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Word Chums! App Store Revenue Estimate

PeopleFun, Inc. · Games

More fun than Words With Friends and more addicting than Scrabble, WORD CHUMS: the highest rated word game, earning a perfect 5 Star rating from users. Find out why people are saying “Once you play it, you can’t go back to your old word ga…

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Word Chums! earns about
$21.0K/month
range $11.6K – $30.5K · $252.6K/year
Live data · refreshed every hour
Per Day
$702
$386 – $1.0K
Per Week
$4.9K
$2.7K – $7.1K
Per Month
$21.0K
$11.6K – $30.5K
Per Year
$252.6K
$138.9K – $366.2K
Lifetime
$631.4K
$347.3K – $915.5K
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Auto-generated from this app's real revenue ($21.0K/month · $252.6K/year), monetization model, rating signals and category. Every line is calibrated to this app, not generic advice.

26/100
Opportunity
Marginal - only if you have a real angle
60/100
Cloneability
Moderate (4-8 weeks for a credible competitor)
$0
Revenue / install
Lifetime value per download (≈30-month app life). Higher = each user is worth more.

✓ 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

Word Chums! charges ~$21.68/mo. Competitive entry: $13.01/mo or annual at $78/year (50% off annual is the standard hook).

🔡 App Store title ideas

  • Pro: AI-Powered Games
  • Smart : Games Tracker
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📺 TikTok / ad hook angles

  • "I tried Word Chums! for 30 days - here's what I'd do differently"
  • "Why Word Chums! costs $21.68/mo when ours costs $13.01"
  • "The games app Word Chums! won't tell you these 3 things"

Monetization

Free casual game · ads + tiny sub take (~$0.08/MAU)
Revenue mix (estimated)
  • Subscriptions ~72%
  • One-time IAP ~22%
  • Ads ~6%
Paying users (est.)
699
2.6M installs · 20.1% active · 0.1% pay
In-App Purchases 10
  • Weeklyest. Premium Upgrade $4.99 /week ~$21.68/mo
  • One-time 500 Coins $0.99 one-time
  • One-time 1,100 Coins $1.99 one-time
  • One-time Get 2,200 Coins $1.99 one-time
  • One-time Starter Bundle $2.99 one-time
  • One-time 3,000 Coins $4.99 one-time
  • One-time 13,000 Coins $9.99 one-time
  • One-time 6,500 Coins $9.99 one-time
10 tiers scraped live from the App Store.

App Details

Pulled from the App Store
Current Version
2.18.0
Released
Sep 13, 2012
Last Updated
Apr 20, 2026
File Size
192.9 MB
Required OS
12.0
Content Rating
17+
Category
Games
Price
Free
Currency
USD
Languages
English
Developer
PeopleFun, Inc.

What's new in v2.18.0

- Performance Improvements

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$702
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  • ☕ Buys 140 $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 616 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.

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Estimated Installs
2.6M
estimated from 23,916 ratings
Active Users (MAU est.)
529K
20.1% of installs · GAMES category benchmark
Rating
4.79 ★
24K reviews
Monetization
Free casual game · ads + tiny sub take (~$0.08/MAU)

Rating Distribution

5★
21K
4★
3K
3★
348
2★
166
1★
350

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Frequently Asked About Word Chums!

How much money does Word Chums! make on the App Store?
Word Chums! has an estimated App Store revenue of $21.0K per month (~$252.6K per year, $702 per day) with a likely range of $11.6K to $30.5K. 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 Word Chums! 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 Word Chums! - and roughly 529K monthly active users on iPhone and iPad.
Is Word Chums! a top grossing iOS app and what is its App Store rank?
Word Chums! 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 Word Chums! compares to other highest-grossing iPhone and iPad apps.
How is Word Chums! App Store revenue estimated?
Rev.now estimates Word Chums! 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 Word Chums! offer on iOS?
Word Chums! 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.
Can I compare Word Chums! App Store revenue with another iOS app?
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