Candy Crush Saga vs Catapult King

Candy Crush Saga

King
App Store
$14.71M/mo
~$176.58M/yr · 671.4M installs
VS

Catapult King

Glinda Games PTY LTD
App Store
$771/mo
~$9.3K/yr · 29K installs
Revenue winner Candy Crush Saga wins +1908430% vs other
Installs winner Candy Crush Saga wins +2299234% vs other
MAU winner Candy Crush Saga wins +285089% vs other
Rating winner Candy Crush Saga wins +3% vs other

Why Candy Crush Saga is winning

Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Candy Crush Saga earns roughly 19085× more per month than Catapult King - $14.71M vs $771.
  2. Subscription model. Candy Crush Saga runs a $26.03/mo subscription that compounds; Catapult King relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Candy Crush Saga has ~671.4M lifetime installs vs Catapult King's ~29K - 22993.3× the funnel top.
  4. Charts placement. Candy Crush Saga ranks #15 on the US grossing chart (the other app is unranked) - chart placement is a self-reinforcing flywheel.

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Side-by-side metrics

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

Candy Crush Saga
vs
Catapult King
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$14.71M
$771
Annual revenue (est.)
$176.58M
$9.3K
Lifetime installs (est.)
671.4M
29K
Monthly active users (est.)?
10.7M
4K
App Store rating
4.71★
4.57★
Total ratings
3.9M
584
US grossing rank
#15
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$26.03
No sub
IAP tiers detected
8 tiers
10 tiers

Candy Crush Saga

King
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Nov 14, 2012
Last updated
Jul 1, 2026
File size
326.8 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
1.331.0.1
Languages
Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch +23 more
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Catapult King

Glinda Games PTY LTD
App Store
Category
Games
Price
USD0.99
Released
Jun 7, 2012
Last updated
Jun 8, 2018
File size
327.9 MB
Content rating
9+
Version
1.6.009
Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean +4 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Candy Crush Saga or Catapult King? v
Candy Crush Saga earns about $14.71M per month, while Catapult King earns about $771. That is a 19085.3× revenue gap (~$14.71M more per month for Candy Crush Saga). Annual revenue: Candy Crush Saga ≈ $176.58M/year, Catapult King ≈ $9.3K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Candy Crush Saga or Catapult King? v
Candy Crush Saga leads with about 671.4M estimated downloads vs 29K for Catapult King - a 22993.3× gap. Candy Crush Saga's App Store downloads are estimated from 3.9M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Catapult King's App Store downloads are estimated from 583 ratings.
Are Candy Crush Saga and Catapult King 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 Candy Crush Saga and Catapult King offer? v
Candy Crush Saga: IAP range 8 tiers detected. Catapult King: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Candy Crush Saga runs a "Free casual game · ads + tiny sub take (~$0.08/MAU) · calibrated by US grossing rank #15" monetization model; Catapult King runs "Paid app ($0.99)". 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 Catapult King? v
Candy Crush Saga edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: Candy Crush Saga 3.9M ratings, Catapult King 583 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Candy Crush Saga vs Catapult King revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $14.71M for Candy Crush Saga and $771 for Catapult King 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 Candy Crush Saga or Catapult King to a different App Store app? v
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