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Game Dev Tycoon earns about
$347.8K/month
range $191.3K – $504.3K · $4.17M/year
Live data · refreshed every hour
Per Day
$11.6K
$6.4K – $16.8K
Per Week
$81.1K
$44.6K – $117.7K
Per Month
$347.8K
$191.3K – $504.3K
Per Year
$4.17M
$2.30M – $6.05M
Lifetime
$10.43M
$5.74M – $15.13M
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A specific clone-and-improve plan for Game Dev Tycoon
Auto-generated from this app's real revenue ($347.8K/month · $4.17M/year), monetization model, rating signals and category. Every line is calibrated to this app, not generic advice.
54/100
Opportunity
45/100
Cloneability
$4
Revenue / install
✓ Features to copy
- the proven core flow that drove these download numbers
⚡ Improve / fix
- last updated 6 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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Monetization
Paid app ($4.99)Revenue mix (estimated)
- Paid upfront ~100%
Paying users (est.)
Per-MAU revenue from category benchmark ($0.50–$3.00/mo)
In-App Purchases
No in-app purchases
Paid app: $4.99
App Details
Pulled from the App Store- Current Version
- 1.6.20
- Released
- Nov 28, 2017
- Last Updated
- Nov 3, 2025
- File Size
- 204.4 MB
- Required OS
- 17.0
- Content Rating
- 4+
- Category
- Games
- Price
- USD4.99
- Currency
- USD
- Languages
- English
- Developer
- Greenheart Games Pty. Ltd.
What's new in v1.6.20
Thank you for playing!
Changes:
- Performance optimizations
- Bug fixes
Fun Numbers - share these
$0
every second
$8
every minute
$483
every hour
$11.6K
every day
- ☕ Buys 2K $5 coffees every day
- 👨💻 Pays for 23 senior engineer salaries per year
- 🚗 Earns enough for 99 Tesla Model 3s annually
- ⏱️ Earns the price of a coffee in 37 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.
Estimated Installs
2.6M
estimated from 23,760 ratings
Active Users (MAU est.)
531K
20.3% of installs · GAMES category benchmark
Rating
4.90 ★
24K reviews
Monetization
Paid app ($4.99)
Rating Distribution
5★
22K
4★
1K
3★
150
2★
57
1★
128
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Frequently Asked About Game Dev Tycoon
How much money does Game Dev Tycoon make on the App Store? ⌄
Game Dev Tycoon has an estimated App Store revenue of $347.8K per month (~$4.17M per year, $11.6K per day) with a likely range of $191.3K to $504.3K. This includes earnings from in-app purchases, subscription revenue, ads and any paid downloads - all directional estimates from public App Store signals, not private Apple financial data.
How many App Store downloads does Game Dev Tycoon get? ⌄
Apple does not publish exact App Store download counts. Using public ratings (24K reviews), grossing rank, category position and the standard 1:75 ratings-to-downloads ratio, Rev.now estimates about 2.6M total iOS downloads for Game Dev Tycoon - and roughly 531K monthly active users on iPhone and iPad.
Is Game Dev Tycoon a top grossing iOS app and what is its App Store rank? ⌄
Game Dev Tycoon is analyzed using App Store grossing rank, category ranking, ratings velocity, monetization model (subscription revenue, in-app purchases, paid downloads) and ad-revenue signals. Check the iOS top grossing leaderboard to see how Game Dev Tycoon compares to other highest-grossing iPhone and iPad apps.
How is Game Dev Tycoon App Store revenue estimated? ⌄
Rev.now estimates Game Dev Tycoon App Store revenue from public app data: estimated downloads, monthly active users (MAU), the iOS conversion rate to paying users, subscription pricing detected on the listing, in-app purchase tiers, ad monetization (eCPM × impressions × MAU) and the Games category ARPU benchmark - net of Apple's 15-30% store cut.
What in-app purchases and subscriptions does Game Dev Tycoon offer on iOS? ⌄
Game Dev Tycoon currently shows no in-app purchases or subscription pricing on the public App Store listing. Subscription revenue and IAP earnings are a major driver of the monthly revenue estimate above.
Can I compare Game Dev Tycoon App Store revenue with another iOS app? ⌄
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