Talkatone: WiFi Text & Calls vs WhatsApp Messenger

Talkatone: WiFi Text & Calls

TALKATONE, INC.
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 21.1M installs
VS

WhatsApp Messenger

WhatsApp Inc.
App Store
$25.93M/mo
~$311.14M/yr · 1.6B installs
Revenue winner WhatsApp Messenger wins +2592827300% vs other
Installs winner WhatsApp Messenger wins +7638% vs other
MAU winner WhatsApp Messenger wins +408% vs other
Rating winner Talkatone: WiFi Text & Calls wins +0% vs other

Why WhatsApp Messenger is winning

Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. WhatsApp Messenger earns roughly 25928273× more per month than Talkatone: WiFi Text & Calls - $25.93M vs $0.
  2. Subscription model. WhatsApp Messenger runs a $21.99/mo subscription that compounds; Talkatone: WiFi Text & Calls relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. WhatsApp Messenger has ~1.6B lifetime installs vs Talkatone: WiFi Text & Calls's ~21.1M - 77.4× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. WhatsApp Messenger runs 3 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.

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Side-by-side metrics

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

Talkatone: WiFi Text & Calls
vs
WhatsApp Messenger
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
$25.93M
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
$311.14M
Lifetime installs (est.)
21.1M
1.6B
Monthly active users (est.)?
7.1M
36.0M
App Store rating
4.70★
4.69★
Total ratings
141K
18.2M
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$21.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
3 tiers

Talkatone: WiFi Text & Calls

TALKATONE, INC.
App Store
Category
Social Networking
Price
Free
Released
Oct 27, 2010
Last updated
Jun 3, 2026
File size
66.0 MB
Content rating
17+
Version
7.1.4
Languages
English
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WhatsApp Messenger

WhatsApp Inc.
App Store
Category
Social Networking
Price
Free
Released
May 4, 2009
Last updated
Jun 30, 2026
File size
360.1 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
26.25.74
Languages
Arabic, BN, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish +33 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Talkatone: WiFi Text & Calls or WhatsApp Messenger? v
WhatsApp Messenger earns about $25.93M per month, while Talkatone: WiFi Text & Calls earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$25.93M more per month for WhatsApp Messenger). Annual revenue: Talkatone: WiFi Text & Calls ≈ $0/year, WhatsApp Messenger ≈ $311.14M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Talkatone: WiFi Text & Calls or WhatsApp Messenger? v
WhatsApp Messenger leads with about 1.6B estimated downloads vs 21.1M for Talkatone: WiFi Text & Calls - a 77.4× gap. Talkatone: WiFi Text & Calls's App Store downloads are estimated from 141K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. WhatsApp Messenger's App Store downloads are estimated from 18.2M ratings.
Are Talkatone: WiFi Text & Calls and WhatsApp Messenger in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Social Networking 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 Talkatone: WiFi Text & Calls and WhatsApp Messenger offer? v
Talkatone: WiFi Text & Calls: no IAP detected on the public listing. WhatsApp Messenger: IAP range 3 tiers detected. Talkatone: WiFi Text & Calls runs a "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)" monetization model; WhatsApp Messenger runs "Subscription (~$21.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Talkatone: WiFi Text & Calls or WhatsApp Messenger? v
Talkatone: WiFi Text & Calls edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.7 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: Talkatone: WiFi Text & Calls 141K ratings, WhatsApp Messenger 18.2M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Talkatone: WiFi Text & Calls vs WhatsApp Messenger revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for Talkatone: WiFi Text & Calls and $25.93M for WhatsApp Messenger are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Social Networking) - 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 Talkatone: WiFi Text & Calls or WhatsApp Messenger to a different App Store app? v
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