STARZ vs ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV

STARZ

Starz Entertainment, LLC
App Store
$2.37M/mo
~$28.38M/yr · 49.7M installs
VS

ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV

NewLeaf Publishing
Google Play
$2.05M/mo
~$24.61M/yr · 220.6M installs
Revenue winner STARZ wins +15% vs other
Installs winner ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV wins +343% vs other
MAU winner STARZ wins +69% 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.

  1. Premium pricing. STARZ charges $11.99/mo vs ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV's $9.90/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
  2. More monetization surfaces. STARZ runs 7 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
  3. Better app store reviews. STARZ sits at 4.81★ vs 4.22★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.
  4. Charts placement. STARZ ranks #78 on the US grossing chart (the other app is unranked) - chart placement is a self-reinforcing flywheel.

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Side-by-side metrics

Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.

STARZ
vs
ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$2.37M
$2.05M
Annual revenue (est.)
$28.38M
$24.61M
Lifetime installs (est.)
49.7M
220.6M
Monthly active users (est.)?
14.5M
8.6M
App Store rating
4.81★
4.22★
Total ratings
332K
1.6M
US grossing rank
#78
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$11.99
$9.90
IAP tiers detected
7 tiers
0 tiers

STARZ

Starz Entertainment, LLC
App Store
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
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ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV

NewLeaf Publishing
Google Play
Category
Entertainment
Price
Free
Released
Aug 10, 2022
Last updated
Apr 29, 2026
File size
-
Content rating
Teen
Version
3.7.50
Languages
-
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FAQ

Which makes more money, STARZ or ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV? v
STARZ earns about $2.37M per month, while ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV earns about $2.05M. That is a 1.2× revenue gap (~$314.8K more per month for STARZ). Annual revenue: STARZ ≈ $28.38M/year, ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV ≈ $24.61M/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 ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV? v
ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV leads with about 220.6M estimated downloads vs 49.7M for STARZ - a 4.4× gap. STARZ's App Store downloads are estimated from 332K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV reports 100,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are STARZ and ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV 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 ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV offer? v
STARZ: IAP range 7 tiers detected. ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV: IAP range $0.49 - $199.99 per item. STARZ runs a "Subscription (~$5.83/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #78" monetization model; ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV runs "Subscription (~$9.90/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, STARZ or ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV? v
STARZ edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.2 (gap of 0.6 stars). Rating volume: STARZ 332K ratings, ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV 44K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these STARZ vs ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $2.37M for STARZ and $2.05M for ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV 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 ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV to a different App Store app? v
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