Animation Throwdown: CCG vs Magic: The Gathering Arena

Animation Throwdown: CCG

Kongregate
App Store
$37.2K/mo
~$446.1K/yr · 4.6M installs
VS

Magic: The Gathering Arena

Wizards of the Coast
App Store
$177.1K/mo
~$2.13M/yr · 22.1M installs
Revenue winner Magic: The Gathering Arena wins +376% vs other
Installs winner Magic: The Gathering Arena wins +376% vs other
MAU winner Magic: The Gathering Arena wins +255% vs other
Rating winner Animation Throwdown: CCG wins +3% vs other

Why Magic: The Gathering Arena is winning

Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Magic: The Gathering Arena earns roughly 5× more per month than Animation Throwdown: CCG - $177.1K vs $37.2K.
  2. Bigger install base. Magic: The Gathering Arena has ~22.1M lifetime installs vs Animation Throwdown: CCG's ~4.6M - 4.8× the funnel top.
  3. More monetization surfaces. Magic: The Gathering Arena runs 10 IAP tiers vs 9 - 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.

Animation Throwdown: CCG
vs
Magic: The Gathering Arena
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$37.2K
$177.1K
Annual revenue (est.)
$446.1K
$2.13M
Lifetime installs (est.)
4.6M
22.1M
Monthly active users (est.)?
929K
3.3M
App Store rating
4.73★
4.60★
Total ratings
42K
148K
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$9.99
=
$9.99
IAP tiers detected
9 tiers
10 tiers

Animation Throwdown: CCG

Kongregate
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Sep 14, 2016
Last updated
May 5, 2026
File size
412.1 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
1.176.0
Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian +1 more
View full Animation Throwdown: CCG report →

Magic: The Gathering Arena

Wizards of the Coast
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Mar 25, 2021
Last updated
Apr 28, 2026
File size
1.19 GB
Content rating
12+
Version
2026.58.20
Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean +3 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Animation Throwdown: CCG or Magic: The Gathering Arena? v
Magic: The Gathering Arena earns about $177.1K per month, while Animation Throwdown: CCG earns about $37.2K. That is a 4.8× revenue gap (~$139.9K more per month for Magic: The Gathering Arena). Annual revenue: Animation Throwdown: CCG ≈ $446.1K/year, Magic: The Gathering Arena ≈ $2.13M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Animation Throwdown: CCG or Magic: The Gathering Arena? v
Magic: The Gathering Arena leads with about 22.1M estimated downloads vs 4.6M for Animation Throwdown: CCG - a 4.8× gap. Animation Throwdown: CCG's App Store downloads are estimated from 42K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Magic: The Gathering Arena's App Store downloads are estimated from 148K ratings.
Are Animation Throwdown: CCG and Magic: The Gathering Arena 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 Animation Throwdown: CCG and Magic: The Gathering Arena offer? v
Animation Throwdown: CCG: IAP range 9 tiers detected. Magic: The Gathering Arena: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Animation Throwdown: CCG runs a "Free casual game · ads + tiny sub take (~$0.08/MAU)" monetization model; Magic: The Gathering Arena runs "Free casual game · ads + tiny sub take (~$0.08/MAU)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Animation Throwdown: CCG or Magic: The Gathering Arena? v
Animation Throwdown: CCG edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: Animation Throwdown: CCG 42K ratings, Magic: The Gathering Arena 148K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Animation Throwdown: CCG vs Magic: The Gathering Arena revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $37.2K for Animation Throwdown: CCG and $177.1K for Magic: The Gathering Arena 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 Animation Throwdown: CCG or Magic: The Gathering Arena to a different App Store app? v
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