Candy Crush Saga vs Royal Kingdom

Candy Crush Saga

King
App Store
$41.44M/mo
~$497.24M/yr · 664.6M installs
VS

Royal Kingdom

Dream Games
App Store
$10.94M/mo
~$131.31M/yr · 145.2M installs
Revenue winner Candy Crush Saga wins +279% vs other
Installs winner Candy Crush Saga wins +358% vs other
MAU winner Candy Crush Saga wins +358% vs other
Rating winner Royal Kingdom wins +0% 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 4× more per month than Royal Kingdom - $41.44M vs $10.94M.
  2. Premium pricing. Candy Crush Saga charges $26.03/mo vs Royal Kingdom's $9.99/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
  3. Bigger install base. Candy Crush Saga has ~664.6M lifetime installs vs Royal Kingdom's ~145.2M - 4.6× the funnel top.
  4. Charts placement. Candy Crush Saga ranks #9 on the US grossing chart vs Royal Kingdom at #20 - 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.)?
$41.44M
$10.94M
Annual revenue (est.)
$497.24M
$131.31M
Lifetime installs (est.)
664.6M
145.2M
Monthly active users (est.)?
132.9M
29.0M
App Store rating
4.71★
4.71★
Total ratings
3.9M
968K
US grossing rank
#9
#20
Cheapest monthly sub
$26.03
$9.99
IAP tiers detected
8 tiers
10 tiers

Candy Crush Saga

King
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Nov 14, 2012
Last updated
May 6, 2026
File size
313.6 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
1.327.0.1
Languages
Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch +23 more
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Royal Kingdom

Dream Games
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Nov 21, 2024
Last updated
May 4, 2026
File size
309.8 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
29827
Languages
Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch +22 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Candy Crush Saga or Royal Kingdom? v
Candy Crush Saga earns about $41.44M per month, while Royal Kingdom earns about $10.94M. That is a 3.8× revenue gap (~$30.49M more per month for Candy Crush Saga). Annual revenue: Candy Crush Saga ≈ $497.24M/year, Royal Kingdom ≈ $131.31M/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 664.6M estimated downloads vs 145.2M for Royal Kingdom - a 4.6× gap. Candy Crush Saga's App Store downloads are estimated from 3.9M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Royal Kingdom's App Store downloads are estimated from 968K 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.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do Candy Crush Saga and Royal Kingdom offer? v
Candy Crush Saga: IAP range 8 tiers detected. Royal Kingdom: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Candy Crush Saga runs a "Subscription (~$26.03/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #9" monetization model; Royal Kingdom runs "Subscription (~$9.99/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #20". 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 Royal Kingdom? v
Royal Kingdom edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.7 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: Candy Crush Saga 3.9M ratings, Royal Kingdom 968K 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 $41.44M for Candy Crush Saga and $10.94M 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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