WEBTOON: Manga, Comics, Manhwa vs HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies

WEBTOON: Manga, Comics, Manhwa

NAVER WEBTOON Ltd.
App Store
$6.76M/mo
~$81.14M/yr · 72.0M installs
VS

HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies

WarnerMedia Global Digital Services, LLC
Google Play
$2.92M/mo
~$35.01M/yr · 193.9M installs
Revenue winner WEBTOON: Manga, Comics, Manhwa wins +132% vs other
Installs winner HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies wins +169% vs other
MAU winner WEBTOON: Manga, Comics, Manhwa wins +31% vs other
Rating winner HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies wins +0% vs other

Why WEBTOON: Manga, Comics, Manhwa is winning

Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. WEBTOON: Manga, Comics, Manhwa earns roughly 2× more per month than HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies - $6.76M vs $2.92M.
  2. Aggressive pricing. WEBTOON: Manga, Comics, Manhwa undercuts at $19.99/mo vs $23.93/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
  3. More monetization surfaces. WEBTOON: Manga, Comics, Manhwa 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.

WEBTOON: Manga, Comics, Manhwa
vs
HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$6.76M
$2.92M
Annual revenue (est.)
$81.14M
$35.01M
Lifetime installs (est.)
72.0M
193.9M
Monthly active users (est.)?
10.4M
8.0M
App Store rating
4.77★
4.77★
Total ratings
480K
5.3M
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$19.99
$23.93
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
0 tiers

WEBTOON: Manga, Comics, Manhwa

NAVER WEBTOON Ltd.
App Store
Category
Entertainment
Price
Free
Released
Jul 13, 2014
Last updated
May 7, 2026
File size
191.1 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
3.9.1
Languages
English, French, German, Indonesian, Korean, Chinese +3 more
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HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies

WarnerMedia Global Digital Services, LLC
Google Play
Category
Entertainment
Price
Free
Released
May 23, 2023
Last updated
Apr 30, 2026
File size
-
Content rating
Teen
Version
VARY
Languages
-
View full HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, WEBTOON: Manga, Comics, Manhwa or HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies? v
WEBTOON: Manga, Comics, Manhwa earns about $6.76M per month, while HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies earns about $2.92M. That is a 2.3× revenue gap (~$3.84M more per month for WEBTOON: Manga, Comics, Manhwa). Annual revenue: WEBTOON: Manga, Comics, Manhwa ≈ $81.14M/year, HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies ≈ $35.01M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store / Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, WEBTOON: Manga, Comics, Manhwa or HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies? v
HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies leads with about 193.9M estimated downloads vs 72.0M for WEBTOON: Manga, Comics, Manhwa - a 2.7× gap. WEBTOON: Manga, Comics, Manhwa's App Store downloads are estimated from 480K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies reports 100,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are WEBTOON: Manga, Comics, Manhwa and HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies 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 WEBTOON: Manga, Comics, Manhwa and HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies offer? v
WEBTOON: Manga, Comics, Manhwa: IAP range 10 tiers detected. HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies: IAP range $2.49 - $229.99 per item. WEBTOON: Manga, Comics, Manhwa runs a "Subscription (~$19.99/mo)" monetization model; HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies runs "Subscription (~$23.93/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, WEBTOON: Manga, Comics, Manhwa or HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies? v
HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.8 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: WEBTOON: Manga, Comics, Manhwa 480K ratings, HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies 58K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these WEBTOON: Manga, Comics, Manhwa vs HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $6.76M for WEBTOON: Manga, Comics, Manhwa and $2.92M for HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies 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 WEBTOON: Manga, Comics, Manhwa or HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies to a different App Store app? v
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