Sony LIV vs Wavve (웨이브)

Sony LIV

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

Wavve (웨이브)

콘텐츠웨이브
Google Play
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 3.4M installs
Revenue winner Sony LIV wins +253800% vs other
Installs winner Wavve (웨이브) wins +9611% vs other
MAU winner Wavve (웨이브) wins +4668% vs other
Rating winner Sony LIV wins +420% vs other

Why Sony LIV is winning

Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Sony LIV earns roughly 2538× more per month than Wavve (웨이브) - $2.5K vs $0.
  2. Subscription model. Sony LIV runs a $7.99/mo subscription that compounds; Wavve (웨이브) relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Better app store reviews. Sony LIV sits at 4.20★ vs 0.00★ - 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
Wavve (웨이브)
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$2.5K
$0
Annual revenue (est.)
$30.4K
$0
Lifetime installs (est.)
35K
3.4M
Monthly active users (est.)?
10K
468K
App Store rating
4.20★
-
Total ratings
704
0
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$7.99
No sub
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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Wavve (웨이브)

콘텐츠웨이브
Google Play
Category
Entertainment
Price
Free
Released
-
Last updated
May 6, 2026
File size
-
Content rating
Teen
Version
7.2.80
Languages
-
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Sony LIV or Wavve (웨이브)? v
Sony LIV earns about $2.5K per month, while Wavve (웨이브) earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$2.5K more per month for Sony LIV). Annual revenue: Sony LIV ≈ $30.4K/year, Wavve (웨이브) ≈ $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 Wavve (웨이브)? v
Wavve (웨이브) leads with about 3.4M estimated downloads vs 35K for Sony LIV - a 97.1× gap. Sony LIV's App Store downloads are estimated from 704 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Wavve (웨이브) reports 1,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Sony LIV and Wavve (웨이브) 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 Wavve (웨이브) offer? v
Sony LIV: IAP range 1 tiers detected. Wavve (웨이브): no IAP detected on the public listing. Sony LIV runs a "Subscription (~$7.99/mo)" monetization model; Wavve (웨이브) 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 Wavve (웨이브)? v
Sony LIV edges ahead with a higher overall score (gap of 4.2 stars). Rating volume: Sony LIV 704 ratings, Wavve (웨이브) 0 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Sony LIV vs Wavve (웨이브) revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $2.5K for Sony LIV and $0 for Wavve (웨이브) 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 Wavve (웨이브) to a different App Store app? v
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