Podcast App & Player - Castbox vs Downcast
Revenue, downloads, ratings and category context for two iOS apps. Figures are estimates and should be read as ranges, not exact totals.
| Metric | Podcast App & Player - Castbox | Downcast | Readout |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated revenue / mo | $*** - opens with trial | $*** - opens with trial | Podcast App & Player - Castbox |
| Revenue band | $*** - opens with trial | $*** - opens with trial | Use range + confidence |
| Estimated downloads / mo | $*** - opens with trial | $*** - opens with trial | Podcast App & Player - Castbox |
| Download band | $*** - opens with trial | $*** - opens with trial | Use range + confidence |
| Rating | 4.90 | 4.28 | Podcast App & Player - Castbox |
| Rating count | 198k | 2.7k | Podcast App & Player - Castbox |
| Tracked keywords | — | — | Tie |
| Category | News | News | Same market |
Which app is bigger?
Podcast App & Player - Castbox and Downcast are compared inside News with monthly revenue, downloads, rating, review volume, keyword footprint, category placement and range context. Podcast App & Player - Castbox leads on monthly downloads in the current readout, and Podcast App & Player - Castbox wins the revenue readout (the exact figures open with the paid plan), Podcast App & Player - Castbox wins demand, Podcast App & Player - Castbox 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.