Adventure Escape Mysteries vs The Past Within

Adventure Escape Mysteries

Haiku Games Co
App Store
$310.2K/mo
~$3.72M/yr · 2.2M installs
VS

The Past Within

Rusty Lake
App Store
$45.0K/mo
~$540.0K/yr · 564K installs
Revenue winner Adventure Escape Mysteries wins +589% vs other
Installs winner Adventure Escape Mysteries wins +291% vs other
MAU winner Adventure Escape Mysteries wins +500% vs other
Rating winner The Past Within wins +2% vs other

Why Adventure Escape Mysteries is winning

Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Adventure Escape Mysteries earns roughly 7× more per month than The Past Within - $310.2K vs $45.0K.
  2. Subscription model. Adventure Escape Mysteries runs a $21.68/mo subscription that compounds; The Past Within relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Adventure Escape Mysteries has ~2.2M lifetime installs vs The Past Within's ~564K - 3.9× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. Adventure Escape Mysteries runs 10 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.

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Side-by-side metrics

Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.

Adventure Escape Mysteries
vs
The Past Within
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$310.2K
$45.0K
Annual revenue (est.)
$3.72M
$540.0K
Lifetime installs (est.)
2.2M
564K
Monthly active users (est.)?
444K
74K
App Store rating
4.76★
4.87★
Total ratings
20K
7K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$21.68
No sub
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
0 tiers

Adventure Escape Mysteries

Haiku Games Co
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Dec 21, 2018
Last updated
May 6, 2026
File size
322.4 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
39.00
Languages
English
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The Past Within

Rusty Lake
App Store
Category
Games
Price
USD2.99
Released
Nov 2, 2022
Last updated
May 6, 2024
File size
379.0 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
1.4
Languages
Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French +15 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Adventure Escape Mysteries or The Past Within? v
Adventure Escape Mysteries earns about $310.2K per month, while The Past Within earns about $45.0K. That is a 6.9× revenue gap (~$265.2K more per month for Adventure Escape Mysteries). Annual revenue: Adventure Escape Mysteries ≈ $3.72M/year, The Past Within ≈ $540.0K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Adventure Escape Mysteries or The Past Within? v
Adventure Escape Mysteries leads with about 2.2M estimated downloads vs 564K for The Past Within - a 3.9× gap. Adventure Escape Mysteries's App Store downloads are estimated from 20K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. The Past Within's App Store downloads are estimated from 7K ratings.
Are Adventure Escape Mysteries and The Past Within in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Games category, which means they compete directly for the same paying users and category-level wallet share. Direct competitors, head-to-head.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do Adventure Escape Mysteries and The Past Within offer? v
Adventure Escape Mysteries: IAP range 10 tiers detected. The Past Within: no IAP detected on the public listing. Adventure Escape Mysteries runs a "Subscription (~$21.68/mo)" monetization model; The Past Within runs "Paid app ($2.99)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Adventure Escape Mysteries or The Past Within? v
The Past Within edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.8 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: Adventure Escape Mysteries 20K ratings, The Past Within 7K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Adventure Escape Mysteries vs The Past Within revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $310.2K for Adventure Escape Mysteries and $45.0K for The Past Within are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Games) - net of the 15-30% Apple/Google store cut. Real revenue depends on country mix, retention, refunds and ad fill rate, none of which Apple or Google publish.
How do I compare Adventure Escape Mysteries or The Past Within to a different App Store app? v
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