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Sword of Shadows Play Store Revenue Estimate

Snail Games USA Inc · Role Playing

Sword of Shadows is the latest epic martial arts MMO title from Snail Games. The ancient realm of Jianghu is once again under siege by dark and powerful forces. Each martial arts school is fierce and fearsome in its own right, but is any on…

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Sword of Shadows earns about
$19.4K/month
range $10.7K – $28.2K · $233.1K/year
Live data · refreshed every hour
Per Day
$648
$356 – $939
Per Week
$4.5K
$2.5K – $6.6K
Per Month
$19.4K
$10.7K – $28.2K
Per Year
$233.1K
$128.2K – $338.1K
Lifetime
$582.8K
$320.6K – $845.1K
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A specific clone-and-improve plan for Sword of Shadows

Auto-generated from this app's real revenue ($19.4K/month · $233.1K/year), monetization model, rating signals and category. Every line is calibrated to this app, not generic advice.

44/100
Opportunity
Decent target
5/100
Cloneability
Very hard (network effects, regulatory, or content-licensing moats);
$0
Revenue / install
Lifetime value per download (≈30-month app life). Higher = each user is worth more.

✓ Features to copy

  • subscription paywall (~$9.95/mo) - proven monetization
  • in-app purchase tier ladder for upsells

⚡ Improve / fix

  • ★ rating only 3.6 - read /intelligence/reviews/android/sword-of-shadows/ to mine the top complaints
  • subscription is $9.95/mo - undercut by 30-50% to win price-sensitive users

🛠 MVP scope

  • core feature loop
  • subscription gating
  • free-tier limits
  • trial period
  • analytics

💰 Pricing recommendation

Sword of Shadows is at $9.95/mo. Consider going slightly lower with a longer free trial (14 days) to win price-aware users.

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📺 TikTok / ad hook angles

  • "I tried Sword of Shadows for 30 days - here's what I'd do differently"
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Monetization

Free game · IAP-driven (0 packs, ~$0.30/MAU)
Revenue mix (estimated)
  • Subscriptions ~72%
  • One-time IAP ~22%
  • Ads ~6%
Paying users (est.)
1K
1.9M installs · 9.2% active · 0.8% pay
In-App Purchases
  • Sub Subscription tier $0.99/month
  • Sub Subscription tier $99.99/month
Subscription tiers parsed from store description.

App Details

Pulled from Google Play
Current Version
24.0.0
Released
Mar 21, 2017
Last Updated
Mar 18, 2026
Required OS
6.0
Content Rating
Teen
Category
Role Playing
Price
Free
Currency
USD
Developer
Snail Games USA Inc

What's new in v24.0.0

1.New Martial Art: Nine Heavens Thunder Sword Technique
2.New Divine Weapon: Dragon Soar
3.New Outfit
4.New Inner Skills: Press the Advantage, Unrivaled
5.Hero system level cap increased; added Hero Advancement feature
6.New Twin Sword Weapon Case

Fun Numbers - share these

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every second
$0
every minute
$27
every hour
$648
every day
  • ☕ Buys 130 $5 coffees every day
  • 👨‍💻 Pays for 1 senior engineer salaries per year
  • 🚗 Earns enough for 6 Tesla Model 3s annually
  • ⏱️ Earns the price of a coffee in 667 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.

JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay
Total Installs
1.9M
Reported: 1,000,000+
Active Users (MAU est.)
179K
9.2% of installs · GAME_ROLE_PLAYING (mapped to GAME) category benchmark · cumulative-install decay × 0.5
Rating
3.65 ★
736 reviews
Monetization
Free game · IAP-driven (0 packs, ~$0.30/MAU)
IAP: $0.99 - $99.99 per item

Rating Distribution

5★
10K
4★
2K
3★
3K
2★
2K
1★
4K

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Frequently Asked About Sword of Shadows

How much money does Sword of Shadows make on Google Play?
Sword of Shadows has an estimated Play Store revenue of $19.4K per month (~$233.1K per year, $648 per day) with a likely range of $10.7K to $28.2K. 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 Sword of Shadows get?
Google Play publishes install ranges (e.g. 1M+, 10M+, 100M+). Sword of Shadows reports 1,000,000+ installs. Rev.now combines that range with ratings, reviews, grossing rank and category trends to estimate roughly 1.9M total downloads and 179K monthly active users on Android.
Is Sword of Shadows a top grossing Android app and what is its Play Store rank?
Sword of Shadows 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 Sword of Shadows Play Store revenue estimated?
Rev.now estimates Sword of Shadows 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 ($0.99 - $99.99 per item), ad monetization (eCPM × impressions × MAU) and the Role Playing category ARPU benchmark - net of Google's 15-30% Play Store cut.
What in-app purchases and subscriptions does Sword of Shadows offer on Android?
Sword of Shadows offers in-app purchases ($0.99 - $99.99 per item) on Google Play, which usually means subscription tiers (weekly, monthly, annual), virtual currency or one-time unlocks. Subscription revenue and IAP earnings are usually the biggest contributors to monthly Play Store revenue.
Can I compare Sword of Shadows Play Store revenue with another Android app?
Yes. Use the free compare tool to compare Sword of Shadows 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 Sword of Shadows?
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