YouTube Music vs Play Dead: Grateful Dead App

YouTube Music

Google
App Store
$15.96M/mo
~$191.48M/yr · 257.3M installs
VS

Play Dead: Grateful Dead App

nugs.net
Google Play
$632/mo
~$7.6K/yr · 6K installs
Revenue winner YouTube Music wins +2524740% vs other
Installs winner YouTube Music wins +4171403% vs other
MAU winner YouTube Music wins +782057% vs other
Rating winner YouTube Music wins +75% vs other

Why YouTube Music is winning

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

  1. YouTube Music earns roughly 25248× more per month than Play Dead: Grateful Dead App - $15.96M vs $632.
  2. Premium pricing. YouTube Music charges $15.99/mo vs Play Dead: Grateful Dead App's $9.99/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
  3. Bigger install base. YouTube Music has ~257.3M lifetime installs vs Play Dead: Grateful Dead App's ~6K - 41715.0× 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
Play Dead: Grateful Dead App
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$15.96M
$632
Annual revenue (est.)
$191.48M
$7.6K
Lifetime installs (est.)
257.3M
6K
Monthly active users (est.)?
17.8M
2K
App Store rating
4.77★
2.73★
Total ratings
1.5M
32
US grossing rank
#15
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$15.99
$9.99
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 →

Play Dead: Grateful Dead App

nugs.net
Google Play
Category
Music & Audio
Price
Free
Released
Apr 7, 2026
Last updated
Apr 30, 2026
File size
-
Content rating
Everyone
Version
1.0.1
Languages
-
View full Play Dead: Grateful Dead App report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, YouTube Music or Play Dead: Grateful Dead App? v
YouTube Music earns about $15.96M per month, while Play Dead: Grateful Dead App earns about $632. That is a 25248.4× revenue gap (~$15.96M more per month for YouTube Music). Annual revenue: YouTube Music ≈ $191.48M/year, Play Dead: Grateful Dead App ≈ $7.6K/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 Play Dead: Grateful Dead App? v
YouTube Music leads with about 257.3M estimated downloads vs 6K for Play Dead: Grateful Dead App - a 41715.0× gap. YouTube Music's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.5M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Play Dead: Grateful Dead App reports 5,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are YouTube Music and Play Dead: Grateful Dead App in the same App Store category on each store and competing for the same money? v
No - YouTube Music is in Music and Play Dead: Grateful Dead App is in Music & Audio. They share screen-time attention but earn money in different niches: YouTube Music from music monetization patterns, Play Dead: Grateful Dead App from music & audio.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do YouTube Music and Play Dead: Grateful Dead App offer? v
YouTube Music: IAP range 5 tiers detected. Play Dead: Grateful Dead App: IAP range $9.99 - $99.99 per item. YouTube Music runs a "Subscription (~$15.99/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #15" monetization model; Play Dead: Grateful Dead App runs "Subscription (~$9.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, YouTube Music or Play Dead: Grateful Dead App? v
YouTube Music edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 2.7 (gap of 2.0 stars). Rating volume: YouTube Music 1.5M ratings, Play Dead: Grateful Dead App 27 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these YouTube Music vs Play Dead: Grateful Dead App revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $15.96M for YouTube Music and $632 for Play Dead: Grateful Dead App are derived from App Store grossing rank / Google Play install ranges, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Music / Music & Audio) - 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 Play Dead: Grateful Dead App to a different App Store app? v
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