Candy Crush Saga vs Royal Kingdom
Candy Crush Saga
King
App Store
$13.64M/mo
~$163.69M/yr · 671.5M installs
VS
Royal Kingdom
Dream Games
App Store
$6.75M/mo
~$80.94M/yr · 177.6M installs
Revenue winner
Candy Crush Saga wins
+102% vs other
Installs winner
Candy Crush Saga wins
+278% vs other
MAU winner
Candy Crush Saga wins
+8% vs other
Rating winner
Royal Kingdom wins
+0% vs other
Why Candy Crush Saga is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Candy Crush Saga earns roughly 2× more per month than Royal Kingdom - $13.64M vs $6.75M.
- Bigger install base. Candy Crush Saga has ~671.5M lifetime installs vs Royal Kingdom's ~177.6M - 3.8× the funnel top.
- Charts placement. Candy Crush Saga ranks #16 on the US grossing chart vs Royal Kingdom at #26 - chart placement is a self-reinforcing flywheel.
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Side-by-side metrics
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Candy Crush Saga
vs
Royal Kingdom
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$13.64M
◀
$6.75M
Annual revenue (est.)
$163.69M
◀
$80.94M
Lifetime installs (est.)
671.5M
◀
177.6M
Monthly active users (est.)?
10.7M
◀
9.9M
App Store rating
4.71★
▶
4.71★
Total ratings
4.0M
◀
1.0M
US grossing rank
#16
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#26
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 tiers
- 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
- Category
- Games
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Nov 21, 2024
- Last updated
- Jun 29, 2026
- File size
- 312.9 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 31286
- Languages
- Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch +22 more
Candy Crush Saga trajectory
Royal Kingdom trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Candy Crush Saga or Royal Kingdom? v
Candy Crush Saga earns about $13.64M per month, while Royal Kingdom earns about $6.75M. That is a 2.0× revenue gap (~$6.90M more per month for Candy Crush Saga). Annual revenue: Candy Crush Saga ≈ $163.69M/year, Royal Kingdom ≈ $80.94M/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 Royal Kingdom? v
Candy Crush Saga leads with about 671.5M estimated downloads vs 177.6M for Royal Kingdom - a 3.8× gap. Candy Crush Saga's App Store downloads are estimated from 4.0M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Royal Kingdom's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.0M ratings.
Are Candy Crush Saga and Royal Kingdom 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.
Do Candy Crush Saga and Royal Kingdom have in-app purchases? v
Candy Crush Saga does not appear to offer in-app purchases on its public listing. Royal Kingdom does not appear to offer in-app purchases. Monetization model: Candy Crush Saga runs "Free casual game · ad-supported (~$0.04/MAU) · calibrated by US grossing rank #16", Royal Kingdom runs "Free casual game · ad-supported (~$0.04/MAU) · calibrated by US grossing rank #26".
Which has better ratings, Candy Crush Saga or Royal Kingdom? v
Royal Kingdom edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.7 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: Candy Crush Saga 4.0M ratings, Royal Kingdom 1.0M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Candy Crush Saga vs Royal Kingdom revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $13.64M for Candy Crush Saga and $6.75M for Royal Kingdom 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 Royal Kingdom to a different App Store app? v
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