14% vs other
Why STARZ is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- STARZ earns roughly 897× more per month than Sony LIV - $2.28M vs $2.5K.
- Premium pricing. STARZ charges $11.99/mo vs Sony LIV's $7.99/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
- Bigger install base. STARZ has ~49.7M lifetime installs vs Sony LIV's ~35K - 1413.3× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. STARZ runs 7 IAP tiers vs 1 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
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Monthly revenue (est.)?
$2.5K
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$2.28M
Annual revenue (est.)
$30.4K
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$27.32M
Lifetime installs (est.)
35K
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49.7M
Monthly active users (est.)?
10K
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14.5M
App Store rating
4.20★
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4.81★
Total ratings
704
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332K
US grossing rank
-
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#82
Cheapest monthly sub
$7.99
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$11.99
IAP tiers detected
1 tiers
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7 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
- Oct 1, 2012
- Last updated
- May 5, 2026
- File size
- 53.2 MB
- Content rating
- 17+
- Version
- 8.16.0
- Languages
- English, Portuguese, Spanish
Sony LIV trajectory
STARZ trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Sony LIV or STARZ? v
STARZ earns about $2.28M per month, while Sony LIV earns about $2.5K. That is a 896.9× revenue gap (~$2.27M more per month for STARZ). Annual revenue: Sony LIV ≈ $30.4K/year, STARZ ≈ $27.32M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Sony LIV or STARZ? v
STARZ leads with about 49.7M estimated downloads vs 35K for Sony LIV - a 1413.3× gap. Sony LIV's App Store downloads are estimated from 704 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. STARZ's App Store downloads are estimated from 332K ratings.
Are Sony LIV and STARZ 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 Sony LIV and STARZ offer? v
Sony LIV: IAP range 1 tiers detected. STARZ: IAP range 7 tiers detected. Sony LIV runs a "Subscription (~$7.99/mo)" monetization model; STARZ runs "Subscription (~$5.83/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #82". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Sony LIV or STARZ? v
STARZ edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.2 (gap of 0.6 stars). Rating volume: Sony LIV 704 ratings, STARZ 332K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Sony LIV vs STARZ revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $2.5K for Sony LIV and $2.28M for STARZ 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 Sony LIV or STARZ to a different App Store app? v
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