Crain's Chicago Business vs Hourly Newsy
Revenue, downloads, ratings and category context for two iOS apps. Figures are estimates and should be read as ranges, not exact totals.
Crain's Chicago BusinessCrain Communications, Inc. - News
Hourly NewsyMike Lapchick - News| Metric | Crain's Chicago Business | Hourly Newsy | Readout |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated revenue / mo | $*** - opens with trial | $*** - opens with trial | Partial signal |
| Revenue band | $*** - opens with trial | $*** - opens with trial | Use range + confidence |
| Estimated downloads / mo | $*** - opens with trial | $*** - opens with trial | Hourly Newsy |
| Download band | $*** - opens with trial | $*** - opens with trial | Use range + confidence |
| Rating | - | 5.00 | Hourly Newsy |
| Rating count | - | 1 | Hourly Newsy |
| Tracked keywords | — | — | Tie |
| Category | News | News | Same market |
Which app is bigger?
Crain's Chicago Business and Hourly Newsy are compared inside News with monthly revenue, downloads, rating, review volume, keyword footprint, category placement and range context. Hourly Newsy leads on monthly downloads in the current readout, while a clean revenue readout is available only for Hourly Newsy in this pair. Hourly Newsy wins demand, Hourly Newsy has deeper review volume, and Tie has the larger tracked keyword footprint. The better app depends on the job: choose the revenue leader when you need monetization proof, choose the download leader when reach matters, and choose the higher-rated or deeper-reviewed app when market trust is the constraint. Read both ranges rather than only the midpoint, then open the category hub and related collections to see whether this pair is an outlier or a normal category pattern.