St. Josemaria vs Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab

St. Josemaria

Jorge Panayotti
App Store
$919/mo
~$11.0K/yr · 3K installs
VS

Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab

Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Google Play
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 10.3M installs
Revenue winner St. Josemaria wins +91900% vs other
Installs winner Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab wins +297191% vs other
MAU winner Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab wins +138893% vs other
Rating winner Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab wins +3% vs other

Why St. Josemaria is winning

Top 1 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. St. Josemaria earns roughly 919× more per month than Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab - $919 vs $0.

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Side-by-side metrics

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St. Josemaria
vs
Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$919
$0
Annual revenue (est.)
$11.0K
$0
Lifetime installs (est.)
3K
10.3M
Monthly active users (est.)?
265.65
369K
App Store rating
4.78★
4.91★
Total ratings
69
160K
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 tiers

St. Josemaria

Jorge Panayotti
App Store
Category
Reference
Price
USD9.99
Released
Oct 1, 2009
Last updated
Oct 19, 2023
File size
64.7 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
5.9
Languages
English
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Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab

Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Google Play
Category
Books & Reference
Price
Free
Released
Jun 26, 2014
Last updated
Apr 7, 2026
File size
-
Content rating
Everyone
Version
3.11
Languages
-
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FAQ

Which makes more money, St. Josemaria or Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab? v
St. Josemaria earns about $919 per month, while Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$919 more per month for St. Josemaria). Annual revenue: St. Josemaria ≈ $11.0K/year, Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab ≈ $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, St. Josemaria or Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab? v
Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab leads with about 10.3M estimated downloads vs 3K for St. Josemaria - a 2972.9× gap. St. Josemaria's App Store downloads are estimated from 69 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab reports 10,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are St. Josemaria and Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab in the same App Store category on each store and competing for the same money? v
No - St. Josemaria is in Reference and Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab is in Books & Reference. They share screen-time attention but earn money in different niches: St. Josemaria from reference monetization patterns, Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab from books & reference.
Do St. Josemaria and Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab have in-app purchases? v
St. Josemaria does not appear to offer in-app purchases on its public listing. Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab does not appear to offer in-app purchases. Monetization model: St. Josemaria runs "Paid app ($9.99)", Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab runs "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)".
Which has better ratings, St. Josemaria or Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab? v
Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.8 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: St. Josemaria 69 ratings, Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab 29K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these St. Josemaria vs Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $919 for St. Josemaria and $0 for Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab are derived from App Store grossing rank / Google Play install ranges, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Reference / Books & Reference) - 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 St. Josemaria or Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab to a different App Store app? v
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