BBC: World News & Stories vs The Economic Times
BBC: World News & Stories
BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 9.4M installs
VS
The Economic Times
Times Internet Limited
App Store
$6.5K/mo
~$77.8K/yr · 114K installs
Revenue winner
The Economic Times wins
+648300% vs other
Installs winner
BBC: World News & Stories wins
+8224% vs other
MAU winner
BBC: World News & Stories wins
+8257% vs other
Rating winner
BBC: World News & Stories wins
+1% vs other
Why The Economic Times is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- The Economic Times earns roughly 6483× more per month than BBC: World News & Stories - $6.5K vs $0.
- Subscription model. The Economic Times runs a $4.99/mo subscription that compounds; BBC: World News & Stories relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- More monetization surfaces. The Economic Times runs 10 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.
BBC: World News & Stories
vs
The Economic Times
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
▶
$6.5K
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
▶
$77.8K
Lifetime installs (est.)
9.4M
◀
114K
Monthly active users (est.)?
2.4M
◀
29K
App Store rating
4.49★
◀
4.43★
Total ratings
86K
◀
1K
US grossing rank
-
=
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
▶
$4.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
▶
10 tiers
- Category
- News
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Apr 1, 2010
- Last updated
- Jun 22, 2026
- File size
- 104.8 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 2026.5.0
- Languages
- English
- Category
- News
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Oct 27, 2011
- Last updated
- Jul 1, 2026
- File size
- 204.5 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 4.5.5
- Languages
- English
BBC: World News & Stories trajectory
The Economic Times trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, BBC: World News & Stories or The Economic Times? v
The Economic Times earns about $6.5K per month, while BBC: World News & Stories earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$6.5K more per month for The Economic Times). Annual revenue: BBC: World News & Stories ≈ $0/year, The Economic Times ≈ $77.8K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, BBC: World News & Stories or The Economic Times? v
BBC: World News & Stories leads with about 9.4M estimated downloads vs 114K for The Economic Times - a 83.2× gap. BBC: World News & Stories's App Store downloads are estimated from 86K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. The Economic Times's App Store downloads are estimated from 1K ratings.
Are BBC: World News & Stories and The Economic Times in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the News 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 BBC: World News & Stories and The Economic Times offer? v
BBC: World News & Stories: no IAP detected on the public listing. The Economic Times: IAP range 10 tiers detected. BBC: World News & Stories runs a "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)" monetization model; The Economic Times runs "Subscription (~$6.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, BBC: World News & Stories or The Economic Times? v
BBC: World News & Stories edges ahead with ★ 4.5 vs ★ 4.4 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: BBC: World News & Stories 86K ratings, The Economic Times 1K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these BBC: World News & Stories vs The Economic Times revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for BBC: World News & Stories and $6.5K for The Economic Times are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (News) - 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 BBC: World News & Stories or The Economic Times to a different App Store app? v
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