Balatro vs NBA 2K26 MyTEAM

Balatro

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

NBA 2K26 MyTEAM

2K
App Store
$176.4K/mo
~$2.12M/yr · 3.7M installs
Revenue winner Balatro wins +2179% vs other
Installs winner Balatro wins +312% vs other
MAU winner Balatro wins +215% vs other
Rating winner Balatro wins +4% vs other

Why Balatro is winning

Top 2 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Balatro earns roughly 23× more per month than NBA 2K26 MyTEAM - $4.02M vs $176.4K.
  2. Bigger install base. Balatro has ~15.1M lifetime installs vs NBA 2K26 MyTEAM's ~3.7M - 4.1× the funnel top.

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Side-by-side metrics

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

Balatro
vs
NBA 2K26 MyTEAM
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$4.02M
$176.4K
Annual revenue (est.)
$48.25M
$2.12M
Lifetime installs (est.)
15.1M
3.7M
Monthly active users (est.)?
2.3M
734K
App Store rating
4.96★
4.75★
Total ratings
101K
26K
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$9.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
10 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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NBA 2K26 MyTEAM

2K
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Nov 28, 2025
Last updated
Apr 3, 2026
File size
3.62 GB
Content rating
4+
Version
1.05
Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean +3 more
View full NBA 2K26 MyTEAM report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Balatro or NBA 2K26 MyTEAM? v
Balatro earns about $4.02M per month, while NBA 2K26 MyTEAM earns about $176.4K. That is a 22.8× revenue gap (~$3.84M more per month for Balatro). Annual revenue: Balatro ≈ $48.25M/year, NBA 2K26 MyTEAM ≈ $2.12M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Balatro or NBA 2K26 MyTEAM? v
Balatro leads with about 15.1M estimated downloads vs 3.7M for NBA 2K26 MyTEAM - a 4.1× gap. Balatro's App Store downloads are estimated from 101K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. NBA 2K26 MyTEAM's App Store downloads are estimated from 26K ratings.
Are Balatro and NBA 2K26 MyTEAM 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 Balatro and NBA 2K26 MyTEAM offer? v
Balatro: no IAP detected on the public listing. NBA 2K26 MyTEAM: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Balatro runs a "Paid app ($9.99)" monetization model; NBA 2K26 MyTEAM runs "Free game · IAP-driven (8 packs + 2 sub, ~$0.30/MAU)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Balatro or NBA 2K26 MyTEAM? v
Balatro edges ahead with ★ 5.0 vs ★ 4.8 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: Balatro 101K ratings, NBA 2K26 MyTEAM 26K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Balatro vs NBA 2K26 MyTEAM revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $4.02M for Balatro and $176.4K for NBA 2K26 MyTEAM 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 NBA 2K26 MyTEAM to a different App Store app? v
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