NOS vs The Guardian - US & World News

NOS

Nederlandse Omroep Stichting
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 93K installs
VS

The Guardian - US & World News

Guardian News and Media Limited
App Store
$746.9K/mo
~$8.96M/yr · 16.9M installs
Revenue winner The Guardian - US & World News wins +74691600% vs other
Installs winner The Guardian - US & World News wins +18042% vs other
MAU winner The Guardian - US & World News wins +13736% vs other
Rating winner The Guardian - US & World News wins +4% vs other

Why The Guardian - US & World News is winning

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

  1. The Guardian - US & World News earns roughly 746916× more per month than NOS - $746.9K vs $0.
  2. Subscription model. The Guardian - US & World News runs a $6.99/mo subscription that compounds; NOS relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. The Guardian - US & World News has ~16.9M lifetime installs vs NOS's ~93K - 181.4× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. The Guardian - US & World News runs 8 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.

NOS
vs
The Guardian - US & World News
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
$746.9K
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
$8.96M
Lifetime installs (est.)
93K
16.9M
Monthly active users (est.)?
24K
3.3M
App Store rating
4.68★
4.86★
Total ratings
1K
113K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$6.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
8 tiers

NOS

Nederlandse Omroep Stichting
App Store
Category
News
Price
Free
Released
Apr 24, 2012
Last updated
Jun 23, 2026
File size
50.3 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
8.6.2
Languages
Dutch
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The Guardian - US & World News

Guardian News and Media Limited
App Store
Category
News
Price
Free
Released
Oct 29, 2013
Last updated
Jun 30, 2026
File size
199.3 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
13.37
Languages
English
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FAQ

Which makes more money, NOS or The Guardian - US & World News? v
The Guardian - US & World News earns about $746.9K per month, while NOS earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$746.9K more per month for The Guardian - US & World News). Annual revenue: NOS ≈ $0/year, The Guardian - US & World News ≈ $8.96M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, NOS or The Guardian - US & World News? v
The Guardian - US & World News leads with about 16.9M estimated downloads vs 93K for NOS - a 181.4× gap. NOS's App Store downloads are estimated from 1K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. The Guardian - US & World News's App Store downloads are estimated from 113K ratings.
Are NOS and The Guardian - US & World News 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 NOS and The Guardian - US & World News offer? v
NOS: no IAP detected on the public listing. The Guardian - US & World News: IAP range 8 tiers detected. NOS runs a "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)" monetization model; The Guardian - US & World News 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, NOS or The Guardian - US & World News? v
The Guardian - US & World News edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.7 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: NOS 1K ratings, The Guardian - US & World News 113K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these NOS vs The Guardian - US & World News revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for NOS and $746.9K for The Guardian - US & World News 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 NOS or The Guardian - US & World News to a different App Store app? v
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