Blackbox vs Match 3D
Blackbox
Shapes and Stories LLC
App Store
$127.2K/mo
~$1.53M/yr · 15.9M installs
VS
Match 3D
Lion Studios Plus
App Store
$654.9K/mo
~$7.86M/yr · 145.4M installs
Revenue winner
Match 3D wins
+415% vs other
Installs winner
Match 3D wins
+815% vs other
MAU winner
Match 3D wins
+239% vs other
Rating winner
Blackbox wins
+0% vs other
Why Match 3D is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Match 3D earns roughly 5× more per month than Blackbox - $654.9K vs $127.2K.
- Aggressive pricing. Match 3D undercuts at $9.99/mo vs $19.51/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
- Bigger install base. Match 3D has ~145.4M lifetime installs vs Blackbox's ~15.9M - 9.1× the funnel top.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Blackbox
vs
Match 3D
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$127.2K
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$654.9K
Annual revenue (est.)
$1.53M
▶
$7.86M
Lifetime installs (est.)
15.9M
▶
145.4M
Monthly active users (est.)?
2.4M
▶
8.1M
App Store rating
4.80★
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4.79★
Total ratings
106K
▶
970K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
$19.51
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$9.99
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
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10 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
- Free
- Released
- May 5, 2020
- Last updated
- Apr 22, 2026
- File size
- 926.2 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 1245.97.0
- Languages
- English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Chinese +2 more
Blackbox trajectory
Match 3D trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Blackbox or Match 3D? v
Match 3D earns about $654.9K per month, while Blackbox earns about $127.2K. That is a 5.1× revenue gap (~$527.7K more per month for Match 3D). Annual revenue: Blackbox ≈ $1.53M/year, Match 3D ≈ $7.86M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Blackbox or Match 3D? v
Match 3D leads with about 145.4M estimated downloads vs 15.9M for Blackbox - a 9.1× gap. Blackbox's App Store downloads are estimated from 106K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Match 3D's App Store downloads are estimated from 970K ratings.
Are Blackbox and Match 3D 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 Match 3D offer? v
Blackbox: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Match 3D: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Blackbox runs a "Free casual game · ads + tiny sub take (~$0.08/MAU)" monetization model; Match 3D runs "Free casual game · ads + tiny sub take (~$0.08/MAU)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Blackbox or Match 3D? v
Blackbox edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.8 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: Blackbox 106K ratings, Match 3D 970K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Blackbox vs Match 3D revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $127.2K for Blackbox and $654.9K for Match 3D 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 Match 3D to a different App Store app? v
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