Medium: Read & Write Stories vs Downcast
Revenue, downloads, ratings and category context for two iOS apps. Figures are estimates and should be read as ranges, not exact totals.
Medium: Read & Write StoriesA Medium Corporation - News
DowncastJamawkinaw Enterprises LLC - News| Metric | Medium: Read & Write Stories | Downcast | Readout |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated revenue / mo | $*** - opens with trial | $*** - opens with trial | Medium: Read & Write Stories |
| Revenue band | $*** - opens with trial | $*** - opens with trial | Use range + confidence |
| Estimated downloads / mo | $*** - opens with trial | $*** - opens with trial | Medium: Read & Write Stories |
| Download band | $*** - opens with trial | $*** - opens with trial | Use range + confidence |
| Rating | 4.82 | 4.28 | Medium: Read & Write Stories |
| Rating count | 156k | 2.7k | Medium: Read & Write Stories |
| Tracked keywords | — | — | Tie |
| Category | News | News | Same market |
Which app is bigger?
Medium: Read & Write Stories and Downcast are compared inside News with monthly revenue, downloads, rating, review volume, keyword footprint, category placement and range context. Medium: Read & Write Stories leads on monthly downloads in the current readout, and Medium: Read & Write Stories wins the revenue readout (the exact figures open with the paid plan), Medium: Read & Write Stories wins demand, Medium: Read & Write Stories 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.