Candy Crush Saga vs Tik Tap Challenge

Candy Crush Saga

King
Google Play
$488.2K/mo
~$5.86M/yr · 2.3B installs
VS

Tik Tap Challenge

XGame Global
Google Play
$104.5K/mo
~$1.25M/yr · 97.5M installs
Revenue winner Candy Crush Saga wins +367% vs other
Installs winner Candy Crush Saga wins +2233% vs other
MAU winner Candy Crush Saga wins +367% vs other
Rating winner Candy Crush Saga wins +0% 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 5× more per month than Tik Tap Challenge - $488.2K vs $104.5K.
  2. Subscription model. Candy Crush Saga runs a $12.19/mo subscription that compounds; Tik Tap Challenge relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Candy Crush Saga has ~2.3B lifetime installs vs Tik Tap Challenge's ~97.5M - 23.3× 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
Tik Tap Challenge
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$488.2K
$104.5K
Annual revenue (est.)
$5.86M
$1.25M
Lifetime installs (est.)
2.3B
97.5M
Monthly active users (est.)?
27.3M
5.9M
App Store rating
4.63★
4.61★
Total ratings
38.9M
150K
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$12.19
No sub
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
=
0 tiers

Candy Crush Saga

King
Google Play
Category
Casual
Price
Free
Released
Nov 15, 2012
Last updated
Jun 25, 2026
File size
-
Content rating
Everyone
Version
1.331.0.1
Languages
-
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Tik Tap Challenge

XGame Global
Google Play
Category
Casual
Price
Free
Released
Oct 21, 2024
Last updated
Jun 5, 2026
File size
-
Content rating
Everyone
Version
1.1.17
Languages
-
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Candy Crush Saga or Tik Tap Challenge? v
Candy Crush Saga earns about $488.2K per month, while Tik Tap Challenge earns about $104.5K. That is a 4.7× revenue gap (~$383.8K more per month for Candy Crush Saga). Annual revenue: Candy Crush Saga ≈ $5.86M/year, Tik Tap Challenge ≈ $1.25M/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 Tik Tap Challenge? v
Candy Crush Saga leads with about 2.3B estimated downloads vs 97.5M for Tik Tap Challenge - a 23.3× gap. Candy Crush Saga reports 1,000,000,000+ installs on Google Play. Tik Tap Challenge reports 50,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Candy Crush Saga and Tik Tap Challenge 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 Tik Tap Challenge offer? v
Candy Crush Saga: IAP range $0.99 - $149.99 per item. Tik Tap Challenge: no IAP detected on the public listing. Candy Crush Saga runs a "Free casual game · ad-supported (~$0.04/MAU)" monetization model; Tik Tap Challenge 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 Tik Tap Challenge? v
Candy Crush Saga edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: Candy Crush Saga 2.1M ratings, Tik Tap Challenge 271 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Candy Crush Saga vs Tik Tap Challenge revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $488.2K for Candy Crush Saga and $104.5K for Tik Tap Challenge 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 Tik Tap Challenge to a different Google Play app? v
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