Medium: Read & Write Stories vs Ground News
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
Ground NewsSnapwise Inc. - News| Metric | Medium: Read & Write Stories | Ground News | Readout |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated revenue / mo | $*** - opens with trial | $*** - opens with trial | Tie |
| Revenue band | $*** - opens with trial | $*** - opens with trial | Use range + confidence |
| Estimated downloads / mo | $*** - opens with trial | $*** - opens with trial | Ground News |
| Download band | $*** - opens with trial | $*** - opens with trial | Use range + confidence |
| Rating | 4.82 | 4.72 | Medium: Read & Write Stories |
| Rating count | 156k | 46k | Medium: Read & Write Stories |
| Tracked keywords | — | 1 | Ground News |
| Category | News | News | Same market |
Which app is bigger?
Medium: Read & Write Stories and Ground News are compared inside News with monthly revenue, downloads, rating, review volume, keyword footprint, category placement and range context. Ground News leads on monthly downloads in the current readout, and Tie wins the revenue readout (the exact figures open with the paid plan), Ground News wins demand, Medium: Read & Write Stories has deeper review volume, and Ground News 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.