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The Sims™ FreePlay earns about
$9.26M/month
range $5.10M – $13.43M · $111.16M/year
Live data · refreshed every hour
Per Day
$308.8K
$169.8K – $447.7K
Per Week
$2.16M
$1.19M – $3.13M
Per Month
$9.26M
$5.10M – $13.43M
Per Year
$111.16M
$61.14M – $161.19M
Lifetime
$277.91M
$152.85M – $402.97M
Brand revenue
✓ Verified filing
Electronic Arts - full brand revenue
Annual brand revenue (2024)
$7.6B/year
App Store / Play Store share
1%
≈ $111M/year of in-app revenue
Off-store revenue (everything else)
$7.5B/year
99% of total brand revenue
Electronic Arts earns about $7.6B/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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59/100
Opportunity
30/100
Cloneability
$4
Revenue / install
✓ Features to copy
- subscription paywall (~$21.68/mo) - proven monetization
- in-app purchase tier ladder for upsells
⚡ Improve / fix
- subscription is $21.68/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
The Sims™ FreePlay charges ~$21.68/mo. Competitive entry: $13.01/mo or annual at $78/year (50% off annual is the standard hook).
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Monetization
Subscription (~$21.68/mo)Revenue mix (estimated)
- Subscriptions ~72%
- One-time IAP ~22%
- Ads ~6%
Paying users (est.)
66.8M installs · 19.8% active · 2.3% pay
In-App Purchases 10
- Weeklyest. Handful of Simoleons $4.99 /week ~$21.68/mo
- Weeklyest. Pile of Simoleons $7.99 /week ~$34.72/mo
- One-timeest. Life Point Lotus $0.99 one-time
- One-timeest. Handful of Social Points $0.99 one-time
- One-timeest. Handful of Life Points $2.99 one-time
- One-timeest. Assortment of Social Points $4.99 one-time
- One-timeest. Bucket of Life Points $5.99 one-time
- One-timeest. Box of Life Points $9.99 one-time
10 tiers scraped live from the App Store.
App Details
Pulled from the App Store- Current Version
- 114.0.2
- Released
- Dec 15, 2011
- Last Updated
- May 5, 2026
- File Size
- 2.24 GB
- Required OS
- 15.0
- Content Rating
- 12+
- Category
- Games
- Price
- Free
- Currency
- USD
- Languages
- Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Chinese
- Developer
- Electronic Arts
What's new in v114.0.2
Sul Sul! The On The Case series continues with A Family Affair.
Here’s what’s unfolding across the neighborhood:
- Tough As Nails: Face off against Vita Alto in a stylish SimChase
- The Alto Alibi: Craft lavish décor and uncover what’s behind the glow-up
- Gottem Cornered Deli: Win over the locals as a supplier shuffle raises eyebrows
- Gloves Off!: Face off in a boxing gym battle of reputation
- The Lace Dynasty: Polished fashion with undeniable presence
Stay curious, Simmers!
Fun Numbers - share these
$4
every second
$214
every minute
$12.9K
every hour
$308.8K
every day
- ☕ Buys 62K $5 coffees every day
- 👨💻 Pays for 618 senior engineer salaries per year
- 🚗 Earns enough for 3K Tesla Model 3s annually
- ⏱️ Earns the price of a coffee in 1 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
66.8M
estimated from 445,016 ratings
Active Users (MAU est.)
13.2M
19.8% of installs · GAMES category benchmark
Rating
4.58 ★
445K reviews
Monetization
Subscription (~$21.68/mo)
Rating Distribution
5★
352K
4★
46K
3★
21K
2★
8K
1★
18K
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Frequently Asked About The Sims™ FreePlay
How much money does The Sims™ FreePlay make on the App Store? ⌄
The Sims™ FreePlay has an estimated App Store revenue of $9.26M per month (~$111.16M per year, $308.8K per day) with a likely range of $5.10M to $13.43M. 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 The Sims™ FreePlay get? ⌄
Apple does not publish exact App Store download counts. Using public ratings (445K reviews), grossing rank, category position and the standard 1:75 ratings-to-downloads ratio, Rev.now estimates about 66.8M total iOS downloads for The Sims™ FreePlay - and roughly 13.2M monthly active users on iPhone and iPad.
Is The Sims™ FreePlay a top grossing iOS app and what is its App Store rank? ⌄
The Sims™ FreePlay 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 The Sims™ FreePlay compares to other highest-grossing iPhone and iPad apps.
How is The Sims™ FreePlay App Store revenue estimated? ⌄
Rev.now estimates The Sims™ FreePlay 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 The Sims™ FreePlay offer on iOS? ⌄
The Sims™ FreePlay offers in-app purchases on the App Store, which can include subscription tiers (weekly, monthly or annual), one-time purchases or virtual currency. Subscription revenue and IAP earnings are a major driver of the monthly revenue estimate above.
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