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Game Dev Tycoon earns about
$94.8K/month
range $52.2K – $137.5K · $1.14M/year
Live data · refreshed every hour
Per Day
$3.2K
$1.7K – $4.6K
Per Week
$22.1K
$12.2K – $32.1K
Per Month
$94.8K
$52.2K – $137.5K
Per Year
$1.14M
$625.9K – $1.65M
Lifetime
$2.84M
$1.56M – $4.13M
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A specific clone-and-improve plan for Game Dev Tycoon
Auto-generated from this app's real revenue ($94.8K/month · $1.14M/year), monetization model, rating signals and category. Every line is calibrated to this app, not generic advice.
46/100
Opportunity
70/100
Cloneability
$2
Revenue / install
✓ Features to copy
- the proven core flow that drove these download numbers
⚡ Improve / fix
- last updated 7 months ago - ship faster, advertise the freshness
🛠 MVP scope
- core feature
- onboarding flow
- IAP unlock or one-time purchase
- settings + share
💰 Pricing recommendation
Game Dev Tycoon is paid at USD4.99. Consider a free + IAP model - broader install base, similar ARPU.
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📺 TikTok / ad hook angles
- "I tried Game Dev Tycoon for 30 days - here's what I'd do differently"
- "Why Game Dev Tycoon costs $9.99/mo when ours costs $5.99"
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Monetization
Paid app ($4.99)Revenue mix (estimated)
- Paid upfront ~100%
Paying users (est.)
Per-MAU revenue from category benchmark ($0.60–$4.00/mo)
In-App Purchases
No in-app purchases
Paid app: $4.99
App Details
Pulled from Google Play- Current Version
- 1.6.18
- Released
- Jan 31, 2018
- Last Updated
- Oct 13, 2025
- Required OS
- 9
- Content Rating
- Everyone
- Category
- Simulation
- Price
- USD4.99
- Currency
- USD
- Developer
- Greenheart Games
What's new in v1.6.18
Thank you for playing!
Changes (1.6.18):
- Various bug fixes
Fun Numbers - share these
$0
every second
$2
every minute
$132
every hour
$3.2K
every day
- ☕ Buys 632 $5 coffees every day
- 👨💻 Pays for 6 senior engineer salaries per year
- 🚗 Earns enough for 27 Tesla Model 3s annually
- ⏱️ Earns the price of a coffee in 137 seconds
12-Month Revenue Trajectory
Modeled from grossing rank, app score, and update cadence. Hover any point to see the value. Real growth depends on retention, marketing, and seasonality.
Total Installs
1.6M
Reported: 1,000,000+
Active Users (MAU est.)
93K
5.9% of installs · default benchmark · cumulative-install decay × 0.5
Rating
4.80 ★
17K reviews
Monetization
Paid app ($4.99)
Rating Distribution
5★
148K
4★
19K
3★
2K
2★
1K
1★
2K
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Frequently Asked About Game Dev Tycoon
How much money does Game Dev Tycoon make on Google Play? ⌄
Game Dev Tycoon has an estimated Play Store revenue of $94.8K per month (~$1.14M per year, $3.2K per day) with a likely range of $52.2K to $137.5K. This sums earnings from in-app purchases, subscription revenue, ad monetization and any paid downloads on Google Play - directional estimates from public signals only.
How many Play Store downloads does Game Dev Tycoon get? ⌄
Google Play publishes install ranges (e.g. 1M+, 10M+, 100M+). Game Dev Tycoon reports 1,000,000+ installs. Rev.now combines that range with ratings, reviews, grossing rank and category trends to estimate roughly 1.6M total downloads and 93K monthly active users on Android.
Is Game Dev Tycoon a top grossing Android app and what is its Play Store rank? ⌄
Game Dev Tycoon is analyzed using Google Play grossing rank, category ranking, install range, ratings velocity, monetization model (subscription revenue, in-app purchases, paid downloads) and ad-revenue signals. Compare it to other highest-grossing Android apps on the Play Store leaderboard.
How is Game Dev Tycoon Play Store revenue estimated? ⌄
Rev.now estimates Game Dev Tycoon Play Store revenue from public app data: Google Play download ranges, monthly active users (MAU), Android paying-user conversion, scraped subscription pricing, in-app purchase ranges (shown on the Play listing when available), ad monetization (eCPM × impressions × MAU) and the Simulation category ARPU benchmark - net of Google's 15-30% Play Store cut.
What in-app purchases and subscriptions does Game Dev Tycoon offer on Android? ⌄
Game Dev Tycoon currently shows no in-app purchases or subscription pricing on the public Google Play listing. Subscription revenue and IAP earnings are usually the biggest contributors to monthly Play Store revenue.
Can I compare Game Dev Tycoon Play Store revenue with another Android app? ⌄
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Does Rev.now show exact Play Store revenue for Game Dev Tycoon? ⌄
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