Dead Cells vs Dungeon Defense

Dead Cells

Playdigious
Google Play
$179.7K/mo
~$2.16M/yr · 1.9M installs
VS

Dungeon Defense

GameCoaster
Google Play
$21.8K/mo
~$262.0K/yr · 1.8M installs
Revenue winner Dead Cells wins +723% vs other
Installs winner Dead Cells wins +2% vs other
MAU winner Dead Cells wins +2% vs other
Rating winner Dungeon Defense wins +0% vs other

Why Dead Cells is winning

Top 2 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Dead Cells earns roughly 8× more per month than Dungeon Defense - $179.7K vs $21.8K.
  2. Aggressive pricing. Dead Cells undercuts at $1.98/mo vs $8.62/mo - converts a higher % of free users.

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Side-by-side metrics

Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.

Dead Cells
vs
Dungeon Defense
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$179.7K
$21.8K
Annual revenue (est.)
$2.16M
$262.0K
Lifetime installs (est.)
1.9M
1.8M
Monthly active users (est.)?
189K
186K
App Store rating
4.81★
4.83★
Total ratings
126K
118K
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$1.98
$8.62
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
=
0 tiers

Dead Cells

Playdigious
Google Play
Category
Action
Price
USD7.99
Released
Jun 2, 2020
Last updated
Sep 8, 2025
File size
-
Content rating
Teen
Version
3.5.9
Languages
-
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Dungeon Defense

GameCoaster
Google Play
Category
Action
Price
USD0.99
Released
Nov 8, 2016
Last updated
Oct 20, 2025
File size
-
Content rating
Everyone 10+
Version
1.93.11
Languages
-
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Dead Cells or Dungeon Defense? v
Dead Cells earns about $179.7K per month, while Dungeon Defense earns about $21.8K. That is a 8.2× revenue gap (~$157.8K more per month for Dead Cells). Annual revenue: Dead Cells ≈ $2.16M/year, Dungeon Defense ≈ $262.0K/year. Estimates are derived from public Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Dead Cells or Dungeon Defense? v
Dead Cells leads with about 1.9M estimated downloads vs 1.8M for Dungeon Defense - a 1.0× gap. Dead Cells reports 1,000,000+ installs on Google Play. Dungeon Defense reports 1,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Dead Cells and Dungeon Defense in the same Google Play category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Action 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 Dead Cells and Dungeon Defense offer? v
Dead Cells: IAP range $0.49 - $7.99 per item. Dungeon Defense: IAP range $0.99 - $74.99 per item. Dead Cells runs a "Paid app ($7.99)" monetization model; Dungeon Defense 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, Dead Cells or Dungeon Defense? v
Dungeon Defense edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.8 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: Dead Cells 6K ratings, Dungeon Defense 10K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Dead Cells vs Dungeon Defense revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $179.7K for Dead Cells and $21.8K for Dungeon Defense are derived from Google Play grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Action) - 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 Dead Cells or Dungeon Defense to a different Google Play app? v
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