Dark: Master the Beat vs Smaart RTA

Dark: Master the Beat

Keidai Kageyama
App Store
$129/mo
~$1.6K/yr · 825 installs
VS

Smaart RTA

Rational Acoustics LLC
App Store
$431/mo
~$5.2K/yr · 19K installs
Revenue winner Smaart RTA wins +234% vs other
Installs winner Smaart RTA wins +2155% vs other
MAU winner Smaart RTA wins +2300% vs other
Rating winner Smaart RTA wins +22% vs other

Why Smaart RTA is winning

Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Smaart RTA earns roughly 3× more per month than Dark: Master the Beat - $431 vs $129.
  2. Aggressive pricing. Smaart RTA undercuts at $1.99/mo vs $12.00/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
  3. Bigger install base. Smaart RTA has ~19K lifetime installs vs Dark: Master the Beat's ~825 - 22.5× the funnel top.
  4. Better app store reviews. Smaart RTA sits at 4.79★ vs 3.93★ - 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.

Dark: Master the Beat
vs
Smaart RTA
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$129
$431
Annual revenue (est.)
$1.6K
$5.2K
Lifetime installs (est.)
825
19K
Monthly active users (est.)?
333.3
8K
App Store rating
3.93★
4.79★
Total ratings
15
372
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$12.00
$1.99
IAP tiers detected
9 tiers
6 tiers

Dark: Master the Beat

Keidai Kageyama
App Store
Category
Music
Price
Free
Released
Jul 28, 2025
Last updated
Sep 23, 2025
File size
118.9 MB
Content rating
17+
Version
1.2
Languages
English, Hindi, Japanese, Portuguese, Thai, Vietnamese
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Smaart RTA

Rational Acoustics LLC
App Store
Category
Music
Price
Free
Released
Jan 17, 2025
Last updated
Jan 24, 2026
File size
10.6 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
1.7
Languages
English
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Dark: Master the Beat or Smaart RTA? v
Smaart RTA earns about $431 per month, while Dark: Master the Beat earns about $129. That is a 3.3× revenue gap (~$302 more per month for Smaart RTA). Annual revenue: Dark: Master the Beat ≈ $1.6K/year, Smaart RTA ≈ $5.2K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Dark: Master the Beat or Smaart RTA? v
Smaart RTA leads with about 19K estimated downloads vs 825 for Dark: Master the Beat - a 22.5× gap. Dark: Master the Beat's App Store downloads are estimated from 15 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Smaart RTA's App Store downloads are estimated from 371 ratings.
Are Dark: Master the Beat and Smaart RTA in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Music 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 Dark: Master the Beat and Smaart RTA offer? v
Dark: Master the Beat: IAP range 9 tiers detected. Smaart RTA: IAP range 6 tiers detected. Dark: Master the Beat runs a "Subscription (~$12.00/mo)" monetization model; Smaart RTA runs "Subscription (~$1.67/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Dark: Master the Beat or Smaart RTA? v
Smaart RTA edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 3.9 (gap of 0.9 stars). Rating volume: Dark: Master the Beat 15 ratings, Smaart RTA 371 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Dark: Master the Beat vs Smaart RTA revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $129 for Dark: Master the Beat and $431 for Smaart RTA are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Music) - 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 Dark: Master the Beat or Smaart RTA to a different App Store app? v
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