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R-TYPE earns about
$3.9K/month
range $2.2K – $5.7K · $47.3K/year
Live data · refreshed every hour
Per Day
$131
$72 – $191
Per Week
$920
$506 – $1.3K
Per Month
$3.9K
$2.2K – $5.7K
Per Year
$47.3K
$26.0K – $68.6K
Lifetime
$118.3K
$65.1K – $171.6K
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A specific clone-and-improve plan for R-TYPE
Auto-generated from this app's real revenue ($3.9K/month · $47.3K/year), monetization model, rating signals and category. Every line is calibrated to this app, not generic advice.
33/100
Opportunity
70/100
Cloneability
$1
Revenue / install
✓ Features to copy
- the proven core flow that drove these download numbers
⚡ Improve / fix
- last updated 31 months ago - ship faster, advertise the freshness
🛠 MVP scope
- core feature
- onboarding flow
- IAP unlock or one-time purchase
- settings + share
💰 Pricing recommendation
R-TYPE is paid at USD1.99. Consider a free + IAP model - broader install base, similar ARPU.
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📺 TikTok / ad hook angles
- "I tried R-TYPE for 30 days - here's what I'd do differently"
- "Why R-TYPE costs $9.99/mo when ours costs $5.99"
- "The arcade app R-TYPE won't tell you these 3 things"
Monetization
Paid app ($1.99)Revenue mix (estimated)
- Paid upfront ~100%
Paying users (est.)
Per-MAU revenue from category benchmark ($0.30–$2.00/mo)
In-App Purchases
No in-app purchases
Paid app: $1.99
App Details
Pulled from Google Play- Current Version
- 2.4.0
- Released
- Sep 12, 2011
- Last Updated
- Oct 16, 2023
- Required OS
- 5.0
- Content Rating
- Everyone
- Category
- Arcade
- Price
- USD1.99
- Currency
- USD
- Developer
- Dotemu
Fun Numbers - share these
$0
every second
$0
every minute
$5
every hour
$131
every day
- ☕ Buys 26 $5 coffees every day
- 🚗 Earns enough for 1 Tesla Model 3s annually
- ⏱️ Earns the price of a coffee in 3,286 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
165K
Reported: 100,000+
Active Users (MAU est.)
9K
5.7% of installs · default benchmark · cumulative-install decay × 0.75
Rating
4.56 ★
925 reviews
Monetization
Paid app ($1.99)
Rating Distribution
5★
7K
4★
636
3★
271
2★
89
1★
636
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Frequently Asked About R-TYPE
How much money does R-TYPE make on Google Play? ⌄
R-TYPE has an estimated Play Store revenue of $3.9K per month (~$47.3K per year, $131 per day) with a likely range of $2.2K to $5.7K. 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 R-TYPE get? ⌄
Google Play publishes install ranges (e.g. 1M+, 10M+, 100M+). R-TYPE reports 100,000+ installs. Rev.now combines that range with ratings, reviews, grossing rank and category trends to estimate roughly 165K total downloads and 9K monthly active users on Android.
Is R-TYPE a top grossing Android app and what is its Play Store rank? ⌄
R-TYPE 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 R-TYPE Play Store revenue estimated? ⌄
Rev.now estimates R-TYPE 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 Arcade category ARPU benchmark - net of Google's 15-30% Play Store cut.
What in-app purchases and subscriptions does R-TYPE offer on Android? ⌄
R-TYPE 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 R-TYPE Play Store revenue with another Android app? ⌄
Yes. Use the free compare tool to compare R-TYPE side-by-side with any other Google Play app by estimated revenue, downloads, paying users, subscription pricing, in-app purchase tiers, grossing rank and monetization model.
Does Rev.now show exact Play Store revenue for R-TYPE? ⌄
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