Backbone - Next-Level Play vs Connected2.me

Backbone - Next-Level Play

Backbone Labs, Inc
App Store
$470.4K/mo
~$5.64M/yr · 10.8M installs
VS

Connected2.me

C2M
App Store
$722.6K/mo
~$8.67M/yr · 3.4M installs
Revenue winner Connected2.me wins +54% vs other
Installs winner Backbone - Next-Level Play wins +216% vs other
MAU winner Backbone - Next-Level Play wins +144% vs other
Rating winner Backbone - Next-Level Play wins +10% vs other

Why Connected2.me is winning

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

  1. Connected2.me earns roughly 2× more per month than Backbone - Next-Level Play - $722.6K vs $470.4K.
  2. Premium pricing. Connected2.me charges $14.99/mo vs Backbone - Next-Level Play's $3.99/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
  3. More monetization surfaces. Connected2.me runs 7 IAP tiers vs 1 - 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.

Backbone - Next-Level Play
vs
Connected2.me
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$470.4K
$722.6K
Annual revenue (est.)
$5.64M
$8.67M
Lifetime installs (est.)
10.8M
3.4M
Monthly active users (est.)?
3.6M
1.5M
App Store rating
4.80★
4.37★
Total ratings
98K
31K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$3.99
$14.99
IAP tiers detected
1 tiers
7 tiers

Backbone - Next-Level Play

Backbone Labs, Inc
App Store
Category
Social Networking
Price
Free
Released
Oct 19, 2020
Last updated
Mar 2, 2026
File size
375.8 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
1.9.26
Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean +4 more
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Connected2.me

C2M
App Store
Category
Social Networking
Price
Free
Released
Mar 17, 2014
Last updated
Mar 12, 2026
File size
89.6 MB
Content rating
17+
Version
1.349
Languages
Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese +2 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Backbone - Next-Level Play or Connected2.me? v
Connected2.me earns about $722.6K per month, while Backbone - Next-Level Play earns about $470.4K. That is a 1.5× revenue gap (~$252.2K more per month for Connected2.me). Annual revenue: Backbone - Next-Level Play ≈ $5.64M/year, Connected2.me ≈ $8.67M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Backbone - Next-Level Play or Connected2.me? v
Backbone - Next-Level Play leads with about 10.8M estimated downloads vs 3.4M for Connected2.me - a 3.2× gap. Backbone - Next-Level Play's App Store downloads are estimated from 98K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Connected2.me's App Store downloads are estimated from 31K ratings.
Are Backbone - Next-Level Play and Connected2.me in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Social Networking 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 Backbone - Next-Level Play and Connected2.me offer? v
Backbone - Next-Level Play: IAP range 1 tiers detected. Connected2.me: IAP range 7 tiers detected. Backbone - Next-Level Play runs a "Subscription (~$3.99/mo)" monetization model; Connected2.me runs "Subscription (~$14.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Backbone - Next-Level Play or Connected2.me? v
Backbone - Next-Level Play edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.4 (gap of 0.4 stars). Rating volume: Backbone - Next-Level Play 98K ratings, Connected2.me 31K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Backbone - Next-Level Play vs Connected2.me revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $470.4K for Backbone - Next-Level Play and $722.6K for Connected2.me are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Social Networking) - 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 Backbone - Next-Level Play or Connected2.me to a different App Store app? v
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