Candy Crush Saga vs Geometry Dash

Candy Crush Saga

King
App Store
$12.70M/mo
~$152.34M/yr · 671.3M installs
VS

Geometry Dash

RobTop Games AB
App Store
$4.22M/mo
~$50.59M/yr · 39.6M installs
Revenue winner Candy Crush Saga wins +201% vs other
Installs winner Candy Crush Saga wins +1594% vs other
MAU winner Candy Crush Saga wins +83% 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 3× more per month than Geometry Dash - $12.70M vs $4.22M.
  2. Subscription model. Candy Crush Saga runs a $26.03/mo subscription that compounds; Geometry Dash relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Candy Crush Saga has ~671.3M lifetime installs vs Geometry Dash's ~39.6M - 16.9× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. Candy Crush Saga runs 8 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.

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Side-by-side metrics

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

Candy Crush Saga
vs
Geometry Dash
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$12.70M
$4.22M
Annual revenue (est.)
$152.34M
$50.59M
Lifetime installs (est.)
671.3M
39.6M
Monthly active users (est.)?
10.7M
5.9M
App Store rating
4.71★
4.56★
Total ratings
3.9M
264K
US grossing rank
#17
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Cheapest monthly sub
$26.03
No sub
IAP tiers detected
8 tiers
0 tiers

Candy Crush Saga

King
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Nov 14, 2012
Last updated
Jun 17, 2026
File size
325.5 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
1.330.0.2
Languages
Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch +23 more
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Geometry Dash

RobTop Games AB
App Store
Category
Games
Price
USD3.99
Released
Aug 13, 2013
Last updated
Jan 29, 2026
File size
181.7 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
2.208
Languages
English
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Candy Crush Saga or Geometry Dash? v
Candy Crush Saga earns about $12.70M per month, while Geometry Dash earns about $4.22M. That is a 3.0× revenue gap (~$8.48M more per month for Candy Crush Saga). Annual revenue: Candy Crush Saga ≈ $152.34M/year, Geometry Dash ≈ $50.59M/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 Geometry Dash? v
Candy Crush Saga leads with about 671.3M estimated downloads vs 39.6M for Geometry Dash - a 16.9× gap. Candy Crush Saga's App Store downloads are estimated from 3.9M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Geometry Dash's App Store downloads are estimated from 264K ratings.
Are Candy Crush Saga and Geometry Dash 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 Geometry Dash offer? v
Candy Crush Saga: IAP range 8 tiers detected. Geometry Dash: no IAP detected on the public listing. Candy Crush Saga runs a "Free casual game · ads + tiny sub take (~$0.08/MAU) · calibrated by US grossing rank #17" monetization model; Geometry Dash runs "Paid app ($3.99)". 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 Geometry Dash? 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, Geometry Dash 264K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Candy Crush Saga vs Geometry Dash revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $12.70M for Candy Crush Saga and $4.22M for Geometry Dash 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 Geometry Dash to a different App Store app? v
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