Blackbox vs Gambonanza
Blackbox
Shapes and Stories LLC
App Store
$127.2K/mo
~$1.53M/yr · 15.9M installs
VS
Gambonanza
Stray Fawn Studio
App Store
$21.3K/mo
~$255.9K/yr · 134K installs
Revenue winner
Blackbox wins
+497% vs other
Installs winner
Blackbox wins
+11811% vs other
MAU winner
Blackbox wins
+8760% vs other
Rating winner
Gambonanza wins
+2% vs other
Why Blackbox is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Blackbox earns roughly 6× more per month than Gambonanza - $127.2K vs $21.3K.
- Subscription model. Blackbox runs a $19.51/mo subscription that compounds; Gambonanza relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Blackbox has ~15.9M lifetime installs vs Gambonanza's ~134K - 119.1× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. Blackbox runs 10 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.
Blackbox
vs
Gambonanza
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$127.2K
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$21.3K
Annual revenue (est.)
$1.53M
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$255.9K
Lifetime installs (est.)
15.9M
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134K
Monthly active users (est.)?
2.4M
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27K
App Store rating
4.80★
▶
4.90★
Total ratings
106K
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890
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
$19.51
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
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0 tiers
- Category
- Games
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Feb 25, 2016
- Last updated
- Apr 22, 2026
- File size
- 205.4 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 3.0.5
- Languages
- AF, Arabic, Danish, Dutch, English, French +15 more
- Category
- Games
- Price
- USD5.99
- Released
- May 1, 2026
- Last updated
- May 1, 2026
- File size
- 166.7 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 1.0.13
- Languages
- English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish +5 more
Blackbox trajectory
Gambonanza trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Blackbox or Gambonanza? v
Blackbox earns about $127.2K per month, while Gambonanza earns about $21.3K. That is a 6.0× revenue gap (~$105.9K more per month for Blackbox). Annual revenue: Blackbox ≈ $1.53M/year, Gambonanza ≈ $255.9K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Blackbox or Gambonanza? v
Blackbox leads with about 15.9M estimated downloads vs 134K for Gambonanza - a 119.1× gap. Blackbox's App Store downloads are estimated from 106K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Gambonanza's App Store downloads are estimated from 890 ratings.
Are Blackbox and Gambonanza 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 Blackbox and Gambonanza offer? v
Blackbox: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Gambonanza: no IAP detected on the public listing. Blackbox runs a "Free casual game · ads + tiny sub take (~$0.08/MAU)" monetization model; Gambonanza runs "Paid app ($5.99)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Blackbox or Gambonanza? v
Gambonanza edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.8 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: Blackbox 106K ratings, Gambonanza 890 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Blackbox vs Gambonanza revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $127.2K for Blackbox and $21.3K for Gambonanza 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 Blackbox or Gambonanza to a different App Store app? v
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