BADLAND 2 vs Sky: Children of the Light

BADLAND 2

HypeHype Oy
App Store
$1.3K/mo
~$15.7K/yr · 50K installs
VS

Sky: Children of the Light

thatgamecompany
App Store
$313.7K/mo
~$3.76M/yr · 39.2M installs
Revenue winner Sky: Children of the Light wins +23864% vs other
Installs winner Sky: Children of the Light wins +78954% vs other
MAU winner Sky: Children of the Light wins +92436% vs other
Rating winner Sky: Children of the Light wins +5% vs other

Why Sky: Children of the Light is winning

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

  1. Sky: Children of the Light earns roughly 240× more per month than BADLAND 2 - $313.7K vs $1.3K.
  2. Subscription model. Sky: Children of the Light runs a $9.99/mo subscription that compounds; BADLAND 2 relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Sky: Children of the Light has ~39.2M lifetime installs vs BADLAND 2's ~50K - 790.5× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. Sky: Children of the Light runs 7 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.

BADLAND 2
vs
Sky: Children of the Light
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$1.3K
$313.7K
Annual revenue (est.)
$15.7K
$3.76M
Lifetime installs (est.)
50K
39.2M
Monthly active users (est.)?
6K
5.9M
App Store rating
4.59★
4.83★
Total ratings
992
261K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$9.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
7 tiers

BADLAND 2

HypeHype Oy
App Store
Category
Games
Price
USD0.99
Released
Dec 17, 2015
Last updated
Feb 1, 2023
File size
122.1 MB
Content rating
9+
Version
1.4.3
Languages
Czech, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian +7 more
View full BADLAND 2 report →

Sky: Children of the Light

thatgamecompany
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Jul 21, 2019
Last updated
Apr 29, 2026
File size
2.69 GB
Content rating
9+
Version
0.33.2
Languages
English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese +8 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, BADLAND 2 or Sky: Children of the Light? v
Sky: Children of the Light earns about $313.7K per month, while BADLAND 2 earns about $1.3K. That is a 239.6× revenue gap (~$312.4K more per month for Sky: Children of the Light). Annual revenue: BADLAND 2 ≈ $15.7K/year, Sky: Children of the Light ≈ $3.76M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, BADLAND 2 or Sky: Children of the Light? v
Sky: Children of the Light leads with about 39.2M estimated downloads vs 50K for BADLAND 2 - a 790.5× gap. BADLAND 2's App Store downloads are estimated from 992 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Sky: Children of the Light's App Store downloads are estimated from 261K ratings.
Are BADLAND 2 and Sky: Children of the Light 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 BADLAND 2 and Sky: Children of the Light offer? v
BADLAND 2: no IAP detected on the public listing. Sky: Children of the Light: IAP range 7 tiers detected. BADLAND 2 runs a "Paid app ($0.99)" monetization model; Sky: Children of the Light 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, BADLAND 2 or Sky: Children of the Light? v
Sky: Children of the Light edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: BADLAND 2 992 ratings, Sky: Children of the Light 261K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these BADLAND 2 vs Sky: Children of the Light revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $1.3K for BADLAND 2 and $313.7K for Sky: Children of the Light 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 BADLAND 2 or Sky: Children of the Light to a different App Store app? v
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