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SmallFish Chess for Stockfish App Store Revenue Estimate

Ted Wong · Games

SmallFish is a project based on the Stockfish chess engine. It uses the latest Stockfish chess engine (Stockfish 18.0), rated about Elo 3600+ and is the strongest chess app on the App Store. SmallFish offers you three distinct ways to impr…

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SmallFish Chess for Stockfish earns about
$46.7K/month
range $25.7K – $67.8K · $560.9K/year
Live data · refreshed every hour
Per Day
$1.6K
$857 – $2.3K
Per Week
$10.9K
$6.0K – $15.8K
Per Month
$46.7K
$25.7K – $67.8K
Per Year
$560.9K
$308.5K – $813.3K
Lifetime
$1.40M
$771.3K – $2.03M
Brand revenue 📰 Reported

TED (conference) - full brand revenue

Annual brand revenue (2015)
$66M/year
Company · Wikipedia (TED (conference))
App Store / Play Store share
1%
≈ $561K/year of in-app revenue
Off-store revenue (everything else)
$66M/year
99% of total brand revenue

TED (conference) earns about $66M/year across the whole brand.

Most of that money comes from off-store revenue - trading fees, commissions, payment processing, ad sales, hardware, enterprise contracts - not in-app purchases or subscriptions on the App Store / Google Play.

App store revenue (in-app purchases, subscriptions, ads, paid downloads) Off-store revenue (trading fees, commissions, web subscriptions, ad sales, enterprise)
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A specific clone-and-improve plan for SmallFish Chess for Stockfish

Auto-generated from this app's real revenue ($46.7K/month · $560.9K/year), monetization model, rating signals and category. Every line is calibrated to this app, not generic advice.

22/100
Opportunity
Marginal - only if you have a real angle
70/100
Cloneability
Moderate (4-8 weeks for a credible competitor)
$4
Revenue / install
Lifetime value per download (≈30-month app life). Higher = each user is worth more.

✓ Features to copy

  • the proven core flow that drove these download numbers

⚡ Improve / fix

  • faster onboarding · clearer pricing page · richer empty-state

🛠 MVP scope

  • core feature
  • onboarding flow
  • IAP unlock or one-time purchase
  • settings + share

💰 Pricing recommendation

SmallFish Chess for Stockfish 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 SmallFish Chess for Stockfish for 30 days - here's what I'd do differently"
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Monetization

Paid app ($4.99)
Revenue mix (estimated)
  • Paid upfront ~100%
Paying users (est.)
~$1.75 ARPU
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
19.0.0
Released
Jul 25, 2013
Last Updated
Mar 16, 2026
File Size
214.0 MB
Required OS
14.0
Content Rating
4+
Category
Games
Price
USD4.99
Currency
USD
Languages
Arabic, HY, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, NB, FA, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Chinese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Chinese
Developer
Ted Wong

What's new in v19.0.0

Added Stockfish 18.0

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$1
every minute
$65
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$1.6K
every day
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  • 👨‍💻 Pays for 3 senior engineer salaries per year
  • 🚗 Earns enough for 13 Tesla Model 3s annually
  • ⏱️ Earns the price of a coffee in 277 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
Estimated Installs
351K
estimated from 4,391 ratings
Active Users (MAU est.)
71K
20.1% of installs · GAMES category benchmark
Rating
4.78 ★
4K reviews
Monetization
Paid app ($4.99)

Rating Distribution

5★
4K
4★
364
3★
88
2★
36
1★
77

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Frequently Asked About SmallFish Chess for Stockfish

How much money does SmallFish Chess for Stockfish make on the App Store?
SmallFish Chess for Stockfish has an estimated App Store revenue of $46.7K per month (~$560.9K per year, $1.6K per day) with a likely range of $25.7K to $67.8K. 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 SmallFish Chess for Stockfish get?
Apple does not publish exact App Store download counts. Using public ratings (4K reviews), grossing rank, category position and the standard 1:75 ratings-to-downloads ratio, Rev.now estimates about 351K total iOS downloads for SmallFish Chess for Stockfish - and roughly 71K monthly active users on iPhone and iPad.
Is SmallFish Chess for Stockfish a top grossing iOS app and what is its App Store rank?
SmallFish Chess for Stockfish 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 SmallFish Chess for Stockfish compares to other highest-grossing iPhone and iPad apps.
How is SmallFish Chess for Stockfish App Store revenue estimated?
Rev.now estimates SmallFish Chess for Stockfish 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 SmallFish Chess for Stockfish offer on iOS?
SmallFish Chess for Stockfish 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 SmallFish Chess for Stockfish App Store revenue with another iOS app?
Yes. Use the free compare tool to compare SmallFish Chess for Stockfish side-by-side with any other App Store app by estimated revenue, downloads, paying users, subscription pricing, in-app purchase tiers, grossing rank and monetization model.
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