Candy Crush Saga vs Royal Match

Candy Crush Saga

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

Royal Match

Dream Games
App Store
$52.61M/mo
~$631.35M/yr · 800.0M installs
Revenue winner Royal Match wins +27% vs other
Installs winner Royal Match wins +20% vs other
MAU winner Royal Match wins +20% vs other
Rating winner Candy Crush Saga wins +0% vs other

Why Royal Match is winning

Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Aggressive pricing. Royal Match undercuts at $9.99/mo vs $26.03/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
  2. More monetization surfaces. Royal Match runs 10 IAP tiers vs 8 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
  3. Charts placement. Royal Match ranks #5 on the US grossing chart vs Candy Crush Saga at #9 - 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
Royal Match
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$41.44M
$52.61M
Annual revenue (est.)
$497.24M
$631.35M
Lifetime installs (est.)
664.6M
800.0M
Monthly active users (est.)?
132.9M
160.0M
App Store rating
4.71★
4.69★
Total ratings
3.9M
3.6M
US grossing rank
#9
#5
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
View full Candy Crush Saga report →

Royal Match

Dream Games
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Feb 25, 2021
Last updated
Apr 28, 2026
File size
301.8 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
35908
Languages
Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese +5 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Candy Crush Saga or Royal Match? v
Royal Match earns about $52.61M per month, while Candy Crush Saga earns about $41.44M. That is a 1.3× revenue gap (~$11.18M more per month for Royal Match). Annual revenue: Candy Crush Saga ≈ $497.24M/year, Royal Match ≈ $631.35M/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 Match? v
Royal Match leads with about 800.0M estimated downloads vs 664.6M for Candy Crush Saga - a 1.2× gap. Candy Crush Saga's App Store downloads are estimated from 3.9M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Royal Match's App Store downloads are estimated from 3.6M ratings.
Are Candy Crush Saga and Royal Match 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 Match offer? v
Candy Crush Saga: IAP range 8 tiers detected. Royal Match: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Candy Crush Saga runs a "Subscription (~$26.03/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #9" monetization model; Royal Match runs "Subscription (~$9.99/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #5". 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 Match? v
Candy Crush Saga edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.7 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: Candy Crush Saga 3.9M ratings, Royal Match 3.6M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Candy Crush Saga vs Royal Match revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $41.44M for Candy Crush Saga and $52.61M for Royal Match 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 Match to a different App Store app? v
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