STARZ vs Paramount+
STARZ
Starz Entertainment, LLC
App Store
$1.97M/mo
~$23.61M/yr · 49.7M installs
VS
Paramount+
ViacomCBS Streaming
Google Play
$1.96M/mo
~$23.50M/yr · 89.8M installs
Revenue winner
STARZ wins
+0% vs other
Installs winner
Paramount+ wins
+81% vs other
MAU winner
STARZ wins
+46% vs other
Rating winner
STARZ wins
+20% vs other
Why STARZ is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Aggressive pricing. STARZ undercuts at $11.99/mo vs $12.23/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
- More monetization surfaces. STARZ runs 7 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
- Better app store reviews. STARZ sits at 4.81★ vs 4.02★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.
- Charts placement. STARZ ranks #79 on the US grossing chart (the other app is unranked) - chart placement is a self-reinforcing flywheel.
Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
STARZ
vs
Paramount+
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$1.97M
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$1.96M
Annual revenue (est.)
$23.61M
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$23.50M
Lifetime installs (est.)
49.7M
▶
89.8M
Monthly active users (est.)?
10.9M
◀
7.5M
App Store rating
4.81★
◀
4.02★
Total ratings
332K
▶
451K
US grossing rank
#79
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$11.99
▶
$12.23
IAP tiers detected
7 tiers
◀
0 tiers
- 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
- Category
- Entertainment
- Price
- Free
- Released
- -
- Last updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Teen
- Version
- 16.11.0
- Languages
- -
STARZ trajectory
Paramount+ trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, STARZ or Paramount+? v
STARZ earns about $1.97M per month, while Paramount+ earns about $1.96M. That is a 1.0× revenue gap (~$8.4K more per month for STARZ). Annual revenue: STARZ ≈ $23.61M/year, Paramount+ ≈ $23.50M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store / Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, STARZ or Paramount+? v
Paramount+ leads with about 89.8M estimated downloads vs 49.7M for STARZ - a 1.8× gap. STARZ's App Store downloads are estimated from 332K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Paramount+ reports 50,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are STARZ and Paramount+ 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 STARZ and Paramount+ offer? v
STARZ: IAP range 7 tiers detected. Paramount+: IAP range $2.99 - $49.99 per item. STARZ runs a "Subscription (~$5.83/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #79" monetization model; Paramount+ runs "Subscription (~$12.23/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, STARZ or Paramount+? v
STARZ edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.0 (gap of 0.8 stars). Rating volume: STARZ 332K ratings, Paramount+ 76 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these STARZ vs Paramount+ revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $1.97M for STARZ and $1.96M for Paramount+ 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 STARZ or Paramount+ to a different App Store app? v
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