Cytus vs Game Dev Story
Cytus
Rayark International Limited
App Store
$7.5K/mo
~$89.4K/yr · 140K installs
VS
Game Dev Story
Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
App Store
$6.2K/mo
~$74.0K/yr · 234K installs
Revenue winner
Cytus wins
+21% vs other
Installs winner
Game Dev Story wins
+66% vs other
MAU winner
Game Dev Story wins
+8% vs other
Rating winner
Game Dev Story wins
+1% vs other
Why Cytus is winning
Top 2 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Subscription model. Cytus runs a $9.99/mo subscription that compounds; Game Dev Story relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- More monetization surfaces. Cytus runs 10 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Cytus
vs
Game Dev Story
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$7.5K
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$6.2K
Annual revenue (est.)
$89.4K
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$74.0K
Lifetime installs (est.)
140K
▶
234K
Monthly active users (est.)?
28K
▶
31K
App Store rating
4.85★
▶
4.88★
Total ratings
2K
▶
3K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
$9.99
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
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0 tiers
- Category
- Games
- Price
- USD1.99
- Released
- Jan 12, 2012
- Last updated
- Nov 28, 2025
- File size
- 1.31 GB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 10.1.8
- Languages
- Arabic, English, French, German, Japanese, Korean +7 more
- Category
- Games
- Price
- USD0.99
- Released
- Oct 9, 2010
- Last updated
- Feb 21, 2024
- File size
- 73.6 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 2.61
- Languages
- English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese +8 more
Cytus trajectory
Game Dev Story trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Cytus or Game Dev Story? v
Cytus earns about $7.5K per month, while Game Dev Story earns about $6.2K. That is a 1.2× revenue gap (~$1.3K more per month for Cytus). Annual revenue: Cytus ≈ $89.4K/year, Game Dev Story ≈ $74.0K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Cytus or Game Dev Story? v
Game Dev Story leads with about 234K estimated downloads vs 140K for Cytus - a 1.7× gap. Cytus's App Store downloads are estimated from 2K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Game Dev Story's App Store downloads are estimated from 3K ratings.
Are Cytus and Game Dev Story 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 Cytus and Game Dev Story offer? v
Cytus: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Game Dev Story: no IAP detected on the public listing. Cytus runs a "Paid app ($1.99)" monetization model; Game Dev Story runs "Paid app ($0.99)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Cytus or Game Dev Story? v
Game Dev Story edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.9 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: Cytus 2K ratings, Game Dev Story 3K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Cytus vs Game Dev Story revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $7.5K for Cytus and $6.2K for Game Dev Story 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 Cytus or Game Dev Story to a different App Store app? v
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