Candy Crush Saga vs Universe Horizon

Candy Crush Saga

King
Google Play
$284.3K/mo
~$3.41M/yr · 2.2B installs
VS

Universe Horizon

Jarkem
Google Play
$46/mo
~$557/yr · 1K installs
Revenue winner Candy Crush Saga wins +618007% vs other
Installs winner Candy Crush Saga wins +173244455% vs other
MAU winner Candy Crush Saga wins +10364959% vs other
Rating winner Candy Crush Saga wins +2% 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 6181× more per month than Universe Horizon - $284.3K vs $46.
  2. Subscription model. Candy Crush Saga runs a $12.19/mo subscription that compounds; Universe Horizon relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Candy Crush Saga has ~2.2B lifetime installs vs Universe Horizon's ~1K - 1732445.6× 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
Universe Horizon
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$284.3K
$46
Annual revenue (est.)
$3.41M
$557
Lifetime installs (est.)
2.2B
1K
Monthly active users (est.)?
15.7M
151.281
App Store rating
4.63★
4.55★
Total ratings
38.9M
54
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$12.19
No sub
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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Universe Horizon

Jarkem
Google Play
Category
Casual
Price
USD2.99
Released
Nov 6, 2025
Last updated
Nov 6, 2025
File size
-
Content rating
Everyone
Version
1.0.0
Languages
-
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Candy Crush Saga or Universe Horizon? v
Candy Crush Saga earns about $284.3K per month, while Universe Horizon earns about $46. That is a 6181.1× revenue gap (~$284.3K more per month for Candy Crush Saga). Annual revenue: Candy Crush Saga ≈ $3.41M/year, Universe Horizon ≈ $557/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 Universe Horizon? v
Candy Crush Saga leads with about 2.2B estimated downloads vs 1K for Universe Horizon - a 1732445.6× gap. Candy Crush Saga reports 1,000,000,000+ installs on Google Play. Universe Horizon reports 1,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Candy Crush Saga and Universe Horizon 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 Universe Horizon offer? v
Candy Crush Saga: IAP range $0.99 - $149.99 per item. Universe Horizon: no IAP detected on the public listing. Candy Crush Saga runs a "Free casual game · ad-supported (~$0.04/MAU)" monetization model; Universe Horizon runs "Paid app ($2.99)". 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 Universe Horizon? v
Candy Crush Saga edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 4.5 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: Candy Crush Saga 2.1M ratings, Universe Horizon 21 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Candy Crush Saga vs Universe Horizon revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $284.3K for Candy Crush Saga and $46 for Universe Horizon 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 Universe Horizon to a different Google Play app? v
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