Balatro vs FINAL FANTASY VII

Balatro

Playstack Ltd
App Store
$4.02M/mo
~$48.25M/yr · 15.1M installs
VS

FINAL FANTASY VII

SQUARE ENIX
App Store
$22.3K/mo
~$267.5K/yr · 105K installs
Revenue winner Balatro wins +17936% vs other
Installs winner Balatro wins +14325% vs other
MAU winner Balatro wins +17556% vs other
Rating winner Balatro wins +20% vs other

Why Balatro is winning

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

  1. Balatro earns roughly 180× more per month than FINAL FANTASY VII - $4.02M vs $22.3K.
  2. Bigger install base. Balatro has ~15.1M lifetime installs vs FINAL FANTASY VII's ~105K - 144.3× the funnel top.
  3. Better app store reviews. Balatro sits at 4.96★ vs 4.13★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.

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Side-by-side metrics

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

Balatro
vs
FINAL FANTASY VII
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$4.02M
$22.3K
Annual revenue (est.)
$48.25M
$267.5K
Lifetime installs (est.)
15.1M
105K
Monthly active users (est.)?
2.3M
13K
App Store rating
4.96★
4.13★
Total ratings
101K
1K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 tiers

Balatro

Playstack Ltd
App Store
Category
Games
Price
USD9.99
Released
Sep 26, 2024
Last updated
Jun 5, 2025
File size
93.5 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
1.3
Languages
Dutch, English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian +8 more
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FINAL FANTASY VII

SQUARE ENIX
App Store
Category
Games
Price
USD7.99
Released
Aug 20, 2015
Last updated
Jan 26, 2016
File size
1.81 GB
Content rating
12+
Version
1.0.5
Languages
English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish
View full FINAL FANTASY VII report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Balatro or FINAL FANTASY VII? v
Balatro earns about $4.02M per month, while FINAL FANTASY VII earns about $22.3K. That is a 180.4× revenue gap (~$4.00M more per month for Balatro). Annual revenue: Balatro ≈ $48.25M/year, FINAL FANTASY VII ≈ $267.5K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Balatro or FINAL FANTASY VII? v
Balatro leads with about 15.1M estimated downloads vs 105K for FINAL FANTASY VII - a 144.3× gap. Balatro's App Store downloads are estimated from 101K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. FINAL FANTASY VII's App Store downloads are estimated from 1K ratings.
Are Balatro and FINAL FANTASY VII 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.
Do Balatro and FINAL FANTASY VII have in-app purchases? v
Balatro does not appear to offer in-app purchases on its public listing. FINAL FANTASY VII does not appear to offer in-app purchases. Monetization model: Balatro runs "Paid app ($9.99)", FINAL FANTASY VII runs "Paid app ($7.99)".
Which has better ratings, Balatro or FINAL FANTASY VII? v
Balatro edges ahead with ★ 5.0 vs ★ 4.1 (gap of 0.8 stars). Rating volume: Balatro 101K ratings, FINAL FANTASY VII 1K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Balatro vs FINAL FANTASY VII revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $4.02M for Balatro and $22.3K for FINAL FANTASY VII 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 Balatro or FINAL FANTASY VII to a different App Store app? v
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