Bus Simulator Indonesia vs Melon Sandbox

Bus Simulator Indonesia

Maleo
Google Play
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 219.6M installs
VS

Melon Sandbox

playducky.com
Google Play
$1.95M/mo
~$23.37M/yr · 98.9M installs
Revenue winner Melon Sandbox wins +194773100% vs other
Installs winner Bus Simulator Indonesia wins +122% vs other
MAU winner Bus Simulator Indonesia wins +1% vs other
Rating winner Melon Sandbox wins +8% vs other

Why Melon Sandbox is winning

Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Melon Sandbox earns roughly 1947731× more per month than Bus Simulator Indonesia - $1.95M vs $0.
  2. Subscription model. Melon Sandbox runs a $11.29/mo subscription that compounds; Bus Simulator Indonesia relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Better app store reviews. Melon Sandbox sits at 4.64★ vs 4.31★ - 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.

Bus Simulator Indonesia
vs
Melon Sandbox
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
$1.95M
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
$23.37M
Lifetime installs (est.)
219.6M
98.9M
Monthly active users (est.)?
3.5M
3.5M
App Store rating
4.31★
4.64★
Total ratings
3.6M
1.1M
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$11.29
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
=
0 tiers

Bus Simulator Indonesia

Maleo
Google Play
Category
Simulation
Price
Free
Released
Mar 27, 2017
Last updated
May 6, 2026
File size
-
Content rating
Everyone
Version
4.5
Languages
-
View full Bus Simulator Indonesia report →

Melon Sandbox

playducky.com
Google Play
Category
Simulation
Price
Free
Released
Dec 23, 2022
Last updated
May 8, 2026
File size
-
Content rating
Teen
Version
35.4
Languages
-
View full Melon Sandbox report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Bus Simulator Indonesia or Melon Sandbox? v
Melon Sandbox earns about $1.95M per month, while Bus Simulator Indonesia earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$1.95M more per month for Melon Sandbox). Annual revenue: Bus Simulator Indonesia ≈ $0/year, Melon Sandbox ≈ $23.37M/year. Estimates are derived from public Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Bus Simulator Indonesia or Melon Sandbox? v
Bus Simulator Indonesia leads with about 219.6M estimated downloads vs 98.9M for Melon Sandbox - a 2.2× gap. Bus Simulator Indonesia reports 100,000,000+ installs on Google Play. Melon Sandbox reports 50,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Bus Simulator Indonesia and Melon Sandbox in the same Google Play category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Simulation 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 Bus Simulator Indonesia and Melon Sandbox offer? v
Bus Simulator Indonesia: no IAP detected on the public listing. Melon Sandbox: IAP range $0.49 - $259.99 per item. Bus Simulator Indonesia runs a "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)" monetization model; Melon Sandbox runs "Subscription (~$11.29/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Bus Simulator Indonesia or Melon Sandbox? v
Melon Sandbox edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 4.3 (gap of 0.3 stars). Rating volume: Bus Simulator Indonesia 5K ratings, Melon Sandbox 48K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Bus Simulator Indonesia vs Melon Sandbox revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for Bus Simulator Indonesia and $1.95M for Melon Sandbox are derived from Google Play grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Simulation) - 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 Bus Simulator Indonesia or Melon Sandbox to a different Google Play app? v
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