The Wall Street Journal. News vs Downcast
Revenue, downloads, ratings and category context for two iOS apps. Figures are estimates and should be read as ranges, not exact totals.
The Wall Street Journal. NewsDow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal. - News
DowncastJamawkinaw Enterprises LLC - News| Metric | The Wall Street Journal. News | Downcast | Readout |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated revenue / mo | $*** - opens with trial | $*** - opens with trial | The Wall Street Journal. News |
| Revenue band | $*** - opens with trial | $*** - opens with trial | Use range + confidence |
| Estimated downloads / mo | $*** - opens with trial | $*** - opens with trial | The Wall Street Journal. News |
| Download band | $*** - opens with trial | $*** - opens with trial | Use range + confidence |
| Rating | 4.71 | 4.28 | The Wall Street Journal. News |
| Rating count | 552k | 2.7k | The Wall Street Journal. News |
| Tracked keywords | 3 | — | The Wall Street Journal. News |
| Category | News | News | Same market |
Which app is bigger?
The Wall Street Journal. News and Downcast are compared inside News with monthly revenue, downloads, rating, review volume, keyword footprint, category placement and range context. The Wall Street Journal. News leads on monthly downloads in the current readout, and The Wall Street Journal. News wins the revenue readout (the exact figures open with the paid plan), The Wall Street Journal. News wins demand, The Wall Street Journal. News has deeper review volume, and The Wall Street Journal. 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.