Balatro vs Red's First Flight

Balatro

Playstack Ltd
App Store
$4.01M/mo
~$48.14M/yr · 15.1M installs
VS

Red's First Flight

Rovio Entertainment Oyj
App Store
$212.6K/mo
~$2.55M/yr · 8.1M installs
Revenue winner Balatro wins +1787% vs other
Installs winner Balatro wins +87% vs other
MAU winner Balatro wins +190% 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 19× more per month than Red's First Flight - $4.01M vs $212.6K.
  2. Bigger install base. Balatro has ~15.1M lifetime installs vs Red's First Flight's ~8.1M - 1.9× 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
Red's First Flight
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$4.01M
$212.6K
Annual revenue (est.)
$48.14M
$2.55M
Lifetime installs (est.)
15.1M
8.1M
Monthly active users (est.)?
3.1M
1.1M
App Store rating
4.96★
4.78★
Total ratings
100K
73K
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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Red's First Flight

Rovio Entertainment Oyj
App Store
Category
Games
Price
USD0.99
Released
Mar 31, 2022
Last updated
Jun 19, 2023
File size
229.0 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
1.3.1
Languages
Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian +8 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Balatro or Red's First Flight? v
Balatro earns about $4.01M per month, while Red's First Flight earns about $212.6K. That is a 18.9× revenue gap (~$3.80M more per month for Balatro). Annual revenue: Balatro ≈ $48.14M/year, Red's First Flight ≈ $2.55M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Balatro or Red's First Flight? v
Balatro leads with about 15.1M estimated downloads vs 8.1M for Red's First Flight - a 1.9× gap. Balatro's App Store downloads are estimated from 100K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Red's First Flight's App Store downloads are estimated from 73K ratings.
Are Balatro and Red's First Flight 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 Red's First Flight have in-app purchases? v
Balatro does not appear to offer in-app purchases on its public listing. Red's First Flight does not appear to offer in-app purchases. Monetization model: Balatro runs "Paid app ($9.99)", Red's First Flight runs "Paid app ($0.99)".
Which has better ratings, Balatro or Red's First Flight? v
Balatro edges ahead with ★ 5.0 vs ★ 4.8 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: Balatro 100K ratings, Red's First Flight 73K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Balatro vs Red's First Flight revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $4.01M for Balatro and $212.6K for Red's First Flight 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 Red's First Flight to a different App Store app? v
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