Candy Crush Saga vs Gardenscapes

Candy Crush Saga

King
Google Play
$284.4K/mo
~$3.41M/yr · 2.2B installs
VS

Gardenscapes

Playrix
Google Play
$176.8K/mo
~$2.12M/yr · 591.3M installs
Revenue winner Candy Crush Saga wins +61% vs other
Installs winner Candy Crush Saga wins +279% vs other
MAU winner Candy Crush Saga wins +56% vs other
Rating winner Gardenscapes wins +3% vs other

Why Candy Crush Saga is winning

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

  1. Candy Crush Saga earns roughly 2× more per month than Gardenscapes - $284.4K vs $176.8K.
  2. Premium pricing. Candy Crush Saga charges $12.19/mo vs Gardenscapes's $7.67/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
  3. Bigger install base. Candy Crush Saga has ~2.2B lifetime installs vs Gardenscapes's ~591.3M - 3.8× the funnel top.

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Side-by-side metrics

Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.

Candy Crush Saga
vs
Gardenscapes
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$284.4K
$176.8K
Annual revenue (est.)
$3.41M
$2.12M
Lifetime installs (est.)
2.2B
591.3M
Monthly active users (est.)?
15.7M
10.1M
App Store rating
4.63★
4.76★
Total ratings
38.9M
13.3M
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$12.19
$7.67
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 tiers

Candy Crush Saga

King
Google Play
Category
Casual
Price
Free
Released
Nov 15, 2012
Last updated
Apr 30, 2026
File size
-
Content rating
Everyone
Version
1.327.0.1
Languages
-
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Gardenscapes

Playrix
Google Play
Category
Casual
Price
Free
Released
Aug 24, 2016
Last updated
May 6, 2026
File size
-
Content rating
Everyone
Version
9.6.0
Languages
-
View full Gardenscapes report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Candy Crush Saga or Gardenscapes? v
Candy Crush Saga earns about $284.4K per month, while Gardenscapes earns about $176.8K. That is a 1.6× revenue gap (~$107.7K more per month for Candy Crush Saga). Annual revenue: Candy Crush Saga ≈ $3.41M/year, Gardenscapes ≈ $2.12M/year. Estimates are derived from public Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Candy Crush Saga or Gardenscapes? v
Candy Crush Saga leads with about 2.2B estimated downloads vs 591.3M for Gardenscapes - a 3.8× gap. Candy Crush Saga reports 1,000,000,000+ installs on Google Play. Gardenscapes reports 500,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Candy Crush Saga and Gardenscapes in the same Google Play category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Casual 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 Candy Crush Saga and Gardenscapes offer? v
Candy Crush Saga: IAP range $0.99 - $149.99 per item. Gardenscapes: IAP range $0.49 - $119.99 per item. Candy Crush Saga runs a "Free casual game · ad-supported (~$0.04/MAU)" monetization model; Gardenscapes runs "Free casual game · ad-supported (~$0.04/MAU)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Candy Crush Saga or Gardenscapes? v
Gardenscapes edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: Candy Crush Saga 2.1M ratings, Gardenscapes 354K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Candy Crush Saga vs Gardenscapes revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $284.4K for Candy Crush Saga and $176.8K for Gardenscapes are derived from Google Play grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Casual) - 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 Candy Crush Saga or Gardenscapes to a different Google Play app? v
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