YouTube Music vs Just Dance Now

YouTube Music

Google
App Store
$13.94M/mo
~$167.25M/yr · 257.3M installs
VS

Just Dance Now

Ubisoft Entertainment
Google Play
$62.4K/mo
~$749.0K/yr · 61.5M installs
Revenue winner YouTube Music wins +22231% vs other
Installs winner YouTube Music wins +318% vs other
MAU winner YouTube Music wins +415% vs other
Rating winner YouTube Music wins +23% vs other

Why YouTube Music is winning

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

  1. YouTube Music earns roughly 223× more per month than Just Dance Now - $13.94M vs $62.4K.
  2. Premium pricing. YouTube Music charges $15.99/mo vs Just Dance Now's $7.00/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
  3. Bigger install base. YouTube Music has ~257.3M lifetime installs vs Just Dance Now's ~61.5M - 4.2× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. YouTube Music runs 5 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.

YouTube Music
vs
Just Dance Now
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$13.94M
$62.4K
Annual revenue (est.)
$167.25M
$749.0K
Lifetime installs (est.)
257.3M
61.5M
Monthly active users (est.)?
17.8M
3.4M
App Store rating
4.77★
3.87★
Total ratings
1.5M
1.1M
US grossing rank
#17
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$15.99
$7.00
IAP tiers detected
5 tiers
0 tiers

YouTube Music

Google
App Store
Category
Music
Price
Free
Released
Nov 12, 2015
Last updated
May 5, 2026
File size
255.6 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
9.18
Languages
AF, SQ, AM, Arabic, HY, AZ +66 more
View full YouTube Music report →

Just Dance Now

Ubisoft Entertainment
Google Play
Category
Music
Price
Free
Released
Sep 24, 2014
Last updated
Apr 17, 2026
File size
-
Content rating
Everyone 10+
Version
9.3.0
Languages
-
View full Just Dance Now report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, YouTube Music or Just Dance Now? v
YouTube Music earns about $13.94M per month, while Just Dance Now earns about $62.4K. That is a 223.3× revenue gap (~$13.87M more per month for YouTube Music). Annual revenue: YouTube Music ≈ $167.25M/year, Just Dance Now ≈ $749.0K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store / Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, YouTube Music or Just Dance Now? v
YouTube Music leads with about 257.3M estimated downloads vs 61.5M for Just Dance Now - a 4.2× gap. YouTube Music's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.5M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Just Dance Now reports 50,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are YouTube Music and Just Dance Now in the same App Store category on each store and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Music 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 YouTube Music and Just Dance Now offer? v
YouTube Music: IAP range 5 tiers detected. Just Dance Now: IAP range $0.49 - $99.99 per item. YouTube Music runs a "Subscription (~$15.99/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #17" monetization model; Just Dance Now runs "Free casual game · ad-supported (~$0.04/MAU)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, YouTube Music or Just Dance Now? v
YouTube Music edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 3.9 (gap of 0.9 stars). Rating volume: YouTube Music 1.5M ratings, Just Dance Now 43K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these YouTube Music vs Just Dance Now revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $13.94M for YouTube Music and $62.4K for Just Dance Now are derived from App Store grossing rank / Google Play install ranges, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Music) - 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 YouTube Music or Just Dance Now to a different App Store app? v
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