Balatro vs Terraria
Balatro
Playstack Ltd
App Store
$4.03M/mo
~$48.34M/yr · 15.1M installs
VS
Terraria
505 Games (US), Inc.
App Store
$695.4K/mo
~$8.34M/yr · 5.2M installs
Revenue winner
Balatro wins
+479% vs other
Installs winner
Balatro wins
+189% vs other
MAU winner
Balatro wins
+126% vs other
Rating winner
Balatro wins
+11% vs other
Why Balatro is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Balatro earns roughly 6× more per month than Terraria - $4.03M vs $695.4K.
- Bigger install base. Balatro has ~15.1M lifetime installs vs Terraria's ~5.2M - 2.9× the funnel top.
- Better app store reviews. Balatro sits at 4.96★ vs 4.46★ - 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
Terraria
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$4.03M
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$695.4K
Annual revenue (est.)
$48.34M
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$8.34M
Lifetime installs (est.)
15.1M
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5.2M
Monthly active users (est.)?
2.3M
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1.0M
App Store rating
4.96★
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4.46★
Total ratings
101K
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48K
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
- 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
- Category
- Games
- Price
- USD4.99
- Released
- Aug 29, 2013
- Last updated
- Mar 26, 2026
- File size
- 259.6 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 1.4.5.6
- Languages
- English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian +1 more
Balatro trajectory
Terraria trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Balatro or Terraria? v
Balatro earns about $4.03M per month, while Terraria earns about $695.4K. That is a 5.8× revenue gap (~$3.33M more per month for Balatro). Annual revenue: Balatro ≈ $48.34M/year, Terraria ≈ $8.34M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Balatro or Terraria? v
Balatro leads with about 15.1M estimated downloads vs 5.2M for Terraria - a 2.9× gap. Balatro's App Store downloads are estimated from 101K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Terraria's App Store downloads are estimated from 48K ratings.
Are Balatro and Terraria 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 Terraria have in-app purchases? v
Balatro does not appear to offer in-app purchases on its public listing. Terraria does not appear to offer in-app purchases. Monetization model: Balatro runs "Paid app ($9.99)", Terraria runs "Paid app ($4.99)".
Which has better ratings, Balatro or Terraria? v
Balatro edges ahead with ★ 5.0 vs ★ 4.5 (gap of 0.5 stars). Rating volume: Balatro 101K ratings, Terraria 48K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Balatro vs Terraria revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $4.03M for Balatro and $695.4K for Terraria 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 Terraria to a different App Store app? v
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