Cartographers vs Exploding Kittens® 2
Cartographers
Brettspielwelt GmbH
Google Play
$2.3K/mo
~$28.1K/yr · 39K installs
VS
Exploding Kittens® 2
Marmalade Game Studio
Google Play
$4.4K/mo
~$52.3K/yr · 73K installs
Revenue winner
Exploding Kittens® 2 wins
+86% vs other
Installs winner
Exploding Kittens® 2 wins
+86% vs other
MAU winner
Exploding Kittens® 2 wins
+94% vs other
Rating winner
Exploding Kittens® 2 wins
+15% vs other
Why Exploding Kittens® 2 is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Exploding Kittens® 2 earns roughly 2× more per month than Cartographers - $4.4K vs $2.3K.
- Subscription model. Exploding Kittens® 2 runs a $3.14/mo subscription that compounds; Cartographers relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Exploding Kittens® 2 has ~73K lifetime installs vs Cartographers's ~39K - 1.9× the funnel top.
- Better app store reviews. Exploding Kittens® 2 sits at 4.52★ vs 3.95★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Cartographers
vs
Exploding Kittens® 2
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$2.3K
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$4.4K
Annual revenue (est.)
$28.1K
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$52.3K
Lifetime installs (est.)
39K
▶
73K
Monthly active users (est.)?
4K
▶
9K
App Store rating
3.95★
▶
4.52★
Total ratings
753
▶
3K
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
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$3.14
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 tiers
- Category
- Board
- Price
- USD4.99
- Released
- Aug 18, 2020
- Last updated
- Aug 30, 2025
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone
- Version
- 1.9.4
- Languages
- -
- Category
- Board
- Price
- USD4.99
- Released
- Aug 12, 2024
- Last updated
- Apr 22, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone 10+
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Languages
- -
Cartographers trajectory
Exploding Kittens® 2 trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Cartographers or Exploding Kittens® 2? v
Exploding Kittens® 2 earns about $4.4K per month, while Cartographers earns about $2.3K. That is a 1.9× revenue gap (~$2.0K more per month for Exploding Kittens® 2). Annual revenue: Cartographers ≈ $28.1K/year, Exploding Kittens® 2 ≈ $52.3K/year. Estimates are derived from public Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Cartographers or Exploding Kittens® 2? v
Exploding Kittens® 2 leads with about 73K estimated downloads vs 39K for Cartographers - a 1.9× gap. Cartographers reports 10,000+ installs on Google Play. Exploding Kittens® 2 reports 50,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Cartographers and Exploding Kittens® 2 in the same Google Play category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Board 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 Cartographers and Exploding Kittens® 2 offer? v
Cartographers: IAP range $1.99 per item. Exploding Kittens® 2: IAP range $0.99 - $9.99 per item. Cartographers runs a "Paid app ($4.99)" monetization model; Exploding Kittens® 2 runs "Paid app ($4.99)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Cartographers or Exploding Kittens® 2? v
Exploding Kittens® 2 edges ahead with ★ 4.5 vs ★ 4.0 (gap of 0.6 stars). Rating volume: Cartographers 90 ratings, Exploding Kittens® 2 422 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Cartographers vs Exploding Kittens® 2 revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $2.3K for Cartographers and $4.4K for Exploding Kittens® 2 are derived from Google Play grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Board) - 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 Cartographers or Exploding Kittens® 2 to a different Google Play app? v
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